Faculty

Jamie Alan, PharmD, PhD

Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSUCHM), MI.

Debalina Bandyopadhyay, PhD

Director of Operations, Southeast Michigan Detroit Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MSU.

Michelle Becher, DO, FACOOG, DipABLM, CPE

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, MSU, MI; Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery, UM Health–Carson City, MI; Co-Founder, Maternal 911 Educational System, LLC; Board Certified, Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Shelly Betancour, NP, RNC-OB

Clinical Instructor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, MSUCHM, MI; Co-Founder, Maternal 911 Educational System, LLC; Board Certified, Women’s Health Care.

Nikolai Butki, DO

Professor, Osteopathic Medical Specialties, MSUCOM; Emergency Medicine Physician, McLaren Health Care; Board Certified, Emergency Medicine.

Jeremy Fischer, DO, FACOFP

Clinical Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine, MSUCOM; Program Director, Henry Ford Macomb Family Medicine Residency; Board Certified, Family Medicine; Certificate of Added Qualifications in Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.

Shane Patterson, DO

Owner, Osteopathic Health Care Associates, Utica, MI; Board Certified, Internal Medicine.

Stacey Ruff, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, MSUCOM, MI; Geriatric Fellowship Program Director, Corewell Health, Royal Oak, MI; Clinical Optimization Specialist, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine; Board Certified, Family Medicine; Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatrics.

Adam Shammami, DO

Assistant Professor (On-Call), SE MI Macomb University Center, MSUCOM, Macomb, MI; Assistant Professor, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine; Medical Director, Substance Use Disorder Clinic, William Beaumont Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Rochester, MI; Board Certified, Family Medicine.

David Strobl, DO, FNLA

Conference Chair, Annual Cardiology CME Conference; Director, Heart Disease Prevention Clinic, Sparrow Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute; Professor and Course Director, Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Academic Programs, MSUCOM, East Lansing, MI; Board Certified, Clinical Lipidology; Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Lipidology.

Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD, FAHA, FACC

Director, Preventive Cardiology, CGH Medical Center, Sterling, IL; Professor, Clinical Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Board Certified, Clinical Lipidology; Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice and American Board of Clinical Lipidology.

Laura Walker, RN, CFRN, EMT

Registered Nurse, Covenant Healthcare, Saginaw, MI; Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Stop the Bleed.

Conference Planning Committee

Andrew Hamilton, DO

Conference Co-Chair and Moderator; Clinical Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine, MSUCOM; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency Program, Ascension Genesys Hospital; Urgent Care Physician, Sterling Heights Urgent Care, Sterling Heights, MI; Board Certified, Family Medicine.

Saroj Misra, DO, FACOFP

Conference Co-Chair; Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, A.T. Still University–Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Oakland Primary Care, Warren, MI; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, MSUCOM, MI; Board Certified, Family Medicine.

Rachel Nixon, DO

Conference Co-Chair; Program Director, Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program; Oakland Primary Care, Warren, MI; Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, MSUCOM, MI; Family Practice, Warren, MI; Board Certified, Family Medicine.

Kyle Rhind, MD

Conference Co-Chair; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, MSUCOM, MI; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency Program, Ascension Genesys Hospital, Grand Blanc, MI; Board Certified, Family Medicine.

Laila Shehadeh, DO

Conference Co-Chair; Assistant Professor, Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, MSUCOM, MI; Physician, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; Board Certified, Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Ryan M. Smith, DO

Conference Co-Chair and Moderator; Clinical Faculty, Department of Family and Community Medicine, MSUCOM, MI; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency Program, Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital; Board Certified, Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.