Yahya M. Basha, M.D.

Born in Hama, Syria to a family of eleven children, Dr. Yahya M. Basha was educated in Christian Orthodox and Muslim schools and graduated from the University of Damascus, Syria, where he earned his Doctorate of Medicine.

Dr. Basha came to the United States in 1972 as an intern at Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital and completed his residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.  In 1980, he began his own radiology practice which he later incorporated into Basha Diagnostics, a diagnostic medical imaging company with five locations serving patients and physicians across Southeast Michigan.

His professional memberships include: American Medical Association • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine • American Society of Nuclear Cardiology • Society of Nuclear Medicine • Michigan State Medical Society • Oakland County Medical Society. 

His achievements in the medical field led him to be appointed to the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) for the United States Department of Education, where he served from 2002 until 2005.

Dr. Basha has worked extensively on the issues of civil rights, civic participation, and anti-discrimination, and was appointed by Governor John Engler of Michigan to the State of Michigan Civil Rights Commission from 1999- 2003.  In 2006 he was appointed a “Civilian Ambassador” by the U.S. State Department, traveling to the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, as part of Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes’ efforts to improve and clarify the U.S. image abroad.

He is on the Advisory Board of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and is a National Advisory Board Member of the Arab American National Museum (AANM), on the Board of Governors of the Arab American Institute (AAI) in Washington, and on the Board of the National American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC).

Dr. Basha is also a Foundation Board Member of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) in California, Board Member of the World Elijah Interfaith Academy, based in Jerusalem, on the Board of the Syrian American Congress (SAC) in Chicago, and a member of BRIDGES, a formalized working body created to bridge the gap between Arab-Americans and law enforcement.

His former accolades include: Chairman of the American Muslim Council in Washington (AMC) • Advisor to the American Muslim Taskforce (AMT) • Chair of American Muslim Political Coordinating Council (AMPCC) • Board Member of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) • President of the Islamic Medical Association- Midwest Region (IMA) • President of the Cultural Association of Franklin, Michigan • Board Member of the Islamic Association of Greater Detroit    • Board Member of the Dix Mosque.

Married and living with his wife and seven children in West Bloomfield, Michigan, Dr. Basha continues to be involved in causes that promote civil rights and civic responsibility, and continues to fight against discrimination.