School of Medicine

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Steering Committee

This committee is comprised of strategic planning workgroup co-chairs, School of Medicine leadership, departmental chairs, and center/institute directors.  Below are the members of the steering committee.

Committee Members:
Gary Abrams, M.D. - Chair, Ophthalmology
Michael Cher, M.D. - Chair, Urology
Michael Diamond, M.D. - Principal Investigator, WSU CTSA Planning Grant
John Flack, M.D., M.P.H. - Interim Chair, Internal Medicine
Robert R. Frank, M.D. - Executive Vice Dean
Larry Grossman, Ph.D. - Director, Center for Molecular Medicine  & Genetics
Murali Guthikonda, M.D. - Chair, Neurosurgery
Linda Hazlett, Ph.D. - Chair, Anatomy
David Lawson, Ph.D. - Interim Chair, Physiology
Robert Lisak, M.D. - Chair, Neurology
John Malone, Jr., M.D. - Past Chair, Obstetrics & Gynecology
H. Michael Marsh, M.D. - Chair, Anesthesiology
Robert Mathog, M.D. - Chair, Otolaryngology
Darius Mehregan, M.D. - Chair, Dermatology
Jay Meythaler, M.D., J.D. - Chair, Physical Medicine & Rehab
Paul Montgomery, Ph.D. - Chair, Immunology & Microbiology
Larry Morawa, M.D. - Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
Kenneth Palmer, Ph.D. - Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Interim Chair, Pathology
Barry Rosen, Ph.D. - Chair, Biochemistry
John Ruckdeschel, M.D. - Director, Cancer Institute
Ann Schwartz, Ph.D., M.P.H. - Assoc. Center Director, Population Studies, Karmanos Cancer Institute
Kendra Schwartz, M.D., M.P.H. - Leader, CTSA Community Engagement Working Group
Maryjean Schenk, M.D. - Chair, Family Medicine
Bonita Sloane, Ph.D. - Chair, Pharmacology
Wilbur Smith, M.D. - Chair, Radiology
Herbert Smitherman, M.D., M.P.H. - Assistant Dean, Community and Urban Health
Bonita Stanton, M.D. - Chair, Pediatrics
Manuel Tancer, M.D. - Chair, Psychiatry
Maria Vlachaki, M.D. - Interim Chair, Radiation Oncology
Donald Weaver, M.D. - Chair, Surgery
Suzanne White, M.D. - Chair, Emergency Medicine