Faculty and Staff

Department Chair

Rahul Vaidya
Rahul Vaidya, M.D
Chairman, Professor of Orthopaedics

Dr. Vaidya received his bachelor's of science degree from Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) in 1987 and his medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in 1981, followed by an Orthopaedic Surgery residency at McGill, a fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons Canada, a fellowship in Orthopaedic Traumatology at the University of British Columbia and a fellowship in Spinal Surgery at McGill University.

A fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, he is a member of the American Orthopaedic Association, the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, the Michigan Orthopaedic Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr. Vaidya has received numerous awards, including the Howard Rosen AO Trauma NA Teaching Award, the WSU Excellence in Teaching Award and the DMC/WSU Teaching Award for best educator as selected by residents in 2019. He has taught and mentored numerous fellows, residents and medical students. He is a widely-sought speaker and prolific author, and he holds 12 medical patents. Dr. Vaidya is also a major in the Canadian Army Reserves.

Dr. Vaidya, a professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, is chief of Orthopaedic Trauma and fellowship director at Detroit Receiving Hospital, and the service chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Karmanos Cancer Center. He is a former specialist-in-chief of Orthopaedic Surgery for the Detroit Medical Center.

A member of our faculty since 2009 and the DMC since 2006, Dr. Vaidya is the site director of the Wayne State University School of Medicine clerkship surgery rotation and director of the Orthopaedic Trauma Rotation in the WSU Department of Emergency Medicine.


Clinical Professors

Moutzouros Vasilios
Moutzouros Vasilios, M.D.
Nasser Sam
Nasser Sam, M.D.
Walid Yassir
Walid Yassir, M.D.
Robert Teitge
Robert Teitge, M.D.
Charles Day
Charles Day, M.D.
Stephen Lemos
Stephen Lemos, M.D.
David Markel
David Markel, M.D.
Ephraim Zinberg
Ephraim Zinberg, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professors

Eric Makhni
Eric Makhni, M.D
Jason Davis
Jason Davis, M.D
Michael Mott
Michael Mott, M.D
Nilesh Patel
Nilesh Patel, M.D
Patricia Kolowich
Patricia Kolowich, M.D
Raimonds Zvirbulis
Raimonds Zvirbulis, M.D
Ramsey Shehab
Ramsey Shehab, M.D
Richard M. Singer
Richard M. Singer, M.D

Clinical Assistant Professors FTA

Abdullah Omari
Abdullah Omari, M.D., F.R.C.S.
Alysia Kemp
Alysia Kemp, M.D.
Anil Sethi
Anil Sethi, M.D.
Brittany Hedrick
Brittany Hedrick, M.D.
Bryan Little
Bryan Little, M.D.
Bryant Oliphant
Bryant Oliphant, M.D.
Christopher Cooke
Christopher Cooke, M.D.
Darwiche Hussein
Darwiche Hussein, M.D.
Devone Mansour
Devone Mansour, M.D.
Heather Lochner
Heather Lochner, M.D.
Kerellos Nasr
Kerellos Nasr, M.D.
Mark Mackey
Mark Mackey, M.D.
Petra Gheraibeh
Petra Gheraibeh, M.D
Steven Slotkin
Steven Slotkin, M.D.
Todd Frush
Todd Frush, M.D.
Richard Needleman
Richard Needleman, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professors

Alan Klein
Alan Klein, M.D..
Brian Rill
Brian Rill, M.D.
Christopher Zingas
Christopher L. Lee, M.D.
Christopher L. Lee
Christopher Zingas, M.D.
Gayathri Manickam
Gayathri Manickam, M.D.
Glenn Minster
Glenn Minster, M.D.
Henri Pierre-Jacques
Henri Pierre-Jacques, M.D.
James Dietz
James Dietz, M.D.
Jared Mahylis
Jared Mahylis, M.D.
Joseph Hoegler
Joseph Hoegler, M.D.
Kanwaldeep Sidhu
Kanwaldeep Sidhu, M.D.
Mark Dwyer
Mark Dwyer, M.D.
Mellissa Nayak
Mellissa Nayak, M.D.
Nicholas Schoch
Nicholas Schoch, M.D.
Richard T. Perry
Richard T. Perry, M.D.
Robb Weir
Robb Weir, M.D.
Safa Kassab
Safa Kassab, M.D.
 
Stephanie Muh
Stephanie Muh, M.D.
Stuart Guthrie
Stuart Guthrie, M.D.
Terrence Lock
Terrence Lock, M.D.
Trevor North
Trevor North, M.D.
William Hakeos
William Hakeos, M.D.
 

Adjunct Assistant Professors

Andreea Geamanu
Andreea Geamanu, Ph.D.