UMHS clinical experts

The U-M Health System has medical experts available to talk with the media on a wide variety of medical topics. (The following list includes many UMHS experts who have spoken with the media about their area of expertise; it is by no means a complete list of medical experts at UMHS)

Please click on the letter below that corresponds with the medical condition you are interested in to find an expert. To reach a UMHS expert, contact the UMHS Media team at (734) 764-2220.

UMHS clinical experts list

Acne, Psoriasis and Skin Disorders
· Charles Ellis, M.D., professor and associate chair, Dermatology Department

Addiction
· Robert Zucker, Ph.D., professor, Psychiatry Department; director of the Division of Substance Abuse and the U-M Addition Research Center

AIDS
· Sandro Cinti, M.D., lecturer, Internal Medicine Department

Alcohol and Drug Abuse
· Kenneth Adams, Ph.D., professor, Psychiatry Department and Psychology Department (alcoholism and alcohol abuse)

· Robert Zucker, Ph.D., professor, Psychiatry Department, Psychology Department; director, Substance Abuse Division and director, U-M Alcohol Research Center

Allergies
· James Baldwin, M.D., clinical assistant professor, Allergy & Clinical Immunology Division, Internal Medicine Department

· Marc McMorris, M.D., clinical assistant professor, Allergy & Clinical Immunology Division, Internal Medicine Department, and Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases

ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
· Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Neurology; co-director, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinic

Alternative Medicine
· Sara Warber, M.D., co-director, Complementary & Alternative Medicine Research Center

· Steve Bolling, M.D., co-director, Complementary & Alternative Medicine Research Center

Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
· Sid Gilman, M.D., professor and chair, Neurology Department; director, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

· Norman Foster, M.D., professor, Neurology Department; associate director, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Anorexia Nervosa and Eating Disorders
· David Rosen, M.D., M.P.H., clinical associate professor, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases Department; director, Section of Teenage and Young Adult Health

Anthrax and Biodisasters
· James Baker, Jr., M.D., Ruth Dow Doan professor of Biologic Nanotechnology

· Philip Hanna, M.D., assistant professor, Microbiology and Immunology Department

· Sandro Cinti, M.D., lecturer, Infectious Diseases; Member of the Michigan Terrorism Taskforce Medical Subcommittee

Anxiety and Panic Disorders
· Joseph Himle, Ph.D., clinical associate professor, Psychiatry Department; associate director, Anxiety Disorders Program

Arthritis
· David Fox, M.D., professor and chair, Rheumatology Division, Internal Medicine Department; director, Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center

· Leslie Crofford, M.D., associate professor, Internal Medicine (Rheumatology) Department

Asthma
· William Bria, M.D., assistant professor, Allergy & Clinical Internal Medicine Department; co-director, Asthma-Airways Clinic

Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity
· Greg Hanna, M.D., associate professor, Psychiatry Department

Audiology and Hearing
· Paul Kileny, Ph.D., professor, Otolaryngology Department; director, Audiology and Electrophysiology Division

Autism
· Richard Solomon, M.D., clinical associate professor, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases Depa

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Back Pain and Degenerative Disc Disease
· Andrew Haig, M.D., assistant professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department; director of Spine Program

Biodisaster/ Disaster/Trauma Preparedness
· William Barsan, M.D., chair of Emergency Medicine

· William Wilkerson, M.D., clinical assistant professor of Emergency Medicine

Bladder Control
· John Delancey, M.D., professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

· Denise Howard, M.D., lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

Bone Marrow Transplant
· James (Jamie) Ferrara, M.D., professor, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases Department and Internal Medicine Department; director of Bone Marrow Transplant program

Brain injury, traumatic
· Sharon McDowell, M.D., lecturer, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department (adult)

· Virginia Nelson, M.D., clinical associate professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department; director of Pediatric Rehabilitation

Breast Reconstruction
· Edwin Wilkins, M.D., associate professor, Plastic Surgery Section, Surgery Department

· Paul Cederna, M.D., assistant professor, Plastic Surgery Section, Surgery Department

Burn treatment
· Paul Taheri, M.D., assistant professor, General Surgery Section, Surgery Department; director of U-M Trauma Burn Center

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Cancer (by type)

Bladder
· Cheryl T. Lee, M.D., assistant professor, Urology Department; director of Bladder Cancer Program
· James E. Montie, M.D., chair, Urology Department

Bone
· Sybil Biermann, M.D., assistant professor, Orthopedic Surgery Section, Surgery Department; director of bone metastasis and sarcoma clinics

Brain
· Harry Greenberg, M.D., professor, Neurology Department and Surgery Department; co-director of Neuro-Oncology Clinic

Breast
· Daniel Hayes, M.D., professor of Internal Medicine Department, co-director of Breast Care Center, clinical director of Breast Care Program

· Marc Lippman, M.D., chair, Internal Medicine Department

· Sofia Merajver, M.D., associate professor, Hematology/Oncology Division, Internal Medicine Department

· Max Wicha, M.D., professor, Hematology/Oncology Division, Internal Medicine Department; director, U-M Cancer Center

Childhood Cancers
· Val Castle, M.D., associate professor, Pediatric and Communicable Diseases Department

Colon/ Gastrointestinal
· James Knol, M.D., associate professor, Surgery Department
· Philip Schoenfeld, M.D., assistant professor, Internal Medicine Department

Colorectal Cancer Genetics
· Steve Gruber, assistant professor, Internal Medicine Department

Esophageal
· Mark Orringer, M.D., professor and section head, Thoracic Surgery Section, Surgery Department; Chief of thoracic surgery oncology clinic

Head and neck
· Gregory Wolf, M.D., professor and chair, Otolaryngology Department

· Carol Bradford, associate professor, Otolaryngology Department, director of Head and Neck Surgery Division, director of Head and Neck Oncology Program

Leukemia
· James (Jamie) Ferrara, M.D., professor, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases Department and Internal Medicine Department; director, Bone Marrow Transplant program

Lung
· Gregory Kalemkarian, M.D., clinical associate professor, Hematology/oncology Division, Internal Medicine Department; director, Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Clinic

Lymphoma
· Mark Kaminski, M.D., professor, Hematology/oncology division, Internal Medicine Department; director, Leukemia/Lymphoma Program, U-M Cancer Center

Ovarian/cervical/uterine
· Kevin Reynolds, M.D., associate professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Chief of Division of Gynecologic Oncology

Pancreatic Cancer
· Mark Zalupski, M.D., assistant professor, Internal Medicine Department; associate director of Gastrointestinal Oncology Program

· Cornelius McGinn, M.D., assistant professor, Radiation Oncology Department

Prostate
· Martin Sanda, M.D., associate professor, Internal Medicine Department and Urology Department

· James Montie, M.D., chair, Urology Department

· Kenneth Pienta, M.D., professor, Hematology/Oncology Division, Internal Medicine Department and Urology Department; director, Urologic Oncology Research Program

· David Smith, associate professor, Internal Medicine Department and Urology Department; Medical director of Multidisciplinary Urologic Oncology Clinic

Radiation therapy
· Ted Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

· Howard Sandler, M.D., associate professor, Radiation Oncology
Sarcoma

· Laurence Baker, M.D., professor, Hematology/Oncology Division, Internal Medicine Department; Deputy director, U-M Cancer Center

· Sybil Biermann, M.D., assistant professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief of Musculoskeletal Oncology

Skin/Melanoma
· Timothy Johnson, M.D., associate professor, Departments of Dermatology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Plastic Surgery Section, Surgery; director, Melanoma Clinic

· Andrej Dlugosz, M.D., associate professor, Dermatology Department

Tumor Immunology
· Bruce Redman, D.O., clinical associate professor, Internal Medicine Department, director of U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office, associate Program director of U-M Tumor Immunology Department

Cardiovascular Diseases

· Albert Rocchini, M.D., professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases Department; director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Heart Disease (general)
· Kim Eagle, M.D., professor and chair, Cardiology Division, Internal Medicine Department; director, Heart Care Center

· Bertram Pitt, M.D., professor and former chair, Cardiology Division, Internal Medicine Department

Heart Attack
· Rajendra Mehta, M.D., clinical assistant professor, Cardiology Division, Internal Medicine Department

· Adam Strickberger, M.D., associate professor, Cardiology Division, Internal Medicine Department

Heart Transplant
· Keith Aaronson, M.D., associate professor, Cardiology Department

· Francis Pagani, M.D., associate professor, Surgery Department, director of Heart Transplant and Circulatory Assist Program

Hypertension
· Joseph Flynn, M.D., clinical assistant professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases Department

· Kenneth Jamerson, M.D., associate professor, Internal Medicine Department

Pediatric Heart Care/Surgery
Edward Bove, M.D., professor, Surgery and Pediatrics; Chief of Cardiac Surgery; co-director, Michigan Congenital Heart Center

Albert Rocchini, M.D., director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology; professor, Pediatrics

Preventive Heart Care
· Melvyn Rubenfire, M.D., professor, Internal Medicine Department; director of Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic; director of Preventative Cardiology

Women's heart disease
· Claire Duvernoy, M.D., assistant professor, Internal Medicine Department; director of Catheterization Laboratory, Veteran's Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System

· Peter Jebson, M.D., assistant professor, Orthopedic Surgery Department

Cataracts
· Paul Lichter, M.D., professor and chair, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Department

Child Abuse
· Elaine Pomeranz, M.D., Pediatrics Department; director of Child Protection Team

Child psychiatry
· Greg Hanna, M.D., associate professor, Psychiatry Department; director of Division of Child and Adult Psychiatry

· Paul Quinlan, D.O., clinical professor, Psychiatry Department; director of Inpatient Services

Cochlear implant
· Steven Telian, M.D., professor, Otolaryngology Department; director, Cochlear Implant Program

· Paul Kileny, Ph.D., professor, Otolaryngology Department; director, Audiology and Electrophysiology Division

Cosmetic and plastic surgery
· David J. Smith, Jr., M.D., professor and Head, Plastic Surgery Section, Surgery Department

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Depression
• John Greden, M.D., professor and chair, Psychiatry Department, director of University of Michigan Depression Center

• Sheila Marcus, M.D., clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry Department, director of Ambulatory Division

Diabetes
• Christian Carter-Su, Ph.D., associate professor, Physiology Department

• Arno Kumagai, M.D., assistant professor, Endocrinology Division, Internal Medicine Department

• William Herman, M.D., professor, Internal Medicine Department, Interim director, Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center

Diagnostic Technology
• Mark Fendrick, M.D., associate professor, Division of General Medicine; co-director of Consortium for Health Outcomes, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Studies (CHOICES)

Dialysis
• Joseph Messana, M.D., assistant professor, Nephrology Division, Internal Medicine Department; co-director, Dialysis Program

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Emergency Medicine
• William Barsan, M.D., professor and chair, Emergency Medicine Department

• Mark Lowell, M.D., assistant professor, Emergency Medicine Department; Medical director, Survival Flight; director, Chest Pain Center

Emphysema and chronic lung disease
• Fernando Martinez, M.D., associate professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, Internal Medicine Department

Endocrine and metabolic disorders
• Ariel Barkan, M.D., professor, Endocrinology & Metabolism Division, Internal Medicine Department and Surgery Department

Epilepsy/seizure disorders
• Erasmo Passaro, M.D., clinical assistant professor, Neurology Department; director of Adult Epilepsy Laboratory; director of Epilepsy Surgery

• Jonathan Edwards, M.D., clinical assistant professor, Neurology Department; director, EEG Laboratory and Vagus Nerve Stimulation Program

Exercise
• Thomas Schwenk, M.D., professor and chair, Department of Family Medicine

Eye surgery (corneal implants, refractive surgery)
• Alan Sugar, M.D., professor and associate chair, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

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Gene Therapy
• Bruce Redman, D.O., clinical associate professor, Hematology/oncology Division, Internal Medicine Department; director, Clinical Research, Cancer Center

Geriatrics
• Jeffrey Halter, M.D., professor, Geriatric Medicine Division, Internal Medicine Department; director, Geriatrics Center

• Neil Alexander, M.D., associate professor, Geriatric Medicine Division, Department of Internal Medicine

Glaucoma
• Paul Lichter, M.D., professor and chair, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Department

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Headaches/migraines
• Vildan Mullin, M.D., clinical associate professor, Anesthesiology Department; director, Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic

Heartburn/reflux
• Timothy Nostrant, M.D., professor, Gastroenterology Division, Internal Medicine Department

Hepatitis
• Anna Lok, M.D., professor, Gastroenterology Division, Internal Medicine Department

• Fred Askari, M.D., assistant professor, Gastroenterology Division, Internal Medicine Department

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Immunization/Vaccine safety
• Gary Freed, M.D., M.P.H., professor and associate chair, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases Department

Impotence
• Dana Ohl, M.D., associate professor, Urology Department

Incontinence
• John DeLancey, M.D., professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

• Denise Howard, M.D., lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

Infectious diseases

- Cary Engleberg, M.D., professor, Internal Medicine; Chief, Infectious disease

• Carol Kauffman, M.D., professor, Infectious Disease Division, Internal Medicine Department; Chief, Infectious Diseases Service, Ann Arbor Veteran's Affairs Medical Center

Infertility, in vitro fertilization

• John Randolph, M.D., associate professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department; Chief, Reproductive Endocrinology

• Dana Ohl, M.D., associate professor, Urology Department

• Gary D. Smith, Ph.D., associate professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology; director, Assisted Reproductive Technologies Laboratory

Insomnia
• Ronald Chervin, M.D., associate professor, Neurology Department; director, Sleep Disorders Laboratory

Internet medicine
• David Stern, M.D., assistant professor, General Medicine Division, Internal Medicine Department

• Steven Katz, M.D., associate professor, Internal Medicine Department

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Kidney disease
• Alan Leichtman, M.D., associate professor, Internal Medicine Department (Nephrology), director of Kidney/Pancreas Transplant

• Friedrich Port, M.D., professor, Internal Medicine Department (Nephrology), director of Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center

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Life support
• Robert Bartlett, M.D., professor, General Surgery Section, Surgery Department

• Ronald Hirschl, M.D., associate professor and associate chair, Pediatric Surgery Section, Department of Surgery

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Medical education
• Allen Lichter, M.D., Dean of the U-M Medical School and the Newman Family professor of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology

• Joseph Fantone, M.D., associate Dean for Medical Education, professor of Pathology

Medical ethics
• Susan Dorr Goold, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor, General Medicine Division, Internal Medicine Department; associate director for Ethics & Public Policy, Program in Society and Medicine

• Elizabeth Petty, M.D., associate professor, Internal Medicine Department, Human Genetics Department; Medical director of Genetic Counseling Training Program

Medical history
• Joel Howell, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, General Medicine Division, Internal Medicine Department, History Department, and Health Services Management & Policy; director, Program in Society and Medicine

• Howard Markel, M.D., associate professor, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases Department; director, Historical Center for the Health Sciences
Medical imaging (radiology)

• Reed Dunnick, M.D., professor and chair, Radiology Department

Menopause
• John Randolph, M.D., associate professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department; Chief, Reproductive Endocrinology

Muscular dystrophy
• Virginia Nelson, M.D., clinical associate professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department; lecturer, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases Department

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Neonatal care
• Steven Donn, M.D., professor, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases Department; director, Neonatology

Neurology
• Sid Gilman, M.D., professor and chair, Neurology Department

Neurosurgery
• Julian Hoff, M.D., chair, Neurosurgery Department

• Karin Muraszko, M.D., associate professor, Neurosurgery Department (pediatric)

• Oren Sagher, M.D., assistant professor, Neurosurgery Department (adult)

Nutrition
• Kathy Goldberg, RD, MS, Dietitian, M-Fit Health Promotion Division

• Kathy Rhodes, RD, Nutrition Specialist, Preventive Cardiology Program, Cardiology Division, Internal Medicine Department

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Obesity
• David Schteingart, M.D., professor, Endocrinology & Metabolism Division, Internal Medicine Department

Oncology
• Max Wicha, M.D., professor, Hematology/Oncology Division, Internal Medicine Department; director, U-M Cancer Center

• Robert Todd, M.D., professor and chair, Hematology/Oncology Division, Internal Medicine Department

Organ transplants
• Darrell "Skip" Campbell, M.D., professor and associate chair, General Surgery Section, Surgery Department; Chief of Clinical Affairs

• Francis Pagani, M.D., associate professor, Surgery Department, director of Heart Transplant and Circulatory Assist Program

• Jeffrey Punch, M.D., assistant professor, Surgery Department; director, U-M Transplant Center

• Jeremiah Turcotte, M.D., professor Emeritus, General Surgery Section, Surgery Department; past president of UNOS

• Stuart Wolf, M.D., associate professor, Urology Department and co-director of the Michigan Center for Miniminally Invasive Urology

Orthopedics
• Edward Wojtys, M.D., professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Department

• Steven Goldstein, M.D., associate Dean for Research, U-M Medical School; professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, head, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory

Osteoporosis
• Robert Lash, M.D., associate professor, Endocrine & Metabolism Division, Internal Medicine Department

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Pain
• Vildan Mullin, M.D., clinical associate professor, Anesthesiology Department; director, Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic

• Susan Urba, M.D., associate professor, Internal Medicine Department

Parkinson's disease
• Roger Albin, associate professor, Neurology Department; co-director, Movement Disorders Clinic

Patient safety
Darrell "Skip" Campbell, M.D., professor and associate chair, General Surgery Section, Surgery Department; Chief of Clinical Affairs

Sanjay Saint, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor, Internal Medicine; director, Patient Safety Enhancement Program

Pediatrics
• Gary Freed, M.D., professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases Department

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical issues
• James Stevenson, Pharm.D., director, U-M Hospital pharmacy

Pneumonia/respiratory disease
• Cyril Grum, M.D., professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome
• Joseph Himle, Ph.D., psychologist, Psychiatry Department; co-director of Anxiety Disorders Clinic

• Israel Liberzon, M.D., associate professor, Psychiatry Department

Pregnancy and delivery
• Timothy R.B. Johnson, M.D., professor and chair, Obstetrics & Gynecology Department

• Robert Hayashi, M.D., professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology Department; Chief, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Primary care
• Steven J. Katz, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor, Internal Medicine Department (general medicine)

• Thomas Schwenk, M.D., professor and chair, Department of Family Medicine

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Scoliosis
• Frances Farley, M.D., assistant professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Department

Schizophrenia
• Rajiv Tandon, M.D., professor, and director, Hospital Services Division, Psychiatry Department

Scleroderma
• Sewon Kang, M.D., associate professor, Dermatology Department

Sickle cell anemia
• Laurence Boxer, M.D., professor and associate chair, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases Department

Sinusitis
• Jeffrey Terrell, M.D., assistant professor, Otolaryngology Department; director, Michigan Sinus Center

Sleep disorders/apnea
• Ronald Chervin, M.D., associate professor, Neurology Department; director, Sleep Disorders Laboratory

Smoking cessation
• Vic Strecher, Ph.D., M.P.H., professor, Public Health; director, Prevention and Control Program, U-M Cancer Center

Spinal Cord Injury
• David Gater, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department; director, Spinal Cord Injury Center

Denise Tate, Ph.D., professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department

Sports medicine
• Edward Wojtys, M.D., professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Department; Medical director, MedSport sports medicine program

Stroke
Lewis Morgenstern, M.D., associate professor, Neurology; director, Stroke Program

• Susan Hickenbottom, M.D., clinical assistant professor, Neurology Department

Suicide
• Cheryl King, Ph.D., assistant professor, Psychiatry Department; director of Child/Adolescent Depression Clinic

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Toxicology
• Hernan Gomez, M.D., clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine Department

Traumatic injuries
• Stewart Wang, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, General Surgery Section, Surgery Department; staff member, Trauma Burn Center

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Urology
• Stuart Wolf, M.D., associate professor, Urology Department, co- director of the Michigan Center for Miniminally Invasive Urology,

• James Montie, M.D., chair, Urology Department

• Martin Sanda, M.D., associate professor, Urology Department

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Vascular disease
• James Stanley, M.D., professor, Surgery Department; co-director of the Vascular Medicine Department

• Gilbert Upchurch Jr., M.D., assistant professor, Surgery Department

Vertigo and balance disorders
• Steven Telian, M.D., professor, Otolaryngology Department

Vocal Health/Voice
• Norman Hogikyan, M.D., assistant professor, Otolaryngology Department; director of Vocal Health Center

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Wrinkles
• Sewon Kang, M.D., associate professor, Dermatology Department; director of Clinical Pharmacology Unit

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