Dr. Gary Salem, DO, FHM
Internist
1375 N Main St # 1W Lapeer MI, 48446About
Dr. Gary Salem is an internist practicing in Troy, MI. Dr. Salem specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. Salem provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.
Education and Training
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences 1984
University of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences / College of Osteopathic Medicine 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Get to know Hospitalist Dr. Gary Salem, who serves patients in Troy, Michigan.
Being a qualified hospitalist, Dr. Salem possesses a wealth of both clinical and managerial experience in health care. He is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Case Management Consultants, LLC in Troy, Michigan.
Case Management Consultants, LLC is focused on providing hospitals, health systems, and healthcare providers with technology-supported independent physicians advisor services to ensure regulatory compliance, maximize reimbursement, enhance revenue integrity, improve quality of patient care, and improve efficiency of post-acute care discharge management to prevent readmission. The CMC team of experienced physicians provides 24/7 case management and physician advisory services to hospitals, health systems, and health care providers throughout the United States.
Generally recognized throughout Southeastern Michigan as a leader and innovator in health care, Dr. Salem serves as the Vice President of Medical Affairs at McLaren Lapeer Region, and as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Excelling in his efforts, he is a member of several professional organizations, including the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American Osteopathic Association, and the Society of Hospital Medicine (Fellow).
Following the completion of his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 1984, Dr. Salem decided to further his education. He went on to serve his residency in internal medicine at Henry Ford Hospital.
Subsequent to his training, he began practicing general internal medicine and went on to found Michigan Hospitalists in 1995. Prior to its sale to IPC-Hospitalists in 2005, Michigan Hospitalists had become the largest independent, physician-owned and operated hospitalist company in the United States.
Aided by his expertise, Dr. Salem is board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
Hospital medicine is a medical specialty that exists in some countries as a branch of internal or family medicine, dealing with the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Physicians whose primary professional focus is caring for hospitalized patients only while they are in the hospital are called hospitalists.
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