Former patient now colleague of Detroit doctor who removed his bone cancer, replaced knee

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When Dr. Trevor Banka treats cancer patients alongside Dr. Michael Mott he is working with not only his mentor, but the physician who helped save his life. "I wanted to work next to Dr. Mott and I wanted to train with him," said Banka, a 28-year-old second-year oncology resident at Detroits Henry Ford Hospital. "We have a very special relationship." That relationship started in 1993 when a 12-year-old Banka was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right knee.

Mott and his former partner performed the surgery, removing the cancerous bone and replacing Bankas knee with a prosthetic.

Mott continued to treat his patient throughout high school, college, and even periodically while Banka attended medical school at Michigan State University.
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Shortly after Banka joined Henry Ford, Mott transferred to the hospital. They now work together occasionally.

"Hes very thorough and very meticulous," Banka said recently. "He has great technique. Its fun being on the other side of the stethoscope, being his patient and being his colleague."

Its not unusual for some patients to gravitate toward the medical field, Mott said. He said some of his former patients have gone on to become nurses or physical therapists, but Banka is the only one who moved into oncology.

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