Begum Akay MD
Pediatric General Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Pediatric Surgeon/Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics OUWB School of Medicine
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3535 W 13 Mile RdSte 307Royal Oak, MI 48073
Phone+1 248-551-2400
Fax+1 248-551-6556
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Summary
- Dr. Begum Akay is a general surgeon based in Royal Oak, MI, with subspecialties in pediatric general surgery, trauma surgery, and surgical critical care. She completed her medical education at Indiana University School of Medicine in 2004, followed by residencies and fellowships at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University and Corewell Health East Beaumont. Dr. Akay is currently an attending physician and associate professor at Corewell Health East System. Her professional focus includes minimally invasive surgery, trauma and surgical critical care, fetal surgery, and general/gastrointestinal surgery. She has published several articles in reputable journals, including the American Journal of Surgery and The American Surgeon. Additionally, she is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).
Education & Training
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2011 - 2013- Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2007 - 2008
Corewell Health East Beaumont (Royal Oak)Residency, Surgery, 2004 - 2007
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
MI State Medical License 2004 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Competitive Edge: Improving American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination Scores Through a Team-Based Competition.Sean E Masters, Kathryn K Howard, Darci C Foote, Joshua Halka, Diane Studzinski
The American Surgeon. 2025-06-01 - Blunt Trauma and Diaphragm Injury in Children: An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank.Sammie Lai, Spencer Wilhelm, Robert Morden, Begum Akay, Nathan Novotny
Children. 2025-01-29 - 1 citationsMy thoughts: The role of water-soluble contrast challenge for adhesive small bowel obstruction in children.Maximilian A Fliegner, Daniel Finn, Spencer Wilhelm, Jacob Keeley, Anthony Stallion
American Journal of Surgery. 2024-10-01
Press Mentions
Opioid over-Prescription After Mesh-Based, Outpatient Ventral Hernia RepairFebruary 4th, 2025- Natural History of Asymptomatic Stenoses in Patients After Infra-Inguinal BypassJanuary 22nd, 2025
- Optimizing Nutritional Support in the Critically Ill: Evaluation of a Dedicated Team Approach to Placement of Nasojejunal Feeding TubesAugust 28th, 2024
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Professional Memberships
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- American Pediatric Surgical Association - APSAMember
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Other Languages
- Spanish, Turkish
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