STAFF

Ariel A. Waitzman M.D., F.R.C.S.(C).
Sanford H. Sklar, M.D., FCCP
Philip V. Kaplan D.O., FACOI, FCCP
Wilfred J. VanderRoest, D.O., FACOI, FCCP
Frederick Lopatin D.O.
Cathy Jo Ponzi, RRT, MA
Donna Archie, BSN


ARIEL A. WAITZMAN M.D., F.R.C.S.(C).

Undergraduate education

1981-1986 Thornlea Secondary School, Thornhill, Ontario.

 

1986-1988 University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.

Honours biology program.

Dean's honour list, 1987 and 1988.

 

Medical Training

1988-1992 University of Toronto. Doctor of Medicine program.

Dean's honour list 1989, 1990 and 1991.

Graduation with Honours.

M.D. Conferred June 1992.

 

 

Graduate Training

1991-1992 Clinical Clerkship, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto.

1992-1993 Comprehensive Surgical Internship, Mount Sinai Hospital,

University of Toronto.

 

1993-1997 Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,

University of Toronto.

 

Awards and Scholarships

1986 Admission Scholarship, The University of Western Ontario.

 

1987 Admission Scholarship, The University of Western Ontario.

 

1989 Dr. R. E. Haist Award in Medical Physiology, The Faculty of Medicine,

University of Toronto.

 

Medical Research Council of Canada Summer Scholarship, Surgical

Research.

 

1990 Walter F. Watkins Scholarship in Medicine, The Faculty of Medicine,

University of Toronto.

 

Intramural Athletic Participation Award, Department of Athletics

and Recreation, University of Toronto.

 

Medical Research Council of Canada Summer Scholarship, Surgical

Research.

 

1991 University of Toronto Medical Journal Award for Literary

Excellence, for "Facial Reanimation: The Surgical Management of

Facial Palsy”. Medical Alumni Association Scholarship for Academic

Excellence.

 

Dr. Chester William Ferrier Scholarship for Excellence in the Field

of Surgery.

 

1992 University of Toronto Medical Journal Award for Literary

Excellence, for "Craniofacial Surgery: Correction of Orbital

Hypertelorism

 

Dr. and Mrs. A.A. Track Scholarship in Surgery.

 

Mount Sinai Clerkship Award in Anaesthesia.

 

Certifications

F.R.C.S.(C)./Board Certification in Otolaryngology by the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada conferred June 1997.

 

Board Certification in Otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology conferred April 1998.

 

 


Post-Graduate Education

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Michael Hawke and Ian Witterick, The University of Toronto. December 2, 1994.

 

Phonosurgery. Gayle E. Woodson, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St. Andrew’s by the Sea, New Brunswick. June 29, 1995.

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery selective with Michael Hawke. July – October 1995.

 

Mandibular Plating Course. Patrick Gullane and Ian Witterick, The University of Toronto. Toronto, September 23, 1995.

 

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Dissection Workshop. Michael Hawke and Ian Witterick, The University of Toronto. Toronto, November 7, 1996.

 

Facial Plastic Surgery Dissection Workshop. Peter Adamson and Kris Conrad, The University of Toronto and The Canadian Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Toronto, November 8-9, 1996.

 

AO/ASIF Maxillofacial Course. John Phillips and Patrick Gullane. Toronto, June 7-8, 1997.

 

Mini – MBA course. Wayne State University, School of Medicine and Madonna University, School of Business. September – December 1998.

 

Surgically implanted hearing aids course. Chicago, November 2001.

 

Voice disorders: Diagnosis and therapy. R. Sataloff, University of Illinois, March 22-23, 2002.

Publications

Waitzman AA, Zuker RM. Facial Reanimation: The Surgical Management of Facial Palsy. University of Toronto Medical Journal 68(2):7-12, 1991.

 

Waitzman AA, Posnick JC. Craniofacial Surgery: Correction of Orbital Hypertelorism. University of Toronto Medical Journal 69(1):12-17,1991. (Feature Article).

 

Waitzman AA, Posnick JC, Armstrong DC, Pron GE. Craniofacial Skeletal Measurements Based on Computed Tomography: Part I. Accuracy and Reproducibility. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 29(2):112-117, 1992.

 

Waitzman AA, Posnick JC, Armstrong DC, Pron GE. Craniofacial Skeletal Measurements Based on Computed Tomography: Part II. Normal Values and Growth Trends. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 29(2):118-128, 1992.

 

Posnick JC, Goldstein JA, Waitzman AA. Surgical Correction of the Treacher Collins Malar Deficiency: Quantitative CT Scan Analysis of Long-term Results. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 92 (1): 12-21, 1993.

 

Waitzman AA, Freiberg A. Mirror Image Calcified Lesions of the Finger Tip: Two Case Reports. Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 1 (1): 52-54, 1993.

 

Waitzman AA, Neligan PC. How to Manage Burns in Primary Care. Canadian Family Physician 39: 2394-2400, 1993.

 

Waitzman AA, Birt BD. Fungal Sinusitis. Journal of Otolaryngology 23: 244-249, 1994.

 

Waitzman AA, Neligan PC. False Aneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery Following Blunt Trauma. Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 2(4): 179-180, 1994.

 

Posnick JC, Waitzman AA, Armstrong DC, Pron G. Monobloc and Facial Bipartition Osteotomies: Quantitative Assessment of Presenting Deformity and Surgical Results based on Computed Tomography Scans. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 53(4): 358-367, 1995.

 

Waitzman AA, Hawke M. Otoscopic Examination: What to Look for in the External Ear. Consultant 36(5): 933942, 1996.

 

Waitzman AA, Hawke M. Otoscopic Examination: What to Look for in the Middle Ear. Consultant 36(6): 1299-1303, 1996.

 

Waitzman AA, Anderson J, Willinski R. Endovascular Management of Vertebral Artery Fistulas. Journal of Otolaryngology 25(5): 322-328, 1996.

 

Waitzman AA, Neligan PC. Microvascular Reconstruction of a Full Thickness Scalp and Skull Defect Following Herpes Zoster Infection. Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 4(4): 213-216, 1996.

 

 

Books and Book Chapters:

 

Waitzman AA, Posnick JC, Armstrong DC, Pron GE. Craniofacial Skeletal Measurements Based on Computed Tomography. In, Montoya AG Ed. Craniofacial Surgery IV. Bologna: Monduzzi Editore, 1991; 3-10.

 

 

 

 

 

Published Proceedings:

 

Waitzman AA, Alberti PW. The Predictability of Noise Induced Hearing Loss. In the proceedings of the International Advanced Research Workshop. 1975-1995: Man and Environmental Noise Twenty Years After. Turin, Italy October 12-13, 1995. Ed, G Rossi, Edizioni Minerva Medica, Torino, 1995.

 

 

Honors

Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Medical Society

Academic Appointments and Activities:

Wayne State University School of Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology.

 

Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, Cancer Center of Excellence Head and Neck Oncology Program, Consulting Surgeon.

 

Editorial board, University of Toronto Medical Journal 1990-

92.

 

Reviewer, The Journal of Otolaryngology, 1996 -1997.

 

Editor and Contributor, antibiotics.org medical internet web

site 1997- 2000.

 

Contributing author, emedicine.com 2002-present.

 

Office Address

15212 MICHIGAN AVENUE

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(313) 582-8853 TELEPHONE, (313) 582-6417 FAX

 



Sanford H. Sklar, MD., FCCP

Undergraduate education

1978 BS Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan

Medical Training

1982 MD American University of the Caribbean

Montserrat, West Indies

Graduate Training

1982-1985 Internship/Residency St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Pontiac Michigan.

 

1986-1988 Fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Wayne State University School Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan

1986   Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine VA Medical Center

Manchester, New Hampshire

 

 

 

Appointments

1990-present Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michigan State University

 

1994-present; Director, Critical Care Rotation Botsford General Hospital

Farmington Hills, Michigan

Certifications

2002-2012 Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

2001-2011  Pulmonary Medicine, American Board Internal Medicine, Pulmonary

Medicine

1998-2008 Internal Medicine; American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Society Membership

Society of Critical Care Medicine

American Thoracic Society

American College of Chest Physicians

Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians

Hospital Affiliations

Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills,

Michigan

Huron Valley Hospital, Milford, Michigan

Garden City Osteopathic Hospital, Garden City,

Michigan

Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

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Philip V. Kaplan DO, FACOI, FCCP

Undergraduate education

BA Biology Wayne State University 1980

 

Respiratory Therapy Technician Certificate, California College for Health Sciences 1983

Medical Training

DO Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1989

Graduate Training

Internship/Residency Botsford General Hospital/Consortium Program. Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1990-1992.

 

Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine; Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1992-1994

 

Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine: Wayne State University School of Medicine 1996

 

Clinical Polysomnography and Sleep Medicine

The School of Sleep Medicine, Inc, Palto Alto, California 1999

 

Appointments

Program Director Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship; Botsford General Hospital, 2001-2002

 

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1995-present

Certifications

Critical Care Medicine 1997, American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine

Pulmonary Medicine 1995, American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine 1993, American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine

 

Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians

Publications (Abstracts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lattin CD, Kaplan PV, Gandhi NR, Abdel-Rahman KA, Ferguson GT. Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation device estimates of tidal volume. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1997;155:A764

 

Bander J, Weinmann M and Kaplan P. Pericutaneous dilatational tracheostomy performed by medicine based intensivists. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1997;155:A764

 

 

Professional Society Membership

Society of Critical Care Medicine, 1995 present

Oakland County Osteopathic Association, 1994 present

American Thoracic Society, 1994 present

American Association of Osteopathic Internists 1990-present

American Osteopathic Association, 1989 present

Michigan Association of Osteopathic Physicians and surgeons, 1989-present

Hospital Affiliations

Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills,

Michigan

Huron Valley Hospital, Milford, Michigan

Garden City Osteopathic Hospital, Garden City,

Michigan

Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan

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Wilfred J. VanderRoest, DO., FACOI, FCCP

Undergraduate education

1969-1970 Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan

1971-1973 Eastern Michigan University, &Ypsilanti, Michigan

1974-1975 Oakland University Rochester, Michigan

1972 Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician

1978 BS Michigan State University

Medical Training

1979 DO College of Osteopathic Medicine Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Graduate Training

1979-1982 Internship/Residency Riverside Osteopathic Hospital

Trenton, Michigan

1982-1984 Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine; Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills, Michigan,

 

 

Appointments

1995-present Associate Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan

1996–Present Medical Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Botsford General

Hospital

2002-present Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Botsford

General Hospital

Certifications

1985, American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine

1994, Pulmonary Medicine American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine

1996, Critical Care Medicine, American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine

Publications (Abstracts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Functional Evaluation of Chronic DVI and VVI Pacing in an Outpatient Population, 1980

 

False Positive Elevation of Creatine Kinase Isoenzyme in the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction

 

Mitomycin Pulmonary Toxicity; Case Report and Literature Review 1982

Professional Society Membership

American Osteopathic Association

American College of Osteopathic Internists

American Thoracic Society

Michigan Association of osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons

American Association for Respiratory Care

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills,

Michigan

Huron Valley Hospital, Milford, Michigan

Garden City Osteopathic Hospital, Garden City,

Michigan

 

Oakwood Hospital Dearborn, Michigan

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Frederick Lopatin D.O.

Undergraduate education

1987 BS Physiology, Michigan State University

Medical Training

1991 DO, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Graduate Training

1991 Internship Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital

1992-1994 Anesthesiology Residency

1994-1995    General Surgery Residency Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital

1995-1998 Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital

 

Appointments

Attending Otolaryngologist Oakwood Hospital

Postgraduate course training

Rhinoplasty and Current Concepts in facial plastic surgery

Mt. Sinai Hospital New York, 1997

Chevalier Jackson Bronchoesophogoscopy

Temple University, 1997

Laser Resurfacing

Sharplin Lasers, 1997

Temporal Bone Dissection

Michigan Ear Institute, 1996

Use of Laser “AO-Maxilofacial Platting”

Case-Western Reserve University, 1996

Current Concepts in blephroplasty

Beaumont Hospital, 1996

Use of Lasers Head and Neck Surgery and current concepts in head and neck surgery

University of Iowa, 1996

Voice

University of Wisconsin 1994

Basic Science Otolaryngology

University of Iowa 1994

Certifications