The department's attending staff consists of 16 board-certified physiatrists. All ABPMR subspecialties are represented within the PM&R faculty. Many members of this department were previously residents in this program. Some pursued postgraduate opportunities elsewhere and have returned to practice at Corewell Health.

A major strength of this program is the stability and diversity of the faculty, thereby providing an extremely stable environment within which the residents thrive. 

Core faculty

Bret Burlingame, DO

Bret Burlingame, DO
Residency program director
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Fellowship: sports medicine/electromyography – Michigan State University

Susan Weir, MD

Susan Weir, MD
Assistant residency program director
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Fellowship: musculoskeletal medicine – Indiana University

Lisa Grant, MD

Lisa Grant, MD
Assistant residency program director
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital

Ronald Taylor, MD

Ronald Taylor, MD
Department chairman physical medicine and rehabilitation
Director inpatient rehabilitation
Professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University

Justin Riutta, MD

Justin Riutta, MD
Vice chairman, department of physical medicine & rehabilitation
Associate professor OUWB School of Medicine
Medical director cancer rehabilitation services
Director wheelchair clinic
Medical director oncology rehabilitation unit
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital – Royal Oak
Fellowship: Cancer rehabilitation – The University of Pennsylvania

John Maltese, Jr., MD

John Maltese, Jr., MD
Director, PM&R, Corewell Health Beaumont Hospital Troy
Associate professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak

Vikram Narula, MD

Vikram Narula, MD 
Director of electrodiagnostic lab 
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak
Fellowship: Sports medicine/electromyography – Michigan State University

 

Staff physiatrists

Annas Aljassem, MD, MHSA

Annas Aljassem, MD, MHSA
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak
Fellowship: hospice and palliative medicine – University of Michigan

Neal Alpiner, MD

Neal Alpiner, MD
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine 
Residency: Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
Fellowship: pediatric – Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Douglas Boven, MD

Douglas Boven, MD
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak
Fellowship: Comprehensive pain specialist, Flint MI, Interventional Spine Comprehensive Pain Specialists

Christine Chamberlain, MD

Christine Chamberlain, MD
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine 
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak

Nancy DeSantis, DO

Nancy DeSantis, DO
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Evan Halchishick, DO

Evan Halchishick, DO
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak
Fellowship: Interventional spine, University of Michigan

Rajesh Iyer, MD

Rajesh Iyer, MD
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak
Fellowship: Spine & sports medicine – Cleveland Clinic

Randi Long, MD

Randi Long, MD
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine 
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak

Amish Patel, DO

Amish Patel, DO
Assistant OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital & Care Network
Fellowship: pain fellowship - University of Chicago Hospital, department of anesthesiology

David Spiteri, MD

David Spiteri, MD
Assistant Professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak

Sherry Viola, MD

Sherry Viola, MD
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine 
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak

Julie Ferris, MD

Julie Ferris, MD 
Medical director, traumatic brain injury
Assistant professor, OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak
Fellowship: Brain injury medicine, JFK Medical Center

Edward Dabrowski, MD

Edward Dabrowski, MD
System director, pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation
Medical director Grosse Pointe Neighborhood Club
Professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Wayne State University
Fellowship: pediatric neurology, neuromuscular disease/electromyography – Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Gino Sessa, MD

Gino Sessa, MD 
Medical director, Neuroscience Rehab Unit
Assistant professor OUWB School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak

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