ing, innovative, world-class physicians,"
was easy for Rachel. She's eager for
the new Henry Ford Hospital in West
Bloomfield to open in March. Chris is
a HFHS orthopedic spine surgeon who
did his 2006-2007 specialty fellowship at
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.
Rachel works three days a week,
primarily interpreting X-rays, CT scans,
magnetic resonance imaging and ultra-
sounds. She does procedures using
imaging guidance, including arthro-
grams and other joint injections to treat
osteoarthritis as well as bone and tissue
biopsies. She teaches residents and fel-
lows and has taught medical students
at Wayne State University in Detroit.
"I truly value the academic system
that brought me up as a physician,"
Rachel says. "I feel strongly the need to
add to that chain and work at a teach-
ing hospital. Medicine is still very much
an apprenticeship and I believe in con-
tinuing that tradition."
Manuel Brown, M.D, is chairman of
the Department of Radiology at Henry
Ford Hospital. He recalls when Rachel
began its one-year advancing training

program in musculoskeletal radiology.
"She was a very hard working trainee
and was felt by the entire faculty to be a
very good fellow," Dr. Brown says.
He says there's a national shortage of
radiologists; musculoskeletal radiology
is one of the most desired specialties.
"Since joining our faculty in 2007,"
Brown says, "Rachel has proven to be
an excellent diagnostician and teacher.
She is very well liked by her colleagues
and our referring physicians.
"We are very fortunate that Rachel
wished to stay in the Detroit area and to
join our department."
Detroiters often take our metropolis
for granted, Rachel says. "Jaws repeat-
edly hit the ground when I tell them I
moved back here from Florida," she
says. "But there is an awesome energy
and a deeply engrained local pride and
culture here, which are uniquely Detroit.
It really took being away from here for
me to see it."
Detroiters are sophisticated yet still
have that Midwest warmth that Rachel
says she was missing. "Plus, we have
all the benefits of arts, sports and great

shopping and dining without the has-
sles and expense of living of a big city."
The Hulens like the nearby parks and
trails. "We can go up the street to one
of our neighborhood parks to play or we
can walk to downtown Royal Oak for
lunch," Rachel says.
The Hulens also are huge music fans
and love concerts and other live music.
"It takes a bit more effort to find those
opportunities than it would in a bigger
city," Rachel says, "but they are avail-
able if you take the time to look."
Rachel calls the Detroit Jewish com-
munity vibrant and accessible. "There
are opportunities to become involved at
every level," she says. "As we continue
to plant our roots, we look forward to
increasing our connection and commit-
ments."
In Rachel's eyes, the local economy
presents the greatest communal chal-
lenge. As she puts it: "Our population
is shrinking, and everyone is feeling the
pinch. I just hope that those of us who
can will stay and weather the storm.
"There are certain things about
Detroit that will never change and that's

what will keep our family here. We're
Motown, Hockeytown and the Motor
City — what a package!"

Name: Rachel Hertzberg Hulen
Age: 33
Residence: Huntington Woods
Professional: Musculoskeletal
radiologist, Henry Ford Health Sys-
tern, Detroit, 2007-present; fellow-
ship, HFHS, 2006-2007; residency,
diagnostic radiology, Jackson
Memorial Hospital/University of
Miami, 2002-2006.
Education: West Bloomfield High
School, class of 1993; University
of Michigan, bachelor of science,
1997; University of Miami, medical
doctor, 2001.
Family: husband, Chris Hulen;
kids Phoebe, 4 1/2 , and Jack, 17
months; parents Rosalyn and Dr.
Mark Hertzberg of West Bloom-
field, Belinda and Charles Hulen of
Bradenton, Fla.
Synagogue: Temple Emanu-El,
Oak Park.

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