Colby Whetsone, 6, Dundalk, MD

In November of 2004, Tiffanie Stroh received a phone call that every parent dreads: Colby, her 3-year-old son had been in an accident and was badly burned. Colby sustained serious burns on his face, hands and from the waist down. Nearly half of his body (47 percent) was burned. He underwent multiple surgeries and was hospitalized at Hopkins Children’s for more than two months, followed by months of rehabilitation. Colby’s great care at Hopkins Children’s was possible because of the interdisciplinary approach. The burn team there includes specialists from disciplines such as critical care and anesthesiology, general surgery, reconstructive and plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, pain management, rehabilitation, infectious diseases, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, child life, social work and injury prevention.