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With an overwhelming number of specialists, subspecialists, and sub-subspecialists out there, it’s hard to know who to see and why they excel at what they do. Whether you’re

making an appointment with a specialist to confirm a diagnosis, or looking up a specialist for a specific treatment or procedure your general practitioner can’t provide, we help

narrow down your options by featuring some of the top specialty clinics in the area. Make sure you find the specialty clinic that’s the right fit for you.




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The best health care professionals are the ones who are passionate about what they do. They’re not just in it for a paycheck; they genuinely care about the best possible outcome for their patients. The doctors and professionals we feature not only love what they do, they’re really, really good at their specific specialties.

Audiology Concepts Imagine a world of silence. If you couldn’t hear, you’d miss out on words and laughter, your favorite songs, the sounds of nature.

“Hearing is everything that we do,” says Dr. Paula Schwartz, audiologist and founder of Audiology Concepts, Inc. “It’s how people communicate with the world, with their friends and family, and it’s often taken for granted until it’s gone.”

According to The Importance of Hearing Health, “Three in 10 people over age 60 suffer from hearing loss, one in six people [in the age group of] 41-59 have a hearing problem, one in 14 people ages 29-40 already experience hearing loss, and at least 1.4 million children (18 and below) have hearing problems.”

Prevention is key. “We have our vision and teeth checked on a regular basis, but we don’t have our hearing checked,” says Dr. Schwartz. “We need to teach kids to protect their hearing, rather than waiting until they have hearing loss.”

Hearing can be protected through moni-toring exposure to loud sounds, avoiding hazardous sound environments if possible, wearing hearing protection in extreme sound environments, moving away from on-stage monitors or amplifiers, and having your hearing tested by a licensed audiologist.

The warm, welcoming staff at Audiology Concepts believes that treating hearing loss at any age can improve a person’s quality of life. They provide full diagnostic testing, evaluate hearing loss and lifestyle, and help people understand all available options.

They also carry a full line of state-of-the-art hearing products. “There is no one prod-uct line that is appropriate for everyone,” says Dr. Schwartz.

They take the time to get to know their patients, offering personalized service.

“We care,” says Dr. Schwartz. “It’s not about a one-time visit or purpose, it’s an ongoing

relationship that can last years.” With 30 years of audiology experience, Dr. Schwartz

is especially interested in cutting-edge hearing aid technology focus-ing on neuroscience. “We can’t bring back a damaged ear, but we can provide improved fluency,

comprehension, hear-ing, and noise,” she

explains. “Up until now, it’s been all about the hearing

aid. In the future, we’ll still have the hearing aid, but we’ll start maximiz-

ing the power of the brain.”

Tinnitus and Hyperacusis ClinicDr. Paula Schwartz also owns and operates the Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Clinic, working closely with patients who have a ringing, chirping, or buzzing sound in their ears, or reduced sound tolerance. At the clinic, pa-tients receive a full audiological evaluation, specific testing, and professional expertise pertaining only to tinnitus and hyperacusis.

Solutions are discussed and offered, which may include sound enrich-ment, tinnitus retraining therapy, and neuromonics tinnitus treatment.

“There’s no miracle cure for tinnitus, but we help our patients manage it so it doesn’t affect their quality of life,” says Dr. Schwartz.

As one patient commented, “Before coming here I had lost hope that anything would work. The first visit I left feeling so relieved that there was help for the constant ringing I had been experiencing for over four years. Your staff educated me on tinnitus and helped me choose the best treatment option for my lifestyle. On a scale from one to 10—with 10 being the worst possible—my tinnitus has gone from a 10 to a two. Thank you for changing my life!”

Noran Neurological ClinicThe staff of 33 neurologists, four neuropsy-chologists, and seven allied health profes-sionals at Noran Neurological Clinic provide adult and pediatric neurology services, including consultation, testing, interpretation, and treatment. They commonly diagnose and treat neck and back pain, migraines, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, head injuries, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and dis-orders of the nervous system (including the brain, spinal cord, and a complex network of nerves).

Noran Neurological Clinic patients receive the benefits of state-of-the-art technology and personalized care from highly trained and experienced providers, in one convenient setting. In addition to neurological care, Noran Clinic also offers sleep studies, neuropsychology, infusion and imaging services.

“There’s a scientific side of medicine, which people want, should have, and deserve,” says Dr. Susan Evans, a neu-rologist and partner at Noran Neurological Clinic. “But we also believe in the caring and nurturing side of medicine. We make the extra effort to provide compassionate care to patients and their loved ones.”

Providers at Noran Neurological Clinic also strongly believe in educating their patients to better understand and conquer

their disease. “Knowledge of one’s condition can be empowering,”

says Dr. Evans. “It helps pa-tients understand what’s

happening to them and why treatment is nec-essary. Knowledge can help eliminate quite a bit of the anxiety and fear.” The neurologists at Noran Clinic are ef-

fective and empathetic communicators, taking

the time to listen and understand people’s symp-

toms and disease states. “People tend to appreciate a provider who is a quiet listener, a smart thinker, and a truth teller,” says Dr. Evans.

The providers at Noran Neurological Clinic work with their patients and explore each disorder and treatment option together. They also believe in collaborating with other



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neurologists—such as those at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic—for consultation or participation in research trials. “There have been important advancements made in several diseases, including multiple sclero-sis, stroke, and dementia, making it more important than ever before for neurologists to work together,” explains Dr. Evans.

Chu Vision Institute From the minute you wake up until the minute you drift off to sleep, your eyes are working for you. Poor vision makes it hard to read, drive, cook, and work at a computer. The good news is that many eye problems and diseases can be treated if caught early.

One common complaint is dry eye syndrome. For the 20 million Ameri-cans who suffer from chronic dry eye, the blurred vision, irritation and redness of the condition are daily burdens. For years patients have dealt with the problem by resorting to eye drops, compresses, eyelid scrubs, and special eyeglasses. Today the problem can be addressed through revolu-tionary Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) therapy, offered at Chu Vision Institute—one of the first 15 sites in the country to take advan-tage of the technology.

“One of the key discoveries in the last several years is that we’ve learned dry eye is caused by inflammatory pathways,” says Dr. Y. Ralph Chu, founder and medical director of Chu Vision Institute. “Chronic, low-grade inflammation on the eye leads to damage to the surface as well as [damage] to the tissue that secretes the material that’s needed to keep the eye healthy.”

IPL therapy started as a dermatology treatment for patients with rosacea. It works on dry eye by creating a significant amount of superficial heat, targeting the abnormal blood vessels and increasing the flow of im-pacted meibomian secretions. It’s comfort-able and quick, and has the pleasant side effect of younger, healthier-looking skin.

In addition to dry eye treatment, patients regularly make appointments at Chu Vi-sion Institute for vision correction surgery, such as LASIK. (Past patients include local celebrities Brian “BT” Turner of KTWIN

96.3 FM; former Minnesota Twins pitcher Pat Neshek, and Harry Potter illustrator Mary Grandpre.) Dr. Chu, a highly skilled fellowship-trained corneal specialist, also performs corneal, refractive, and cataract surgery (including the state-of-the-art fem-tosecond laser cataract surgery). Consulta-

tions and procedures are done in one comfortable and convenient

location, with minimal inter-ruption to patients’ daily

activities. It is important to

Dr. Chu and his staff to make sure each patient fully under-stands their available treatment options and feels comfortable

asking questions. “Our goal is to em-

power our patients through education so that they can

make the best decisions possible to improve their vision and transform their lives,” says Dr. Chu.

Midwest Spine InstituteYour spine provides balance, absorbs jolts and shocks, allows your body to twist, bend, and move, and offers protection to the spinal cord and nerves. It’s no wonder that caring for patients with spinal injuries, disease, and disorders is a complex specialty.

At Midwest Spine Institute, an independent orthopedic and neuro spine prac-tice, a team of spine surgeons, mid-level providers, physi-cal therapists, and interventional pain physicians provide non-surgical, inter-ventional, minimally invasive and traditional surgical treatment to help patients return to a fulfilling lifestyle.

“We are one of the leaders in the Midwest for spine care,” says Dr. Stefano Sinicropi, a board-certified spine surgeon at Midwest Spine Institute. “We look at the patient as a whole and offer a wide range of conservative managements and—in turn—use scientific, evidence-based practices to determine whether a patient’s condition

needs to progress from conservative options to the more invasive injections, up to and including surgery.”

Midwest Spine Institute’s subspecialty trained surgeons are equipped to perform minimally invasive spine procedures for cervical and lumbar disc decompression, total disc replacement, and complex level cervical, lumbar and thoracic fusions, as well as spinal surgery for injury or disorders such as scoliosis. Some of the most com-mon complaints include severe back or neck pain, a “pinched nerve” secondary to either a disc herniation or narrowing of the nerve canals (spine stenosis). The condition often radiates pain into the legs and arms, making the symptoms even more intolerable.

The staff at Midwest Spine takes an inte-grated patient-centered treatment approach. Many of the patients seen at Midwest Spine Institute are placed in a conservative rehabilitation program in conjunction with directed interventional treatments.

“Our spine specialists work with patients to tailor a specific treatment approach, with less than 15 percent of them ultimately going on to surgical treatment,” explains Dr. Sinicropi.

Exciting new advancements in the field include the opportunity for artificial disc replacement as an alternative to a fusion procedure, achieving the same goals while preserving mobility and allowing a faster re-covery. At Midwest Spine, both cervical and lumbar artificial disc replacement procedures

are performed by some of the most skilled, experienced surgeons in

the Twin Cities.Unlike many practices, patient outcomes are

routinely tracked at Midwest Spine, providing continuity throughout the care cycle. Midwest Spine

is on the forefront of spinal research and

publishes studies in many of the world’s

leading spine journals. Patients can go to the Midwest

Spine website and read about the quality of and research behind the proce-dures performed by their physicians, includ-ing those with clinical outcomes.

According to Dr. Glenn Butterman, a surgical specialist and orthopaedic surgeon dedicated to sharing his extensive research through journal articles, “Analyzing outcomes





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of the patient’s treatment plans helps to evaluate programs at Midwest Spine Institute and provides direction for ongoing enhance-ment of spine care services, while helping the patient return to an active lifestyle.”

Minnesota Disc InstituteWhen it comes to bulging, herniated, and/or degenerative discs in the neck and back, there is a time and a place for surgery. Often, though, surgery can be a temporary Band-aid, with problems returning down the road.

The Minnesota Disc Institute is a state-of-the-art clinic initially inspired by the possibility that people suffering with serious disc conditions had a real alternative to living with the failures of past care, their disability, and inevitably, spinal surgery.

The health care professionals at Min-nesota Disc Institute take great pride in understanding how the spine works and what helps the disc heal. Their goal is to help people avoid surgery when possible.

Dr. Jamy Antoine, chiropractic physician and owner of the Minnesota Disc Institute, understands unique disc problems from personal experience. Several years ago, he was seeking relief for severe neck pain, numbness, and tingling in his hand. He tried traditional chiropractic care, massage, exercise, and special stretches, with little to no relief. He went in for an MRI, and was shocked to learn that he had six bulg-ing, herniated, and degenerative discs in his neck (as well as stenosis and arthritis).

After discover-ing the exclusive, trademarked non-surgical spinal decompression NSD Method™ for pain relief—currently used by a select group of disc specialists all over the U.S.

and Canada—Dr. Antoine is a strong believer. The

NDS Method™ works by relieving pressure upon the disc, tak-ing pressure off the nerve roots that occurred as a re-sult of the bulging areas of the disc tissue. This non-

surgical procedure results in a lasting

solution without side effects or recovery time,

is pain-free, and has an over 95 percent success rate.

As one patient said, “I had been plagued by chronic neck pain for 20 years. The severity of the pain slowly contin-ued to get worse, which was impacting my life, my fam-ily, and what I needed and liked to do. Today, due to the Minne-sota Disc Institute, I am feeling so much better. I’m on the road to recovery—which gives me hope and happiness.”

Pediatric HomeServiceFor over 20 years, the com-passionate staff of Pediatric Home Service has been providing care to children and adolescents in their own homes, where

they are most comfortable and have the best chance to

survive and thrive. From day one, their mission

has been to do ev-erything possible to help children live life to the fullest despite medical challenges most people can’t even imagine.Working almost

exclusively with children, everyone at

PHS—including trained respiratory therapists, infu-

sion and private duty nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers, educators and support staff— understands the different needs of infants, children, and adolescents and is dedicated to their care and comfort.

The integrated PHS team takes care of every detail in caring for patients and families, from paperwork and direct-billing insurance companies to in-home services to responding to an emergency middle-of-the-night call for medication. They do whatever is needed, whenever it’s needed, offer-ing respiratory therapy, infusion therapy, pharmacy service, private duty nursing, dietitian services, medical social work, du-rable medical equipment and supplies, and education for professionals and parents/family caregivers.

“Because we offer a multitude of services, our patient population is

also quite varied,” says Mark Hamman, president of

Pediatric Home Ser-vice. “We serve the

patients from those who only require nebulizer treat-ments all the way to the extremely complex patients with a tracheos-

tomy, ventilator, gastrostomy tube

for all feedings, and IV therapy. And we can

provide all of this in the home, where children can

thrive with their family.”Recognized as an industry leader, PHS

has been accredited since 1994 by The Joint Commission, recognized worldwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting performance standards.

Everyone at PHS plays a role in meeting those high standards, taking pride in their work and in PHS. Management is dedicated to continuing education for all employees, and passionately believe in fighting for the rights of their patients, even bringing on a full-time lobbyist to help in their efforts.

“Currently we are working hard on Capitol Hill with legislators to ensure that this small, but very complex population is not forgotten or left out of any changes in healthcare reform,” Hamman says.

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Extraordinary care is an ordinary day for the professionals at Pediatric Home Service. Perhaps it’s why more families in Minnesota choose PHS. So their medically-complex child can

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Alenov Wellness CenterDr. Nikolai “Nick” Alenov II, director of Alenov Wellness Center and an expert on cutting-edge natural and alternative healthcare, was teaching healthy lifestyle

tools long before Dr. Oz became a household name. Even a decade ago, when the thought of probiotics, vitamin D supplements and low/no-grain diets had little to no presence in mainstream discussions, Dr. Alenov was busy creating a progressive and holistic natural health clinic in Woodbury.

His passion is to help people help them-selves by giving them the resources and the power to make their own informed deci-sions. From the very beginning his clinic’s mission statement has been “heal, empower and educate.”

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Our neurologists have been providing comprehensive neurological care for more than 40 years. Visit NoranClinic.com or call(612) 879-1500 to learn more about how we can help.

My team and I travel to the unknown.We dream big and search for answers to the most complex mysteries. At Noran Neurological Clinic, we work with our patients and explore each disorder and treatment option together. Trust our team of explorers with these and otherneurological disorders:

• Headache/Migraine• Seizures• Head Injury• Neck/Back Pain• Sleep Disorders• Parkinson’s Disease

• Alzheimer’s Disease• Multiple Sclerosis• Stroke• And other neurological disorders

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Center is warm, caring and welcoming, where people leave with not only a great experience, but with simple and effective tools that empower them to take charge of their own health.

“It is really rewarding to see not only the positive and healthy changes our patients make, but to see how this extends to the family and friends that surround and support them,” says Dr. Alenov.

In addition to helping patients sift through sometimes conflicting or confusing informa-tion before receiving a tailor-made person-alized treatment plan, the health care profes-sionals at Alenov have incorporated the latest developments in natural health care such as cold laser therapy, pulsed electro-magnetic field therapy, allergy desensitiza-tion, emotional re-patterning, detoxifying therapies, biofeedback, and nutrition. They also recently launched a new wellness sys-tem called the 3R Program (refuel, recharge, regenerate). Patients with healing injuries are reporting positive results, as well as bet-ter sleep, clearer thinking, and more energy.

”As a wellness center we do not ‘treat’ diseases,” says Dr. Alenov. “The true idea of wellness is to help the body heal itself. If you believe in the wellness paradigm, then you understand that the body has the ability to heal from almost anything if given the proper conditions.”

Alenov Wellness Center combines the ancient art of healing with modern technol-ogy, offering patients the best of both worlds. Anyone interested in visiting Alenov Well-ness is invited to schedule a complimen-tary 3R program consultation and pulsed magnetic session.

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Alenov Wellness Centerwww.alenov.com651-738-7800

Audiology Concepts www.audiologyconcepts.com952-388-2869

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WELCOME BACK TO A HEALTHY YOU.Leading the wellness industry in the use of cutting-edge technology for over a decade.

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Chu Vision Institutewww.chuvision.com952-835-1235

Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Clinicwww.tinnitusclinicminnesota.com 952-955-4338

Midwest Spine Institutewww.midwestspineinstitute.com 651-430-3800

Minnesota Disc Institutemndiscinstitute.com952-500-8090

Noran Neurological Clinicwww.noranclinic.com612-879-1000

Pediatric Home Servicewww.pediatrichomeservice.com651-642-1825

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