Reporters and editors:
For expert sources, information on our press releases, or other immediate help, call 734-764-2220 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
For requests with non-urgent deadlines, send a message to MichMedMedia@med.umich.edu
After business hours (from 5 to 11 p.m. and 7 to 8 a.m. ET), and from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends and holidays, members of the media may call the UMHS operators at 734-936-6267 and receive assistance with patient condition reports from the staff of M-LINE. Highly urgent matters may be escalated to a media team member.
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For news-related updates on patients in our hospitals: First, read these guidelines for release of one-word patient conditions. Any further information release to the media, or visit to a patient, requires a signed consent from the patient or his/her legal representative, and must be arranged through our team.
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Any visit by media to our facilities requires advance approval and an escort by a member of our team.
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If you work or study at U-M and you have a story idea or need assistance with a news-related matter, call our office. For general tips and guidelines on working with reporters, see this page.
Our Team
Our main "beats" are listed below; click the name to e-mail the media team member you want to reach. For urgent inquiries, call 734-764-2220 and ask to speak with her or him. If you don't see the topic you need help with, call us!
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Mary Masson, Director of Institutional Positioning - organ transplant, UMHS leadership and administration
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Ian Demsky, Cancer
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Nicole Fawcett, Cancer
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Kara Gavin, Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation (IHPI), U-M Medical School education/administration, Psychiatry, General Medicine, Basic Science research
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Jordyn Imhoff, Diabetes and Endocrinology
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Kelly Malcom, Basic Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Urology, Anesthesiology and Pain, Pharmacy
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Beata Mostafavi, Children’s Health/C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Women’s Health, Family Medicine, Allergy
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Haley Otman: Cardiovascular, Dermatology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Sleep
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Jina Sawani, Gastroenterology/Digestive Diseases, Nephrology, Otolaryngology, Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School
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Kylie Urban: Musculoskeletal Health, Orthopaedics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Emergency Medicine, Survival Flight, Rheumatology
The UMHS media team is part of the UMHS Department of Communication, headed by Rose Glenn, Michigan Medicine Chief Communications Officer.
Other media contacts at U-M:
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All other academic areas of U-M (including Public Health, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, Kinesiology): Michigan News, 734-764-7260
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Institution-wide news and issues: Office of Public Affairs, 734-936-5190
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Police/fire news: Diane Brown, Division of Public Safety & Security, 734 -936-2323
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