Michigan Medicine

Hurry! If you haven’t seen the free museum exhibit about our history, there isn’t much time left!

Plan your visit: https://michmed.org/museum

We are so grateful to the Washtenaw County Historical Society for their partnership on this nearly year-long exhibit - their Museum on Main Street near Kerrytown has been the perfect place to showcase 175 years of U-M medical education, care and innovation.

We'll always be rooting for this Spartan. 💚

Tess was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, sometimes referred to as having “half a heart.”

Eighteen years later, she is preparing for a milestone her family dreamed of seeing: starting college at Michigan State University.

“What once filled me with anxiety has become my source of purpose and resolve," she wrote in her college essay. "I may have started life with half a heart, but I have learned to live with a whole one.”

Hail, Tess!

More on her journey at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital: michmed.org/2z8jB

About one in eight men are diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. Although many survive, it can develop into metastatic disease.

Certain drugs are initially effective, but nearly all patients eventually become resistant to treatment. Through a process called transdifferentiation, resistant tumors adapt by activating different pathways that allow them to take on different identities.

In a new study U-M researchers identified two pathways that can simultaneously be targeted to treat transdifferentiated prostate tumors.

Learn more about the study: https://michmed.org/nMVew.

🕷️ Hail, Conner!

The first warning sign was when Mia Spicer, who was turning two, was unable to see when she was trick-or-treating.

Two years later, she was diagnosed with Leber’s congenital amaurosis type 2, a rare genetic eye disease that affects the retinas, eventually leading to blindness. Her younger brother, Niko, was also diagnosed with the same disorder before he turned two.

They traveled from Georgia to Michigan for treatment and they underwent surgery by Dr. Eton, who used gene therapy to restore their vision.

Learn more about the treatment: https://michmed.org/PPYwY

At least 6 million people worldwide live with Parkinson’s disease, and that number is expected to double by 2040.

We’re proud to share that Michigan Medicine has been selected as one of 10 academic medical centers worldwide to train a new movement disorder clinician-researcher through the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders, in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

This advanced training program will support a neurologist as they develop expertise in Parkinson’s diagnosis and treatment, helping expand access to specialized movement disorder care for people living with the condition.

David Humes, a nephrologist at U-M, was just named the 2026 Distinguished University Innovator of the Year by the University of Michigan for his incredible technology that successfully combats sepsis, a life threatening medical emergency. Learn more: https://michmed.org/PPYJy

❤️‍🩹 Cheers to our Crain's Detroit Business Healthcare Heroes, who received this recognition for their meaningful impacts on our organization and the many lives of those they are privileged to serve.

These remarkable individuals are among just a small group of 17 healthcare professionals who were recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business for “finding new ways to improve care, discovering innovations that are shaping the future of medicine and leading their teams to reach new heights even in extraordinary circumstances.”

Please join us in congratulating the following:

Physician Hero
Dr. Maya Hammoud, Chief Division Director of Women's Health
Dr. Nijira Lugogo, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Corporate Achievement Hero
Tony Denton, Senior Vice President and Chief Environmental, Social and Governance Officer

Advancement in Care Hero
Dr. Zhen Xu, Professor of Radiology, Neurology
Pediatric Liver Transplant Program, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

Thank you for all that you do and forever, GO BLUE!

Read more: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/recognitions/health-care-heroes/2026/

It was the middle of the night in February 2002. Snow was packed high, and temperatures were freezing.

Sue Campbell stood outside a hospital in Kalamazoo watching as a Survival Flight crew prepared to fly her critically ill husband, Brian Campbell, to the University of Michigan Health.

For the next 24 years, every year on the anniversary of his flight, the Campbells reach out to the Survival Flight crew to thank them.

Read about Brian's story at https://michmed.org/KdDqX.