Dr. Charles B. Pelshaw

Dr. Gregory Yanik has been a faculty member within the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program and Division at the University of Michigan since 1992. He was born and raised in the Detroit area, attended medical school at Wayne State University and trained in hematology-oncology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He and his wife Marybeth have three grown children. Dr. Yanik has been the recipient of many prestigious awards in recognition of his contributions to medical research, clinical care, and education, including the Leland and Elaine Blatt Professorship of Pediatric Oncology, the University of Michigan Pediatric Teacher of the Year Award, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Chairman’s Citation for Outstanding Service. Dr. Yanik is the founder of and chairs the Executive Committee for the Children’s Hematology Alliance of Michigan (CHAMI), a unique alliance of pediatric hematology/practice teams in the State of Michigan whose goal is to continuously improve the quality of care for children with these medical conditions regardless of where they are treated in the State. In addition to these many activities, Dr. Yanik makes time to serve on the Executive Committee for Make a Wish Michigan. Dr. Yanik is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Neuroblastoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), and Lung Transplant. Dr. Yanik is currently accepting new patients.

Nancy Mcnamara is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Mcnamara is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS). Dr. Mcnamara is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Mcnamara is currently accepting new patients.

Edward A. Hurvitz, MD is Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is the James W. Rae Collegiate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He graduated from Wayne State College of Medicine, and completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Sinai Hospital of Detroit. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan Department of PM&R in 1989 after completing a one-year fellowship there in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Hurvitz also obtained certification in Electrodiagnostic Medicine in 1990. He became department chair in 2006 and was promoted to full Professor in 2013. He has also served as chief of service for PM&R at the Ann Arbor VA hospital. His clinical and academic focus has been on individuals with cerebral palsy and other brain-related syndromes that start in the childhood years, including adolescents and adults. His current work focuses on body composition and fitness in children and adults with cerebral palsy, as well as overall health and function in adults with cerebral palsy.In 2013, the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine recognized his work with the Chambers Lifespan awardand lecture. Dr. Hurvitz co-founded and co-directs the Cerebral Palsy Research Consortium of Michigan, and the International Cerebral Palsy Health Promotion Group. He has been funded for research as a PI or Co-PI from the NIH, NIDILRR, United Cerebral Palsy, and from industry.He is on the Executive Committee of the Cerebral Palsy Research Network, a national effort to establish a registry of individuals with CP. Dr. Hurvitz is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Myelomeningocele, Spasticity, and Rhizotomy. Dr. Hurvitz is board certified in Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehab. Dr. Hurvitz is currently accepting new patients.