Southeast Michigan

Royal Oak Anesthesiology

The core faculty of the Corewell Health Department of Anesthesiology are all members of the South Oakland Anesthesia Associates group, and together represent the largest and most diverse practice in Michigan. Its members have a diverse range of educational experience, and many have taught in academic departments in the past, having held key educational positions such as residency director and director of education elsewhere.

The following is a list of our education department directors, with approximately 30 anesthesiologists in total serving as teaching faculty.

Faculty

Roy Soto, MD

Program Director, Anesthesiology
Residency Program

Rebecca Clemans, MD

Director, Pain in Anesthesiology

Moumen Asbahi, MD

Assistant Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program

Director, Thoracic/Vascular and Board Runner Rotation

Michael McCue, MD

Department Chair, Anesthesiology

Kaveh Aslani, MD

Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Bassel Kadi, MD

Director, ECHO/TEE Rotation

Julie Kado, MD

Director, SICU and Cardiac ICU Rotation

Ihsan Asbahi, MD

Director, Regional Anesthesiology Rotation

Saifeldin Mahmoud, MD

Director, North Tower Anesthesiology Rotation

Shikha Shukla, MD

Director, Ambulatory Anesthesiology Rotation

Joseph Melrose, MD

Director, PreOP/PACU Rotation

Jose Navas Blanco, MD

Director, Cardiac Anesthesiology Rotation

Matthew Price, MD

Chairman, Clinical Competency Committee
Director of Quality

Kathryn Reck, DO

Rotation Site Director – Grosse Pointe

Alyssa Risk, MD

Director, South Tower Anesthesiology Rotation

Ricardo Serrano, MD

Director, Neuro Anesthesiology Rotation

Patrick Stafford, MD

Director, Non-Operating Room Anesthesiology Rotation

Christie Vahabzadeh, MD

Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology Rotation

Roy Soto, MD

Program Director, Anesthesiology
Residency Program

Rebecca Clemans, MD

Director, Pain in Anesthesiology

Moumen Asbahi, MD

Assistant Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program

Director, Thoracic/Vascular and Board Runner Rotation

Michael McCue, MD

Department Chair, Anesthesiology

Kaveh Aslani, MD

Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Bassel Kadi, MD

Director, ECHO/TEE Rotation

Julie Kado, MD

Director, SICU and Cardiac ICU Rotation

Ihsan Asbahi, MD

Director, Regional Anesthesiology Rotation

Saifeldin Mahmoud, MD

Director, North Tower Anesthesiology Rotation

Shikha Shukla, MD

Director, Ambulatory Anesthesiology Rotation

Joseph Melrose, MD

Director, PreOP/PACU Rotation

Jose Navas Blanco, MD

Director, Cardiac Anesthesiology Rotation

Matthew Price, MD

Chairman, Clinical Competency Committee
Director of Quality

Kathryn Reck, DO

Rotation Site Director – Grosse Pointe

Alyssa Risk, MD

Director, South Tower Anesthesiology Rotation

Ricardo Serrano, MD

Director, Neuro Anesthesiology Rotation

Patrick Stafford, MD

Director, Non-Operating Room Anesthesiology Rotation

Christie Vahabzadeh, MD

Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology Rotation

Roy Soto, MD

Program Director, Anesthesiology
Residency Program

Rebecca Clemans, MD

Director, Pain in Anesthesiology

Moumen Asbahi, MD

Assistant Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program

Director, Thoracic/Vascular and Board Runner Rotation

Michael McCue, MD

Department Chair, Anesthesiology

Kaveh Aslani, MD

Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Bassel Kadi, MD

Director, ECHO/TEE Rotation

Julie Kado, MD

Director, SICU and Cardiac ICU Rotation

Ihsan Asbahi, MD

Director, Regional Anesthesiology Rotation

Saifeldin Mahmoud, MD

Director, North Tower Anesthesiology Rotation

Shikha Shukla, MD

Director, Ambulatory Anesthesiology Rotation

Joseph Melrose, MD

Director, PreOP/PACU Rotation

Jose Navas Blanco, MD

Director, Cardiac Anesthesiology Rotation

Matthew Price, MD

Chairman, Clinical Competency Committee
Director of Quality

Kathryn Reck, DO

Rotation Site Director – Grosse Pointe

Alyssa Risk, MD

Director, South Tower Anesthesiology Rotation

Ricardo Serrano, MD

Director, Neuro Anesthesiology Rotation

Patrick Stafford, MD

Director, Non-Operating Room Anesthesiology Rotation

Christie Vahabzadeh, MD

Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology Rotation

Roy Soto, MD

Program Director, Anesthesiology
Residency Program

Rebecca Clemans, MD

Director, Pain in Anesthesiology

Moumen Asbahi, MD

Assistant Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program

Director, Thoracic/Vascular and Board Runner Rotation

Michael McCue, MD

Department Chair, Anesthesiology

Kaveh Aslani, MD

Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Bassel Kadi, MD

Director, ECHO/TEE Rotation

Julie Kado, MD

Director, SICU and Cardiac ICU Rotation

Ihsan Asbahi, MD

Director, Regional Anesthesiology Rotation

Saifeldin Mahmoud, MD

Director, North Tower Anesthesiology Rotation

Shikha Shukla, MD

Director, Ambulatory Anesthesiology Rotation

Joseph Melrose, MD

Director, PreOP/PACU Rotation

Jose Navas Blanco, MD

Director, Cardiac Anesthesiology Rotation

Matthew Price, MD

Chairman, Clinical Competency Committee
Director of Quality

Kathryn Reck, DO

Rotation Site Director – Grosse Pointe

Alyssa Risk, MD

Director, South Tower Anesthesiology Rotation

Ricardo Serrano, MD

Director, Neuro Anesthesiology Rotation

Patrick Stafford, MD

Director, Non-Operating Room Anesthesiology Rotation

Christie Vahabzadeh, MD

Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology Rotation