Our Team

The OPEN team is dedicated to combating the opioid epidemic through research, education, and community outreach.

Jennifer Waljee, MD, MPH, MS

Co-Director, Michigan OPEN Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery; Vice-Chair of Health Services Research; George D. Zuidema Professor of Surgery; Director, Center for Healthcare Outcomes & Policy

Michael Englesbe, MD

Co-Director, Michigan OPEN Cyrenus G. Darling Sr. M.D. and Cyrenus G. Darling Jr. M.D. Professor of Surgery, Section of Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery

Chad Brummett, MD

Co-Director, Michigan OPEN; Senior Associate Chair for Research; Bert N. LaDu Professor of Anesthesiology; Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School

Meet Our Board

Our Board

Mark Bicket, MD, PhD

Co-Director, Michigan OPEN Assistant Professor, Division of Pain Research, Department of Anesthesiology

Karen A. Cooper, MD

Lead on Pediatric Initiatives, Michigan OPEN Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery