Dr. Shelandra S. Bell, DO

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Shelandra S. Bell, who serves patients in Detroit, Michigan. 

Dr. Bell is a board-certified family physician & Think Healthy Fellow. She specializes in preventive care, women’s well-care, hypertension, mental health care, and osteopathic manipulative therapy. 

Offering a distinguished background in delivering quality healthcare in private practice and major healthcare systems, Dr. Bell is currently building a medical practice focusing on obesity and aesthetic medicine to serve the Detroit area.

Licensed to practice medicine in both Michigan and Georgia, she is affiliated with Chelsea Hospital, Emory University Hospital, and Henry Ford Jackson Hospital. 

Before embarking on her professional journey, Dr. Bell graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Psychology and Cognitive Science from the University of Michigan in 1999. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010. 

Furthering her training, she performed her residency in family medicine and fellowship at Garden City Hospital in 2012 and 2014, respectively. 

Offering comprehensive care to patients of all ages, the doctor is board-certified in family medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP). The AOBFP is an organization that provides board certification to qualified osteopathic physicians who specialize in delivering comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages, genders, and addressing all parts of the body.

In order to stay up to date in her field, Dr. Bell remains an active member of the American Osteopathic Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.

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