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To my grandchildren Roshni, Saachiv, Kailen and Ariya
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For bringing Heaven on Earth to my life.
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To my children Toral & Vikas and Ronak & Kunal
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For carrying the torch of serving humanity through the practice of medicine.
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To my husband Rajni P. Shah, MD
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For serving as my backbone during the pursuit of my professional career for the past 47 years!
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For your perseverance and intense desire that I become a physician.
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To my father Ratilal P. Patel, MD
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You were my greatest inspiration and inner strength.
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Everything I have become is because of you!
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—Binita R. Shah, MD, FAAP
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To my parents, Vithal and Geeta Mahajan, who have taught me the value of education.
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To my wife Jayashree and my two daughters Arushi and Aditi whose selfless support and love keep me grounded and humble.
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To my brothers Arun and Ravi whom I can only hope to emulate.
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To my friend and mentor Binita, whose vision about the global impact of this book on diagnostic decision making is my primary driver to learn and collaborate on this endeavor.
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—Prashant Mahajan, MD, MPH, MBA
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To my parents Ann and John: A day doesn’t go by that I don’t think about you and realize how important you were to my career and my life.
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To my children Mike, Jess, and John: Who make me proud every day and have turned my house into a home.
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To Mason and The Chief: Who’s unconditional love is testament to the fact that I live with my five best friends.
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—Michael Lucchesi, MD, MS