Name: Michael P. Girskis
My friends call me: Mike; and I hope you will, too!
I grew up in: Detroit
I now live in: Plymouth, Michigan
My wife's name is: Denise
My kids names are: Katie and Kelly
A little about my wife: We met in high school, and have now been married for 29 years!
A little about my kids: Katie graduated from Boston College and now works for Google in Boston. Our younger daughter Kelly is a senior at USC and graduates this May! I'm a proud dad!
For fun, I like to: coach high school football. I'm the Defensive Coordinator for Gabriel Richard Catholic High School in Riverside, Michigan.
Pets: We have a delightful five-month-old Golden Retriever puppy named "Charlie."
My high school: Detroit De La Salle Collegiate
College (undergrad): Western Michigan University
With a degree in: Biomedical Sciences
Dental School: The University of Michigan. (Go Blue!)
Additional education: I completed my residency at Sinai Hospital of Detroit and earned my Masters Degree in my specialty, Prosthodontics, at the University of Michigan.
Special honors and achievements: I was an Academic All-American in Baseball 1977- 1979, am a member of the De La Salle Athletic Hall of Fame, and was named 2010 Michigan Assistant High School Coach of the Year.
I've been a prosthodontist since: 1986
I was attracted to dentistry because: I realized I wasn't going to make the big leagues in baseball.
I love being a prosthodontist because: of the patients
The thing I like least about being a prosthodontist is: the mean patients
I'm really good at: coaching
if I wasn't a prosthodontist, I'd probably be: a high school teacher
My favorite saying is: "You have to forgive to be forgiven."
Something most people don't know about me is: I hate cars and driving.
I wish: Good Health to everyone with Peace of Mind!
