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

Chief Administrative Officer

Teri Grieb, Ph.D.

Board Members

Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., M.D., M.H.S.

Board Chair
Executive Vice President, MSU Health Sciences

Adnan Munkarah, M.D.

Board Vice Chair
Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Henry Ford Health

Karen Crosby

Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, MSU Office of Health Sciences 

Michelle Johnson Tidjani, J.D

Secretary
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

Norman Hubbard

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

Research

Doug Gage, Ph.D.

Chair, Research Committee
Vice President, MSU Research and Innovation

Margot LaPointe, Ph.D.

Vice Chair, Research Committee
Vice President of Research, Henry Ford Health

Education

Aron Sousa, M.D.

Chair, Education Committee
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

Clinical

Mark Smith, M.D.

Chair, Clinical Committee
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

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

Henry Lim, M.D.

Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Committee
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 

J. Douglas Clark

Vice Chair, Administration and Finance Committee
Senior Vice President Financial Services, Henry Ford Health