Elisevich Named Spectrum Health Medical Group Co-Chief of Neurosciences Department

Spectrum Health Medical Group announced today that Kost Elisevich, MD, PhD, has been named co-chief of its department of neurosciences.

“Kost Elisevich’s arrival is a truly significant step in the development of a high quality multispecialty medical group dedicated to excellence in patient care, research and education,” said James M. Tucci, MD, MMM, president, Spectrum Health Medical Group. “There are very few medical professionals of Dr. Elisevich’s caliber in the country. He is a nationally recognized epileptologist who has dedicated his professional life to realizing a vision which we share—providing top quality neurological services, adding to our store of medical knowledge, and training new generations of physicians.”

Elisevich will serve as co-chief with Brien Smith, MD. He comes to Spectrum Health from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit where he served as senior staff neurologist in the department of neurological surgery, and surgical director of the comprehensive epilepsy program. He earned his medical degree at University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. Elisevich is a well-known medical researcher and neurological surgeon throughout the United States and Canada.

The Spectrum Health Medical Group currently employs more than 500 physicians and mid-level providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan offering a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, which is comprised of nine hospitals including Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, a state of the art children’s hospital that opened in January 2011, and 180 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group and West Michigan Heart, physician groups totaling more than 600 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with 625,000 members. Spectrum Health is West Michigan’s largest employer with more than 17,800 employees. The organization provided $115.9 million in community benefit during its 2010 fiscal year. In 2011 and 2010, Spectrum Health was named a Top 10 Health System by Thomson Reuters.