Wayne Health Executive Leadership
Wayne Health Board of Directors
Wael Sakr, M.D.
Chair, Wayne Health Board of Directors; Interim Dean, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Chair, Department of Pathology
Michael Geheb, M.D.
Community Member and Vice Chair
M. Safwan Badr, M.D.
Chief Clinical Officer, Wayne Health; Chair, Department of Internal Medicine; Secretary
Lizabeth Ardisana
Community Member
Peter Dews, M.D.
Community Member
Scott Thornton
Community Member
Mark Juzych, M.D.
President & CEO, Wayne Health; Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Maysaa Basha, M.D.
Chair, Department of Neurology
David Rosenberg, M.D.
Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Donald Weaver, M.D.
Chair, Department of Surgery
Sayf Fathy, Esq.
General Counsel
Ho-Sheng Lin, MD
Chair, Department of Otolaryngology
Jeff Kohlitz, CFO
Mark Juzych, M.D.
President & CEO
M. Safwan Badr, M.D., M.B.A.
Chief Clinical Officer
M. Safwan Badr, M.D., M.B.A., is the Chief Clinical Officer at Wayne Health and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Dr. Badr is a professor of Internal Medicine, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, and a staff physician at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. He served as associate chair of the Department of Internal Medicine from 2004 to 2008, and as the chief medical officer for the Detroit Medical Center from 2008 to 2010.
Dr. Badr is an internationally known sleep disorders researcher and research mentor with current funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health. He has mentored numerous trainees and junior faculty members who have launched successful academic careers.
A graduate of Damascus University Medical School in Syria, he completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, followed by clinical and research fellowships in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He also completed a master’s of Business Administration degree at the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Badr has served on multiple national and international medical societies, including the boards of directors of the American Thoracic Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine ( AASM); he served as the president of the AASM from 2013 to 2014. In addition, Dr. Badr is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).
Sayf Fathy, Esq.
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel
Sayf F. Fathy, Esq., joined Wayne Health as corporate legal officer in 2010 when the organization was known as Wayne State University Physician Group. He was subsequently named vice president and general counsel, overseeing all legal affairs for the academic practice group.
Prior to his arrival, Fathy was an associate specializing in commercial real estate at the Detroit-based law firm Dickinson Wright. He also served as an academic services officer at Wayne State University School of Medicine.
While working at WSU, Fathy attended Wayne State University Law School in the evening, earning a Juris Doctorate, participating in Law Review as a senior articles editor and participating in Moot Court. He received a Constitutional Law School Award during his first year of studies and graduated magna cum laude in 2008.
Fathy also earned a Bachelor’s degree at WSU’s School of Business with a concentration in information systems.
He is a member of the Michigan State Bar Health Care Law Association Section and the American Health Lawyers Association.
Jeff Kohlitz
Chief Financial Officer
Wael Sakr, M.D.
Chair, Wayne Health Board of Directors; Interim Dean, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Chair, Department of Pathology