The Henry Ford Medical Group is one of the nation’s largest and most experienced group practices, with more than 1,000 physicians and researchers in more than 40 specialties.
Founded in 1915 after consultations with physicians at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Mayo Clinic, the Henry Ford Medical Group has established itself as one of the premier group practices in the nation. Our large academic enterprise places us in the top three of traditionally independent group practices through:
Clinical Care: The breadth and depth of the Henry Ford Medical Group’s clinical services is unparalleled by any other independent academic medical center. Our scale and scope are in the 99th percentile of all group practices, with visit volumes larger than most group practices. We are national leaders in primary care with expertise in preventive care services and the health management of senior citizens. Our specialty Centers of Excellence are national leaders as well, providing advanced tertiary and quaternary care with a focus on discovery and innovation.
Education: One-third of all physicians in Michigan received training at Henry Ford, and our post-graduate medical education enterprise is among the largest in the country.
Research: Henry Ford is in the top 6% of National Institutes of Health-funded institutions and in Michigan is exceeded only by the University of Michigan and Wayne State University.
Leaders in Academic Medicine and Clinical Care
The Henry Ford Medical Group is among the best organized in the country. Our self-governed, employed physician practice program has been copied by many others because of our continuing success even through the toughest economic times. The brightest minds in medicine are attracted to become part of the Henry Ford Medical Group because our organization provides physicians the independence to pursue advanced clinical care while undertaking research as well as academic educational initiatives.
For nearly 100 years now the Henry Ford Medical Group has fostered advancement in patient care, research, and education while encouraging innovation in technology and patient care processes both in the outpatient and hospital settings. For these reasons Henry Ford Medical Group physicians are consistently selected by their physician peers as “top doctors” in various local and national published surveys and to lead national and state medical associations. Henry Ford Medical Group physicians work together in leadership and as everyday partners to continue to bring the best possible care to every patient we serve.
The Minds of Medicine in Action
Henry Ford Health System is proud to showcase videos of the award-winning, top-ranked quality of care the Henry Ford Medical Group provides to our community.
Medical Group Leader on WJR
Mark A. Kelley, M.D., executive vice president of Henry Ford Health System and chief executive officer of the Henry Ford Medical Group, speaks weekly with Paul W. Smith on 760 WJR.
Mon, 26 Jul 2010
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR July 15, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Steve Courtney about research aimed at determining risk factors and causes of Alzheimer’s so that better drugs can be developed to treat the disease.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR July 23, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about research aimed at determining risk factors and causes of Alzheimer’s so that better drugs can be developed to treat the disease.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR July 01, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about scientists growing a rat lung in the lab and what that could mean in the future for people needing an organ transplant.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR June 17, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about a Henry Ford Network that will electronically link private practice physicians. Paying people to take their meds was also discussed.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR June 03, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about heartburn triggers and a variety of treatments, from over the counter remedies to proton pump inhibitors.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR May 13, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about a significant number of people diagnosed with food allergies really being sufferers of food intolerance or food sensitivity.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR May 20, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about a study linking high levels of pesticides in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR April 22, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about popular online brain exercise games and their failure to improve brain function in older adults.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR April 08, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Steve Courtney about a court ruling that allows a lawsuit to move forward to keep companies from being able to patent human genes.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR April 15, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about complex spine surgery being on the rise in older adults even when less invasive procedures might prove effective.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR March 25, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about a Henry Ford study that shows skin transplant surgery is effective in treating vitiligo.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR March 18, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the effects of some blood pressure and cholesterol medications in people with Type II Diabetes.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Feb. 25, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the human and economic costs of hospital acquired infections.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR March 4, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Steve Courtney about how the salt laden American diet is leading to increased cases of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Feb. 18, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Steve Courtney about a new study on aspirin and women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Feb. 11, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about studies that show a child is more likely to have autism if their father and/or mother are older.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Jan. 21, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about a law that would eliminate having to wait months to get a doctors appointment.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Jan. 28, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the complexities of today’s radiation therapy equipment and the need for operators to be properly trained.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Feb. 4, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the recent controversy regarding taking Vitamin D supplements.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Jan. 14, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about when a physician should have open dialogue with a patient regarding end-of-life care and dying.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Jan. 07, 2010 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about excess weight contributing to heart disease even when cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar numbers look good.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Dec. 4, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about how to avoid winter weather slip and falls and prevent taxing the heart and back when shoveling snow.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Dec. 10, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the back peddling taking place regarding recent recommendations to reduce how often women receive mammograms.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR Nov. 19, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the family practice doctor shortage and discusses a taskforce recommendation that women be given fewer mammograms.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Nov. 05, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about exercise alone, not being the way to loose weight and he debunks claims about burning fat post workout.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Nov. 12, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about high hospital readmission rates among Medicare patients and language in the reform package to address the problem.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Oct. 29, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about pricing, such as doctor vs. facility fees, co-pays, deductibles and negotiating price if uninsured.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Oct. 22, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the American Cancer Society’s determination that the benefits of cancer screening are often overstated.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Oct. 15, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about a study that examined complications that develop following minimally invasive prostate surgery.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Sept. 3, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about who attracts mosquitoes and how to avoid bites and infections like Malaria when traveling and West Nile here in the U.S.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Sept. 17, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Warren Pierce about the H1N1 swine flu vaccine dosing revision and who should get it first; youth, pregnant women, etc.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Oct. 1, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about a proposal to regulate volume levels on Mp3 type music players that currently can damage hearing.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Sept. 24, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the reasons for and ramifications of patients not taking their prescription medication.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Aug. 20, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the reform debate and the difference between being more rational in how health care is delivered versus rationing care to control costs.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Aug. 27, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Steve Courtney about the H1N1 virus, the projected number of cases and the swine flu “only” vaccine that’s expected to be available in mid October.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on Aug. 13, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR's Warren Pierce about health care reform and whether public versus private health care is best and if a national uniform payment system is the way to go.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on July 2, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the dangers of overusing prescription and over-the-counter drugs especially acetaminophen, which lands 42,000 people in the ER yearly.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on July 9, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the FDA’s call for “Black Box Warnings” on several pain relievers particularly those that are highly addictive or are related to frequent overdoses.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on July 23, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about how a diet rich in Omega-3s from eating oily fish or taking fish oil supplements might help stave off dementia.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on July 16, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR’s Paul W. Smith about the national debate surrounding who will pay for medical coverage for the nation’s uninsured and the possibility of reform resulting in the emergence of a two-tier system.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on June 25, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR's Steve Courtney about patients not being told about abnormal test results ten percent of the time so don't assume no news is good news.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on June 18, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR's Paul W. Smith about new findings that debunk some prior beliefs about depression, drinking wine and using zinc nasal spray for colds.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on June 4, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR's Paul W. Smith about grilled red meat being linked to an increased incidence of some cancers.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on June 11, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR's Paul W. Smith about his new blog in The Washington Post that examines health care reform and universal care.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on April 23, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR's Paul W. Smith about allergy season and what to do if you suffer from allergies.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR on April 2, 2009 Dr. Mark Kelley talks with WJR's Paul W. Smith about the controversial new findings on breast cancer screening effectiveness.
Dr. Mark Kelley on WJR July 15, 2010
