Inclusive Excellence Champions - Current Champions | The University of Arizona College of Medicine


Michael Adkins, MD Valley Anesthesiology Consultants Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology	Nyima Ali, MD, FACOG Valleywise Health Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Melissa Esparza, MD Phoenix Children's Hospital Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Child Health	Niloofar Dehghan, MD, MSc, FRCSC The Core Institute Clinical Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Pamela Garcia-Filion, PhD, MPH U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix Assistant Research Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics	Chalachew Seyoum, PhD U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences

Dennis Friedman, DO U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry	Rayna Gonzales, PhD U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix Associate Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences

Jennifer Hartmark-Hill, MD, FAAP U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix Associate Professor, Department of Bioethics and Medical Humanism and Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine	Michelle Kim, MD Phoenix Children's Hospital Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Courtney Shusse, MD, PhD Barrow Neurological Institute Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology	Veenod Chulani, MD, MSEd, FSAHM, CEDS Phoenix Children's Hospital Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health

Kristen Yee, MD, FACS Banner – University Medical Center Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery	Adam Gomez, MD Veterans Administration Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology

Misha Faustina, MD U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology	Nikhil Mehta, MD Banner – University Medical Center Chief, Neurointerventional Surgery

Ganesh Murthy, MD Banner – University Medical Center Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology	Michaela Lee, MD Banner – University Medical Center Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Sarah Thomas, MD Banner – University Medical Center Clinician Educator, Family Medicine Residency	Amrita Vempati, MD Valleywise Health Medical Center Associate Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine Residency

Atsuko Koyama, MD, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Child Health	Denege Ward-Wright, MD Banner – University Medical Center Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine