Wayne State University has named a Kentucky heart-and-lung surgeon and organ transplant advocate, Dr. Robert M. Mentzer Jr., as its 14th dean of the medical school. President Irvin D. Reid announced Mentzer\'s hiring Wednesday afternoon after the university\'s Board of Governors confirmed the appointment. Mentzer describes his management style as thoughtful, not direct. \"I like to identify a problem and pull all the facts together,\" he said. He wants to build more nationally recognized research programs and expand patient services at the medical school and the DMC. While the medical school has a strong reputation outside Michigan , \"I think it is currently undervalued\" locally, Mentzer said. He will oversee an annual budget of $530 million with 1,000 full-time faculty. The medical school has more than 1,000 medical students and 375 graduate students in the basic sciences and research. It has nationally recognized programs in cancer, maternal and child health, neuroscience, population studies and urban health. A sidebar containing biographical information on Mentzer is included.