Dr. Jerome E. Seid began his undergraduate training at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, before completing a BS in Biochemistry at the University of Michigan in 1981. Dr. Seid then received a Masters of Science degree in toxicology from the University of Michigan, Rackham School of Graduate Studies in 1983. He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at Wayne State University in 1987 and then moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he finished his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University. Returning to Ann Arbor, Dr. Seid undertook sub-specialty training in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Michigan, completing his studies in 1993.
After a year of academic practice at the University of Michigan, Dr. Seid entered private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1994. While in Pittsburgh, Dr. Seid maintained an active teaching role at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as a clinical instructor, teaching medical and nursing students, residents and fellows. Dr. Seid was active as one of the directors of Forbes Hospice and honed his interests in teaching end of life communication skills to other medical trainees and staff by participating in the National Project on Death in America. He was honored by being voted one of the Best Doctors in America in 1999.
Dr. Seid joined Great Lakes Cancer Management Specialists in 2000, and has maintained an active role on the staff at St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital, and Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, where he currently serves as the medical director for oncology services. In addition to his practice duties Dr. Seid has continued to teach medical students and residents and recently was appointed to the faculty at the new Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine. Currently the Medical Director of the Henry Ford Hospice, Macomb Team, overseeing both the inpatient and outpatient activities, Dr. Seid continues to promote and teach the development of palliative care skills to students and staff. Dr. Seid is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Society of Hematology and Oncology, an organization devoted to advocacy and education for patients and providers.
Board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology and Hospice/Palliative Care, Dr. Seid has strong clinical interests in tumors of the lung and genitourinary tract as well as a variety of benign and malignant hematologic disorders.