Herman Gray, M.D., M.B.A.,  chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, is the featured guest on this week’s Today@Wayne Podcast.

Dr. Gray, a longtime leader in pediatric health care and former president and chief executive officer of the DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, shares his family's story to underscore the power of living Black history.

Dr. Gray's history with Children's Hospital of Michigan dates to the late 1970s, when he served as chief pediatric resident. While with CHM, he also served as vice president of Graduate Medical Education, director of the pediatric residency program, chief of staff and chief operating officer. Under his leadership, the residency program developed several innovative programs and successfully recruited a significant number of minorities.

He was named president and chief executive officer of CHM in 2005. He left that position in September 2015 to become president and chief executive officer of United Way for Southeastern Michigan.
Dr. Gray received his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1976 and a master’s of business administration degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 2003. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

He has served as chief medical consultant for the Michigan Department of Community Health – Children's Special Health Services and as vice president and medical director of Clinical Affairs for Blue Care Network. A child and family advocate, Dr. Gray has been honored numerous times for his humanitarian efforts related to pediatric health care, particularly for children with special needs. He has served on a variety of state and national committees, and is one of the founding commissioners on the U.S. Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.

Listen to the podcast here.