OUR TEAM
Arthur M. Carlin, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Director
Dr. Carlin is a Professor of Surgery at Wayne State University and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Michigan State University COM. He graduated Summa Cum Laude [...]
Jonathan F. Finks, MD, Associate Director
Dr. Finks is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Finks attended college at Harvard University and medical school at the University of California, Irvine. He completed a General Surgery [...]
Oliver A. Varban, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Dr. Varban is a Minimally Invasive and Bariatric surgeon at Henry Ford and serves as Associate Director of the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (MBSC). After graduating [...]
Nabeel Obeid, MD, Associate Director
Dr. Obeid is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Minimally-Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery at Michigan Medicine. He is a native of Michigan, born and raised [...]
Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA, FACS, FASMBS, Physician Consultant
Dr. Ghaferi is the President of Physician Enterprise and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs for Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin. He served as the Director [...]
Amanda Stricklen, RN, MS, Managing Director
Amanda is the Managing Director of the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (MBSC) and the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC), where she plays a key role in improving the quality of care [...]
Rachel Ross, RN, MS, Senior Project Manager
Rachel is a Senior Project Manager for the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (MBSC) and the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC), where she plays a pivotal role in coordinating and enhancing the quality [...]
Erin Charbeneau, RHIA, BS, Clinical Information Analyst
Erin is a Clinical Information Analyst for the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management from Ferris State [...]
Matthew Bucala, MPH, Senior Statistician
Matthew Bucala is a Senior Statistician with expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics, and health services research. [...]
Gale O'Reilly, Follow-Up Coordinator
Gale is an Administrative Assistant with the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative. She joined the MBSC team in 2009 and supports the day-to-day activities [...]
Liz Hodges, Administrative Assistant
Liz is an Administrative Assistant with MBSC. Prior to joining the MBSC team in 2018, Liz worked in Customer Service with multiple different leadership roles. Liz’s role with MBSC [...]
