Sandusky, Mich. – McKenzie Health System is pleased to announce that board-certified general
surgeon Dr. Forrest Robart has joined its local team. Most recently Dr. Robart served as general surgeon
for Memorial Medical Associates in Owosso, Michigan.
Dr. Robart is a graduate of Nova-Southeastern University of Osteopathic Medicine in Miami and
completed his general surgery internship and residency in Detroit, where he was Resident of the Year in
1998-1999 and 1999-2000. His surgical specialties include endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery.
“We are thrilled that Dr. Robart has joined our surgical team and know that our patients and other
staff will appreciate his surgical expertise and passion for medicine,” said Billi Jo Hennika, Vice President
of Operations, McKenzie Health System. “Recruiting quality providers to rural America has always been a
challenge. To overcome that challenge, McKenzie partners with urban organizations with an interest in
providing the service. In the case of General Surgery, we partner with Hurley Medical Center in Flint
which allows McKenzie to continue providing quality care.”
Previous positions held by Dr. Robart have included director of the Wound Healing Center and
Hyperbaric Medicine for Battle Creek Surgical, P.C. in Battle Creek, Michigan, and general surgeon for
Mid Michigan Physicians Group in Gladwin, Michigan. He was also an associate professor for Michigan
State College of Osteopathic Medicine for five years and is a member of the American College of
Osteopathic Surgeons/Osteopathic Oral Board Examiner. He is also a member of the American
Osteopathic Association and the Michigan State Medical Society.
“My goal is to provide quality surgical care to all and to treat my patients as I myself would expect
to be treated when visiting a surgeon; that is with competence, courtesy, and respect,” shared Dr. Robart.
Dr. Robart is married with two children, and his family is looking forward to bicycling when spring
arrives in Michigan.
