DETROIT — Adnan Munkarah, M.D., a specialist in gynecologic cancer including ovarian and uterine cancer, has been named chair of the Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Women’s Health for the Henry Ford Medical Group and the Hospital and Health Network.
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| Adnan Munkarah, M.D |
Educated at the American University of Beirut, Dr. Munkarah trained in both internal medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology at the Detroit Medical Center. After completing his oncology fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, he returned to Detroit where he directed the division of gynecologic oncology at Wayne State School of Medicine and Hutzel Women’s Hospital and also served in leadership roles at Karmanos Cancer Center.
Most recently, Dr. Munkarah has been on leave from Wayne State to serve as the director of obstetrics and gynecology at King Faisal Hospital in Saudi Arabia.
At Wayne State he won teaching awards and is listed among “Best Doctors in America.” He has maintained a strong interest in research and has an impressive record of both peer reviewed publications and invited lectureships here and abroad.
Dr. Munkarah assumes the leadership role from former chair, Ronald Strickler, M.D. who provided leadership of the department for more than a decade. Dr. Strickler will continue his role as director of reproductive endocrinology at Henry Ford Hospital and Medical Center, a field in which he is a national expert.
Dr. Munkarah is a resident of West Bloomfield.
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