Leadership

Office of the Chair
Claudia R Duran, MLS Executive Assistant (520) 626-7174 crduran@deptofmed.arizona.edu

Vice Chairs
Amy Sussman, MD Associate Professor, Medicine (Clinical Scholar Track) Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship Clerkship Director, Department of Medicine Vice Chair of Education, Department of Medicine (520) 626-6370 asussman@deptofmed.arizona.edu
Tejo K. Vemulapalli, MD Associate Professor, Medicine Chief, Division of Inpatient Medicine Vice Chair for Quality and Safety (Inpatient), Department of Medicine (520) 694-6000 tejov@deptofmed.arizona.edu

Divisions Chiefs
Eugene R. Bleecker, MD Professor of Medicine Co-Chief, Division of Genetics, Genomics and Precision Medicine, UA Department of Medicine Co-Director, Division of Pharmacogenomics, UA Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine (520) 626-3073 erbleecker@arizona.edu
Elizabeth Connick, MD Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Professor, Medicine Professor, Immunobiology Professor, BIO5 Institute Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship (520) 626-6887 connicke@deptofmed.arizona.edu
Clara N. Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD Professor, Medicine (Dermatology) Chief, Division of Dermatology Program Director, Dermatology Residency Program Co-Director, UArizona Skin Cancer Institute Director, Multidisciplinary Cutaneous Oncology Program, UArizona Skin Cancer Institute Director, Pigmented Lesion Clinic, UArizona Skin Cancer Institute Member, UArizona Cancer Center The Alan and Janice Levin Family Endowed Chair for Excellence in Cancer Research (520) 626-0307 ccuriel@arizona.edu
Mindy J. Fain, MD Professor, Medicine Associate Professor, Nursing Chief, Division of Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine Co-Director, University of Arizona Center on Aging The Anne and Alden Hart Endowed Chair in Medicine (520) 626-5800 mfain@aging.arizona.edu
C. Kent Kwoh, MD Director, University of Arizona Arthritis Center Chief, Division of Rheumatology Professor of Medicine and Medical Imaging The Charles A.L. and Suzanne M. Stephens Endowed Chair in Rheumatology (520) 626-4111 kwoh@arizona.edu
Victoria H. Maizes, MD Chief, Division of Integrative Medicine Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) Professor, Public Health Executive Director, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Clinical Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine The Inaugural Andrew Weil Endowed Chair in Integrative Medicine (520) 621-6807 vmaizes@arizona.edu
Lawrence J. Mandarino, PhD Professor, Medicine Chief, Division of Endocrinology Director, UAHS Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (520) 626-8367 mandarino@arizona.edu
Juanita L. Merchant, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Chief, Division of Gastroenterology Research Member, Cancer Biology Program, University of Arizona Cancer Center (520) 626-3334 jmerchant@arizona.edu
Deborah A. Meyers, PhD Professor of Medicine Co-Chief, Division of Genetics, Genomics and Precision Medicine, UA Department of Medicine Co-Director, Division of Pharmacogenomics, UA Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine (520) 626-2928 dameyers@arizona.edu
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD Professor, Medicine Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Director, Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences, UA Health Sciences Medical Director, Center for Sleep Disorders, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson (520) 626-8309 spartha1@arizona.edu
Merri L. Pendergrass, MD, PhD Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice-Science Director, Adult Diabetes Program Clinical Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (520) 626-6376 pendergrass@arizona.edu
Rachna Shroff, MD Interim Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology Associate Dean, Clinical and Translational Research Associate Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) Chief, Section of GI Medical Oncology, UA Cancer Center Leader, GI Clinical Research Team, UArizona Cancer Center Director, UArizona Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office rshroff@arizona.edu
Bekir Tanriover, MD, MPH, MBA, FAST Chief, Division of Nephrology Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) (520) 626-6371 btanriover@arizona.edu
Tejo K. Vemulapalli, MD Associate Professor, Medicine Chief, Division of Inpatient Medicine Vice Chair for Quality and Safety (Inpatient), Department of Medicine (520) 694-6000 tejov@deptofmed.arizona.edu

Administrative Staff
Jazmine Aguilar Administrative Support Assistant I aguilarja@arizona.edu
Todd K. Boltz Assistant Dean, Business Affairs - College of Medicine Administrator, Department of Medicine (520) 626-6126 tboltz@medadmin.arizona.edu
Cynthia B. Campas Manager, Personnel Affairs (520) 621-4636 ccampas@deptofmed.arizona.edu
Gynelle Castaneda Health Care Partner gynellecastaneda@arizona.edu
Hannah Cowling Medical Education Program Professional III hcowling@arizona.edu
Kelly Renee B Dugas Medical Education Program Professional II kdugas@arizona.edu
Mary F. Gosciminski Program Manager, Internal Medicine Residency Program marygski@arizona.edu
Christa L. Mcvicker Administrative Operations Manager IV (520) 626-0526 christa@deptofmed.arizona.edu
Monica Jimenez Medical Education Program Professional III (520) 626-7000 mjimenez413@arizona.edu
Glenn S. Loflin Assistant Administrator, Department of Medicine Clinical Senior Manager, Division of Integrative Medicine Clinical Senior Manager, Division of Rheumatology (520) 621-1325 glenn.loflin@bannerehalth.com
Hermie K. Molina-Acuña Assistant Administrator, Finance (520) 626-5833 hermie.molina-acuna@arizona.edu
Dominica Padilla Supervisor, Administration Support (520) 626-7128 dominicap@arizona.edu

Education
Lucia P. Contreras Program Coordinator, Senior Coordinator, Medicine Clerkships and Sub-Internships Programs (520) 626-1574 lcontrer@arizona.edu
Fariba Donovan, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Medicine Assistant Professor, Valley Fever Center for Excellence (520) 626-0725 faribadonovan@deptofmed.arizona.edu
Susan Ellis, MA, EdS Associate Specialist, Education (520) 626-0773 sellis@arizona.edu
James Ray Lim, MD Fellow (520) 626-6887 jamesray.lim@bannerhealth.com
Bhupinder Natt, MD, FACP Associate Professor of Medicine - (Clinical Series Track) Program Director, Critical Care Medicine Associate Program Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Medical Director, Medical ICU, Banner – University Medical Center South (520) 621-4368 bnatt@email.arizona.edu
Amy Sussman, MD Associate Professor, Medicine (Clinical Scholar Track) Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship Clerkship Director, Department of Medicine Vice Chair of Education, Department of Medicine (520) 626-6370 asussman@deptofmed.arizona.edu
Rebecca Thiede, MD Associate Program Director, Dermatology Residency Assistant Clinical Professor rthiede@arizona.edu
Tirdad Zangeneh, DO, MA, FACP, FIDSA, FAST Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program - Tucson Campus Director, Infectious Disease Transplant Program, Banner UMC - Tucson (520) 626-6887 tzangeneh@arizona.edu