Faculty
Grace Alfonsi, MD
Education: University of Pittsburgh Medical School; Cook County Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Chief Resident; University of Colorado Primary Care Research Fellowship
Attending Site: Denver Health Medical Center
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Clinic Site: Denver Health Medical Plan Clinic, Westwood Neighborhood Health Center, Denver Metro Health Clinic
Medical Areas of Interest: STDs, weight management, women's health issues
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Outstanding Clinician Award from Denver Health
Personal Interests: Family, personal fitness, singing, Jane
Austen, pop culture
E-mail address: Grace.Alfonsi@dhha.org
Katherine Anderson, MD
Education: Colorado College (1988 BA cum Laude, French and Political Science, University of Colorado School of Medicine 1997, Family Medicine Residency Clinica Campesina in Lafayette, Colorado (2000)
Attending Site: Park Hill Family Health Center, Denver Health medical Center
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Clinic Site: Park Hill Family Health Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Women's Health, Preventative Health, Benign Breast disease
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Instructor University of Colorado School of Medicine, Fellow: Primary Care Research Fellow (2007-2009)
Personal Interests: Travel, Languages, Reading, Golf, Family time
E-mail:
Katherine.Anderson@dhha.org
Morris Askenazi, MD
Education: of Texas Health Sciences Center - San Antonio; University of Colorado Residency - Rose Hospital
Attending Site: Denver Health Medical Center
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Clinic Site:La Casa-Quigg Newton Family Health Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Informatics, chronic diseases, obstetrics, procedures
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Senior Instructor at University Hospital
E-mail address:
Morris.Askenazi@dhha.org
Michael J. Benavidez, MD
Education: University of Notre Dame, undergraduate; St. Louis University School of Medicine, medical school
Attending Site: Denver Health Medical Center, Hospice of
Metro Denver
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Hospice and family practice
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Doctor Patient Relationship Award
Personal Interests: Golf, football, computers
E-mail: Michael.Benavidez@dhha.org
George Bock, MD
Education: McGill University in Montreal, M.Sc. (Neuropharmacology),
MDCM
Attending Site: Denver Health Medical Center
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Clinic Site: Park Hill Family Health Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Sports medicine, occupational
medicine, prevention, medical informatics, database development and use
Personal Interests: Being a physician representative at
Denver Health, skiing, and hiking
Laura Borgelt, PharmD, BCPS
Education: University of Iowa, BS; University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center, PharmD; University of Colorado Health Sciences Center/Kaiser,
residency
Attending Site: A.F. Williams Clinic
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Pharmacotherapy
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: President's Excellence
in Teaching Award
Personal Interests: Swimming, biking, snowboarding, golf,
and spending time with family
E-mail:
Laura.Hansen@ucdenver.edu
Michael H. Bross, MD
Education: University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, University of Arkansas AHEC Pine Bluff Family Medicine Residency
Attending Site: University Hospital
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: geriatrics, health care delivery systems
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Director of the Family Medicine Service at University Hospital, Added Qualifications in Geriatrics, Golden Stethoscope Award x 3 for excellence in clinical teaching
Personal Interests: Nordic skiing, fishing
Email:
michael.bross@ucdenver.edu
Daniel J. Burke, MD,
Director, CU Family Medicine Residency
Education: University of Massachusetts Medical School, medical
school; University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine & State University
of New York Department of Family Medicine, residency
Attending Site: University Hospital
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Graduate medical education, practice management, quality improvement
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency Teacher of the Year
Personal Interests: Home remodeling
Jeffrey J. Cain, MD
Education: Oregon Health Sciences University; Mercy Family Medicine Residency, residency & chief residency; Michigan State University, faculty development fellowship
Attending Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Medical activism, tobacco prevention/cessation, co-founder of Tar Wars - a national children's tobacco-free education program
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Chief of Family Medicine at Children's Hospital in Denver, STFM Advocacy Award, Star Award - AAFP Tar Wars, Willamette University Distinguished Alumni Citation, AAFP Public Health Award, Smithsonian Institution Paul Garber Award in Aerodynamics, WHO Special Recognition Medal in tobacco control
Personal Interests: Skiing, bicycling, barnstorming, bad
puns
E-mail: Cain.Jeffrey@tchden.org
Jennifer Caragol, MD
Education: University of Colorado College of Medicine 2004, Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency 2007
Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Women's Health including Obstetrics, International Medicine, Preventative Health
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Assistant Professor University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Teacher of the Year Award at University of Kentucky Family Medicine Residency 2009
Personal Interests: Travel, Mountain Biking, Gardening, Writing, Photography, Spending time with family
E-mail: jennifer.caragol@ucdenver.edu
Colleen Conry, MD, ABFP
Education: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center,
medical school, residency, chief residency
Attending Site: University Hospital, including OB
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center, Lowry Family Health
Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Resident education, competency-based
education, cancer prevention
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: American Cancer
Society Cancer Control Fellow, Medical Director for Colorado Women's Cancer
Center Control Initiative
Personal Interests: Spending time with her family, hiking,
camping, and canoeing
E-mail:
colleen.conry@ucdenver.edu
Frank Verloin deGruy, MD, MSFM
Education: Princeton University, A.B.; University of South
Alabama College of Medicine, medical school; Medical Center in Columbus, GA,
residency; Case Western Reserve University, MSFM, Faculty Development Fellowship
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center, Rose Medical Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Mental health care in primary care settings, somatization
Personal Interests: Skiing, science fiction
E-mail:
frank.degruy@ucdenver.edu
Mark Deutchman, MD
Education: Ohio State University, undergraduate, medical
school; Family Medicine Spokane, Family Medicine residency
Attending Site: A.F. Williams, University Hospital
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Maternity care, diagnostic ultrasonography, surgery, endoscopy
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: UCHSC Innovation in Education, AAFP Teacher of the Year
Personal Interests: Outdoor activities, woodworking
Perry Dickinson, MD
Education: Tulane University, undergraduate; University of
Arkansas, medical school, residency; Michigan State University Family Practice
Fellowship & Duke-Kellogg Family Practice Faculty Development Fellowship
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: Hospice of Metro Denver
Medical Areas of Interest: Mental health issues, chronic disease
including diabetes and asthma
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: President-elect
of North American Family Medicine, Inc., Chair of the research committee and
member of the Board of Directors for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Personal Interests: Camping, hiking, and music
Karen (Inger) Fedde, MD
Education: University of Colorado School of Medicine; University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency Program
Attending Site: Denver Health Medical Center
Precepting Site:Lowry FHC
Practice Site: Park Hill FMC
Medical Areas of Interest: Refugees, social justice in medicine, patients
Personal Interests: The grand parade of life
E-mail:
Karen.Fedde@ucdenver.edu
David L. Gaspar, MD, FCFP
Education: University of Western Ontario Faculty of Medicine, medical school; University of Western Ontario Family Medicine Residency; Michigan State University, Primary Care Faculty Development fellowship
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Undergraduate medical education, drug utilization and pharmaceutical marketing, curriculum development and design
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Fellow of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, DFM Predoctoral Education Director, University of Colorado Family Medicine Clerkship Director, Clinical Block Director of Rural and Community Care, Assistant Director Ambulatory Care of the Adult Clinical Block
Personal Interests: Wine, travel, North American history,
tennis
Larry Green, MD
Education: University of Oklahoma, BA Psychology (1969); Baylor Medical School (1973); University of Rochester and Highland Hospital Residency (1976)
Attending Site: Denver Health Medical Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Integration of mental health services into primary care
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Founding Director, Ambulatory Sentinel Practice
Network (1978); Member, Institute of Medicine (1991-present); Modern Medicine Award for Distinguished
Achievement (1991), Curtis G. Hames Award for Career Accomplishment in Family Medicine Research (1998)
; Founding Director, The Robert Graham Policy Center (1998); Green-Edelman Chair (1999); Wood Award for
Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research (2004); The Robert Graham Physician Executive Award (2005);
The Larry A. Green Visiting Scholar Program established (2006); Epperson-Zorn Chair for Innovation in Family Medicine (2008)
Personal Interests: Loving up grandchildren, fly fishing, skiing, reading, movie-going
Email: larry.green@ucdenver.edu
Greg Gutierrez, MD
Education: University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital FP Residency, Denver, CO
Attending Site: Denver Health Medical Center
Precepting Site: Denver Health Orthopedic Clinic and Primary Care MSK Clinic
Practice Site: Denver Health Family and Internal Medicine, Primary Care MSK Clinic, Orthopedic Clinic
Medical Areas of Interest: Sports and Primary Care MSK Medicine
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Associate Professor, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine
Personal Interests: Family, Ice Hockey, Flyfishing, Guitar, Orchids, Reading
Theresa Hansen, MD
Education: University (2001) BA Magna Cum Laude, Theology; Indiana University School of Medicine (2006); St. Anthony Family Medicine Residency, Colorado (2009)
Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Inpatient Medicine, Obstetrics, Women's Health
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Indiana University Lilly Scholar, Carl Flaxer Award, T. Leon Howard Award, AAFP award for excellence in research, and Instructor, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Travel, Reading, Movies, Bicycling
E-mail: theresa.hansen@UCDenver.edu
Robert Keeley, MD
Education: Stanford University, Medical School; University
of Colorado Department of Family Medicine / State University of New York
Department of Family Medicine, Residency
Attending Site: Denver Health
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Clinic Site: Mariposa Community Health Center and Denver
Health Medical Plan, Department of Urology at University
Medical Areas of Interest: Consulting methods (motivational
interviewing), chronic pain, depression, cardiovascular disease.
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Distinguished
Paper, NAPCRG 2003
Personal Interests: Flyfishing
E-mail: Robert.Keeley@dhha.org
Barbara F. Kelly, MD
Education: University of North Carolina Medical School
Attending Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Obstetrics and gynecology,
women's health care, wellness and fitness
Personal Interests: Family, fiber arts, racewalking,
scuba diving, skiing, hiking, good books
E-mail:
Barbara.Kelly@ucdenver.edu
Morteza Khodaee, MD, MP
Education: Tehran Islamic Azad University, Medical School;
University of Michigan, Master of Public Health, Family Medicine Residency,
and Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship.
Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Sports Medicine, prenatal care,
obstetrics, and medical education
Personal Interests: Soccer, bicycling, mountain hiking,
and nature photography
E-mail:
Morteza.Khoadee@ucdenver.edu
Richard Kornfeld, MD
Education: Undergraduate: University of Colorado Boulder;
Medical School: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Residency: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Swedish Hospital
Attending Site: Denver Health
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Medical Areas of Interest:
Caroline LeClair, DO
Education: Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin, Madison;
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine; Internship: Oakland General Hospital, Madison Heights MI
Residency Family Medicine, Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital, Denver Colorado
Attending Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Urgent care, Women's Health, Preventative Care
Jay H. Lee, MD
Education: Pomona College, BA; New York University, MD; University
of Colorado Family Medicine, Denver Health Track, residency
Attending Site: Denver Health
Medical Areas of Interest: International medicine and procedures
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
Personal Interests: Ultimate frisbee, telemark skiing, and
world travel
E-mail: Jay.Lee@dhha.org
Lucy Loomis, MD
Education: Case Western Reserve, medical school; University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, MSPH
Attending Site: Denver Health Medical Center
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Clinic Site: Lowry Family Health Center, La Casa Quigg Newton
Medical Areas of Interest: Women's care, contraception,
case management of high risk families, and office redesign
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Director of Family Medicine at Denver Health
Personal Interests: Gardening, skiing, and bicycling
Wendy S. Madigosky, MD
Education: George Washington University, medical school;
Rose Medical Center & University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, family
medicine residency; University of Missouri-Columbia, MS in Medical Education
Attending Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Medical education, patient safety,
health care quality, integrative medicine, ethics
Personal Interests:Traveling and being outdoors
Michelle C. Mang, MD
Education: State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; University of Rochester Family Medicine Residency
Attending Site: Denver Health Medical Center
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Practice Site: La Mariposa Family Health Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Providing health care to underserved communities
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: SUNY at Buffalo's Academic Excellence in Family Medicine
Personal Interests: Traveling, reading mysteries, providing
a safe, happy (and silly) home to our recently adopted children
Allegra Melillo, MD
Education: Baylor College of Medicine, MD; University of
California-San Francisco--San Francisco General Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Program
Attending Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Practice Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Community health, underserved
medicine, and health policy
Personal Interests: hiking, yoga and swimming
E-mail:
Allegra.Melillo@ucdenver.edu
Katherine M. Miller, MD
Associate Director, CU Family Medicine Residency
Education: University of Colorado School of Medicine; University of New Mexico Family Medicine Residency
Medical Areas of Interest: Residency education, difficult patients, practice redesign
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Denver Health Track Teacher of the Year, 2001 and 2005
Personal Interests: Family
Linda Montgomery, MD
Education: University of Florida
Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine
Medical Areas of Interest: Dr. Montgomery enjoys caring
for patients of all ages and has special interests in women’s health and
chronic disease management. She also has strong involvement in residency
curricular innovation and evidence based medicine.
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Dr. Montgomery is board certified in Family Medicine. She came to AFW
in late 2006 from the University of Florida where she completed her
residency, served as chief resident, and stayed on as faculty.
Personal Interests: When not in clinic, she can often be
seen running in Stapleton with her husband and three small children.
E-mail:
Linda.Montgomery@ucdenver.edu
John Nagle, MPA
Education: University of Rochester, BA; University of Colorado at Denver, MPA
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center / Lowry Family Health Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Patient safety, risk communication, age-appropriate screening, health promotion/disease prevention; community medicine.
Personal Interests: Mountain biking, crossword puzzles,
wood carving.
E-mail:
John.Nagle@ucdenver.edu
Lara Penny, MD
Education: Dartmouth/ Brown School of Medicine 1996; Residency: UCSF San Francisco General Hospital 1996-1999
Attending Site:
Inpatient Adult Family Medicine Service
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Clinic Site:
Team Lead at Montbello FHC
Medical Areas of Interest:
Community Health, Chronic Disease Management,
Group Medical Visits
Personal Interests:
Slam dancing with my three crazy boys, ice
hockey, cycling and running
Michael Russum, MD
Education: Eastern Virginia Medical School, medical school
Attending Site: La Casa Quigg Newton
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Clinic Site: La Casa Quigg Newton
Medical Areas of Interest: Sports medicine, men's health, diabetes
Personal Interests: Family, athletics, reading, and hiking
E-mail: Michael.Russum@dhha.org
Joseph J. Saseen , PharmD, FCCP, BCPS
Education: SUNY at Buffalo, BS in Pharmacy; SUNY at Buffalo, PharmD; University of Illinois / University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Ambulatory Care Fellowship
Attending Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: UCDHSC President's Excellence in Teaching Award 2006, Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Personal Interests: Mountain biking, snowboarding, NFL football
E-mail:
Joseph.Saseen@ucdenver.edu
Deborah J. Seymour, Psy.D.
Education: University of Denver, Psy.D.
Attending Site: University Hospital
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Doctor-patient relationship and
communication, medical education, developmental/ psychodynamic approaches
in primary care, refugee mental health, international consultation in integrated
primary care
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Director of Behavior Science in Family Medicine, Co-Director of UCHSC Student Mental Health, Co-Director of Colorado Refugee Mental Health
Personal Interests: Parrots, pirates, skiing, Bikram yoga,
and traveling
Joanna Stratton
Education: University of Chicago, M.A.;
University of Denver, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Awards: University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences, post-doctoral fellowship
Professional Areas of Interest: Integrated healthcare, couples counseling, research methods, program evaluation, gender issues, graduate teaching and training
Personal Interests: Running and skiing
Email: Joanna.Stratton@ucdenver.edu
Calvin L. Wilson, MD
Education: Colorado College, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Attending Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Global health, tropical medicine, community development, international Family Medicine development
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Director of Center for Global Health of the University of Colorado, Consultant for Center for International Health Initiatives of the American Academy of Family Practice, Smilkstein Award in International Health of Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Humanitarian of the Year Award of American Academy of Family Practice, WHO Family Doctor of the Month
Personal Interests: Hiking, fishing, camping, community
medicine in the developing world, spiritual growth and development
E-mail:
Cal.Wilson@ucdenver.edu