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Sarkis MazmanianElissa HallemUta BarthMaurice Lim MillerBenoit RollandMelody SwartzLaura PoitrasBenjamin WarfDaniel SpielmanNancy RabalaisTerry PlankDavid FinkelEric ColemanAn-My LeDinaw MengestuMaria ChudnovskyOlivier GuyonRaj ChettyClaire ChaseNatalia AlmadaChris ThileDylan PenningrothJunot Diaz

Eric Coleman

( Kim Cook / Associated Press / September 26, 2012 )

Eric Coleman, 47, a geriatrician at the University of Colorado School of Medicine who is improving healthcare by focusing on patient transitions from hospitals to homes and care facilities.

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