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
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Program

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

Christina Bergin, MD
Christina Bergin, MD

Associate Program Director, Recruitment

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Academic Interest: Physician wellness, health care advocacy and enhancing physician-patient communication

Jordan Coulston
Jordan Coulston, MD

Associate Program Director, Feedback and VA QI

Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: University of California San Diego
Areas of Academic Interest: Hospital medicine, medical student education, efficient workflow/LEAN, quality improvement

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

Jayne Peterson, MD

Jayne Peterson, MD

Associate Program Director, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Ambulatory Education

Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Areas of Academic Interest: Mentoring, ambulatory internal medicine, shared medical visits, ambulatory diabetes management, care of the underserved, interprofessional collaboration

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

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

Mohamed Abdelhabib
Mohamed Abdelhabib
 

Undergraduate: Arizona State University
Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson
Best Thing About Our Program: Commitment and dedication toward education and wellness; above all, the people!
Career Interests: Global health, academic medicine

Cordel Fuher
Cordel Fuher
 

Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Best Thing About Our Program: Our program excels at fostering a learning environment. From weekly lectures by specialists during academic half day, to resident report, to afternoon teaching sessions, there is a culture of academic medicine that we utilize to provide care for our patients. The education I received as a resident enabled me to be the physician I am today — all thanks to our residency.
Career Interests: Hospitalist/primary care hybrid

Abby Frederickson
Abby Frederickson

Undergraduate: St. Olaf College
Medical School: Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Best Thing About Our Program: The people who comprise our program are truly the best! I am grateful to be surrounded by hard working, intelligent, and genuinely kind individuals. We are extremely fortunate to have an administration who strives to support both professional and personal growth within a culture focused on wellness.
Career Interests: Undecided

Maria Martin
Maria Martin

Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Best Thing About Our Program: Supportive environment with lots of fantastic mentors, as well as strong community feel and the sense that we are all a team and getting to serve a diverse, underserved patient population from around the state and region

Sumit Patel
Sumit Patel

Undergraduate: University of New Mexico
Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Best Thing About Our Program: Flat hierarchy, combined community and academic medical center experiences, and our program’s ability to make sure our residents our heard. I chose this program as I could tell each resident felt at home and their wellness was taken into account, creating an open dialogue that fostered an incredible learning environment.
Career Interests: Academic medicine, pulmonary/critical care

Elizabeth Rowland
Elizabeth Rowland

Undergraduate: Purdue University
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria
Best Thing About Our Program: From the complexity and high patient volume to the diverse socioeconomic backgrounds of our patient population paired with the intentional growth mindset mentorship from our attendings and specialists, I am confident that the College of Medicine – Phoenix has prepared me to be the best physician I can be for my future patients and physician colleagues. The College of Medicine – Phoenix has successfully and intentionally found the balance of resident autonomy while simultaneously investing in and mandating our growth in our development as future physician leaders. Life beyond the hospital walls in Arizona has also proved to be so rich - from the promotion of a healthy lifestyle — such as casually hiking a mountain before or after work or escaping north for a weekend of snow skiing to the ease of travel to multiple neighboring states with such unique experiences that I, a Midwest-native, hope to call this place home for decades to follow. PS: you can't shovel sunshine. 
Career Interests: GI/hepatology, hospital administration
Personal Interests: Hiking, pickleball, hot yoga, snow-skiing