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Honors & Awards
PUBLISHED: December 4, 2008
A new list of America's top doctors for women features Dr. Joel Saper, founder of the Michigan Head Pain & Neurological Institute (MHNI) in Ann Arbor and Medical Director of the Head Pain Treatment Unit at Chelsea Community Hospital. The November 2008 issue of Women's Health magazine includes a list of the best doctors in the specialties most important to women. Dr. Saper is featured in the "Top Neurologists" category - the only Michigan doctor among the 16 that were named in that specialty.
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Dr. Saper is featured for his pioneering work with women suffering migraines. When he began his career 35 years ago, women were often told their migraines were due to their "anxious natures." Women's Health credits Dr. Saper for rejecting that idea, and states that new research linking women's higher headache rates to estrogen receptors in the brain backs him up.
"It's an honor to be recognized by a publication that targets a significant segment of America's pain population," said Dr. Saper. "We have worked tirelessly over the years to identify the causes of pain and provide successful treatment outcomes to everyone who walks through our doors. This is one of the primary reasons people suffering from pain travel here from around the country for treatment, often after exhausting all other options in their local communities.
Women's Health recognizes a total of 176 doctors in 10 specialties: Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Dermatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Neurology, Orthopedics/Sports Medicine, Psychiatry, and Reproductive Medicine and Fertility.
Dr. Saper founded the Michigan Head-Pain & Neurological Institute 30 years ago. MHNI is considered one of the world's premier centers for head and neck pain management providing comprehensive care to patients suffering from headache and related painful disorders. MHNI partners with Chelsea Community Hospital (CCH) for specialized and in-patient treatment. Dr. Saper and CCH developed the head pain treatment unit at CCH in 1978, forming the first hospital specialty program of its kind in the world.
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United Methodist Retirement Communities announced this week that Lori Herbig has been named executive director of Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC).
In her new position, Herbig will oversee all facets of the Chelsea campus, including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Kresge Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, and Towsley Village, CRC's state-of-the-art memory care center.
Prior to CRC, Herbig was with Sunset Association for 18 years, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of Healthcare. As COO, she was responsible for a skilled nursing facility and an assisted living facility, each with specialized memory loss units, as well as a home-care company.
Herbig is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and a Licensed Practical Nurse. She has a bachelor's degree in Management and Organizational Development and a master's in Public Administration. She has served on the Board for the Michigan Continuing Care Alliance and the board of directors for the Michigan Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.
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Andrew Monson of Dexter recently received one of Central Michigan University's most prestigious scholarships.
Monson is attending CMU on a Central's Gold Award, which covers four years of tuition.
Monson, a graduate of Dexter High School, is the son of Lynn and Marcia Monson of Dexter.During their first semester at CMU, Monson and his fellow scholarship recipients have become engaged in the community, conducting a silent auction that raised $2,700 for the American Red Cross Mobile Food Pantry of Isabella County.High school seniors who have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher and have demonstrated strong extracurricular involvement are eligible to apply for the merit-based scholarships. As part of the application process, students also visit the CMU campus for a half-day to participate in information sessions and an essay competition.Each year, 20 students receive Central's Scholar Awards, "full ride" scholarships covering four years of tuition, room and board, and books, while another 20 students receive Central's Gold Awards.Recipients of the scholarships follow a protocol in which they enroll in Honors courses and seminars, acquire foreign language skills, perform community service, complete an Honors Senior Research Project in their major field of study, receive personal faculty mentoring, and receive Honors academic advising.
Central's freshmen live in Larzelere Hall, CMU's Honors residence.
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