Dr. Naweed Raza is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

Dr. Raza completed a double major in Economics and Biology at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada in 2001. He then received his medical degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada in 2004 and pursued his residency training in Otolaryngology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Raza completed a fellowship in Medical Ethics at the University of Manitoba in 2008 and subsequently completed a two year fellowship Head & Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Michigan in 2012. The fellowship provided for advanced training in multidisciplinary management of complex head and neck tumors and challenging microvascular reconstruction.

Dr. Raza has presented his research at numerous national and international meetings and has published several manuscripts. He is currently completing his Masters in Public Health at the University of Michigan. His research interests include oncologic outcomes, economic evaluations and surgical ethics. Dr. Raza is the medical student Director in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. He is fluent in French, Urdu, and Hindi.

Awards & Honors

06/2017 Award for Excellence in Teaching – WSU – Awarded once annually to one faculty member voted on by the residents.

Post Graduate Training

Board Certification Royal College of Surgeons of Canada: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Fellowship 2010-2012 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Advanced Training in Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, Head & Neck Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery

Fellowship 2007-2008 University of Manitoba; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Medical Ethics

Post Graduate

New York University School of Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital (Weill Cornell Medical Center). Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery. Fellow Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery. 7/2007-7/2008.

Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center. Detroit, MI Resident in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 7/2003-6/2007.

Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center. Detroit, MI Intern in Surgery. 7/2002-06/2003.

Areas of Interest

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• Head and Neck Surgery

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• Neck Oncologic Surgery

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• Microvascular Surgery