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
Henry Ford Health Executive Vice President, Henry Ford Hospital CEO, Henry Ford Medical Group CEO, MSU College of Human Medicine Associate Dean
Henry Ford Health Executive Vice President, Henry Ford Hospital CEO, Henry Ford Medical Group CEO, MSU College of Human Medicine Associate Dean
Administration
Teri Grieb, Ph.D.
Chief Administrative Officer
Cheryl Verbruggen
Finance Director
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, Care Delivery System President and Chief Clinical Officer, Henry Ford Health
Executive Vice President, Care Delivery System President and Chief Clinical Officer, Henry Ford Health
Karen Crosby
Board Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences
Michelle Johnson Tidjani, J.D
Board Secretary
General Counsel, Henry Ford Health
General Counsel, Henry Ford Health
Andy Amalfitano, D. O., Ph.D.
MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean
Robin Damschroder
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Business Development Officer, Henry Ford Health
Norman Hubbard
MSU Office of Health Sciences Senior Associate Vice President
Christine Johnson, Ph.D.
Henry Ford Health Public Health Sciences Chair
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
David Lanfear, M.D., M.S.
Vice Chair, Research Committee
Vice President, Clinical and Translational Research and Co-Director, Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research, Henry Ford Health
Vice President, Clinical and Translational Research and Co-Director, Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine 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
Innovation Committee
Scott Dulchavsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair, Innovation Committee
Henry Ford Innovation Institute CEO and NASA Principal investigator
Henry Ford Innovation Institute CEO and NASA Principal investigator
Christopher H. Contag, Ph.D.
Vice Chair, Innovation Committee
MSU Quantitative Health Science and Engineering Director, MSU Biomedical Engineering Chair, and Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Professor Emeritus
MSU Quantitative Health Science and Engineering Director, MSU Biomedical Engineering Chair, and Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Professor Emeritus