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Morgan Crigger, MD
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Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship: Parkland/UT Southwestern- Surgical Critical Care
Areas of Interest: Robotic trauma and acute care surgery, rib fixation, medical education
Personal Interests: Family life, Mountain biking, Running
What I like most about Arizona: Multiple Outdoor activities within a close distance.
What do you like most about working here: All my partners are fantastic and work closely together for excellent patient outcome
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Paul Dabrowski, MD, FACS
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Associate Trauma Program Medical Director, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Associate Professor of Surgery, U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: Tulane
Surgical Residency: University of Pennsylvania
General Surgery and Trauma/Critical Care Fellowships: Tulane University and Charity Hospitals
Areas of Interest: Trauma and surgical critical care
Personal interests: Sports of all kinds, brewing beer, travel
What I like most about Arizona: I love the heat. The hotter the better.
What do you like most about working here: Love the people. World class caregivers
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Ara Feinstein, MD, MPH, FACS
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Assistant Medical Student Clerkship Director
Associate Professor of Surgery, U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Physician Executive, Specialties, Banner Medical Group
Medical School: Yale University School of Medine, New Haven
General Surgery Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship: Ryder Trauma Center
Areas of Interest: Education, healthcare leadership, healthcare transformation
Personal interests: Being a dad, Brazilian jiu-jitsu
What I like most about Arizona: I love living someplace other people go on vacation.
What do you like most about working here: I love being part of the academic medical center in the city I grew up in. I believe very strongly in our mission and what we provide for our community
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Kelsey Hoidal, MD
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Surgical Intensive Care Unit Clerkship Director
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
General Surgery Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship: Northwestern University - Adult Surgical Critical Care
Areas of Interest: Thoracic trauma, medical education, surgical critical care, evidence-based practice, robotic surgery
Personal interests: Live music, peloton, interior design, traveling with my husband and one year old daughter
What I like most about Arizona: The food! Arizona has every climate to offer year round, also.
What do you like most about working here: The people! I came back after training to be an attending here because all of the staff here (not just docs) are dedicated to great patient care and working well together as a team
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Nirav Patel, MD, FACS
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Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety
Associate Professor of Surgery, U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: University of Wisconsin
General Surgery Residency: Gundersen Medical Foundation-Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse
Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: University of California
Areas of Interest: Surgical clinical quality improvement, global health, system process engineering, general trauma acute care surgery with a focus on minimally invasive approaches and complex abdominal wall reconstructions
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Eric Petersen, MD, MS
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Founding Program Director of Aerospace Medicine and Surgery Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora
General Surgery Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: Aerospace Medicine, University of Texas; Medical Branch at Galveston, Surgical Critical Care, Stanford
Areas of Interest: Trauma, surgery, and critical care in deep space
Personal interests: Spending time with my family, traveling, making orchestral music, and being outside in the sun
What I like most about Arizona: The weather is amazing. Yes, it gets hot for a few months, but it's beautiful the rest of the year. Living here fells like living in a resort. There are lots of great places to explore locally and regionally
What do you like most about working here: The culture is great. Lots of kind and friendly people that take great care of their patients
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Amy Sisley, MD, MPH, FACS
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Associate Program Director for Simulation
Associate Professor of Surgery, U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Surgical Residency: University of Chicago
Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship: Emory University Hospital in Atlanta
Areas of Interest: Surgical education and simulation, trauma, acute surgical conditions and critical illness
Personal interests: History, traveling
What I like most about Arizona: It’s so beautiful!
What do you like most about working here: It’s always exciting! This place is growing so fast- new buildings, new faculty, new opportunities. It’s fun to come to work in the morning
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C. Star Tiko-Okoye, MD, MPH
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Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical School: Drexel University
General Surgery Residency: Lankenau Medical Center
Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship: Duke University
Areas of interest: Trauma, surgical critical care, public & population health, community-based initiatives
Personal interests: Football (Chelsea FC), hiking, travelling, reading, arts & theatre
What I like most about Arizona: The hot weather and the outdoor opportunities
What do you like most about working here: My partners! Their commitment to patient-centered care and readiness to offer support whenever needed.
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Allison Tompeck, MD
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Program Director
Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency: Pinnacle Health System – Polyclinic
Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern
Areas of Interest: Trauma, surgical critical care, intra-abdominal sepsis, abdominal compartment syndrome, acute complicated pancreatitis
Personal interests: I am a self-proclaimed epicurean forever on the hunt for the next food experience, both near and far. I work to travel and visit faraway places listed my very long, carefully curated "bucket list." Otherwise, I spend my free time cooking, exercising, organizing, playing with my Labrador Retriever named Lucy and spending time with my friends and family
What I like most about Arizona: Desert landscape, weather, accessibility and people
What do you like most about working here: Colleagues, residents and staff
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