General Surgery Residency

Thank you for your interest in the Henry Ford Warren Hospital General Surgery Residency Program!

It is the mission of the Henry Ford Warren General Surgery residency program to provide comprehensive training in a nurturing environment in order to develop physician leaders who remain with Henry Ford and deliver high quality spiritually centered holistic and compassionate care in their communities. And, in keeping with the values of our previous hospital, of integrity, generosity of spirit and service to the poor, reverence, wisdom, dedication, and creativity. It is our goal to train surgeons with the highest quality of education in the specialty of surgery as well as maintain scholarly activity in a community care setting. The program will enable physicians to graduate as well rounded and competent surgeons in the six ACGME competencies as well as prepare them for certifying boards. It is the priority for all physicians to work in the specialty of surgery after graduation, attend fellowship, or educate/teach in the specialty of surgery.

Program Information

Program Director: Renee Villaluz, DO, FACOS
Program Coordinator: Kathy Janowski
Program Length: 5 Years
Positions: 4 Categorial

Program Director

Dr. Renee Villaluz, DO, FACOS, our program director, is a board-certified general surgeon. She completed her residency training at the Henry Ford Warren program and has been practicing for over a decade at Henry Ford Warren Hospital. Dr. Villaluz specializes in all areas of general surgery, including colon cancer, breast cancer, hernias, endoscopy, wound care, and minimally invasive surgery.
Associate Program Director

Dr. David Siegel, DO, FACOS, FACS, our previous program director and current associate program director, is a Board-Certified General Surgeon and Chief of Surgery at Henry Ford Warren Hospital. Dr. Siegel also completed residency training here at Henry Ford Warren and has been working here since then. He served as the General Surgery Program Director for over fifteen years and has helped graduate hundreds of general surgery residents. Dr. Siegel specializes in all areas of general surgery and is considered a leader in hernia surgery, as well as breast surgery, colon cancer surgery, endoscopy, and minimally invasive surgery, both laparoscopy and robotics.

Core Faculty

Dr. Gary Katz, DO
Minimally invasive surgery
Bariatric surgery
General surgery

Dr. Jeffrey Falk, MD, FACS
Breast surgery

Dr. Youssef Rizk, DO, FACOS, RVT
Vascular surgery

Program Coordinator

Kathy Janowski, our amazing coordinator has been supporting surgical residency programs for over 20 years.