
shariff k. bishai
DO, MS, FAOAO, FAANA, FAAOS
Founder/Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Bishai continued his professional training, completing his orthopedic surgery residency at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, Michigan, and participating in an orthopedic sports medicine fellowship at Plancher Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in New York City. During his fellowship he also spent time at Steadman-Phillipon Clinic in Vail, Colorado.
When Dr. Bishai isn't spending time with patients or augmenting his professional skills, you can find him writing orthopedic literature, speaking at national and international orthopedic conferences, or teaching his peers. Dr. Bishai serves as a Master Instructor for the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), and regularly instructs orthopedic surgeons on improving their open and arthroscopic skills. He is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery, American Osteopathic Association for Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. He has also spoken to and taught surgeons on 5 different continents.


Throughout his career, Dr. Bishai also served in prominent leadership roles. He recently served as the Chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Orthopaedic Video Theater Committee from 2022-2026. He is presently the Chair of the AAOS Social Media Committee and the Editor of Social Media for the AAOS OrthoInfo Committee. He's a past president of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO) Sports Section and the Detroit Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also the co-chair of the Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification committee for the AOAO.
Dr. Bishai holds membership and committee appointments in an array of professional organizations including the American Osteopathic Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics (AOAO), American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM), as well as the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), the Michigan Osteopathic Academy, the Michigan Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and the Detroit Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. Presently he sits as the Committee Chair of the AAOS Orthopaedic Video Theater Committe and is on the Membership Committee of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society and recently stepped off multiple committees for the Arthroscopy Association of North America including the Technology Committee and International Committee.

Dr. Bishai is accepting new patients at his new practice with needs of shoulder, sports medicine, joint reconstruction, and orthopaedic treatment. He operates at Royal Oak Beaumont (Corewell Health), Henry Ford Rochester Hills (formally Crittenton Hospital and Ascension Rochester Hills), Bloomfield Hills Surgery Center, Trinity Oakland and Waterford Surgery Center.

