By Jay Greene
When I first met Dr. Jeffrey Band in 2013 to interview him as a Crain's Health Care Hero, he was head of Beaumont Health's epidemiology department and going strong after more than three decades as a doctor.
He was excited to receive the Crain's award but was more interested in attributing any success he had in identifying mysterious infections in hospitals to others on his team.
Like many of our humble Health Care Heroes, Dr. Band had to be reminded that his name, not his team's, is on the award. During the interview, I asked him how he approached his job and successes he had during his career. While he didn't compare himself exactly, I could tell he saw himself as a doctor-detective, something in the mold of Lt. Columbo or Hercule Poirot.
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