Leadership
Bringing the best minds together to deliver our bold vision
Our commitment to advancing research, education and clinical care throughout Michigan and beyond is demonstrated by these thought-leading innovators who serve in inaugural leadership positions. National leaders in their respective fields, this team is bringing together hundreds of experts from both organizations to move the partnership goals forward.
President

 Steven Kalkanis, M.D.
President
CEO, Henry Ford Medical Group and Chief Academic Officer, Henry Ford Health Associate Dean, MSU College of Human Medicine
CEO, Henry Ford Medical Group and Chief Academic Officer, Henry Ford Health Associate Dean, MSU College of Human Medicine
Chief Administrative Officer
Board Members

 Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., M.D., M.H.S.
Board Chair 
Executive Vice President, MSU Health Sciences
Executive Vice President, MSU Health Sciences

 Adnan Munkarah, M.D.
Board Vice Chair 
Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Henry Ford Health
Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Henry Ford Health

 Karen Crosby
Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences

 Michelle Johnson Tidjani, J.D
Secretary
General Counsel, Henry Ford Health
General Counsel, Henry Ford Health

 Andy Amalfitano, D. O., Ph.D.
Dean, MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine

 Robin Damschroder
Chief Financial Officer, Henry Ford Health 

 Norman Hubbard
Senior Associate Vice President, MSU Office of Health Sciences

 Christine Johnson, Ph.D.
Public Health Sciences Chair, Henry Ford Health

 Eric J. Scher, M.D.
Chief Education Officer and Chair, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Health

 Leigh Small, D.N.P.
Dean, MSU College of Nursing

 Mark Smith, M.D.
Senior Vice President and CMO, Health Ford Jackson, and CEO, Henry Ford Jackson Medical Group

Aron Sousa, M.D. 
Dean, MSU College of Human Medicine 
Committees
Cancer

 Benjamin Movsas, M.D.
Chair, Cancer Committee
Medical Director, Henry Ford Cancer and Chair, Henry Ford Department of Radiation Oncology
Medical Director, Henry Ford Cancer and Chair, Henry Ford Department of Radiation Oncology

 Norman Hubbard
Vice Chair, Cancer Committee
Senior Associate Vice President, MSU Office of Health Sciences
Senior Associate Vice President, MSU Office of Health Sciences
Research

 Doug Gage, Ph.D.
Chair, Research Committee
Vice President, MSU Research and Innovation
Vice President, MSU Research and Innovation

 Margot LaPointe, Ph.D.
Vice Chair, Research Committee
Vice President of Research, Henry Ford Health
Vice President of Research, Henry Ford Health
Education

 Aron Sousa, M.D. 
Chair, Education Committee
Dean, MSU College of Human Medicine
Dean, MSU College of Human Medicine

 Eric Scher, M.D.
Vice Chair, Education Committee
Chief Education Officer and Chair, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Health
Chief Education Officer and Chair, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Health
Clinical

 Mark Smith, M.D.
Chair, Clinical Committee
Senior Vice President and CMO, Health Ford Jackson, and CEO, Henry Ford Jackson Medical Group
Senior Vice President and CMO, Health Ford Jackson, and CEO, Henry Ford Jackson Medical Group

 Seth Ciabotti
Vice Chair, Clinical Committee
Chief Executive Officer, MSU Health Care
Chief Executive Officer, MSU Health Care
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice

 Marita Gilbert, Ph.D.
Chair, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Committee
Associate Dean for Diversity and Campus Inclusion, MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Associate Dean for Diversity and Campus Inclusion, MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine

 Henry Lim, M.D. 
Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Committee
Senior Vice President of Academic Programs, Henry Ford Health
Senior Vice President of Academic Programs, Henry Ford Health
Administration and Finance

 Karen Crosby
Chair, Administration and Finance Committee
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences

 J. Douglas Clark
Vice Chair, Administration and Finance Committee
Senior Vice President Financial Services, Henry Ford Health
Senior Vice President Financial Services, Henry Ford Health
