Med-Peds
Residency Program
University of Michigan
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Faculty The Midwest has become the heart of the Med-Peds field, and Ann Arbor has welcomed it with open arms. Our area has several thriving Med-Peds outpatient practices, which help contribute to well-rounded ambulatory experiences for each of our residents. Our faculty is comprised of real-world practitioners and excellent role models. Mentoring
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Michael Lukela is the Director of the Med-Peds program
and a hospitalist in the Department of Internal Medicine. He graduated
from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency training in
the combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics program at the University
of Michigan, where he also served as a chief resident in the Department
of Pediatrics. His areas of clinical interest include pulmonary medicine
and epidemiology. He is also interested in promoting/developing resident
education and teaching. In his spare time, he enjoys playing with
his sons Henry and Nicholas, making furniture, playing golf, and attempting
to train his dog. |
Dr. John Watt serves as an Associate Med-Peds Program Director
and is based at St. Joe's Hospital. He attended medical school at
the University of Cincinnati, and then completed residency in our
program. He served as Chief Resident and Director of the Inpatient
Service at St. Joe's. He was twice awarded the Pediatric Resident
Teacher of the Year and received the Medicine Faculty Teacher of the
Year. He currently teaches our residents during rotations at St. Joe's
Hospital. His main interests include improving resident teaching abilities
and communication with patients. |
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Namita Sachdev is an an Associate Med-Peds Program Director and a graduate of the U-M Medical School. She completed
her combined residency in Med-Peds at the U-M. After her residency,
she served as chief resident for the Department of Pediatrics. Currently
she is one of the faculty mentors at East Ann Arbor Health Center.
Her areas of clinical interest are infectious diseases and preventive
medicine. |
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James Azim graduated from the University of Michigan and completed his residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in our program. Currently, he is a hospitalist in the Department of Pediatrics. His clinical interests include the care of hospitalized patients, palliative care, resident and student education, and quality improvement. |
Dr. Linda Balogh graduated from Wayne State University Medical
School in Detroit, and completed her internal medicine-pediatrics
residency at the University of Michigan. Her clinical interests
include care of families, women's health, and prevention. At home,
she especially enjoys time spent with her husband and sons, Zachary
and Joshua. Her hobbies include home improvement projects, gardening,
running, and traveling. |
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Therese Benevich graduated from Southern Illinois University Medical
School and completed her Med-Peds residency in our program. She served
as Medicine Chief Resident at St. Joe's and then went on to teach
as an Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Virginia. She
returned to Ann Arbor as teaching faculty and runs the Haab Health
Center in Ypsilanti. |
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Greta Branford is a faculty member at the Canton Health Center.
She completed her Med-Peds training at the University of Cincinnati
and was then the clinic director for the University of Utah's Med-Peds
Clinic. She is interested in improving the quality of care for patients
with diabetes. |
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Matthew Davis completed medical school and medicine-pediatrics
training at Harvard and then completed a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical
Scholars research fellowship and M.A. in public policy at the University
of Chicago. Dr. Davis is an associate professor of pediatrics, internal
medicine, and public policy and his research focuses on the role of
health policy in the well-being of families. His clinical interests
at Canton Health Center include resident teaching and the care of
individuals with asthma and other chronic illnesses. Outside of work,
he revels in time spent with his wife and children and enjoys music
and sports. |
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Pamela Davis received her medical degree from University of Michigan
Medical School and completed a combined residency in internal medicine
and pediatrics at the University of Michigan. She is board certified
in both internal medicine and pediatrics. She has special interests
in adolescent and women's health. She is involved in several community
health clinics for the uninsured. |
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Corey Dean graduated from Michigan State
Medical School, and then completed residency at the Baystate Med-Peds
program in Massachusetts. He was twice awarded the Resident Teacher
of the Year Award. After residency, Corey returned to Michigan to
complete a Sports Medicine fellowship at Michigan State. He currently
divides his time between inpatient and outpatient care, and teaches
our residents in his Sports Medicine Clinic at Eastern Michigan University.
He is also the team physician for Lincoln High School, and enjoys
teaching on-the-field medical care. |
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Hilary Haftel is the Associate Chair for Education and the Pediatric Program Director. She completed
her medicine-pediatrics residency at Albany Medical College and a
combined fellowship in Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology at the U-M.
She has a particular interest in rheumatologic disease in adolescents
and young adults. Dr. Haftel's research interests focus on new methodology
for delivery and assessment of learning and teaching and she completed
a master's degree in Health Professions Education. She is also the
Director of the Standardized Patient Program at UM medical school.
Dr. Haftel is an excellent teacher and has been consistently rated
on the top teachers in the department. Outside of work, she enjoys
spending time with her husband and two children, as well as participating
in several local vocal music groups. |
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Annissa Hammoud graduated from the University of Michigan Medical
School. She completed her combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics training
at the University of Michigan as well. She recently joined the faculty
at the Canton Health Center, where her clinical interests include
women's health and preventive medicine. In her free time, she enjoys
spending time with family, traveling, and reading. |
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Jason Kahn went to Swarthmore College in Philadelphia and then
attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine. After completing
his residency at the University of Michigan, Dr. Kahn served as chief
resident in pediatrics. He is currently a faculty member at the Haab
Health Centetr in Ypsilanti and rounds with Med-Peds residents as an
inpatient attending. He enjoys biking, hiking, cooking, (eating),
and reading. Specific clinical interests include preventive and community
medicine. |
Dr. Christopher Kim is a hospitalist in the Departments of
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. He
completed medical school and his MBA training at the University of
Chicago. He then completed his combined Med-Peds residency at the
University of Michigan. His interests are in the business and administrative
aspects of health care delivery. He enjoys spending his free time
his his wife and son Joshua, and playing golf at the fabulous University
of Michigan golf courses. |
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Kristen Krieger serves as an attending physician at the East Ann
Arbor Health Center. She received her medical degree from the University
of Michigan Medical School. She completed her combined residency at
the University of Michigan Medical Center and served as chief resident
in the Department of Pediatrics. Her clinical interest is in patients
with immune system disorders, including lupus. |
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Thuy LeDesai is an attending at the East Ann Arbor Health Center
Med-Peds clinic. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago Pritzker
School of Medicine and completed her med-peds residency at the U-M.
She is involved in teaching internal medicine-pediatric residents
and enjoys spending time with her children. |
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Patricia McNally graduated from Michigan State Medical School
and then completed residency in our program. Patty was awarded the
Real-World Pediatrician Award and also Medicine Resident of the Year
Award. She served as Chief Resident in Medicine and afterward began
teaching both inpatient and outpatient medicine at St. Joseph Mercy
Hospital. She is an Associate Program Director in Internal Medicine
at St. Joe's. |
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Matthew Mischler graduated from the University of Illinois and completed his training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. Currently, he practices as a hospitalist at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and at the University of Michigan. Dr. Mischler's clinical interests include student and resident education and the care of hospitalized patients. |
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Kimberly O'Donnell is also a graduate of the University of Michigan's
Med-Peds Program. She is a full-time outpatient physician and sees
patients at our East Ann Arbor Health Center. |
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Francis McBee Orzulak is a hospitalist with
a joint appointment in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
He graduated from the University of Kansas Medical School and then
completed his combined training at Loyola in Chicago where he was
also the chief resident for the Department of Pediatrics. He is interested
in medical education and the care of hospitalized patients. Outside
of medicine, he enjoys riding his mountain bike, playing with his
dog, cooking for his wife and reading novels |
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David Rosen is board-certified in Internal
Medicine, Pediatrics, and Adolescent Medicine. He directs the Teenage
and Young Adult Health Program within the Department of Pediatrics
and is responsible for the Adolescent Health curriculum. He also serves
as the Associate Director for Pediatric Education and has consistently
been rated one of the top teachers in the Department. Dr. Rosen is
an accomplished fine art photographer whose work is collected in museums
and private collections, in the United States and abroad. |
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John Schmidt graduated from the U-M Medical School and completed
a combined residency in Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Michigan.
He currently has joint appointments in the Departments of Internal
Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Michigan, working as
a hospitalist. His clinical interests include sports medicine, wilderness
medicine, medical education, and medical informatics. His hobbies
include scuba diving, snowboarding, cooking, and watching movies.
He volunteers as the physician for the Michigan Marching Band and
as a ski patroller. |
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Genevieve Stewart completed medical school at the University of
Michigan and Med-Peds residency at the University of North Carolina
and the University of Michigan. She spent time in the Peace Corps
and loves working with the underserved. She practicies primary care
at our Ypsilanti Med-Peds clinic, runs the Women's Health clinic at
Eastern Michigan University, and rounds as an inpatient attending
at St. Joe's. |
Our
program has 23 Med-Peds trained faculty who serve as clinic preceptors,
inpatient rounders, and mentors for our residents. They make up
a large percentage of the energetic teachers and key administrators
in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. As a result, the Med-Peds
residents receive the best possible learning opportunities from
both core departments.