Bruce Merrill Gans

Background

Gans, Bruce Merrill was born on January 15, 1947 in New York City. Son of Murray and Bessie Jean Gans.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Union College, Schenectady, 1968; Master of Science, BMEE, University of Pennsylvania, 1972; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1972; Master of Science, U. Washington, 1976.

Career

Intern, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1972-1973; resident in physical medicine and rehabilitation, U. Washington, 1973-1976; instructor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1976-1978; from assistant professor to professor, chair department physical medicine/rehabilitation, Tufts U. School Medicine, Boston, 1978-1988; physiatrist-in-chief, New England Medical Center, Boston, 1978-1988; president, Rehabilitation Institute Michigan, Detroit, since 1989; chair department physical medicine and rehabilitation, Wayne State University School Medicine, Detroit, since 1989; senior vice president, Detroit Medical Center, since 1989. Board directors Greenery Rehabilitation Group, Inc., Newton, Massachusetts, 1988-1993.

Achievements

• Bruce Merrill Gans has been listed as a noteworthy Physiatrist, physician, hospital executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Metropolitan Center for High Technology, Detroit, 1989-1994. Board directors Health and Retirement Properties Trust, since 1995. Fellow American Academy Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (board directors).

Member American Hospital Association (chair governing county section for rehabilitation 1992), Association Academy Physiatrists (president 1993), American Rehabilitation Association (board directors 1995-1997), American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (board directors since 1997).

Interests

• Avocations: computers, reading, video.

Connections

Married Linda Sharon Aberbach, June 22, 1969. Children: Rebecca, Jeremy.

Father:

Murray Gans

Mother:

Bessie Jean Gans

Spouse:

Linda Sharon Aberbach

child:

Rebecca Gans

child:

Jeremy Gans