Kansas City Magazine spoke to three surgeons named among Kansas City's Top Doctors for 2021 to get a look behind the mask amid the pandemic.

Dr. Eddie Island, transplant surgeon and surgical director of Saint Luke's Liver Transplant Program, explains his favorite part of the job and how he finds creative relief through photography when he's not in the operating room.

Read the full Kansas City Magazine story: How three of Kansas City's Top Doctors stay grounded during a tough year

  

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