Southeast Michigan

Faculty

The department's attending staff consists of eight 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.

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. 

Program leadership

Portrait of Joe Mendez, MD
Joe Mendez, MD
  • Chairman – Dept. of PM&R
  • Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
    • Brain injury medicine certified
Portrait of Melissa Mafiah, MD
Melissa Mafiah, MD
  • Program Director
  • Residency: PM&R Corewell Health, Taylor
    • Electrodiagnostic medicine certified
Portrait of Joe Mendez, MD
Joe Mendez, MD
  • Chairman – Dept. of PM&R
  • Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
    • Brain injury medicine certified
Portrait of Melissa Mafiah, MD
Melissa Mafiah, MD
  • Program Director
  • Residency: PM&R Corewell Health, Taylor
    • Electrodiagnostic medicine certified
Portrait of Joe Mendez, MD
Joe Mendez, MD
  • Chairman – Dept. of PM&R
  • Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
    • Brain injury medicine certified
Portrait of Melissa Mafiah, MD
Melissa Mafiah, MD
  • Program Director
  • Residency: PM&R Corewell Health, Taylor
    • Electrodiagnostic medicine certified
Portrait of Joe Mendez, MD
Joe Mendez, MD
  • Chairman – Dept. of PM&R
  • Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
    • Brain injury medicine certified
Portrait of Melissa Mafiah, MD
Melissa Mafiah, MD
  • Program Director
  • Residency: PM&R Corewell Health, Taylor
    • Electrodiagnostic medicine certified

Core faculty

Portrait of Wendy Contreras, MD
Wendy Contreras, MD
  • Director of Quality
  • Residency: PM&R Corewell Health, Taylor
  • Fellowship: Brain injury medicine, Carolinas Medical Center Atrium Health
Portrait of Sungho Hong, MD
Sungho Hong, MD
  • Director of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
    • Brain injury medicine certified
    • Electrodiagnostic medicine certified
    • Pain medicine certified
Portrait of Tyler Roskos, PhD
Tyler Roskos, PhD
  • Director of Research
  • Doctor of philosophy in clinical psychology
  • Saint Louis University
  • Fellowship: Clinical neuropsychology
  • Baylor College of Medicine
Portrait of Riley Smith, MD
Riley Smith, MD
  • Fellowship Director of Brain Injury Medicine
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
  • Fellowship: Brain injury medicine, Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital, Taylor
Portrait of Johnathan Ho, MD
Johnathan Ho, MD
  • Director of Prosthetics and Orthotics
  • Residency: University of Michigan
    • Brain injury medicine certified
Portrait of Wendy Contreras, MD
Wendy Contreras, MD
  • Director of Quality
  • Residency: PM&R Corewell Health, Taylor
  • Fellowship: Brain injury medicine, Carolinas Medical Center Atrium Health
Portrait of Sungho Hong, MD
Sungho Hong, MD
  • Director of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
    • Brain injury medicine certified
    • Electrodiagnostic medicine certified
    • Pain medicine certified
Portrait of Tyler Roskos, PhD
Tyler Roskos, PhD
  • Director of Research
  • Doctor of philosophy in clinical psychology
  • Saint Louis University
  • Fellowship: Clinical neuropsychology
  • Baylor College of Medicine
Portrait of Riley Smith, MD
Riley Smith, MD
  • Fellowship Director of Brain Injury Medicine
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
  • Fellowship: Brain injury medicine, Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital, Taylor
Portrait of Johnathan Ho, MD
Johnathan Ho, MD
  • Director of Prosthetics and Orthotics
  • Residency: University of Michigan
    • Brain injury medicine certified
Portrait of Wendy Contreras, MD
Wendy Contreras, MD
  • Director of Quality
  • Residency: PM&R Corewell Health, Taylor
  • Fellowship: Brain injury medicine, Carolinas Medical Center Atrium Health
Portrait of Sungho Hong, MD
Sungho Hong, MD
  • Director of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
    • Brain injury medicine certified
    • Electrodiagnostic medicine certified
    • Pain medicine certified
Portrait of Tyler Roskos, PhD
Tyler Roskos, PhD
  • Director of Research
  • Doctor of philosophy in clinical psychology
  • Saint Louis University
  • Fellowship: Clinical neuropsychology
  • Baylor College of Medicine
Portrait of Riley Smith, MD
Riley Smith, MD
  • Fellowship Director of Brain Injury Medicine
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
  • Fellowship: Brain injury medicine, Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital, Taylor
Portrait of Johnathan Ho, MD
Johnathan Ho, MD
  • Director of Prosthetics and Orthotics
  • Residency: University of Michigan
    • Brain injury medicine certified
Portrait of Wendy Contreras, MD
Wendy Contreras, MD
  • Director of Quality
  • Residency: PM&R Corewell Health, Taylor
  • Fellowship: Brain injury medicine, Carolinas Medical Center Atrium Health
Portrait of Sungho Hong, MD
Sungho Hong, MD
  • Director of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
    • Brain injury medicine certified
    • Electrodiagnostic medicine certified
    • Pain medicine certified
Portrait of Tyler Roskos, PhD
Tyler Roskos, PhD
  • Director of Research
  • Doctor of philosophy in clinical psychology
  • Saint Louis University
  • Fellowship: Clinical neuropsychology
  • Baylor College of Medicine
Portrait of Riley Smith, MD
Riley Smith, MD
  • Fellowship Director of Brain Injury Medicine
  • Residency: Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital-Taylor
  • Fellowship: Brain injury medicine, Wayne State University, Corewell Health Hospital, Taylor
Portrait of Johnathan Ho, MD
Johnathan Ho, MD
  • Director of Prosthetics and Orthotics
  • Residency: University of Michigan
    • Brain injury medicine certified