Dr. Devries is a general pediatrician who practiced his entire career in Michigan. He has served as a Residency Program Director, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education,
and Interim Pediatric Department Chair. He currently serves as Emeritus Clinical Professor at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Michigan.

Dr. Devries received BS and MD from the Univ. of Michigan and MPH from the Univ. of Rochester (NY).  He completed Pediatric Residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, and a Robert Wood Johnson-sponsored General Pediatrics Academic Development Fellowship at the Univ. of Rochester (NY).  Serving his entire career in Michigan, he has previously served as Pediatric Residency Director in the Henry Ford Health System, Corporate Director of Children’s Health Services & Pediatric Education in the Oakwood Healthcare System in Dearborn, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, and Medical Director of Michigan’s largest Medicaid managed care plan.

Dr. Devries is a former APF President, and has volunteered on multiple Boards and committees within the Jewish Community. He has traveled extensively throughout Israel, served as a mentor
on Birthright trips for medical students, and is certified by Israel’s Ministry of Tourism as a Licensed Tour Guide.