Faculty
Chair
Chair of Pediatrics
Eric Ayers, M.D., FACP, FAAP, associate professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, is interim chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics.
A 1989 graduate of the WSU School of Medicine, he joined the WSU faculty in 1993. He is the associate program director of the Med-Peds Program in the Department of Internal Medicine, and director of Mentoring, Engagement and Coaching in the Office of Student Affairs and Undergraduate Medical Education. From 1994 to 2022, he served as the Med-Peds Program director.
On the staff of Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Hutzel Hospital and the DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Dr. Ayers is a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha, the Society of General Internal Medicine/American College of Physicians, the Association of Program Directors in Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Medical Association, the Detroit Medical Society and the Medicine and Pediatrics Program Association.
Clinical
As metropolitan Detroit's premiere medical practice dedicated exclusively to the needs of newborns, children and adolescents, Wayne Pediatrics works in partnership with families to offer the best plan of care for every stage of their child's development.
The clinical faculty are experts who are excited and committed to supporting the health of this community by caring for its youth.
Meeting the WSU Pediatric Department Clinical Faculty
Research
Our research faculty are committed to cutting-edge science, integrating unique collaborations, and looking into the future of pediatrics research.