Michigan Medicine Alumni Society Board Members

Alums at the 2022 med school class dinner

Serving Our Alumni Community

The Michigan Medicine Alumni Society Board is committed to bringing U-M Medical School alumni together while also providing guidance and support to the next generation of leaders in medicine. 

2026-2027 Board

DaCarla M. Albright

DaCarla M Albright (MD 1997)

Penn Ob/Gyn Associates
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
3701 Market Street - 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
 Natasha Chough

Natacha Chough (MD 2010)

Clinical Assistant Professor, UTMB Aerospace Medicine Division
Flight Surgeon – NASA-Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
 Curtis Cummins

Curtis A Cummins (MD 1995)

Psychiatrist
Munson Medical Center
105 Hall Street, Unit A
Traverse City, MI 49684
 Kevin Everett

Kevin Everett (MD 1993)

Ophthalmology
Henry Ford Medical Group
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
 Bryan Figueroa

Bryan Figueroa (MD 1998)

Neurosurgery
Great Lakes Neurosurgical Associates, P.C.
3350 Eagle Park Dr. NE, Suite 102
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
 Gary Freidlaender

Gary E Friedlaender (MD 1969, Residency 1971)

Yale Orthopaedics/Musculoskeletal Oncology
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue, Ste. 1st Floor
New Haven, CT 06519
 Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami

Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami (M.D. 2011)
Current President (2024-26)
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Director of Medical Student Success, Office for Health Equity and Inclusion
Department of Family Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
300 North Ingalls Street, NI4C06
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5435
 Mihir Parikh

Mihir Parikh (MD 1995)

Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery
NVision Eye Centers
3655 Nobel Dr., Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92122
 Brian Reed

Brian C Reed (MD 1999)

Family Medicine and Clinical Sciences
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204
 Sam Spencer

Samantha Spencer (MD 2000)

Pediatric Orthopedics
Boston’s Children’s Hospital
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
 Ed Walton

Edward "Skip" Walton (MD 1988)

Director of the Medical Informatics Unit – Office of Academic Affiliations
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI
 Lela Weems

Lela Weems (MD 1997)

Clinical Anesthesiologist
Radius Anesthesia
16 Madison Sq W Floor 12
New York, NY 10010
 Leslie Welk

Leslie A Welk (MD 1988, Residency 1992)

Banner University Medical Group Radiology
1111 E. McDowell Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85006

EX OFFICIO MEMBER

Thomas J. Wang, M.D.

Thomas J. Wang, M.D.
Dean, University of Michigan Medical School

Become a Board Member

Take a leadership role in the Michigan Medicine Alumni Society by becoming a board member. The Michigan Medicine Alumni Society board holds semi-annual meetings in Ann Arbor to help shape programs and policies that serve alumni, students and the Medical School. The mission of the board is to build, connect and support the family of medicine at Michigan.

Become a Board Member
To nominate yourself or a fellow graduate for membership, please:

  1. Secure two letters of recommendation
  2. Include the candidate's curriculum vitae
  3. Upload these documents here, along with the completed nomination form

Or send all* materials (including printed and completed nomination form) via mail to:

Trish Roma
Alumni Relations Officer
777 E. Eisenhower Pkwy., Suite 650
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
[email protected]
734-763-5103

*We are unable to submit incomplete nomination packets for consideration.