Faculty Directory

Professor, Surgery
Director of the Institute for Cellular Transplantation
Professor, Department of Medical Imaging
Faculty, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
Faculty, Department of Radiology Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
Faculty, Physiology Graduate Interdisciplinary Program

(520) 626-4494

kkpapas@surgery.arizona.edu

Karen Parker, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track)
Director, Geriatric Inpatient Consult Service, Banner – University Medicine Tucson

karen.parker2@bannerhealth.com

Indu Partha, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program - Tucson Campus
Vice Chair, Academy of Medical Education Scholars (AMES), University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

(520) 694-4000

ipartha@arizona.edu

Sairam Parthasarathy, MD

Professor, Medicine
Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Director, Center for Sleep, Circadian and Neuroscience Research, UA Health Sciences
Medical Director, Center for Sleep Disorders, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson

(520) 626-8309

spartha1@arizona.edu

Manish J Patel

Faculty Physician

manishjpatel@email.arizona.edu

Salma I. Patel, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program
Associate Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Reasoning Course Facilitator, College of Medicine
Chair, Graduate Medical Education Subcommittee for Research
Vice Chair, College of Medicine Admissions Committee

(520) 626-6380

salmapatel@arizona.edu

Krishan Patel, MD

Southern Arizona VA Health System, Tucson

(520) 792-1450

krishanpatel@arizona.edu

Kevin Peine

Faculty Physician

kpeine@email.arizona.edu

Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD (hc)

Clinical Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Director, Corporate Health Improvement Program
Professor, Public Health

(415) 416-9232

drkrp1@email.arizona.edu

Rodolfo B Penaflor

Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track)

rpenaflor@arizona.edu

Anita Narayanan Pender, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

apender@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