Louis Saravolatz
Encyclopedia
Dr. Louis Saravolatz is a medical doctor at St. John's Hospital
of Macomb County, Michigan
. He specializes in infectious disease medicine and internal medicine
, specifically in HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C
, and urinary tract infection
s.
. His Serbian
parents grew up in Michigan and had three children. Louis was the middle child. His father owned a grocery store
while his mother was a stay-at-home mom. As a Serbian, he grew up in the Serbian Orthodox Church
. Louis Saravolatz graduated from Cass Tech High School, and went onto the University of Michigan
for his undergraduate, and then to the University of Michigan Medical School. He now lives in Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan with his wife and three children.
in Detroit. After completing his residency, he worked at Henry Ford Hospital for 16 years. He then joined the staff at St. John Hospital in Macomb County. He currently works at St. John as a teacher and a medical doctor specializing in HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and Urinary tract infection|urinary track infections.
at St. John Hospital Macomb and is the president-elect
of the Michigan Infectious Disease Society (MIDS). In 2004, Hour Detroit magazine recognized him as one of metro Detroit
's most respected physicians for infectious disease in its listing of "Top Docs." He has also recently accepted this award in the 2008 magazine of Top Docs. Louis Saravolatz is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School.
St. John's Hospital
St. John’s Hospital, founded in 1875 by the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, has 457 licensed beds and is a primary teaching hospital for the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine . St...
of Macomb County, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. He specializes in infectious disease medicine and internal medicine
Internal medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...
, specifically in HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease primarily affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus . The infection is often asymptomatic, but chronic infection can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis, which is generally apparent after many years...
, and urinary tract infection
Urinary tract infection
A urinary tract infection is a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary tract. Symptoms include frequent feeling and/or need to urinate, pain during urination, and cloudy urine. The main causal agent is Escherichia coli...
s.
Early life
Dr. Saravolatz was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 15, 1950. Both of his grandparents were born in YugoslaviaYugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. His Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
parents grew up in Michigan and had three children. Louis was the middle child. His father owned a grocery store
Grocery store
A grocery store is a store that retails food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells these "groceries" to customers. Large grocery stores that stock products other than food, such as clothing or household items, are...
while his mother was a stay-at-home mom. As a Serbian, he grew up in the Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
. Louis Saravolatz graduated from Cass Tech High School, and went onto the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
for his undergraduate, and then to the University of Michigan Medical School. He now lives in Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan with his wife and three children.
Career
Dr. Saravolatz applied for his residency at Henry Ford HospitalHenry Ford Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital, the flagship facility for , is an 805-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research complex located in Detroit ....
in Detroit. After completing his residency, he worked at Henry Ford Hospital for 16 years. He then joined the staff at St. John Hospital in Macomb County. He currently works at St. John as a teacher and a medical doctor specializing in HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and Urinary tract infection|urinary track infections.
Recognition
Dr. Saravolatz is the current Chief of Internal MedicineInternal medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...
at St. John Hospital Macomb and is the president-elect
President-elect
An -elect is a political candidate who has been elected to an office but who has not yet been sworn in or officially taken office. These may include an incoming president, senator, representative, governor and mayor.Analogously, the term "designate" An -elect is a political candidate who has been...
of the Michigan Infectious Disease Society (MIDS). In 2004, Hour Detroit magazine recognized him as one of metro Detroit
Metro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area...
's most respected physicians for infectious disease in its listing of "Top Docs." He has also recently accepted this award in the 2008 magazine of Top Docs. Louis Saravolatz is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School.