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
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
Johnathan Ho, MD
Director - PM&R residency program
Director of prosthetics and orthotics
Residency: University of Michigan
Brain injury medicine certified
Melissa Mafiah, MD
Associate director – PM&R residency program
Residency: PM&R Corewell Health, Taylor
Core faculty
Wendy Contreras, MD
Director of quality
Residency: PM&R Corewell Health, Taylor
Fellowship: Brain injury medicine,
Carolinas Medical Center Atrium Health
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
Tyler Roskos, PhD
Director of research
Doctor of philosophy in clinical psychology
Saint Louis University
Fellowship: Clinical neuropsychology
Baylor College of Medicine
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
Apply for residencies and fellowships
Information for applicants (policies, how to apply, salaries)