The 20 Best Lymphedema Doctors Near Me in Ann Arbor, MI

Jonathan L. Eliason, M.D., is the S. Martin Lindenauer Collegiate Professor of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Eliason received his undergraduate degree from Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota and his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He then relocated to Nashville, Tennessee where he completed his General Surgery Residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He became Chief Resident in the 2001-2002 academic year and proceeded into the two-year Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of Michigan the following year. Prior to joining the faculty at U-M, Dr. Eliason served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and as a staff surgeon for the San Antonio Military Vascular Surgery Service at Wilford Hall Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center. He was deployed to Balad, Iraq as a vascular surgeon in the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group from 9/06 - 1/07 and was otherwise a member of the 859th Surgical Operations Squadron of the 59th Medical Wing at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in the section of vascular surgery in 2007. Dr. Eliason is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 39 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Peripheral Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Aneurysm Repair. Dr. Eliason is board certified in Vascular Surgery and Surgery.

Andrea Obi is a General Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Obi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Idiopathic Edema, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Venous Insufficiency, and Deep Vein Thrombosis. Dr. Obi is board certified in Vascular Surgery and Surgery.

Paige L. Myers, MD, MPH, FACS, serves as a faculty member in the Section of Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan School of Medicine and is the program director of the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency. Dr. Myers obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Hobart and William Smith College. She then attended Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY for her medical degree. She completed a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency at the University of Rochester. She pursued a fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, to provide the most advanced reconstructive techniques to her patients.Clinical Specialization: Dr. Myers specializes in all forms of breast reconstruction, with a particular focus on microsurgical techniques. She has specialized training in using patients' own tissue from the abdomen, thighs, hips, or gluteal region. Additional clinical areas include lymphedema surgery and complex oncologic reconstruction, working closely with the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center to provide multidisciplinary, patient-centered care. Her research interests involve investigating the social determinants of health and current policies that affect the delivery of care for breast reconstruction and lymphedema patients. She is also passionate about mentorship and sponsorship in surgery, especially for women and underrepresented minorities. Dr. Myers is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast Enlargement In Males, Breast Cancer, Lymphedema, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Myers is board certified in Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Sean Smith is the Medical Director of Michigan Medicine's Cancer Rehabilitation program, with a clinical emphasis on restoring function and reducing symptom burden in patients with a history of cancer. In addition to chairing the AAPM&R's Cancer Rehabilitation Physician Consortium and the multi-site research collaborative, the Cancer Rehabilitation Metrics Consortium, he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, and is a Deputy Associate Editor for Supportive Care in Cancer. He has published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts and has conducted educational seminars on cancer rehabilitation on three continents. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD), Foot Drop, Lymphedema, and Femoral Nerve Dysfunction. Dr. Smith is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehab.

Dr. Rodriguez is Medical Director of the Wheelchair Seating Clinic and PM&R Administrator in the Michigan Bowel Control Clinic and the Wound Care Clinic. She has been actively involved in research with the Spinal Cord Injury Model System. She has written and collaborated on several research publications and written chapters on SCI sequelae in premier journals and textbooks in PM&R. Dr. Rodriguez has been recognized for her teaching of trainees with the Silver Crutch award. She is the associate SCI fellowship program director. She also serves on the International Standards and Autonomic Standards Committees, two crucial committees of the American Spinal Injury Association that are responsible for development of any new standards documents related to SCI, continuous review and improvement of the existing ASIA documents on neurological and autonomic standards and development and oversight of the International Data Sets project. Dr. Rodriguez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. She is also highly rated in 43 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Neurogenic Bowel, Paraplegia, Spasticity, and Autonomic Dysreflexia.

Dr. Cody Andrews attended medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and received his M.D. in 2012. He then completed a one year internal medicine internship at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a three year residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan in 2016. He also completed a one year Cancer Rehabilitation fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2017. Dr. Andrews’ clinical responsibilities include the inpatient rehabilitation service and consults, as well as an outpatient practice focusing on the rehabilitation of oncology and hematology patients and electromyography testing. Dr. Andrews is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Hemiplegia, Neurogenic Bowel, and Foot Drop.

Frank M. Davis, MD is a faculty member in the Department of Surgery Section of Vascular Surgery, treating patients at the University of Michigan Health System and at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with highest honors from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology. He then went on to receive his medical degree from the University of Michigan and graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha status. During his medical studies he pursued a Sarnoff Cardiovascular Foundation Fellowship at the University of Kentucky under the guidance of Dr. Alan Daugherty investigating the pathological mechanisms of abdominal aortic aneurysm formation. Following medical school, he returned to the University of Michigan to complete his Integrated Vascular Surgery training. During his surgical training he spent two years as a National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellow investigating the impact of epigenetic modifications to the immune system in diabetic wound healing and aortic aneurysm develop. Dr. Davis’s clinical interest and expertise is the surgical and endovascular management of aortic aneurysms, aorto-Iliac occlusive disease, cerebral vascular disease, and peripheral arterial disease.Clinical SpecializationDr. Davis’s clinical specialization is the surgical and endovascular management of aortic aneurysms, aorto-Iliac occlusive disease, cerebral vascular disease, and peripheral arterial disease.He is trained in complex open and endovascular work in all vascular beds. He performs a variety of procedures including TCAR, CEA, AAA repair, hemodialysis access, TEVAR, EVAR, pEVAR, FEVAR, Aortic Bypass Procedures, Mesenteric Revascularization, and Peripheral Angioplasty/Stenting/Open Bypass. He became a Registered Physician in Vascular Ultrasound Interpretation in 2019. Dr. Davis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Peripheral Artery Disease, Idiopathic Edema, and Aneurysm Repair. Dr. Davis is board certified in Vascular Surgery.

Dr. Osborne is Ramon Berguer, M.D., Ph.D. Research Professor of Vascular Surgery at Michigan Medicine. Dr. Osborne graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. in Microbiology in 2001. He subsequently attended Dartmouth Medical School and graduated in 2005. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan between 2005 and 2012. During his training, he spent two years as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, pursuing research on hospital and surgical quality, as well as health disparities under the mentorship of Dr. Birkmeyer and Dr. Dimick. He then completed a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 2014.Clinical Specialization:Dr. Osborne's clinical interest and expertise is in the management of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), aneurysms and cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Osborne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripheral Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aneurysm Repair, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Osborne is board certified in Surgery and Vascular Surgery.

Dr. Fukuhara earned his medical degree from Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan (2006), where he also received training in surgery (2009) and cardiovascular surgery (2010) with intense endovascular experience. After moving to the United States, he completed his general surgery residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY (2014), cardiothoracic surgery residency at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (2016), aortic surgery fellowship at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2017), and aortic and endovascular fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH (2018). He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the Japan Surgical Society. Dr. Fukuhara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Fukuhara is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery.

Dr. Himanshu Patel is the Richard L. Prager, MD Research Professor of Cardiac Surgery. In August 2016, he became Head of the Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery. He serves as the Executive Director of the Cardiovascular Network of West Michigan, and he is a Director of the Frankel Cardiovascular Center at Michigan Medicine. Dr. Patel received his undergraduate degree at The Johns Hopkins University in 1988 and completed medical school at The Johns Hopkins University in 1993. His general surgery training was completed at University of Rochester School of Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester New York in 2000 and his Thoracic Surgery residency was completed at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2002. He then completed a fellowship in Thoracic Transplantation/Adult Cardiac Surgery and joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in 2003 at the University of Michigan. From 2004 to 2010 he was Chief of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Service at the Ann Arbor Veterans Health System. He also completed an Endovascular Surgery Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in 2005.Dr. Patel’s clinical interests include the field of adult cardiac surgery with emphasis on aortic valve disease including both open and percutaneous approaches, thoracic aortic disease including aortic aneurysms, and thoracic aortic endovascular surgery. Dr. Patel’s research interests revolve around outcomes of open and endovascular thoracic aortic procedures, conventional and catheter-based aortic valve surgery, and development of catheter based endovascular devices. In addition, he collaborates extensively with bioengineers and radiologists at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center to evaluate the impact of catheter-based therapy on cardiac function and aortic and cerebrovascular blood flow hemodynamics. He is a member of all major cardiac and vascular surgical societies. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Patel is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery.

Thomas Wakefield is a Vascular Surgeon practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Wakefield is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Venous Insufficiency, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Varicose Veins, Thrombectomy, and Angioplasty.

Katherine A. Gallagher, Professor of Surgery, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and the Leland Ira Doan Research Professor of Vascular Surgery at U-M, is internationally known for her innovative translational research on epigenetic regulation of immune cells during normal and pathologic tissue repair and other cardiovascular disease processes. She is an expert in the molecular pathogenesis of wound repair and has contributed substantially to the understanding of epigenetics in immune cells associated with tissue repair, cardiovascular diseases, sepsis and most recently, COVID-19.She is, most notably, a member of the National Academy of Medicine, American Society of Clinical Investigation, American Surgical Association, Society of Clinical Surgery, a James IV International Scholar, a Distinguished Fellow of the Society of Vascular Surgery and a Taubman Scholar. Gallagher received a Bachelor of Science degree in physiology and neurobiology from the University of Maryland in 1998, graduating with Highest Honors. She was a Howard Hughes Fellow at the NIH for two years. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2002. She pursued her general surgery training at the University of Maryland, followed by her vascular surgery training at Columbia University in New York. During her residency, she pursued a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been tenure track faculty at the University of Michigan since 2011. Dr. Gallagher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. She is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Arterial Insufficiency, Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA). Dr. Gallagher is board certified in Vascular Surgery and Surgery.

Dr. Jeruss is a Professor of Surgery and the Director of the University of Michigan Breast Care Center. She also holds appointments in the Departments of Pathology and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Dr. Jeruss received her undergraduate degree in neuroscience and history from Brandeis University and her medical degree from the University of Vermont. Dr. Jeruss completed her General Surgery residency training at Northwestern University Medical School and holds a PhD from Northwestern, having done her dissertation in the field of breast cancer biology. She completed her fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2006, and returned to Northwestern as Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Breast Surgery before joining the University of Michigan faculty.Dr. Jeruss is board certified in General Surgery and is a member of several professional societies. Through her basic and clinical research program, Dr. Jeruss has been actively involved in the training of high school students, undergraduates, graduate students at the PhD and post-doctoral levels, medical students, and residents. She has published numerous manuscripts and book chapters, and has also received many awards for teaching and research. Dr. Jeruss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. She is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Jeruss is board certified in Surgery.

Dr. Fine is an honors graduate of Harvard University and the U-M Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency and served as chief medical resident at the U-M Medical Center. Dr. Fine was cited recently in The Best Doctors in America: Midwest Edition, 2017-2018. He enjoys piano and poetry composition, reading and music.Read Dr. Fine's 8 questions profile. Dr. Fine is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sickle Cell Disease, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Colonoscopy, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

Alfred Chang is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Melanoma, Breast Cancer, Intraductal Papilloma, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.

Michael Englesbe, MD, FACS is the Cyrenus G Darling Sr M.D. and Cyrenus G Darling Jr M.D. Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan in the Section of Transplantation Surgery. Dr. Englesbe received his undergraduate degree at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in 1993. He went on to obtain his medical degree in 1997 from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan Health System in 2004. From 2000 to 2002, Dr. Englesbe did a surgical research post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He does kidney and liver transplantation in adults and children. He has a specific expertise in portal hypertension in children and adults.Education Focus:Dr. Englesbe particularly enjoys working with undergraduate students, medical students, and young physician trainees. He serves as the Department of Surgery Vice Chair for Resident Mentorship and the University of Michigan Medical School Capstone Curriculum Director.Clinical Specialization:Dr. Englesbe specializes in kidney and liver transplantation in adults and children. He has a specific expertise in portal hypertension in children and adults. Dr. Englesbe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Liver Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Englesbe is board certified in Surgery.

Dr. Lesly Dossett, MD, MPH, is the Maud T. Lane Research Professor for Cancer Quality Improvement and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Dossett earned her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2003, having attended on a United States Navy Health Professions Scholarship. She completed her general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University in 2010, which included a health services research fellowship and completion of an MPH. After residency, Dr. Dossett served on active duty with the United States Navy in several roles stateside and overseas, including completing two deployments supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. After leaving the Navy in 2014, Dr. Dossett completed a clinical fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center and joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 2016.Dr. Dossett specializes in treating patients with melanoma, soft tissue sarcoma, and breast cancer. Her research leverages implementation science frameworks and behavioral strategies to improve healthcare value. As co-director of the Michigan Program for Value Enhancement (MPrOVE), she works to translate value-based research findings into practice at Michigan Medicine and then scale those strategies more broadly to hospitals and healthcare systems. She is a principal investigator for R01s funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). She serves as a mentor on several federally funded training grants and career development awards.Dr. Dossett is an active member of several national societies. She serves as an officer in the Association for Academic Surgeons (AAS) and in the executive leadership of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Cancer Research Program (CRP) and the Surgical Outcomes Club.Clinical Specialization:Dr. Dossett’s clinical focus is on melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, sarcoma, and breast cancer. She has expertise in locally and regionally advanced melanoma, breast angiosarcoma, retroperitoneal and pelvic sarcoma, breast conservation therapy, and skin and nipple sparing mastectomy. Dr. Dossett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. She is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma, Melanoma, Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Dossett is board certified in Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Allison Ruff graduated from the University of Florida before obtaining her medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine training at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH, where she also served as Chief Medical Resident. her clinical interests include primary care of medically complex adults, women's health, preventative medicine, and medical education. She lives in Ann Arbor with her husband and three children. Dr. Ruff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. Her clinical expertise encompasses Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Migraine, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Osteopetrosis Autosomal Recessive Type 3.

Dr. Hadeed obtained her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in Manhattan. She subsequently completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Michigan. Her clinical interests include women's health, care for the medically complex, medical education, and quality improvement in primary care. She enjoys biking, skiing and writing. Dr. Hadeed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Obesity in Children, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Daniel Mitzel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Mitzel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Kidney Failure, Pseudomembranous Colitis, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Low Blood Pressure, and Endoscopy. Dr. Mitzel is board certified in Internal Medicine.