Joseph Adel, M.D., has been selected as the next Neuroscience Service Line Chief for MyMichigan Health. Dr. Adel, a neurosurgeon at MyMichigan Medical Center in Saginaw, succeeds Mark Jones, M.D., who served in this leadership role for the past seven years.
Dr. Adel will partner with Michael Wahoviak, neuroscience service line director, to form the dyad leadership team. In his new role, Dr. Adel will provide direction and clinical guidance to further advance MyMichigan Health as the premier regional leader in neuroscience care, with a strong focus on quality improvement, patient safety and exceptional outcomes.
In recent years, Dr. Adel led the effort for MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw (formerly Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital) to achieve, and subsequently maintain, accreditation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) from The Joint Commission, the highest recognition of its kind. As the only CSC in the region, the Saginaw Medical Center provides 24/7 care for the most complex cases across the Great Lakes Bay area and northern Michigan.
A board-certified neurosurgeon with more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Adel specializes in cerebrovascular, endovascular and skull base neurosurgery. He completed fellowship training in these subspecialties, earned his medical degree from American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon and completed his neurosurgical residency at Northwestern University in Chicago. Dr. Adel has served the greater Saginaw region since 2014.
For more information on the Neuroscience program, visit www.mymichigan.org/neuro. Those interested in learning more about Dr. Joseph Adel may visit www.mymichigan.org/adel.
MyMichigan Health, a non-profit health system headquartered in Midland, Michigan, is a leader in providing award-winning, high-quality care across the 26-counties it serves. With two tertiary hospitals in Midland and Saginaw, MyMichigan also has Medical Centers in Alma, Alpena, Clare, Gladwin, Mt. Pleasant, Sault Ste. Marie, Standish, Tawas, Towne Centre and West Branch. MyMichigan Health provides a full continuum of care across a wide array of settings, including urgent care centers, home health, virtual care, as well as medical offices. Their expertise spans 85 specialties and subspecialties, including behavioral health, cardiology, primary care, hematology/oncology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women and children services, and vascular surgery among others. Dedicated to advancing the future of medicine, MyMichigan Health collaborates with leading institutions to offer medical education programs. These initiatives are designed to train the next generation of medical professionals, including medical students, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nursing students and other clinical experts. For four consecutive years, from 2022 to 2025, Forbes has acknowledged MyMichigan Health as one of “America’s Best Employers by State” and, in 2025, was also named to Forbes’ list of ‘America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals.’ With more than 13,200 employees and operational support staff, MyMichigan Health is a significant employer within its service areas and is committed to creating healthy communities and responding to the changing needs of the more than one million residents it supports. In fiscal year 2025, MyMichigan Health provided $243 million in community benefits, as well as supported its patients and families with new equipment, services and programs with funds raised by the MyMichigan Health Foundation, MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw Foundation, and Field Neurosciences Institute.