Twenty-six orthopedic surgeons at Detroit Medical Center sent a letter Oct. 10 to DMC and Tenet Healthcare, the hospital's Dallas-based parent, questioning the recent departure of DMC's orthopedic department chief, according to Crain's Detroit Business.
Khaled Saleh, MD, served as DMC's chief of orthopedics for 16 months before his contract was terminated earlier this month. His departure came as a surprise to many of the hospital's surgeons.
"The decision came as a shock to those of us who have worked with him over the past 16 months," the surgeons wrote in the letter, according to Crain's Detroit Business. "Since his arrival, things have changed only for the better for our patients, our physicians, and our residents."
The surgeons are seeking to have Dr. Saleh reinstated as the head of DMC's orthopedics department.
A DMC spokesman told Crain's Detroit Business the system does not comment on matters involving internal personnel. People familiar with the matter told Crain's Detroit Business Dr. Saleh's contract was not renewed because he failed to meet surgical volume targets.
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