Michael Busuito M.D.

Michael Busuito, M.D., is a lifelong Detroit area resident. He received his bachelor's degree in 1976, from the University of Michigan, and his medical degree from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1981. Following medical school, he completed a five-year residency in General Surgery and a two-year residency in Plastic Surgery. He was appointed chief administrative resident in both programs at the Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center Affiliated Program, and subsequently earned his board certification from both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Busuito has dedicated his life to serving his profession and training future physicians. Since beginning his practice, he has continually been involved in research as well as teaching medical students and surgery residents. He is proud of his affiliation with Wayne State University, and serves as clinical associate professor of Surgery, a voluntary position, at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. In addition to his plastic and reconstructive surgery practice, Dr. Busuito frequently lectures in his specialty and is internationally published.

Dr. Busuito serves on a bank board, and the boards of community and charitable foundations.A member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, he has been active in philanthropy for causes he supports, including the Wayne State University School of Medicine. He holds several leadership positions in the hospitals in which he practices. His practice is split between both disciplines of plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery. He has received many honors and awards for his surgical accomplishments as well as his teaching endeavors, his community service and his charitable work.

Dr. Busuito has performed thousands of charitable surgical procedures on children around the world through Operation KINDNESS (Kids In Need Deserve Necessary Essential Surgical Services), a charitable surgical organization that he co-founded. Operation KINDNESS provides surgical services to infants and children who live in areas of the world where the expertise and/or technology is not available to treat their congenital defects such as cleft lip and palate deformities. Dr. Busuito and his team have been performing these surgeries for more than 25 years. They donate their time, services and supplies free to those in need.