MEET LOCAL LEGENDS: By Medical Specialty

"When she was about 11, Stahlman was given a microscope. "I looked at flies' wings and bugs," she recalls. "A cousin of mine had a chemistry set, which I envied greatly." About this time, she decided she would be a doctor when she grew up."

"My specialty itself has raised greater awareness among music educators and professional musicians that there are real health problems to be addressed; they're not just imaginary."

"I try to help children and give them the ability to do something they couldn't do before. When you can do that, you change their world."

"I have always had a burning desire to make the world a better place, and preventive medicine is the key to helping people in powerful ways. My advice to girls, especially, is to think big: through medicine and public health, you'll have the power to transform the way the world looks."

"Life has a way of working things out."

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"My passion is to bring people together and help them work with each other. Throughout my career, I've tried to build programs that create opportunity for others to do good things."