Heather Abraham, M.D.
M.D., Associate Professor (Clinician-Educator), Program Director Internal Medicine-Pediatric Residency, GME Program Director, Medical Fellow/Resident/Student Instruction
313-745-4707 (fax)
Heather Abraham, M.D.
Office Phone
313-577-5030
Education/Training
EDUCATION
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI August 2007 – June 2011
Doctor of Medicine
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI August 2003 – April 2007
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Mathematics
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI July 2015 – June 2016
Chief Resident
Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency
Program Director: Eric W. Ayers, M.D.
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI July 2011 – July 2015
Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency
Program Director: Eric W. Ayers, M.D.
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI September 2016 – present
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI November 2016 – present
Associate Program Director
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program
Publications
PUBLICATIONS
“Attitudes and Experiences of Early and Mid-Career Pediatricians February 2017
with the Maintenance of Certification Process”
Byrne BJ, Frintner MP, Abraham HN, Starmer AJ
Academic Pediatrics. 2017 Feb 23. pii: S1876-2859.
PMID: 28238591
“Caring for Your Baby” July 2016
Wayne State University Physicians Group
Heather Abraham, MD; Darnika Rhodes, MD; Latonya Riddle-Jones, MD; Ralph Salloum, MD
POSTERS
“STI Screening Rates in Resident Clinic, Improving HEDIS Scores”
Clinical QI
DMC QuESST Competition – Medical Student Poster First Place Award April 2020
Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Forum December 2019
“Med/Peds Resident Wellness Curriculum: a Bottom-Up Design.” May 2019
Curriculum QI
DMC QuESST/SEMCME
“Neurosyphilis presenting as stroke.” April 2017
Case Report Presentation
Society of General Internal Medicine
Awards and Honors
Internal Medicine Clerkship Excellence in Teaching Award 2018 – 2019
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Med-Peds Faculty Educator of the Year Award 2018 – 2019
WSU/DMC Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency
Most Engaged Physician Award September 2018
DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital
Med-Peds Resident Educator of the Year Award 2012 – 2013
WSU/DMC Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency
Resident of the Year 2012 – 2013
Children’s Hospital of Michigan Department of Neonatology
Gold Humanism Honor Society Elected 2010