December 11, 2021 Letter from Maria Petrou to Dr. Vikas Gulani Regarding Maryland Job Offer Retraction
December 11, 2021 Letter from Maria Petrou to Dr. Vikas Gulani Regarding Maryland Job Offer Retraction
This post presents a December 11, 2021 letter from Maria Petrou, mother of Dr. Myria Petrou, addressed to Dr. Vikas Gulani, Chair of Radiology at the University of Michigan.
The letter records concerns raised to the University regarding events affecting Dr. Myria Petrou’s professional opportunities following her departure.
Documented Events Raised in the Letter
The letter identifies multiple events, including:
- reported obstruction of external employment opportunities following departure from the University;
- concerns regarding dissemination of information related to Ann Arbor Observer reporting; and
- a Maryland employment opportunity that was extended and subsequently withdrawn following communication with the University.
Excerpt Regarding Maryland Position
“...the offer was retracted after the group said they talked to the University of Michigan...”
“...I could not imagine what the University of Michigan would say and who at the University of Michigan would state something which would result in retraction of a job offer...”
The Maryland offer was extended. The Maryland offer was withdrawn.
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Exhibit 1. December 11, 2021 letter from Maria Petrou to Dr. Vikas Gulani (Maryland job offer retraction), page 1.
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Exhibit 2. December 11, 2021 letter from Maria Petrou to Dr. Vikas Gulani (Maryland job offer retraction), page 2.
Submission to the University
The letter requested review and investigation by the University and was directed to Dr. Vikas Gulani in his capacity as Chair of Radiology.
No response is reflected in the record.
Selected Reporting
- From Mentor to Federal Investigation: The Dr. Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology
- July 26 Documentary Notice and Documentary Chronology Transmitted to City Attorney Kaur, Mayor Taylor, City Administrator Dohoney, and Police Chief Anderson Concerning Ann Arbor Police Department Investigations, Related City Proceedings, and Federal Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026).
- July 7 Documentary Notice to University of Michigan Vice President and General Counsel Timothy G. Lynch Concerning University and Law Enforcement Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026). July 8 UM Announces Lynch Leaving.
- From One FBI File to a Legislative Proposal: Peter and Maria Foerster Ask Senator Van Hollen's Office and Congressman Jamie Raskin to Consider a Uniform Administrative Framework for Federal Investigations
- The Institutional Fingerprint of the FBI Russia-Gate File: Referrals, Consults, Intelligence Reports, and the June 16, 2026 FBI Production
- Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou Document More Than Two Years of Unsuccessful Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid (June 2026)
Brad Foerster, MD PhD
Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is active in the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.