there's more to BRIARWOOD than shopping
Your Guide to the Health System at Briarwood
Sure, you can get the latest summer fashions at Briarwood mall, but here at the Health System we’re excited about Briarwood for a different reason. The Briarwood buildings surrounding the mall offer a wide range of health services and clinics, from audiology to Integrative Medicine to Speech. Take our tour of what Briarwood has to offer … and you don’t even have to try on bathing suits.
Casey Stach, M.A.,
audiologist, performs
Hearing Rehabilitation Center
Cochlear Implant Program
Audiology
Center for Reproductive Medicine
“Our program is one of the largest in the country; we’ve implanted more than 1,400 [cochlear implant] devices in adults and children. Being deaf isn’t just a personal issue, it’s a family issue. We work closely with the family to involve parents, audiologists, patients and doctors—an entire team to help educate and support the family.”
— TERRY ZWOLAN, PH.D., CCC-A, DIRECTOR, COCHLEAR IMPLANT PROGRAM
Technician Deborah Horn
performs an
echocardiogram
at the Center for Cardiology
and Diabetes at Briarwood.
Clinicians at the Center
also perform stress tests and offer
nutritional
counseling to cardiac patients.
Center for Cardiology & Diabetes
Internal Medicine
“Health System cardiologists at Briarwood see patients with suspected acute or chronic cardiovascular disorders and work closely with other specialists within the medical group to treat diabetic patients who are at high risk or have cardiovascular disease.”
— WILLIAM F. ARMSTRONG, M.D., DIRECTOR, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY LABORATORY
David Marzano, M.D., consults with a patient and
her daughter during a routine prenatal checkup
at the Briarwood Medical Group.
Briarwood Medical Group
General Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
MLabs
“Our obstetricians believe in a family-centered approach to care. we specialize in women’s health care and offer general and preventive medicine, routine gynecological exams, premarital exams, pregnancy and childbirth care, and family planning, menopause and perimenopause counseling.”
— DAVID MARZANO, M.D., DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY.
Occupational therapist Anne Chadwick works with
a patient on the “Tricky Tree” to help improve his
fine motor skills.
Medrehab
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech
Neurorehabilitation
“We offer innovative clinical programs designed to help individuals with disabilities become healthier, stronger and more independent.”
— EDWARD A. HURVITZ, M.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

General Pediatrics
Internal medicine Specialists
Pediatric Specialists
Ophthalmology
“The comprehensive ophthalmology clinic at Briarwood provides refractive, medical and surgical care for all types of conditions of the eye and surrounding structures, whether routine, urgent or emergent. this service also provides the basic evaluation for patients who may require subspecialty ophthalmological care or other services of the Kellogg Eye Center.”
— REBECCA WU, M.D. , DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES
Radiologic technologist Lyn C. Hansen
reviews a patient’s chest X-ray. The
clinic
also offers scheduled ultrasound services
and screening mammography, as well as
walkin X-rays.
Radiology
“Radiology at Building 9 supports outpatient services for the Health System. imaging services at the site include general imaging, ultrasound and breast imaging.”
— GERI WILL, M.D., DIRECTOR OF RADIOLOGY CLINICAL OPERATIONS
Andrew H. Heyman, M.D.,
M.H.S.A.,
performs
acupuncture. U-M
Integrative
Medicine often serves as a
bridge between
complementary/alternative
and conventional medicines.
Briarwood Family Medicine
Family Medicine
Integrative Medicine
MLabs
“As a healing-oriented approach to medical care, integrative family medicine takes into account the whole person—body, mind, spirit and emotion—including all aspects of lifestyle.”
— SARA L. WARBER, M.D., CO-DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Inside View Editorial Advisory Group
Erin Block, UMHS Marketing Communications
Constance Bridges, Office of the Dean, Medical School
Paula Greeno, Office of the EVPMA
Judy Hallberg, S.P.H.R., UMMS Human Resources
Kelly, UMHS Human Resources
Eric Kratochwill, UMHHC Office of the CEO
Rick Krupinski, Editor, Medicine at Michigan
Alisa Morningstar, UMHS, MFit Health Promotion
Sara Nielsen, Safety Management Services
Tammy Nipper, UMMS Human Resources
Juanita Parry, Nurse Recruitment & Retention
Steve Raymond, UMHHC Leadership & Staff Development
Karen Schlueter, Livonia Health Center
Carole Strong, House Officers Association
Staff
Michael Harrison, chief public relations and marketing officer, UMHS
Allison Krieger, editor, and manager, internal and Web communications, UMHS
Jessica Soulliere, assistant editor, associate public relations representative, UMHS
Juliet Fuller, associate administrative assistant, PRMC
Vince Kasaba, associate Web designer, UMHS
Shantell Kirkendoll, lead public relations representative, UMMS
Beth Johnson, senior technical writer, UMHS
Cathy Mellett, contributing writer
Geoff O'Connor, web developer