Founder

Dr. Nazem Ahmad Alhusein was born and raised in Deir Ezzor, Syria. He was one out of 10 children. Graduating at the top of his class, he began medical school at the University of Aleppo in 1980. He always had a passion for learning and excelled in every subject in school. He constantly had his head in a book as a kid and his parents used to complain of all his time spent reading. It was to the point where he would lose himself in books. His drive for always wanting to learn more about every subject led to his passion for medicine. He was not only board certified in Pediatrics, but he received three additional board certifications since he loved to broaden his knowledge.

Dr. Alhusein’s journey began at the University of Aleppo School of Medicine, where he completed his medical degree in 1986. He then went on to complete his residency in Pediatrics at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI from 1990-1993. He completed a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas in 1995. He served as an attending at DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Beaumont Hospital – Dearborn for over 22 years, providing care for newborn and pediatric patients. Recognizing the importance of business in building his private practice, he also completed of Master of Science in Business Administration from Madonna University in Livonia, MI in 2000. His love for learning continued as he received his American Board of Preventive Medicine in 2014 and his American Board of Addiction Medicine in 2018.

Dr. Alhusein began his career as a solo practitioner in primary care when he purchased Dr. Ira Leventer’s practice at 20211 Ann Arbor Trail in Dearborn Heights, MI. From then, he founded River Oaks Pediatrics and served the community for over 20 years. He focused on quality care and treated his patients like his own children. His children can attest to this as they would see him spending hours after work, reviewing complicated cases and going above and beyond in order to ensure that his patients would receive the utmost quality care. He truly loved and cared for each and every one of his patients and their families. He loved forming relationships with all of the children and adults who came to his office, as they came to Dr. Alhusein for years. Quality care was his focus and his dedication.

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