Physician, Geriatrician, Medical Director, Medical Chart Review
Resume:
Linda Plizga, D.O., FACOI, FACP
Detroit, MI 48214
Cell 313-***-**** / ********@*****.***
Specialty: Geriatric Medicine. Board Certified, 2011, 2021 Subspecialty: Internal Medicine. Board Certified 2009, 2019 Education
Cornell University remote; begins April 26, 2023
Executive Healthcare Leadership Certificate program course lasts 4 months Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine June 2006
Wayne State University Detroit, MI
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design May 1995
Internship, Residency, and Fellowship
William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, MI
Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine 2009-2010
Ascension St John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Campus Warren, MI Residency in Internal Medicine 2007-2009
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine 2008-2009
St John Detroit Riverview Hospital Detroit, MI
Tracked Internship, Internal Medicine 2006-2007
Work Experience
Ascension St. John Ralph Wilson Center: Senior Resources for Independent Living Grosse Pointe, MI Medical Director, Geriatric Medicine November 2019-present Oversee a multidisciplinary geriatric team consisting of a Licensed Medical Social Worker and a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. Perform comprehensive outpatient geriatric assessments for seniors in the community. Oversee the day-to-day and administrative components of the Center. Responsible for financials, public relations, promotions, and conflict resolution, when appropriate. Meet formally with families and patients after consult to review results and present a plan of action.
Ascension St. John Hospital and Medical Center Detroit, MI Attending Physician, Geriatric Medicine November 2019-present Conduct inpatient Geriatric Medicine teaching rounds on hospital consult patients with Internal Medicine Residents. Educate residents on comprehensive geriatric assessment and principles in the outpatient setting. Ascension St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Campus Warren, MI Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine July 2012- November 2019 Attending Physician, Internal Medicine & Geriatrics July 2010- November 2019 Clinical Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, MSUCOM, KCUMB July 2010- November 2019 Conducted inpatient internal medicine teaching rounds with multispecialty residents, interns, and medical students: bedside teaching and physical exam are emphasized. Participated in and precepted daily morning didactics. Oversaw morning report and daily medical students and resident presentations. Was integral in obtaining ACGME Accreditation for our Internal Medicine Program. Was integral in obtaining AOA Osteopathic Recognition for our program. Interviewed and vetted potential internal residency candidates. Was Chair of the Clinical Competency Committee. Took ER room on-call admits several days per week. Macomb Academic Medical Group Warren, MI
Attending Physician, Outpatient Internal Medicine July 2010-November 2019 Staffed the internal medicine resident clinic two days per week. Precepted internal medicine interns and residents who followed their own panel of patients with multiple chronic ongoing issues as well as acute medical problems.
Motor City Internists Warren, MI
Private Practice Internal and Geriatric Medicine July 2010-November 2019 Saw private patients in a four-physician group practice two days per week. Followed acute and chronic illnesses with an emphasis on the geriatric population.
St. John Hospital and Medical Center Detroit, MI
Staff Physician, Internal Medicine & Geriatrics July 2010-July 2011 Staff internal medicine and geriatric medicine for hospital inpatients from our practice and from other private practices and from nursing homes and skilled care facilities in the area. Posters, Publications, Awards
“Neurobiologic Changes in the Aging Brain and What Happens When Things Go Wrong”. Oral presentation, Grand Rounds. St John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center. December 20, 2022. HOUR Detroit magazine “Top Doc” – Geriatrics, 2022 Top Woman in Medicine, Geriatrics, 2022, 2023
“Geriatric Assessment for the Primary Care Physician”. Oral presentation, Grand Rounds. St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI, December 7, 2021.
Fellow, American College of Physicians, September 2019. LeVan DJ, Plizga LA, Wiley A, Kehres S, Virgin K, Farshadsefat S, Sullivan AG, Lamb D, Gross C, Philbert I. “The Journey to ACGME Accreditation: A Program’s Perspective and Practical Guidance From the ACGME.” Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 8(3): 473-7; 2016.
Physician Excellence Award, St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center, December 2014. Bereza S, Qin-Nelson A, Plizga L, Rodgers E, Malviya V. “Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma.” Case report and poster presentation, St. John Osteopathic Division Research Symposium, May 2014. Fellow, American College of Osteopathic Internists, October 2013. Mitchell J, Kalim K, Plizga L. “Group B Streptococcus Spinal Epidural Abscess.” Case report and poster presentation, St. John Osteopathic Division Research Symposium, May 2012. Webster C, Kalim K, Plizga L. “Toxic Megacolon Secondary to Clostridium Difficile.” Case report and poster presentation, St. John Osteopathic Division Research Symposium, May 2012. Plizga L, Voytas J. “Is Prehospital Anticoagulant Use an Independent Risk Factor for Increased Morbidity and Mortality in Hospitalized Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture?” Oral abstract presentation at William Beaumont Hospital Research Forum, May 2010.
Finks J, Wells E, Dyke TL, Husain N, Plizga L, Heddurshetti R, et al. “Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Michigan, USA, 2007.” Emerging Infectious Diseases. 15(6):943-5; 2009. Professional Memberships and Committees
American College of Physicians 2011-present
American Geriatrics Society 2010-present
American Medical Association 2009-present
Ascension Medical Group Southeast Michigan Physician Operations Council 2015-2019 Ascension Strategic Network Committee 2015-2019
Ascension Southeast Michigan Ethics Integration Committee, 2017-present American Osteopathic Association 2006-present
American Osteopathic Association Michigan Delegate, House of Delegates 2007, 2011 Michigan Osteopathic Association 2006-present
Michigan Osteopathic Association Wayne County Delegate, House of Delegates 2006-2011 St. John Macomb Internal Medicine Residency Clinical Competency Committee Chair 2015-2019 St John Macomb Medical Executive Committee Member-At-Large 2014-2017 Trauma Performance Improvement Committee, Geriatric Liaison, Ascension St. John Hospital 2022-present Wayne County Osteopathic Medical Association 2006-present Wayne County Osteopathic Medical Association Board Member 2006-2011 Licensure and Certifications
Michigan Board of Medicine, 2008 (#510*******)
American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, 2009, 2019 (#3608) AOBIM Certificate of Added Qualifications – Geriatric Medicine 2011, 2021(#3608) Other
Ascension Medical Group Various offsite locations
Ascension Medical Leadership Program 2016-2017
Institute for Healthcare Excellence Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Wingspread Leadership Summit Nov-Dec 2016
I have Medical Chart Review experience as serving as a medicolegal consultant reviewing pending cases. 2017-present
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