Faculty and Staff - Division of Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine

Faculty

Holly Ahner, MD Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) holly.ahner@va.gov

Akinbola Ajayi-Obe, MD Clinical Assistant Professor (520) 874-2000 dragonking@email.arizona.edu

Rosemary Browne, MD Clinical Associate Professor, (Clinical Series Track) (520) 792-1450 rsbrowne@email.arizona.edu

Claudia C. Capurro, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track) (520) 792-1450 x6693 ccapurro@email.arizona.edu

Susan L. Cassidy, MSPE, MSN, ANP-BC Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track) (520) 694-4000 susancassidy@email.arizona.edu

Vijaya Chada, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track) (520) 792-1450 chada@email.arizona.edu

Satyapriya Chaudhary Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track) priya78@email.arizona.edu

Meenakshi Dagar, MD Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) (520) 694-4000 mdagar@email.arizona.edu

J. Michael Darragh, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track) michael.darragh@bannerhealth.com

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

Paul Gee, MD Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) Faculty, UA Reynolds Program in Applied Geriatrics paulgee@email.arizona.edu

Julia B. Jernberg, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track) (520) 626-9660 jbj1@email.arizona.edu

C. Bree Johnston, MD, MPH Professor, Medicine - (Educator Scholar Track) (520) 626-9660 cbjohnston@email.arizona.edu

Elizabeth B. Juneman, MD Associate Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) Member, UA Sarver Heart Center Director, Outpatient Cardiology, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and South (520) 626-9512 ejuneman@email.arizona.edu

Stephen Kim Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track) stephenkim1@email.arizona.edu

Christina M. Laukaitis, MD, PhD, FACP, FACMG Assistant Professor, Cancer Biology - GIDP Assistant Professor, Genetics - GIDP Associate Professor, Medicine Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences Director, Genetic Consultation and Counseling Services, UAHS Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program, Department of Pathology, UA College of Medicine Medical Education Director, Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention, UA Cancer Center Member, Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, UA College of Pharmacy Member, UA Center on Aging (520) 626-5845 cmlaukai@email.arizona.edu

M. Jane Mohler, RN, MSN, MPH, PhD Professor, Medicine Director, GeriMietrics - Bioengineering Applications to Support Resilient Aging Principal Investigator - Healthy Brain Research Network Faculty, Arizona Center on Aging Associate Professor, Nursing and Public Health Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice-Science (520) 626-5800 jmohler@aging.arizona.edu

Kevin Moynahan, MD, FACP Deputy Dean, Education Professor of Medicine (520) 626-6505 moynahan@email.arizona.edu

Indu Partha, MD Assistant Professor, (Clinical Scholar Track) (520) 694-4000 ipartha@email.arizona.edu

Stacie T. Pinderhughes, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Internal Medicine/Geriatrics Medical Director, Optumcare, Complex Management staciep@email.arizona.edu

Elle Ross, DO, PhD, MS Assistant Professor, Medicine – Division of Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine Physician, General Internal Medicine, Outpatient/Inpatient Medicine Member, University of Arizona Center on Aging (520) 626-9660 elle.ross@bannerhealth.com

Serena Scott, MD Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) Subinternship Director, Department of Medicine (520) 626-6852 serenascott@email.arizona.edu

Linda Snyder, MD Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary/Critical Care and Palliative Medicine) Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Faculty, UA Reynolds Program in Applied Geriatrics (520) 626-6380 lsnyder@deptofmed.arizona.edu

Anna Stepczynski, MD Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) UA Reynolds Scholar in Applied Geriatrics (520) 626-5800 astepczynski@email.arizona.edu

Raed Sukerji, MD Assistant Professor, Medicine Director, Adult Medicine Outpatient Clinics at South Campus (520) 626-9660 rsukerji@email.arizona.edu

Monica R. Vandivort, MD Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track) Medical Director, Home Care Faculty, UA Reynolds Program in Applied Geriatrics (520) 694-4000 mrv1@email.arizona.edu

Christopher S Wendel Instructor, Medicine - (Research Scholar Track) (520) 629-1824 cwendel@email.arizona.edu

Anne M. Wertheimer, PhD Assistant Research Professor, BIO5 Institute Assistant Professor, Applied BioSciences - Graduate Interdisciplinary Program Director, Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences, AB-GIDP Associate Director, UA Infectious Disease Research Core (520) 626-5850 awerth@email.arizona.edu

Research Staff

Nima Toosizadeh, PhD Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Research Scholar Track) Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Staff, University of Arizona Center on Aging (520) 626-5809 ntoosizadeh@aging.arizona.edu

Staff

Jordan Elias Administrative Associate Program Coordinator, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program Coordinator, Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship (520) 626-9660 jordanelias@email.arizona.edu

Heather N. Hendrych Program Coordinator, Senior (520) 626-2151 hhendrych@email.arizona.edu

Monica Jimenez Administrative Assistant (520) 626-0773 monica.jimenez@bannerhealth.com

Lisa M. O'Neill, MPH, DBH Associate Director of Research & Education, UA Center on Aging Aging & Cognition Scholar, UA Center on Aging and CDC Healthy Brain Research Network Program Manager, Arizona Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (520) 626-5804 loneill@aging.arizona.edu

Jason E. Toone Clinical Senior Manager, Division of Endocrinology Clinical Senior Manager, Division of Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine jason.toone@bannerhealth.com

Laura M. Vitkus, MPH Program Coordinator, Senior - Arizona Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) (520) 626-2486 lvitkus@aging.arizona.edu