Michael Englesbe, MD, FACS is the Cyrenus G. Darling Sr., MD and Cyrenus G. Darling Jr., MD Professor and Head of Transplantation Surgery at the University of Michigan. He practices liver and kidney transplantation in children and adults. He is the portfolio director of the BCBSM supported Quality Collaboratives in Michigan. He is the director of the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC) and the co-director of the Opioid Prescribing and Engagement Network (OPEN).

His primary research interest is in surgery and population health. He has funding for his work from the National Institute of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan, and Michigan – Health and Human Services. He serves as a vice chair of the Department of Surgery – leading the surgical resident academic development time. He lives in Ann Arbor with his wife and 3 children.