Faculty

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Residency Program Faculty
Community Faculty
MSU Department of Family Medicine

Our program faculty group consists of eleven core program faculty and one community faculty. The current members are:

Core Residency Faculty
(All board certified in Family Medicine):

Residency Program Director
George Smith, MD

Residency Program Faculty
Robert Darios, MD
Cheryl B. Doane, DO
Shirin Doshi, DO
Valerie Johnson, DO
Karen Kent, MD
Amy Odom, DO
James Olson, MD
Randolph Pearson, MD
Kenneth Thompson, MD
Suzanne Sorkin, MD
Sudha Yenumula, MD

Community Faculty
Dawn Springer, MD

MSU Department of Family Medicine

The breadth of our specialty is evident in the diverse areas of interest and expertise of the members of the Department of Family Medicine at Michigan State University. These interests include: medical ethics, sports medicine, alternative birthing, geriatrics, computer applications, management of difficult patients, adolescent medicine, international health and others.

In addition to the Residency Program Faculty, members of the Department of Family Medicine spend varying amounts of time with the Residency Program. Almost all attend in-patient rounds and precept in the Family Health Centers. This provides a unique opportunity for Residents to pursue areas of special interest with Faculty members who have a particular expertise. It is also possible for some residents to extend training for a fourth year given the fellowship positions in geriatrics and sports medicine. The current members of the MSU Department of Family Medicine are: