Department Leadership

Neurosurgery Faculty

Ellen Air, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Director, Movement Disorders Program
Medical School Education:
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Post Graduate Education:
University of Cincinnati Hospital -- Neurosurgery
University of California San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Center -- Epilepsy,
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Interests: Deep Brain Stimulation, Trigeminal
Neuralgia, Epilepsy Surgery

Steven N. Kalkanis, M.D.
CEO, Henry Ford Medical Group and CEO, Henry Ford Hospital
Executive Vice President, Henry Ford Health
Henry Ford II Chair and Professor of Neurosurgery
Medical School Education:
Harvard Medical School
Post Graduate Education:
Massachusetts General Hospital -- General Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital -- Neurological Surgery
Interests: Brain Tumors including Clinical Trials,
Spine Surgery, Intraoperative MRI Surgery

Ian Y. Lee, M.D.
Director, Neurosurgery Medical Student Education
Co-Director Hermelin Brain Tumor Center
Medical School Education:
Wayne State University
Post Graduate Education:
Henry Ford Hospital -- Surgery
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neurosurgery
MD Anderson Cancer Center -- Neuro-Oncology

Muwaffak M. Abdulhak, M.D.
Director, HFHS Spine Program
Medical School Education: University of Aleppo (Syria)
Post Graduate Education:
Weiss Memorial Hospital -- Internal Medicine
Good Samaritan Hospital -- Internal Medicine
London Health Science Center (Canada) -- Neurosurgery
Medical College of Wisconsin -- Spine Surgery
Interests: Minimally Invasive Spine (MAST),
Complex Reconstructive (Trauma/Tumor/Scoliosis),
Dynamic Stabilization and Arthroplasty

Victor W. Chang, M.D.
Director Henry Ford Health Spine Council
Medical School Education:
University of Michigan
Post Graduate Education:
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neurosurgery
UCLA Medical Center -- Neurosurgery-Spine
Interests: Spine surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Robotic Spine Surgery

Mokbel K. Chedid, M.D.
Director, Spine Surgery, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
Service Chief, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
Medical School Education:
American University of Beirut (Lebanon)
Post Graduate Education:
American University of Beirut (Lebanon) -- Neurosurgery
Allegheny General Hospital -- Neurosurgery
Medical College of Georgia -- Surgery
Interests: Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive
Spine Surgery, Brain Tumors

Pouya Entezami, M.D.
Medical School Education:
University of Toledo College of Medicine, Ohio
Post Graduate Education:
HAlbany Medical College
Albany Medical College, NeuroEndovascular Fellowship

Maximilian K. Kole, M.D.
Fellowship Director Neuro Endovascular Program
Medical School Education:
University of Michigan Medical School
Post Graduate Education:
Henry Ford Hospital -- General Medicine & Surgery
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neurological Surgery
University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Interests: Neurovascular and Cerebrovascular
Disease, Endovascular and Microsurgical
Techniques, Neurointerventional and
Neurosurgical Techniques

Asim Mahmood, M.D.
Director, Neurotrauma Program
Medical School Education:
King Edward Medical College, Punjab University (Pakistan)
Post Graduate Education:
Mayo Hospital (Pakistan) -- Internal Medicine/Surgery
Newcastle General Hospital (England) -- Neurosurgery
Downstate Medical Center -- Neurosurgical Research
Long Island College Hospital -- Neurosurgery Clinic
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neuro-Oncology
Easton Hospital -- General Surgery
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neurosurgery
Interests: Skull Base Tumors, Aneurysms,
Arteriovenous Malformations, Spine Surgery,
Neurotrauma

Ghaus M. Malik, M.D.
Executive Vice Chair
Medical School Education:
King Edward Medica.l College, Punjab University (Pakistan)
Post Graduate Education:
Mayo Hospital (Pakistan) -- Straight Neurosurgery
St. John's Queens Hospital -- Rotating
Henry Ford Hospital -- General Surgery
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neurosurgery
Interests: Aneurysms and Arteriovenous
Malformations (AVMs), Trigeminal Neuralgia,
Complex Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors

Tom Mikkelsen, M.D.
Medical School Education:
University of Calgary (Canada)
Post Graduate Education:
Foothills and Calgary General Hospital (Canada) -- Internal Medicine
Montreal Neurologic Institute (Canada) -- Neurology
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (Canada
and San Diego) -- Tumor and Molecular Biology
Interests: Brain Tumors, Neuroimaging

David R. Nerenz, Ph.D.
Post Graduate Education:
Ph.D. -- University of Wisconsin

Adam Robin, M.D.
Surgical Director CNS Metastatic Program
Co-Director Spine Tumor Program
Medical School Education:
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Post Graduate Education:
Henry Ford Hospital, Neurosurgery
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Neurosurgical Oncology
Interests: CNS Metastatic Disease, Spine Tumors, Brain Tumors, Skull Base, Awake Surgery, Motor Mapping

Jack P. Rock, M.D.
Director, Skull Base Surgery Program
Medical School Education:
University of Miami
Post Graduate Education:
The New York Hospital -- General Surgery
The New York Hospital -- Neurosurgery
University of Maryland -- Shock-Trauma
Interests: Pituitary and Skull Base Tumors,
Neuro-Oncology, Spine Surgery

Lisa Rogers, D.O.
Medical Director CNS Metastatic Program
Medical School Education:
A.T. Still University/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Missouri
Post Graduate Education:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Detroit Osteopathic Hospital
Interests: CNS Metastatic Disease, Brain Tumors, Clinical Trials

Norbert Roosen, M.D.
Medical School Education:
Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen (Belgium)
Post Graduate Education:
Universitaire Antwerpen (Belgium) -- Neurosurgery
Universitat Dusseldorf (Germany) -- Neurology
Universitat of Erlangen (Germany) -- General Surgery
Universitat Dusseldorf (Germany) -- Neurosurgery
University of California, San Francisco -- Neuro-Oncology Research
University of California, San Francisco -- Neurosurgery Research
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neuro-Oncology Research
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neurosurgery
Interests: Degenerative Diseases of the Spine,
Neuromodulation for Spasticity and Pain,
Peripheral Nerve

Jason M. Schwalb, M.D.
Surgical Director, Movement Disorder and
Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers
Co-Director, Functional Neurosurgery Program
Assistant Director Neurosurgery Residency Program
Medical School Education:
Yale University School of Medicine
Post Graduate Education:
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine -- Surgery
University of Pennsylvania Health System -- Neurological Surgery
University of Toronto (Canada) -- Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Interests: Deep Brain Stimulation, Trigeminal
Neuralgia, Epilepsy Surgery, Peripheral Nerve
Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Tumors, Spinal
Tumors

Donald M. Seyfried, M.D.
Medical School Education:
Medical College of Pennsylvania
Post Graduate Education:
Henry Ford Hospital -- General Surgery Henry
Ford Hospital -- Neurosurgery
Interests: Spine Surgery, Aneurysms, Brain Tumors

Jim Snyder, D.O.
Associate Chief Medical Officer Henry Ford Innovation Institute
Medical School Education:
Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post Graduate Education:
St. Johns Providence – Osteopathic Division
Henry Ford Hospital, Neuro-Oncology Fellowship
Interests:Brain Tumors, Metastatic Disease, Clinical Trials, Innovation

Tobias Walbert, M.D.
Co-Director Hermelin Brain Tumor Center
Director of NeuroOncology Fellowship Program
Medical School Education:
Friedrich Schiller Universitaet
Post Graduate Education:
M.P.H. -- Harvard School of Public Health
University Hospitals Case Medical Center -- Internal Medicine
University Hospitals Case Medical Center -- Neurology
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center -- Neuro-Oncology
Interests: Neuro-Oncology, Brain Tumor,
Glioblastoma

Ritu Zacharias, M.D.
Medical School Education:
Wayne State University
Post Graduate Education:
William Beaumont Hospital -- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Henry Ford Hospital -- Spine Management

Research Staff

Messer M. Ali Ph.D.
Education:
Mie University School of Medicine

Ana Valeria C Castro, Ph.D.
Education:
Universidade De Sao Paulo
Post Graduate Education:
Ph.D. - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Endocrinology
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Post Doctoral Fellowship, Oncology

Florence J. Dallo, PhD
Director of Resident Research
Post Graduate Education:
MS – University of Michigan - Epidemiology
PhD – University of Texas – Preventitive Medicine and Community Health

Ana deCarvalho, Ph.D.
Post Graduate Education:
Ph.D. -- Florida State University -- Biological Services

Tavarekere N. Nagaraja, Ph.D.
Education:
Bangalore Medical College
Post Graduate Education:
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Neurophysiology

Houtan Noushmehr, PhD
Education:
University of Southern California
Post Graduate Education:
University of Southern California, Research Fellowship

Ye Xiong, Ph.D.
Medical School Education:
The Third Military Medical University of China (China)
Post Graduate Education:
Ph.D. -- Chinese People's Liberation Army (China)

AYanlu Zhang, Ph.D.
Post Graduate Education:
Tsing Hua University
Henry Ford Hospital Neurosurgery Research Fellowship

Adjunct Faculty

Horia L. Marin, M.D.
Medical School Education:
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie luliu Hatieganu
Post Graduate Education:
Adult Hospital (Romania) -- Internal Medicine/Surgery
Universite Louis Pasteur, Faculte de Medicine (France) -- Radiology
University of Pennsylvania -- Interventional Radiology
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neuroradiology

Chandan B. Mehta, MD
Medical School Education::
Ross University School of Medicine, Florida
Post Graduate Education:
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neurology
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neuro-Critical Care Fellowship

Mohammed F. Rehman, D.O.
Medical School Education:
Michigan State University
Post Graduate Education:
Henry Ford Hospital -- Internal Medicine
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neurology
Providence Hospital -- NeuroEndo vascular
Henry Ford Hospital -- Neuro-Critical Care

Nicole Toth
Vice President of Neurosciences & ServiceLine
Ohio State University - PharmD
University of Michigan Ross School of Business - Executive MBA