Wayne Health Executive Leadership
Wayne Health Board of Directors
Mark S. Schweitzer, M.D.
Dean, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Chair, Wayne Health Board of Directors
M. Safwan Badr, M.D.
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine and Secretary
Scott Thornton
Community Member
Michael Geheb, M.D.
Community Member and Vice Chair
Lizabeth Ardisana
Community Member
Mark Juzych, M.D.
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Wael Sakr, M.D.
Chair, Department of Pathology and Treasurer
David Rosenberg, M.D.
Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Donald Weaver, M.D.
Chair, Department of Surgery
Chaur-Dong Hsu, M.D.
Chair, Department of OB/GYN
Jun Li, M.D.
Chair, Department of Neurology
Charles J. Shanley, M.D.
President & CEO, Wayne Health Administration
Aris Urbanes, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Wayne Health Administration
Diana R. Goode
Chief Financial Officer, Wayne Health Administration
Sayf Fathy, Esq.
General Counsel
Charles J. Shanley, M.D.
President & CEO, Wayne Health
Charles Shanley, M.D., FACS, joined Wayne Health as president and chief executive officer in March 2018. Dr. Shanley also serves as professor of Surgery and vice dean for Clinical Affairs for the Wayne State University School of Medicine.
A Detroit native and practicing vascular surgeon, Dr. Shanley has served in a variety of senior executive, clinical, academic and entrepreneurial leadership roles throughout his career.
Previous executive roles include serving as senior vice president for Surgical Services, chair of surgery and co-medical director for Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. Dr. Shanley was subsequently promoted to senior vice president and associate chief medical officer for Beaumont Health. Other clinical and academic leadership roles included previous service as Vascular Surgery division chief and residency program director at the Detroit Medical Center and General Surgery program director at Beaumont Health.
Dr. Shanley also co-founded Medical Engineering Partners, an advanced bioengineering and medical device prototyping firm in 2010. A spin-off of that parent company, Seraph Biosciences, is commercializing a novel Raman spectroscopic diagnostic platform for real-time pathogen and agent detection at the point-of-care.
A distinguished fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Dr. Shanley currently serves on the Health Care Patient Safety and Quality Study Section of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. He has also served on the Circulatory Devices Advisory Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Shanley’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
Dr. Shanley earned his Doctor of Medicine (with distinction) and Bachelor of Science degrees (with highest distinction) from WSU. He completed vascular surgery, surgical critical care and general surgery residencies at the University of Michigan Health System (Michigan Medicine).
Aris Q. Urbanes, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Wayne Health
Aris Q. Urbanes, M.D., joined Wayne Health as medical director of Quality and Patient Safety in September 2018, when the organization was known as Wayne State University Physician Group. He was promoted to chief medical officer in January 2020, responsible for overseeing all aspects of clinical care delivery by Wayne Health.
Dr. Urbanes is a board-certified Internal Medicine/Nephrology physician who also holds a board certification from the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology, Hemodialysis Vascular Access.
He previously served as associate program director of Internal Medicine at Providence Hospital, Southfield, where he also served as division chief of Nephrology.
Dr. Urbanes has held a number of national professional offices, including past president and executive committee member of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology; director-at-large and board member of the Vascular Access Society of the Americas; member of the Kidney Health Initiative/National Kidney Foundation Committee on Clinical Endpoints in Dialysis Access Trials; and member of the Vascular Access Committee of the National Kidney Foundation/Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative.
He is a fellow of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology and was named Teacher of the Year four times for outstanding student and resident education at Providence Hospital.
Dr. Urbanes is widely published in prestigious, peer-reviewed publications, including the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Journal of Vascular Access and Hemodialysis International. He is also a frequent, invited presenter at national scientific and clinical meetings of the American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology and Hemodialysis Symposiums. In addition, he has been an invited speaker on clinical topics at international meetings in Columbia, Spain, Malaysia, China, India, Turkey, New Zealand and Dubai.
Dr. Urbanes earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of the Philippines School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in Zoology at the University of the Philippines. He completed post-graduate training in internal medicine at the University of the Philippines and Wayne State University, and in Nephrology at the University of Michigan.
Phillip Levy, M.D., MPH
Chief Innovation Officer, Wayne Health
Phillip Levy, M.D., MPH, joined Wayne Health in January 2020 in a newly-created role as chief innovation officer to lead the organization’s efforts in population health innovation, clinical outcomes and social accountability.
Dr. Levy is the Edward S Thomas endowed professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine where he also serves as assistant vice president for Translational Sciences and Clinical Research Innovation, and associate chair for Research, in the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Levy is a Fellow of multiple professional societies including the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). In addition to this, Dr. Levy is a standing member of the NIH Cancer, Heart and Sleep Epidemiology (CHSA), President of the Metro Detroit AHA affiliate, Chair of the ACC’s Cardiovascular Service Accreditation Management Board, and a member of the ACC’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry Management Board. A leading cardiovascular researcher, Dr. Levy has overseen more than 90 funded studies from various entities since his arrival at Wayne State in 2002, including the CDC, NHLBI, NIMHD, PCORI, AHRQ, EMF and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Related to this work, Dr. Levy has published more than 220 manuscripts and textbook chapters over the past decade and has been an invited lecturer on cardiovascular disease more than 220 times.
Dr. Levy earned a Doctor of Medicine at New York Medical College, a Master’s degree in Public Health at the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Pennsylvania.
Sayf Fathy, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel, Wayne Health
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.
Diana R. Goode
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Diana Goode joined Wayne Health as vice president, finance and chief financial officer in August 2018 when the organization was known as Wayne State University Physician Group.
She previously served as senior associate vice president of Finance and Treasury for Wayne State University. At WSU, she led the development of multi-year and annual capital budgeting processes; led external debt planning and issuances; directed the fiscal affairs of the university; and developed and implemented financial strategic goals and objectives.
Goode is an adjunct professor at the Mike Ilitch School of Business teaching accounting and financial analysis.
In other previous roles, Goode served as chief operating officer/chief financial officer for TechTown Detroit; as an adjunct professor of finance and accounting at Walsh College of Business in Troy, Mich.; and as controller/acting president at the Accounting Aid Society of Detroit.
Before her career in finance, Goode held a series of human resources positions, including human resources manager at J.L. Becker Company in Plymouth, Mich.; human resources/accountant at Posa-Cut Corporation in Farmington Hills; and as human resources manager/administrative assistant at Peninsular Steel Company in Warren.
Goode earned a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Accountancy at Walsh College.
Adrienne B. Mitchell, MBA
Chief Human Resources and Information Officer
Adrienne Mitchell joined Wayne Health as vice president, Human Resources and Information Technology in June 2018 when the organization was known as Wayne State University Physician Group. She was named chief human resources and information officer in January 2020.
Mitchell previously served as associate vice president of HR Technology and Operational Excellence at Rush University Medical Center, a 671-bed academic medical center in Chicago. Prior to that, she served in a series of increasingly responsible positions at the University of Chicago, including director of HR and Academic Affairs in the department of Surgery; and as an operational excellence leader and a manager of HR Systems at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Mitchell also worked as an HR transformation consultant for JKY Computer Consultants; as a supervisor in PeopleSoft Application Support and a PeopleSoft administrator for Federal Systems Group; and as a senior consultant for Business Information Technology.
She is a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources; a SHRM Senior Certified Professional; a Certified Project Management Professional; and a Certified Six Sigma Greenbelt.
Mitchell is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration and the Project Management Institute, and a former member of the Association of Academic Surgical Administrators.
She earned a Master of Business Administration from DePaul University with a concentration in human resources and health sector management, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University with a major in business computer systems.
Mark S. Schweitzer, M.D.
Dean, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Chair, Wayne Health Board of Directors
Mark Schweitzer, M.D., a preeminent radiologist, is the dean of the Wayne State University School of Medicine and vice president of Health Affairs for Wayne State University.
In addition to his leadership role in the School of Medicine, Dr. Schweitzer serves as chair of the Board of Directors of Wayne Health, a non-profit, multi-specialty academic group practice affiliated with the Wayne State University School of Medicine.
As WSU’s vice president of health affairs, he also works with the deans of Wayne State’s College of Nursing and the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, to advance interprofessional, team-based approaches to health care.
An outstanding medical scholar and educator, Dr. Schweitzer is a talented administrator who has served in many hospital and medical practice roles, including vice chair for clinical practice and chair of the Information Management Group for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Extensively published and a lecturer for Harvard University Medical School, he holds a number of medical patents.
Dr. Schweitzer has served on numerous expert advisory panels, including study sections for the National Institutes of Health and on Food and Drug Administration panels. He has received numerous teaching, mentoring and research awards. A principal investigator or co-principal investigator on more than 30 grants, including NIH R01 awards, he has also conducted many clinical trials involving novel contrast agents.
Certified by the American Board of Radiology, he has served as the presiding officer of the Radiological Society of North America and the International Skeletal Society. Continuously named a “Best Doctor” by New York and Philadelphia publications, he has served as a consultant for several professional sports teams, including the New York Mets, New York Islanders, New York Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Philadelphia Eagles. He has also consulted for numerous college teams and for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in British Columbia.
Dr. Schweitzer received his bachelor of science from the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City University of New York. He received his medical degree from State University of New York at Buffalo, and completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at Nassau County Medical Center (now Nassau University Medical Center), where he served as associate chief resident. He performed a fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology at University of California, San Diego.