The University of Arizona

Internal Medicine Residency - Faculty

Chair	Brief Bio
Michael B. Fallon, MD, FACP	Chair, Department of Medicine Executive Director for Clinical Research and Professor A national expert in transplant hepatology and other disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, Dr. Fallon is a strong advocate and outstanding leader of the department in advancing our educational, research and clinical missions. He has significant academic medicine experience, over more than 25 years in extensive patient care, education, leadership and clinical investigation in internal medicine. Dr. Fallon has received numerous awards recognizing his accomplishments in academic medicine — including teaching, research and innovation. Additionally, he has held a number of leadership positions in professional organizations — including the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and the editorial boards of many prominent journals in gastroenterology and hepatology.
Faculty	Brief Bio
Jennifer Nelson, DO	Program Director Clinical Associate Professor Undergraduate: Clark University Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Combined Med-Peds Program Areas of Interest: Resident as Educator, Early Career Faculty Development, Adolescent Medicine and Transitions of Care, Cystic Fibrosis, Academic Medicine, and Teaching and Facilitating Clinical Reasoning Personal Interests: Spending time with family, trying new foods/restaurants, running, and baking
Emily Mallin, MD	Associate Program Director, Inpatient Medicine Director of Education, Department of Medicine Chair, UA UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Graduate Medical Education Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Subcommittee. Residency: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Areas of Academic Interest: Hospital medicine, transitions of care and medication safety, quality improvement/patient safety, mentoring, faculty development
Heather Bartz, DO	Associate Program Director, Med-Peds Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson Residency: The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix/Phoenix Children's Hospital Med-Peds Program Academic Areas of interest: Transitions of care, safe patient handoffs, transition from pediatric to adult care, adolescent medicine
Christina Bergin, MD	Associate Program Director, Recruitment Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Residency: U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix Areas of Academic Interest: Physician wellness, health care advocacy and enhancing physician-patient communication
Daniel Alcantar, MD	Associate Program Director, Clinical Assistant Professor Medical School: Universidad Autonomade Guadalajara Residency: Loyola University Areas of Academic Interest: Academic medicine, POCUS, patient safety and quality improvement.
Naomi Newman, MD	Associate Program Director, Primary Care Track Medical School: Jefferson Medicial College of Thomas Jefferson Residency: U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix Areas of Academic Interest: Ambulatory internal medicine, social determinants of health, equity and inclusion, sickle cell disease
Jennifer Meyfeldt, MD	Continuity Clinic and Primary Care Track Director Associate Program Director Medical School: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Germany Residency: Lankenau Medical Center Professional interest: Primary care, obesity medicine, advocacy Personal Interest: Traveling, yoga, cooking/baking, and trying new recipes
Julie Crawford, MD	VA Associate Program Director Medical School: The Ohio State University Residency: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix/Phoenix Children’s hospital Areas of Academic Interest: Quality Improvement, patient safety and faculty development
Brenda Shinar, MD	Associate Program Director, Preliminary Medicine Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson Residency: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Areas of Academic Interest: Medical knowledge acquisition and assessment, faculty development
A. Gibson Wong, MD	Associate Program Director, Primary Care Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School Residency: Internal Medicine, Indiana University and University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Areas of Academic Interest: Patient safety, health system quality improvement, medical education curriculum design, system design for chronic disease management and transition of care, health analytics, global health, population health