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Faculty | General Surgery
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| Scott
A. Dulchavsky , MD Ph.D. |
| Chairman, Department of Surgery |
| Senior
Staff Surgeon |
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| Education: |
MD, Michigan State University |
| Residency: |
Wayne State University |
| Board
Certifications: |
General Surgery (1990, 1997); Surgical
Critical Care (1991, 1998) |
| Prior/Present
Appointments: |
Wayne State University |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Trauma Surgery; Critical Care; Wound Healing;
NASA: Ultrasound Remote Diagnostics |
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| Vinod Narra, MD |
| Staff Surgeon |
| Education: |
Georgetown University School of Medicine |
| Residency: |
Georgetown University Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| Fellowship: |
Research fellowship in gene therapy |
| Board
Certifications: |
American Board of Surgery |
| Prior / Present Appointments : |
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Surgical Oncology- Breast, Esophageal, Gastric and Pancreatic. Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid. Surgical Disasters. Surgical Nutrition. |
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| Arthur
Carlin,
MD |
| Senior
Staff Surgeon - Bariatrics |
| Education: |
MD, Wayne State
University |
| Residency: |
Wayne State University |
| Board
Certification: |
Surgery (1999, 2007) |
| Prior/Present
Appointments: |
Wayne State University |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Parathyroid Diseasse,Bariatric Surgery
Outcomes |
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| S.
David Nathanson, MD |
| Senior
Staff Surgeon |
| Education: |
MD, University of
Witwatersrand, South Africa |
| Residency: |
University of Witwatersrand;
University of California, Los Angeles; University
of California, Davis |
| Fellowship: |
University of California
Los Angeles (Surgical Oncology) |
| Board
Certifications: |
Royal College of
Surgeons (1971); Surgery (1983) |
| Prior/Present
Appointments: |
Oakland University;
University of Michigan; Case Western Reserve
University, Wayne State Medical School Department of Surgery, Oakland University Department of Medical Physics |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Breast Cancer; Melanoma;
Sarcomas; Cancer Genetics |
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| Vernon
Strand, MD |
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| Senior
Staff Surgeon |
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| Education: |
MD, University of
Minnesota |
| Residency: |
Cook County Hospital |
| Fellowship: |
Lahey Clinic (Hepatobiliary
Surgery/Oncologic Surgery) |
| Board
Certification: |
Surgery (1973) |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Breast Diseases;
Abdominal Surgery |
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| Gary
B. Talpos, MD |
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| Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery |
| Senior Staff Surgeon |
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| Education: |
MD, University of
Michigan |
| Residency: |
University of Michigan |
| Fellowship: |
Kings College, London |
| Board
Certification: |
Surgery (1989) |
| Prior/Present
Appointment: |
University of Michigan |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Breast cancer, sports hernias, health care delivery, surgical quality analysis |
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| Vic
Velanovich, MD |
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| Division Head, General Surgery |
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| Education: |
MD, Wayne State
University |
| Residency: |
Le Herman and Madigan
Army Medical Centers |
| Board
Certification: |
Surgery (1993) |
| Prior/Present
Appointments: |
Uniform Services
University; Case Western Reserve University; Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Pancreatic Surgery, Forgut Surgery, Minimally
Invasive Surgery |
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| Jeffery
A. Genaw, MD |
| Director of Bariatric Surgery |
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| Education: |
Wayne State University |
| Residency: |
Oakwood Hospital
(Family Practice), Henry Ford Hospital (General
Surgery) |
| Board
Certifications: |
Surgery (1999) |
| Prior/Present
Appointments: |
Section Head, General Surgery (Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital) |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Bariatric Surgery |
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REGIONAL STAFF PHYSICIANS Senior Staff Surgeons
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| M. Srinivas Bhandarkar, MD |
| Senior Staff Surgeon |
| Education: |
Kasturba Medical College |
| Residency: |
North Oakland Medical Centers |
| Board
Certifications: |
Surgery |
| Prior/Present
Appointments: |
St. Mary Hospital |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Surgery of the breast, thyroid, spleen, Gastrointestinal tract, and Laparoscopic procedures |
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| Swarn G. Rajpal, MD |
| Senior Staff Surgeon |
| Education: |
All India Institute of Medical Science |
| Residency: |
Wayne State University |
| Board
Certifications: |
Surgery |
| Prior/Present
Appointments: |
Associate Medical Director of Metro Medical Group |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Breast Diseases, Hernia Surgery, Gall Bladder Surgery |
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| Robert M. Elkus, MD |
| Senior Staff Surgeon |
| Education: |
University of Michigan |
| Residency: |
Medical College of Pennsylvania |
| Board
Certifications: |
General Surgery |
| Prior/Present
Appointments: |
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| Clinical
Interests: |
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Krishna K. Sawhney, MD (Wyandotte Hospital) |
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