Dr. Juzych is currently WSU associate professor and vice chair of ophthalmology at WSU's Kresge Eye Institute.
After earning both his bachelor's and medical degrees from Wayne State University with highest distinction, Dr. Juzych completed his residency at KEI and a glaucoma fellowship at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute at Johns Hopkins University. He returned to WSU and KEI in 1995, where he served as ophthalmology residency program director and coordinator of the medical student ophthalmology elective as well as associate chair of the department. In 1998, Dr. Juzych earned a master's degree in health service administration from the University of Michigan.
As ophthalmology residency program director, Dr. Juzych was the lead educator and mentor to 21 residents annually. He orchestrated the successful educational and financial merger of the ophthalmology residency programs of KEI and Sinai-Grace Hospital and guided the ophthalmology department five-year review. He was tapped to assist in the consolidation of the School of Medicine's 19 clinical faculty practice plans and currently serves a leadership role for the resulting University Physician Group of the WSU medical faculty.
"Mark has demonstrated his leadership and successful ability to oversee the direction of a complex program," said Dean Crissman. "His keen business acumen, combined with his outstanding dedication to medical education and the service of his patients, make him a unique and valuable resource for the School of Medicine."
In 2000, Crain's Detroit Business recognized then 37-year-old Dr. Juzych as one of Detroit's best and brightest professionals in its "Forty Under Forty" edition.
"Leadership rises to the top in all professions," noted Gary Abrams, M.D., chair of ophthalmology and director of KEI, about that honor. "Put Mark in any business and he would succeed."
Dr. Juzych has been bestowed numerous honors and awards throughout his academic and professional careers to date, including recognition for outstanding research and teaching. He received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award in 1996 and the Wayne State University College Teaching Excellence Award in 1999. On May 8, he was honored with the Recent Alumni Award of the WSU Medical Alumni Association.
Dr.Juzych is extensively published in peer-reviewed journals and books and has received steady outside funding, including grants from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, for his research related to glaucoma and other diseases of the eye. He is involved in many community-based projects, conducting vision screenings for the underserved population of Detroit and participating in a community education program in collaboration with Focus: HOPE and the Michigan Ophthalmological Society.
The WSU/DMC Graduate Medical Education Program is one of the largest in the country, with more than 900 physicians-in-training completing residencies and fellowships in approximately 40 specialty and subspecialty areas throughout the system's eight hospitals and additional clinical sites.
With more than 1,000 medical students, WSU is among the nation's largest medical schools. Together with its clinical partner, the Wayne State University Physician Group, the school is a leader in patient care and medical research in a number of areas, including cancer, genetics, neuroscience and women's and children's health.