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Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD

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Specializes in: Anatomic Pathology

University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

3990 John R
Detroit, MI 48201

(313) 745-8555

Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD is an anatomic pathologist in Detroit, MI specializing in anatomic pathology. He graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD is affiliated with Hutzel Women's Hospital, DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, DMC Harper University Hospital, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne Health, DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, Children's Hospital of Michigan, NORTH OAKLAND GASTROENTEROLOGY CLINIC PC and SAMIR AL-HADIDI MD PC.

Office Locations

Address:

3990 John R
Detroit, MI 48201

In The News

“"The university, through its School of Medicine and other health sciences programs, will provide state-of-the-art forensics services, public health research and education," said Wael Sakr, dean of...”—"Wayne County partners with Wayne State University to operate Medical Examiner's Office", Press & Guide, July 2022

“"Our integrated approach allows outstanding clinical care, cutting-edge research and medical education to work together in unison, advancing our mission to improve the health and well-being of the...”—"Wayne Health adds specialty care services at new facility in Midtown", Crain's Detroit Business, March 2022

“Wael Sakr, M.D., who heads up DMC University Labs and is chairman of the pathology department at Wayne State University School of Medicine and DMC specialist-in-chief of pathology, declined comment...”—"DMC selling parts of lab services business to LabCorp", Crain's Detroit Business, February 2019

lab tests	198

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	38
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

lab tests	93

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	18
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

lab tests	40

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

lab tests	48

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

lab tests	105

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	22
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

lab tests	80

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	18
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

lab tests	121

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	20
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

lab tests	219

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	31
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

lab tests	256
second opinions	22

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	37
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

lab tests	96

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Detroit, MI were lab tests and second opinions.

lab tests	125
second opinions	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD.

**Gender**
Female	173
Male	146

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	274
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	98
85 and over	18
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	175

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Booth Memorial Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: ABMS Pathology - Anatomic and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Booth Memorial Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: ABMS Pathology - Anatomic

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hutzel Women's Hospital

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital

DMC Harper University Hospital

Karmanos Cancer Center

Wayne Health

DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital

Children's Hospital of Michigan

NORTH OAKLAND GASTROENTEROLOGY CLINIC PC

SAMIR AL-HADIDI MD PC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Priority Health PPO, Priority Health, AmeriHealth, Blue Preferred Plus, Medicare Advantage, AARP, McLaren Health Plan, MultiPlan, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, HAP PPO, HAP HMO, HAP Preferred Health Plan Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Select EPO, HAP/AHL EPA, United Healthcare Options PPO, HAP Preferred Health Plan EPA, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, Railroad Medicare, United Healthcare Navigate, United Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Molina Healthcare, HAP POS, HealthSmart, United Healthcare Navigate Plus, HealthCare USA, HAP Medicare Senior Plus HMO, Cofinity, PHP - PPO, Komen Fund-Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program, Aetna Choice POS II f/k/a DMC CARE, BCN Local Network Southeast, HAP ASO POS, HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest MI Health Link Dual Demo Prog., HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest Health Plan MIChild, Meridian Complete Dual-My Health Link D-SNP, Aetna Better Health of Michigan - Childrens Health Insurance Prog, Trusted Health Plan- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan MI Child, BCBSM Metro Detroit EPO, PHP - POS, Meridian Health Plan of Michigan- MIChild, Aetna Better Health of Michigan - Dual Eligible, Blue Cross Complete, KCC Colon Rectal, Meridian Complete, Community Care Associates - Healthchoice Plan of Michigan, BCBSM Traditional, Commonwealth Care Alliance of Michigan, Total Health Care Healthy MI Plan, BCBSM Trust, Cofinity Aetna Signature, KCC Bone Marrow Transplant, AHL - PPO, Meridian Choice- f/k/a Meridian Health Plan of MI-Gold, Aetna/Confinity (All Packages Included), HAP ASO HMO, BCN- Commercial, KCC Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program, Zelis HealthCare f/k/a Stratose, BCN- Advantage, AHL - POS, DMC Renal Transplant and Harbor Healthy MI Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Priority Health PPO

Priority Health

AmeriHealth

Blue Preferred Plus

Medicare Advantage

AARP

McLaren Health Plan

MultiPlan

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

HAP PPO

HAP HMO

HAP Preferred Health Plan Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Select EPO

HAP/AHL EPA

United Healthcare Options PPO

HAP Preferred Health Plan EPA

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus POS

Railroad Medicare

United Healthcare Navigate

United Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Molina Healthcare

HAP POS

HealthSmart

United Healthcare Navigate Plus

HealthCare USA

HAP Medicare Senior Plus HMO

Cofinity

PHP - PPO

Komen Fund-Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program

Aetna Choice POS II f/k/a DMC CARE

BCN Local Network Southeast

HAP ASO POS

HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest MI Health Link Dual Demo Prog.

HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest Health Plan MIChild

Meridian Complete Dual-My Health Link D-SNP

Aetna Better Health of Michigan - Childrens Health Insurance Prog

Trusted Health Plan- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan MI Child

BCBSM Metro Detroit EPO

PHP - POS

Meridian Health Plan of Michigan- MIChild

Aetna Better Health of Michigan - Dual Eligible

Blue Cross Complete

KCC Colon Rectal

Meridian Complete

Community Care Associates - Healthchoice Plan of Michigan

BCBSM Traditional

Commonwealth Care Alliance of Michigan

Total Health Care Healthy MI Plan

BCBSM Trust

Cofinity Aetna Signature

KCC Bone Marrow Transplant

AHL - PPO

Meridian Choice- f/k/a Meridian Health Plan of MI-Gold

Aetna/Confinity (All Packages Included)

HAP ASO HMO

BCN- Commercial

KCC Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program

Zelis HealthCare f/k/a Stratose

BCN- Advantage

AHL - POS

DMC Renal Transplant

Harbor Healthy MI Plan

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Wael Assaad Sakr, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$335 Xofigo $238	Kerendia $97
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$229 AUSTEDO $122	UZEDY $107
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.	$122 OXBRYTA $122
Genentech USA, Inc.	$84 $84

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$769

Biography

Dr. Wael Sakr practices anatomic pathology. He usually honors United Healthcare Navigate, Cofinity, and Blue California, in addition to other insurance carriers. Before performing his residency at Booth Memorial Hospital, Dr. Sakr attended the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine for medical school. Dr. Sakr speaks Arabic. His hospital/clinic affiliations include DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, Hutzel Women's Hospital, and Wayne Health.