Center for Simulation and Innovation - Faculty

Simulation Instructors

The Simulation Instructor Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of physician educators respected for their patient-centered clinical care and excellence in education. The instructors receive specialized training and faculty development regarding the most up-to-date simulation-based training theories and methodologies in education. As recognized leaders and innovators, they teach and engage learners throughout all four years of our medical school curriculum and are vital to the continued growth and expansion of our world-class simulation program.

Firas Abbas, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Ali Al-Yaqoobi, MD, FACP
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Assistant Clinical Professor and Theme Director, Department of Biomedical Informatics, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix 
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Biomedical Informatics

Dawn Barcellona, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Pediatrics, Pediatrics Emergency Medicine

Joel Barkley, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix 
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Mohan Belthur, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedics, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Pediatric Orthopedics

Elliot Cropp, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasound

Paul Dabrowski, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Trauma Surgery, Critical Care

Sarika Desai, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Cardiology, Internal Medicine

Douglas Doehrman, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasound

Pooja Deb Doehrman, MD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Clinical Faculty, Banner University Medical Center Phoenix
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Matthew Joseph K. Douglas, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix 
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Jeremy Driscoll, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor and Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix 
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Diana Dunnigan, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Pediatrics

Candace Engelhardt, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Pediatrics, Pediatrics Emergency Medicine

Jeffrey Gaver, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasound

Alan Graham, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, Division of Critical Care, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Pediatrics

Vinay Gunnala, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Clinical Faculty, Banner University Medical Center Phoenix
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Mary Katherine Harper, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Glen Hunter, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Vascular Surgery, General Surgery, Research

Tiffany Johnson, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Pediatrics, Pediatrics Emergency Medicine

Anita Kadikar, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care

David Kassel, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Cardiology

Gary Kirkilas, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Pediatrics    

Alice S.Y. Lee, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Paikin Leung, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor and Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Robert Londeree, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Bioethics & Medical Humanism, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Ryan McDermott, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasound

Sylvia Nash, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Winston Nguyen, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, Division of Cardiology, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Pediatrics

Cameron Nourani, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

James Palmer, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor and Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Palak Patel, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Pediatric Anesthesiology

Douglas Patton, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasound

Allan Reinfeld, MD, FACC
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Cardiology

Valerie Sorkin-Wells, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Paul Steinmetz, MD, FCCP
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care

Alp Umar, MD 
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care

Oladiji Vaughan, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, Division of Hospitalist Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Pediatrics, Pediatrics Emergency Medicine

Erica Wadas, MD 
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Jimmie Parks Watkins, DDS, PhD, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Anesthesiology, Dentistry, Oral Surgery

Andrew Wong, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Family Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasound

Marc Zosky, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasound