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.

Norman Hubbard

President
MSU Office of Health Sciences Senior Associate Vice President

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Teri Grieb, Ph.D.

Chief Administrative Officer

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Cheryl Verbruggen

Finance Director

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board members

Adnan Munkarah, M.D.

Board Chair
Henry Ford Health Clinical Enterprise President and Chief Physician Executive

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Karen Crosby

Board Treasurer and Administration and Finance Committee Chair
MSU Office of Health Sciences Chief Financial Officer

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Robin Damschroder

Board Member 
Henry Ford Health Value-Based Enterprise President and Chief Financial Officer

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Joyce deJong, D.O.

Board Member 
MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean

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Lisa Frace

Board Member 
MSU Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D.  

Board Member 
MSU Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health Chair

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Steven Kalkanis, M.D.

Board Member and Clinical Integration Joint Operating Committee (JOC) Chair
Henry Ford Medical Group CEO, Henry Ford Hospital CEO, MSU College of Human Medicine Associate Dean

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David Lanfear, M.D.

Board Member and Research Committee Vice Chair
Henry Ford Health Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer, and Henry Ford Health Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research Co-Director

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Benjamin Movsas, M.D.

Board Member and Cancer Committee Co-Chair
Henry Ford Health Cancer Medical Director and Henry Ford Health Department of Radiation Oncology Chair

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Supratik Rayamajhi, M.D.

Board Member 
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Interim Dean

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Eric J. Scher, M.D.

Board Member and Education Committee Chair
Henry Ford Health Department of Medicine Chief Education Officer and Chair

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Leigh Small, Ph.D., RN

Board Member and Education Committee Vice Chair
MSU College of Nursing Dean

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Committees

cancer committee

Benjamin Movsas, M.D.

Board Member and Cancer Committee Co-Chair
Henry Ford Health Cancer Medical Director and Henry Ford Health Department of Radiation Oncology Chair

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Jeffrey MacKeigan, Ph.D.

Cancer Committee Co-Chair
MSU Office of Research and Innovation Senior Advisor

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research committee

Douglas Gage, Ph.D.

Board Member and Research Committee Chair
MSU Research and Innovation Vice President

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David Lanfear, M.D.

Board Member and Research Committee Vice Chair
Henry Ford Health Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer, and Henry Ford Health Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research Co-Director

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education committee

Eric J. Scher, M.D.

Board Member and Education Committee Chair
Henry Ford Health Department of Medicine Chief Education Officer and Chair

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Leigh Small, Ph.D., RN

Board Member and Education Committee Vice Chair
MSU College of Nursing Dean

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Clinical Integration Joint Operating Committee (JOC)

Steven Kalkanis, M.D.

Board Member and Clinical Integration Joint Operating Committee (JOC) Chair
Henry Ford Medical Group CEO, Henry Ford Hospital CEO, MSU College of Human Medicine Associate Dean

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Inclusive Excellence Committee

Martina T. Caldwell, M.D.

Inclusive Excellence Committee Chair
Henry Ford Medical Group Diversity & Inclusion Medical Director

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Debalina Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.

Inclusive Excellence Committee Vice Chair
MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine – Detroit Assistant Professor and Director of Operations

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Administration and Finance committee

Karen Crosby

Board Treasurer and Administration and Finance Committee Chair
MSU Office of Health Sciences Chief Financial Officer

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J. Douglas Clark

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

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Innovation committee

Scott Dulchavsky, M.D., Ph.D.

Chair, Innovation Committee
Henry Ford Health Innovation Institute CEO and NASA Principal investigator

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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

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