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COM Outlook . Summer 2012
A CONVERSATION WITH…
Dr. Richard Herman (1989 alumnus)
Fast Facts:
Richard G. Herman, D.O.,
FACOOG
, who graduated from the college
in 1989, has been happily married for 23
years to his loving wife, Marci, and has
three children: Mindy, Amy, and Josh.
Why did you decide to become a
physician?
I became a physician out of
a desire to lead a life that enables me to
do good for others. Osteopathic medicine
has allowed me grow in my ability to help
other people in an ongoing capacity as
an obstetrician/gynecologist as well as
a minimally invasive laparoscopic and
robotic surgeon. In addition, I continue to
embrace a holistic integrative approach
to understand and successfully treat
neuromuscular dysfunct ion due to
nonstructural brain injury.
How did you come to learn about
osteopathic medicine, and why did you
decide to attend SECOM?
I was fortunate
to grow up in South Miami, where I was
influenced by the quality care that was
provided to me by my own family physician
who was osteopathically trained. My
preference to go to SECOM was deeply
influenced by the caring manner, values,
and approach to medicine that were
reflected by the physicians I came in
contact with when I visited the campus.
What was the most memorable aspect
of your ost eopathi c educat ion at
SECOM?
Some of the best experiences I
encountered were the hands-on clinical
training opportunities I had during my
clinical rotations. Learning by doing and
not simply observing leads to a superior
educational experience.
Please describe in detail what you are
doing professionally at the moment and
why you enjoy it.
I am currently practicing
as an OB/GYN as well as a minimally
invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgeon
at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills,
Michigan. I also participate as an assistant
clinical professor with Michigan State
University in the training of residents at
my hospital in all aspects relating to OB/
GYN, including urogynecologic and pelvic
reconstructive surgery.
In addition, I have developed a successful
integrative approach in the understanding,
diagnosis, and treatment of neuromuscular
dysfunction related to nonstructural brain
injury. This form of injury is commonly
found in many medical condi t ions ,
including stroke, fibromyalgia, neuralgia,
neuropathy, chronic pain, and conditions
leading to loss of movement.
I deeply enjoy treating individuals with
these conditions to enable them to achieve
significant clinical improvement. You can
see what improvement is possible by
viewing the before and after treatment
stroke videos on my practice’s Web site
located at
AMAZINGTREATMENT.COM
.
What has been the most fulfilling aspect
of being a physician?
One of the most
fulfilling aspects of being a physician is
using your ability to critically think beyond
what you learned in order to arrive at
creative medical solutions to help those
individuals that are unable to clinically
improve. The statement “If it isn’t broken
then do not fix it” is real ly an open
challenge to advance medicine. When
you recognize that much of what we were
taught was really broken, then you create
the opportunity to seek out new solutions
to improve and advance medicine.