Chair

Brief Bio

Michael B. Fallon, MD, FACP
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

Donna L. Holland, MD
Donna L. Holland, MD

Program Director, Internal Medicine

Medical School: The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
Residency: The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix/Phoenix Children's Hospital Med-Peds Program
Areas of Academic Interest: Primary care, resident wellness, integrative medicine, hospital medicine
Emily Mallin

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
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
 

Jennifer Nelson, DO
Jennifer Nelson, DO

Associate 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: Adolescent patients, cystic fibrosis, academic medicine and clinical reasoning
Personal Interests: Spending time with family, trying new foods/restaurants, hiking and Peloton

Christina Bergin, MD
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
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.
Allysia Houser, DO
Allysia Houser, DO

Associate Program Director

Medical School: Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Academic Interest: Hospital medicine, leadership and faculty development, clinical reasoning, POCUS, social determinants of health
Naomi Newman, MD
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
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

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
Shinar

Brenda Shinar, MD

Associate Program Director, Preliminary​

Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Academic Interest: Medical knowledge acquisition and assessment, faculty development
Ruth Franks Snedecor

Ruth Franks Snedecor, MD

Associate Program Director, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix 
Areas of Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine, quality improvement/patient safety, scholarly activity and mentorship
A. Gibson Wong, MD

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

Junior Faculty

Personal Bio

Ahsan Ahmad
Ahsan Ahmad
 

Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern
Career Interests: Cardiology
Why U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix: Amazing people, beautiful city, excellent training

Taylor Burton
Taylor Burton

Undergraduate: University of Central Florida
Medical School: Midwestern University, Arizona
Career Interests: Critical Care Medicine 
Why U of A: Love the culture of our program and the leadership support.  Also, Arizona is a pretty beautiful state if you can tolerate the summers

Ralph Mendez
Ralph Mendez

Undergraduate: Creighton University
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Career Interests:  Likely hospital medicine, but considering fellowships
Why U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix: I was mostly looking for a program with a collegial learning environment with plenty of support from peers and faculty. The University of Arizona Internal Medicine Program offers this along with a wide range of fellowships — all in a city that I wanted to stay in.

Gregory Giancana
Gregory Giancana

Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Career Interests: Cardiology
Why U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix: I wanted to be close to family and I loved the open and friendly culture of this program.

Victoria Ramirez
Victoria Ramirez

Undergraduate: U of A
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Career Interests: Hospital medicine or infectious disease
Why U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix: The collaborative and supportive environment among residents, faculty and program leadership, the strength of the clinical training, and the focus on resident wellness.

Alexandra Roach
Alexandra Roach

Undergraduate: Colorado State University
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Career Interests: Hematology/oncology
Why U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix: I wanted to go to a place where it looked like I could join a really good community and had options to explore several fields at a large academic center. I really did find the best of both worlds here!