Satheesh Gunaga, DO
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital & Envision Healthcare
Biography
Satheesh Gunaga, DO, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician, educator, administrator, and clinical research scientist. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his Osteopathic medical degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Henry Ford Health - Wyandotte Hospital.
With over 15 years of experience, Dr. Gunaga has practiced and taught Emergency Medicine within the Henry Ford Health System and Michigan State University. He served ten years as the associate EM residency director before taking on his current roles in 2019 as the Vice Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, EM Research Director, and EMS physician medical director at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital. He also holds the position of ED Medical Director at Henry Ford Health Center Brownstown.
Dr. Gunaga’s clinical research focuses on the safe transition of care for older adults and the integration of primary and specialized palliative care into the emergency department and prehospital settings. He is currently the chair of the Palliative Medicine Interest Group for the Society for Emergency Medicine, a member of AGEM's Geriatric ED Guidelines 2.0 Working Group, and serves on the board of directors at Compassion and Choices, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization advocating for end-of-life rights and resources.
With over 15 years of experience, Dr. Gunaga has practiced and taught Emergency Medicine within the Henry Ford Health System and Michigan State University. He served ten years as the associate EM residency director before taking on his current roles in 2019 as the Vice Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, EM Research Director, and EMS physician medical director at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital. He also holds the position of ED Medical Director at Henry Ford Health Center Brownstown.
Dr. Gunaga’s clinical research focuses on the safe transition of care for older adults and the integration of primary and specialized palliative care into the emergency department and prehospital settings. He is currently the chair of the Palliative Medicine Interest Group for the Society for Emergency Medicine, a member of AGEM's Geriatric ED Guidelines 2.0 Working Group, and serves on the board of directors at Compassion and Choices, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization advocating for end-of-life rights and resources.
