▁of ▁Medicine ▁at ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer ▁of ▁St ▁Cla ir ▁Special ty ▁Phys icians ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁and ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Medical ▁Affairs ▁for ▁Da V ita ▁Inc . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁lead ▁phys ician ▁at ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁Ne ph ro log y ▁in ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings , ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁Aff ili ations ▁ ▁Robert ▁works ▁with ▁several ▁professional ▁soci eties ▁and ▁advis ory ▁bo ards . ▁He ▁is ▁past - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Ren al ▁Phys icians ▁Association , ▁immediate ▁past - Ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Kid ney ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁and ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Ne ph ro log y ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Trans plant ation , ▁and ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians . ▁ ▁Pro ven z ano ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁State ▁Medical ▁Society , ▁Wayne ▁County ▁Medical ▁Society , ▁American ▁Medical ▁Association , ▁International ▁Society ▁of ▁Ne ph ro log y , ▁Trans plant ▁Society ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁A pher esis , ▁International ▁Society ▁of ▁Per it one os cop ists , ▁and ▁International ▁Society ▁of ▁Blood ▁Pur ification . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁Western ▁Michigan ▁University ▁and ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁degree ▁from ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁intern ship ▁and ▁res iden cy ▁at