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From free lunch programs
for frontline hospital
workers to bright murals
depicting health care heroes,
Denver’s appreciation for medical
professionals has perhaps never
been more palpable. And although
5280 has been publishing lists of
the metro area’s best physicians and
dentists for years, the task took on a
special significance for us in 2020,
too, against the backdrop of the fight
against COVID-19. In previous
issues, the names in our “Top
Doctors” feature (page 38) may have
felt a bit abstract. Now, skimming the honorees in the emergency medicine section conjures images
of exhausted physicians triaging coughing patients; the obstetrics category brings to mind babies
being delivered by mothers in masks; and it’s not difficult to imagine the flood of desperate phone
calls to psychiatrists from people reeling from the mental health toll the pandemic has wrought.
Likewise, the 900-plus winners in “Top Dentists” (page 48) aren’t just the men and women who fill
your cavities; they’re small-business owners who gave up months of income by shutting down to slow
the spread and preserve personal protective equipment for those who needed it most.
In light of their sacrifices over the past 10 months, we’re prouder than ever to dedicate many of the
following pages to our region’s most respected, trusted, and innovative medical professionals. We’re
also excited to bring you stories about how locals in various fields have risen to meet the challenges presented by COVID-19 (see “House Calls” on page 12 to learn why telehealth might be here to stay and
“Safety By Design” on page 18 for tips to help steel your workplace against the novel coronavirus).
With the pandemic still dominating the news cycle and our daily lives, however, for many of us
the ability to stay well feels out of our control. That’s why we devoted our cover feature to a hugely
important aspect of your health that is firmly within your power to change: your diet. About half of
all American adults have preventable chronic diseases (including cardiovascular disease, high blood
pressure, and type 2 diabetes), and increasingly, Colorado physicians and health care systems are
turning to what’s on the dinner table to treat them. In “Food Rx” (page 29), we translate the science
behind this movement into actions you can take to make short- and long-term positive impacts on
your and your family’s health. Kind of like staying home to flatten the curve, these are changes that
just might have the dual benefit of keeping us as individuals safe while simultaneously contributing
to building a healthier society—which is something we would all love to see in 2021
for frontline hospital
workers to bright murals
depicting health care heroes,
Denver’s appreciation for medical
professionals has perhaps never
been more palpable. And although
5280 has been publishing lists of
the metro area’s best physicians and
dentists for years, the task took on a
special significance for us in 2020,
too, against the backdrop of the fight
against COVID-19. In previous
issues, the names in our “Top
Doctors” feature (page 38) may have
felt a bit abstract. Now, skimming the honorees in the emergency medicine section conjures images
of exhausted physicians triaging coughing patients; the obstetrics category brings to mind babies
being delivered by mothers in masks; and it’s not difficult to imagine the flood of desperate phone
calls to psychiatrists from people reeling from the mental health toll the pandemic has wrought.
Likewise, the 900-plus winners in “Top Dentists” (page 48) aren’t just the men and women who fill
your cavities; they’re small-business owners who gave up months of income by shutting down to slow
the spread and preserve personal protective equipment for those who needed it most.
In light of their sacrifices over the past 10 months, we’re prouder than ever to dedicate many of the
following pages to our region’s most respected, trusted, and innovative medical professionals. We’re
also excited to bring you stories about how locals in various fields have risen to meet the challenges presented by COVID-19 (see “House Calls” on page 12 to learn why telehealth might be here to stay and
“Safety By Design” on page 18 for tips to help steel your workplace against the novel coronavirus).
With the pandemic still dominating the news cycle and our daily lives, however, for many of us
the ability to stay well feels out of our control. That’s why we devoted our cover feature to a hugely
important aspect of your health that is firmly within your power to change: your diet. About half of
all American adults have preventable chronic diseases (including cardiovascular disease, high blood
pressure, and type 2 diabetes), and increasingly, Colorado physicians and health care systems are
turning to what’s on the dinner table to treat them. In “Food Rx” (page 29), we translate the science
behind this movement into actions you can take to make short- and long-term positive impacts on
your and your family’s health. Kind of like staying home to flatten the curve, these are changes that
just might have the dual benefit of keeping us as individuals safe while simultaneously contributing
to building a healthier society—which is something we would all love to see in 2021
