Addiction Medicine Fellowship - Current Fellows

Miranda Anderson, DO

Undergraduate: University of Arizona
Medical School: Midwestern University - Arizona
Residency: Internal Medicine, Verde Valley Medical Center
Fellowship: Addiction Medicine, UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Interest: Addiction medicine with a focus on harm reduction in underserved and rural populations

Mario R. Tempe, DO

Undergraduate: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Family Medicine, Ascension Columbia St. Mary's
Fellowship: Addiction Medicine, UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Interest: I enjoy working with patients to develop harm reduction strategies for substance use concerns as well as medication assisted treatment of substance use disorders. I am also interested in helping patients with dual-diagnosis treatments.

Greg L. Epstein, MD

Undergraduate: United States Military Academy at West Point
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Fellowship: Addiction Medicine, UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Interest: Substance use in pregnancy and treatment of general substance use disorder

Navkaran Girgla, MD

Undergraduate: McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Medical School: Medical University of the Americas, St. Kitts & Nevis
Residency: Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix
Fellowship: Addiction Medicine, UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Interest: Advancing harm-reduction-oriented care of substance use disorder in both inpatient and outpatient settings