Wayne State University School of Medicine Names Dr. Valerie M. Parisi As Vice Dean

DETROIT, July 2 /PRNewswire/ — The Wayne State University School of Medicine today announces the appointment of Valerie M. Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. as Vice Dean for hospital relations and clinical affairs and senior advisor to the chairman/CEO of the University Physician Group.

Previously, Dr. Parisi served as Chief Academic Officer at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, after serving as Dean of Medicine, overseeing 20 departments and more than 4,000 employees. Her extensive background includes leadership roles in Obstetrics and Gynecology in academic medical environments in Texas, New York and North Carolina.

“As we develop our strategic plan to enhance regional health care partnerships in Southeast Michigan, we need a national expert in innovation to be with us at the forefront,” said Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., M.D., Dean of the Wayne State University School of Medicine. “Dr. Parisi will play a key leadership role in moving our School forward.”

Born and raised in New York, Dr. Parisi entered the first seven-year medical degree class at Brown University at age 16. After earning her M.D., she received an M.P.H. from the University of California-Berkley and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina. Her research interests have been in control of fetal placental circulation and mechanisms of perinatal asphyxia. She is the author of more than 60 scientific articles and books and has served on the teaching faculty of the Executive M.B.A. program at Rice University.

Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs to more than 33,000 students through 11 schools and colleges. For more information, visit http://www.wayne.edu/ . With more than 1,000 students, Wayne’s School of Medicine is the nation’s largest single campus medical school. Together with the Wayne State University Physician Group and 13 hospital partners, the school is a leader in medical education, biomedical research, and patient care. Its programs of excellence include cancer, maternal-child health, neurosciences, and population studies and urban health. For more information, visit http://www.med.wayne.edu/ .

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