Ghazwan Toma
Medical Director
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Family Medicine
300 North Ingalls Street, NI4C06
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

Available to mentor
Ghazwan Toma
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Dr. Toma earned his medical degree from Baghdad University (2001) and completed a Master’s of Public Health from the University of Albany (2007). He completed his residency training in Family Medicine at Beaumont Hospital (2011) and also a fellowship training in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Michigan (2012). Since then, he was appointed at the Family Medicine Department of Michigan Medicine. He has worked in multiple settings including outpatient, inpatient, long term and Home care settings.
    He is also the medical director for Patient Monitoring at Home of Michigan Medicine since 2021.
    He is passionate about chronic diseases management, preventive medicine and complex care.

    Qualifications
    • Fellowship training in Geriatric Medicine
      University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 2023
    • Residency training in Family Medicine
      Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 2011
    • Transitional residency
      Baghdad Medical City, Baghdad, 2004
    • MPH
      State University of New York, 1400 Washington Avenue, 2007
    • MBCHB
      Medical School of Baghdad University, Baghdad, 2001
    Research Overview

    Geriatric Medicine, Remote Patient Monitoring, Home based Care and Post Acute care services, preventive medicine, and Medical education.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Presentation
      Leveraging and Teaching Remote Patient Monitoring in Post Acute Care
      Toma G. 2023 Apr 30;
    • Presentation
      Leveraging Remote Patient Monitoring in Post Acute Care
      Toma G. 2022 Jul;
    • Journal Article
      Family medicine residency training in Ghana after 20 years: resident attitudes about their education.
      Toma G, Essuman A, Fetters MD. Fam Med Community Health, 2020 Oct; 8 (4): DOI:10.1136/fmch-2020-000394
      PMID: 33093166
    • Journal Article
      Establishing the First Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program in Ghana.
      Essuman A, Gold KJ, Vitale C, Toma G, Cigolle C, Gyakobo M, Spangenberg K, Odoi-Agyarko K, Skye E, Zazove P, A Collaboration Between the University of Michigan and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons . J Am Geriatr Soc, 2019 Aug; 67 (8): 1718 - 1723. DOI:10.1111/jgs.16014
      PMID: 31237345
    • Presentation
      Delirium
      Toma G. 2017 Sep;
    • Presentation
      Dementia
      Toma G. 2017 Sep;
    • Journal Article
      A systematic approach for accurate translation of instruments: Experience with translating the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale into Arabic
      Toma G, Guetterman TC, Yaqub T, Talaat N, Fetters MD. Methodological Innovations, 2017 Jan 1; 10 (3): DOI:10.1177/2059799117741406
    • Journal Article
      Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke in Adults. Faculty Group Practice, University of Michigan Health System, [Available from the National Guideline Clearinghouse at www.guideline.gov and from UMHS
      Toma G, Adelman EE, Harrison RV, Hogikyan RV, O'Connor TP, Thomas MP. National Guideline Clearinghouse, 2014 Jan 1; Ann Arbor: