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Internal Medicine Residency Faculty 2018-2019

Allan L Markus, MD, MS, MBA, FACP

Program Director

Dr. Markus came to HonorHealth with the goal of building a state-of-the-art

Internal Medicine Residency Program from the ground floor. He previously

worked as a chief resident at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.;

associate and interim program director at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield,

Mass.; and associate program director at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.

He also served as director of Arizona State University Health Services and has

teaching appointments at University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Mayo College of Medicine,

and Kirksville College of Medicine, Kirksville, Mo. He has served as the editor of the Chief Resident

Manual of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine and has been active in the Arizona

Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Along with his two children, he enjoys working with the

Flying Samaritans – Phoenix Chapter, providing care for patients in the Baja de California.

CORE FACULTY

Connie Abarikwu, MD

Ambulatory Medicine

You would think that after 20 years of practicing Internal Medicine, there wouldn’t

be much about the human body to still amaze Dr. Abarikwu. Not so! She

continues to be “in awe of the body and its resilience” and has great respect for

the process of aging and our elderly population. She also has a special interest in

female care and gynecological issues.

As you would expect, Dr. Abarikwu finds Internal Medicine “challenging, yet rewarding and fulfilling.”

Viewing it and other primary care specialties as “the foundation for all medical care,” she is proud to be

part of the “foundation team” and honored to help prepare the next generation of internist physicians.

Those physicians, she notes, face a new world of medicine. That’s thanks to something else that amazes

Dr. Abarikwu: what can be accomplished with just one tool as the health care world becomes more

computerized.

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Misty Evans, MD

Inpatient Medicine

Dr. Evans began her career in Healthcare as a Registered Dietitian after attending

Texas A&M University for undergraduate work. After five years, she returned to

school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Medical School and then

completed residency at Mayo Medical Center Arizona in Internal Medicine. She

returned to Texas Tech as core faculty and Internal Medicine Clerkship Director at

the Amarillo, TX campus. In 2004, she joined Affiliated Hospitalists PLC and has

continued her career in various roles for Affiliated.

She currently serves as the Hospitalist Program Medical Director at the HonorHealth Scottsdale

Thompson Peak Medical Center and Managing Partner for the group. Outside of the hospital, she

enjoys spending time with her family including her spouse, three daughters, a dog, and reading.

Evan Holdsworth, MD

Inpatient Medicine

Dr. Holdsworth is a board certified internal medicine physician currently employed

with Affiliated Hospitalists, a local hospitalist group located in Phoenix, Arizona.

Previously worked for over two years as a private hospitalist before taking a

position as primarily an academic hospitalist for a new internal medicine residency

program in 2016. He is core faculty for the HonorHealth Internal Medicine

Residency program

Steven Parker, MD

Inpatient Medicine

Dr. Parker graduated medical school at the University of Oklahoma Health

Sciences Center and his residency from Central Texas Medical Foundation

(Brackenridge Hospital) in Austin Texas. He is a board certified internal medicine

physician currently employed with Affiliated Hospitalists. He is one of our

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nocturnist for the Internal Medicine Residency. Dr. Parker has written several books on the Paleobetic

Diet, and the multiple books on the Mediterranean diet.

Kevin Ranum, MD

Inpatient Medicine

Bio coming soon.

AMBULATORY FACULTY

Connie Abarikwu, MD

You would think that after 20 years of practicing Internal Medicine, there wouldn’t

be much about the human body to still amaze Dr. Abarikwu. Not so! She

continues to be “in awe of the body and its resilience” and has great respect for

the process of aging and our elderly population. She also has a special interest in

female care and gynecological issues.

As you would expect, Dr. Abarikwu finds Internal Medicine “challenging, yet

rewarding and fulfilling.” Viewing it and other primary care specialties as “the

foundation for all medical care,” she is proud to be part of the “foundation team” and honored to help

prepare the next generation of internist physicians.

Those physicians, she notes, face a new world of medicine. That’s thanks to something else that amazes

Dr. Abarikwu: what can be accomplished with just one tool as the health care world becomes more

computerized.

Chelsea McGarvey, MD

Dr. McGarvey graduated medical school at the University of Arizona and completed her residency at The Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. She currently works in the Internal Medicine Academic Clinic. She also precepts the residents in the ambulatory setting. Her clinical interests are wellness, resiliency, resident physician education, international volunteering and public health.

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Allan L Markus, MD, MS, MBA, FACP

Program Director

Dr. Markus came to HonorHealth with the goal of building a state-of-the-art

Internal Medicine Residency Program from the ground floor. He previously

worked as a chief resident at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.;

associate and interim program director at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield,

Mass.; and associate program director at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.

He also served as director of Arizona State University Health Services and has

teaching appointments at University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Mayo College of Medicine,

and Kirksville College of Medicine, Kirksville, Mo. He has served as the editor of the Chief Resident

Manual of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine and has been active in the Arizona

Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Along with his two children, he enjoys working with the

Flying Samaritans – Phoenix Chapter, providing care for patients in the Baja de California.

Priya Radhakrishnan, MD

Priya Radhakrishnan, MD, is the Chief Academic Officer with responsibilities for all graduate, undergraduate and continuing medical education, faculty development, library science and clinical simulation activities.

She brings more than 10 years of experience in the field of medical education including serving as clerkship director at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. She previously served as chair of Internal Medicine at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.

Dr. Radhakrishnan will build upon the foundation of the Academic Affairs department and continue to shape opportunities for growth in medical education to provide the highest quality of care for patients and families across the network. Currently she practices at the HonorHealth Medical Group Jomax Clinic.

& Safety seminars.

Rustan Sharer, MD

Dr. Rustan Sharer is a Phoenix native who studied Biomedical Engineering at ASU prior to graduating from the University of Arizona, College of Medicine – Phoenix. After internal medicine residency at Banner UMC-Phoenix, he was retained as Clinical Assistant Professor in the role of Outpatient Chief Resident in Quality & Patient Safety at the Phoenix VA Healthcare System. As Chief Resident, he both led and mentored numerous quality improvement and informatics initiatives while also teaching Quality

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He is excited to bring both his engineering background and passion for informatics-based clinical solutions to the development of a resident-driven quality improvement and patient safety curriculum at Honor Health’s internal medicine residency. His dream is for tomorrow’s physicians to not just adopt new technology, but to push the boundaries of technological achievement and transform outpatient medicine into a high-reliability organization in a digital world.

INPATIENT MEDICINE

Misty Evans, MD

Inpatient Medicine

Dr. Evans began her career in Healthcare as a Registered Dietitian after attending

Texas A&M University for undergraduate work. After five years, she returned to

school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Medical School and then

completed residency at Mayo Medical Center Arizona in Internal Medicine. She

returned to Texas Tech as core faculty and Internal Medicine Clerkship Director at

the Amarillo, TX campus. In 2004, she joined Affiliated Hospitalists PLC and has

continued her career in various roles for Affiliated.

She currently serves as the Hospitalist Program Medical Director at the HonorHealth Scottsdale

Thompson Peak Medical Center and Managing Partner for the group. Outside of the hospital, she

enjoys spending time with her family including her spouse, three daughters, a dog, and reading.

Evan Holdsworth, MD

Inpatient Medicine

Dr. Holdsworth is a board certified internal medicine physician currently employed

with Affiliated Hospitalists, a local hospitalist group located in Phoenix, Arizona.

Previously worked for over two years as a private hospitalist before taking a

position as primarily an academic hospitalist for a new internal medicine residency

program in 2016. He is core faculty for the HonorHealth Internal Medicine

Residency program.

Kevin Ranum, MD

Inpatient Medicine

Bio coming soon

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SUBSPECIALTY FACULTY

Allergy & Immunology

Michael Manning, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Manning attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical School in

Houston. Dr. Manning pursued his Internal Medicine residency in Phoenix then

completed an Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Fellowship at Scripps Clinic and

Research Foundation in La Jolla, California.

He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and

the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Dr. Manning is very

active in many national, regional and state societies and is involved with research to continually improve

the treatments of allergies and asthma. He is past president of the Western Society of Allergy, Asthma

and Immunology and lectures frequently to physicians in Arizona and regionally.

Julie Wendt, MD

Dr. Wendt earned a Ph.D in microbiology and immunology from Vanderbilt

University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Tennessee

College of Medicine. She completed residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s

Medical Center and an allergy and immunology fellowship at Rush University

Medical Center, both in Chicago. In private practice since 2005.

Cardiology

Daniel Storch, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Daniel Storch has been practicing cardiology in Scottsdale for over 20 years. He

received his undergraduate degree from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and his

medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine in 1985. After

completing his internal medicine internship and residency at the Bronx Municipal

Hospital Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, he stayed on for

fellowships in adult cardiology and then interventional cardiology.

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Dr. Storch is triple board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases

and nuclear cardiology. He is a designated Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He serves as AZ

Cardiology Group’s Nuclear Stress Lab Director and is chair of internal medicine at HonorHealth.

Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center. His areas of clinical interest include coronary artery disease,

angioplasty and stenting, congestive heart failure, lipid management and preventive cardiology. He has

been recognized as one of Phoenix Magazine's TOP DOCs.

Wazhma Aslamy, MD

Dr. Aslamy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Barrett's Honor College at Arizona

State University then attended the University Arizona College of Medicine. After

obtaining her Medical Doctorate in 1991, she returned to Phoenix for Internal

Medicine training and then moved to Los Angeles to complete her Cardiology

training at University of Southern California and Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles.

She is an invasive and general cardiologist with expertise in nuclear cardiology and

echocardiography.

Dr. Aslamy has been Board Certified in Internal Medicine and is currently Board

Certified in Cardiovascular Disease. She is a designated Fellow of the American College of Cardiology

(FACC) representing the highest level of training.

She enjoys all aspects of the field with interest in congestive heart failure, preventive cardiology and

valvular heart disease.

Robert Candipan, MD

Dr. Candipan graduated from the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.

He works in Phoenix, AZ and specializes in Cardiovascular Disease and

Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Candipan is affiliated with HonorHealth Deer Valley

Medical Center and HonorHealth John C Lincoln Medical Center.

Craig Peters, DO

Dr. Peters is a cardiologist that works for the HonorHealth Medical Group. He

graduated from Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine and he did his residency

at Cleveland Clinic. He’s board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Dr.

Peters provides lectures and small groups to the residents on cardiology.

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David G. Rizik, MD

Dr. Rizik graduated from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1986. He

works in Scottsdale, AZ and specializes in Cardiovascular Disease and

Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Rizik is affiliated with HonorHealth Scottsdale

Osborn Medical Center and HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical

Center.

Dr. David Rizik is a cardiologist in Scottsdale, Arizona and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area,

including HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center and HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical

Center. He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine and has been in

practice for more than 20 years. He is one of 54 doctors at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical

Center and one of 70 at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center who specialize in Cardiovascular

Disease. Dr. Rizik is works with the residents with research in cardiology and offers a rotation with him.

Adam Sabbath, MD

Dr. Sabbath, a cardiologist in Phoenix, is qualified to deliver comprehensive care

for your cardiovascular system and heart. Dr. Sabbath may see patients for

symptoms like difficulty breathing, dizziness or chest pains, to name a few.

Cardiovascular issues that may be identified and cared for by a cardiologist can

include congenital heart defects, angina, arrhythmia, heart failure, rheumatic

heart disease, heart aneurysms and coronary artery disease, to name a few. Dr.

Sabbath oversees the ambulatory cardiology for the Internal Medicine residency.

Greg Sanders, MD,

Dr. Sanders received his undergraduate degree and his M.D. from McGill

University in Montreal, Canada. After completing his internship and residency at

Boston University, he completed a Fellowship in Cardiology at Harvard University.

Dr. Sanders is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease,

Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology. He is a designated Fellow of the

American College of Cardiology (FACC).

He practices all aspects of non-invasive cardiology and has a special interest in Information Technology.

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Dermatology

Christine C. Lin, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Christine Lin joined Affiliated Dermatology in December, 2005 after practicing

in Westlake Village, California for four years. She obtained her undergraduate

degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her medical degree from

the University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine. Her internship in

internal medicine was completed at the UCLA-San Fernando Valley Program in

Sylmar, California. Dr. Lin completed her dermatology residency at Case Western

Reserve University Hospitals of Cleveland. She served as the chief resident in Dermatology at Case

Western Reserve University Hospitals of Cleveland. Dr. Lin is board certified by the American Board of

Dermatology. Professional memberships include the American Academy of Dermatology, the American

Society for Mohs Surgery, and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. She is our subspecialty

coordinator for dermatology.

Emergency Medicine

Pedro Roque, MD

Bio coming soon.

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Endocrinology

Iyad Syoufi, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Iyad Syoufi has been caring for his patients since he completed his residency

training in Internal Medicine at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit,

Michigan. He worked for four years as a hospitalist at Banner Good Samaritan

Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dr. Syoufi completed his Endocrinology fellowship at the University of Arizona and now a diplomate of

the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He is a member of the Endocrine

Society and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. He is our subspecialty coordinator for

endocrinology.

Grace Matta, MD

Dr. Grace Matta is a diplomate of the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes

and Metabolism.

She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at Maricopa Medical

Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Following her residency, she worked for three years

as an internal medicine attending at Maricopa Medical Center and then

completed an Endocrinology fellowship at the VA medical center/Banner Good Samaritan. She has been

practicing as an endocrinologist since 2001.

Dr. Matta’s passion for medicine has earned her the Resident of the Year Award from Maricopa Medical

Center. She loves to teach our residents.

ENT

Jeffrey Dyer, MD

Dr. Dyer graduated from Wake Forest University Medical School and completed

residency at Eastern Virginia School of Medicine. He is board certified in

Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Dyer practices in the valley at

Entegrity ENT.

Dr. Dyer has always had a heart for international medical missions – founding the International Health

Club while in medical school. He currently serves on the advisory board at Project C.U.R.E – the world’s

leading distributor of donated medical supplies and equipment. Dr. Dyer organizes and leads Head and

Neck surgical teams on medical missions to third world countries each year. In his leisure time, he

enjoys running and weight lifting, piano, photography and travel.

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Michael Guttenplan, MD

Dr. Guttenplan graduated medical school and residency from University of

Pennsylvania. His fellowship was completed at University of Cincinnati College of

Medicine. He is an active member of the medical community.

Gastroenterology

Gavin Levinthal, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Levinthal is a staff gastroenterologist at the HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson

Peak Medical Center campus. He is board certified in gastroenterology,

hepatology and internal medicine. A native of South Africa, Dr. Levinthal received

his medical degree from the University of The Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He

completed his internship and residency in South Africa before coming to the U.S. as an internal medicine

resident at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Later he became chief resident in internal

medicine and was a gastroenterology fellow at both Mt. Sinai Medical Center and Metrohealth Medical

Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Siva Talluri, MD

Dr. Talluri is a gastroenterology specialist in Scottsdale, AZ. He is employed with

HonorHealth Medical Group. He completed his residency at Metro Health Medical

Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Amar Thosani, MD

Dr. Thosani is board certified in both gastroenterology and internal medicine. He

specializes in many advanced procedures including endoscopic retrograde

cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), diagnostic and interventional endoscopic

ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic treatment of Barrett's esophagus, endoscopic

mucosal resection (an advanced technique to remove large tumors that otherwise

would require surgery), endoluminal stent placement and single balloon enteroscopy to evaluate hard-

to-reach areas of the small intestine.

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Stuart Triester, MD

Dr. Triester has been a gastroenterologist on staff at Thompson Peak Hospital

since 2008 and has been working with the Internal Medicine residency for the last

year. He came to Arizona following seven years in Bellevue, Wash., as both a

gastroenterologist in private practice and as a hospitalist physician with the

Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue. He earned his medical degree

(summa cum laude) from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pa. He was an internal medicine

resident at the University of Washington in Seattle and served his fellowship in gastroenterology at the

Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. He is board-certified in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Geriatrics

Helene Labonte, DO

Dr. Labonte graduated medical school at the Arizona College of Osteopathic

Medicine in Glendale, Arizona. Her residency was completed at the Mayo Clinic

College of Medicine. She also completed a fellowship at Vanderbilt University

Medical Center. She currently works at Mayo and our residents rotate with her

there.

Hematology/Oncology

Andrew Buresh, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Buresh attended medical school at the University of Nebraska College of

Medicine and completed his fellowship at the Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson,

where he would eventually serve as chief fellow and participate in research in the

field of myelodysplasia.

Dr. Andrew J. Buresh specializes in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine. He is

interested in all aspects of clinical oncology and hematology, with a particular interest in

gastrointestinal, breast, lung, and prostate cancer, as well as myelodysplasia, coagulation disorders,

lymphoma, and myeloma.

Brendan Curley, DO

Dr. Brendan Curley specializes in Medical Oncology, Hematology and Internal

Medicine. His clinical interests include breast, colon, lung and prostate cancer, and

has strong experience and interest in hematologic malignancies. He also enjoys

caring for and treating all aspects of benign hematology. He has strong research

background in improving patient’s quality of care and patient understanding of

their diagnosis and treatment.

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He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Seton Hall University in New Jersey. He

completed medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania. Dr. Curley

completed both his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Drexel University College of

Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital, in Philadelphia, PA. He completed his fellowship in

Hematology/Oncology at West Virginia University School of Medicine, where he served as chief fellow

his final year.

Dr. Curley has been published in several medical journals, including The Journal of Oncology Practice,

Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma, & Leukemia, and The American Journal of Medical Sciences. He authored

the breast cancer chapter in fourth edition of The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Curley is

a multi-year winner of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award awarded to fellows with

highly regarded research. During fellowship, he was twice named fellow of the year and was recognized

by the Department of Medicine for his academic excellence and research achievements.

Michael Gordon, MD

Dr. Michael S. Gordon specializes in medical oncology and hematology, and his

principle interests have been in the development of new cancer therapies with a

focus on targeted therapies as well as drugs that affect angiogenesis (tumor blood

vessel supply). His disease focuses include kidney cancer, melanoma, prostate

cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and ovarian cancer. In 2014, Dr.

Gordon was named medical director for the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center

Clinical Trials, a partnership between HonorHealth Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational

Genomics Research Institute.

He first came to Arizona to become the associate dean for research for the Phoenix campus of the

University of Arizona College of Medicine and subsequently founded the Arizona Cancer Center’s Drug

Development Program in Scottsdale. Currently, Dr. Gordon also serves as an associate professor of

clinical medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

Dr. Gordon received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Sophie Davis School

for Biomedical Education at the City College of New York and his Medical degree from the State

University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. Following his graduation from medical school, Dr.

Gordon performed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago

Hospitals and Clinics. After completing his fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Memorial Sloan-

Kettering Cancer Center in 1991, he accepted a position at the Indiana University School of Medicine as

a faculty member in the Section of Hematology/Oncology. During nine years on the faculty at Indiana

University, Dr. Gordon played integral roles in the development of the Indiana University Cancer

Center’s Biologics and Developmental Therapeutics Program, the Leukemia Program, Clinical Research

Office, and the Scientific Review Committee.

Dr. Gordon is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Society of Clinical Oncology,

International Society of Experimental Hematology, American Society of Hematology, American

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Association for Cancer Research and New York Academy of Science. He has been awarded the American

Cancer Society’s Clinical Oncology Career Development Award and has served as co-editor of Yearbook

of Oncology.

Rajinder Grover, MD

Dr. Grover is originally from New Delhi, India. He graduated at the top of his class

in 1999 with high scores in USMLE examinations. He then moved to the US and

completed residency in Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He

was named as Best resident of the year in 2003 and Best Student Teacher in 2002.

He then worked as hospitalist for 5 years first at Emory University Hospital in

Atlanta and subsequently as Oncology Hospitalist at Northwestern Memorial

Hospital in Chicago. With his strong interest in Oncology, he decided to pursue

fellowship in Hematology-Oncology at City of hope Cancer center, Duarte, CA. After completing

fellowship he decided to stay at City of Hope for another year to gain more experience in leukemia,

lymphoma, multiple myeloma and bone marrow transplantation. He has presented his research work at

American Society of Hematology meetings. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and

Medical Oncology.

ICU

Heemesh Seth, DO

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Seth graduated medical school from Midwestern University in Glendale, A. His

residency and his fellowship were completed at Banner Good Samaritan Medical

Center, Phoenix, AZ. His professional Interest is Asthma, COPD, Lung Cancer,

Advanced Lung Disease, Critical Care and personal Interest: Family, Friends,

Running, and International Travel.

Aditya Gupta, MD

Dr. Gupta is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and

Sleep and Paliative Care.

He graduated medical school at the University of Delhi, New Delhi India. He

completed his residency training at the University of Texas Health Science Center,

Houston Texas. Following his residency, he completed his Pulmonary and Critical

Care fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center and MD Anderson

Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

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Infectious Disease

Laura Kay Schroeder, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Schroeder is a graduate of Loyoa University Stritch School of Medicine. She

completed residency and fellowship training in Chicago, IL. He moved to Arizona

and opened the North Phoenix Infectious Disease Clinic. She is very active within

our residency. She loves working with the residents and students.

Nephrology

David Burstein, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Burstein graduated medical school from the University of Minnesota –

Minneapolis and completed residency at Rush University Medical Center. His

fellowship was at UCLA Medical Center and Rush University Medical Center. He is

part of the AKDHC practice group. In his spare time, his greatest pleasure is to

spend time at home or traveling with his wife and two young daughters. He also

enjoy a variety of outdoor sports and activities, which are what drew his family to

the Phoenix/Scottsdale area.

Robert Cohen, MD

Dr. Cohen graduated from University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Science

in Des Moines, Iowa and his residency was completed at the Chicago College of

Osteopathic Medicine.

Savas Petrides, MD

Dr. Savas Petrides, MD is a nephrology doctor who practices in Scottsdale, AZ. Dr.

Petrides is affiliated with Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital, Abrazo Central Campus,

Banner - Unviersity Medical Center Phoenix, Dignity Health - St. Joseph's Hospital

and Medical Center and Honorhealth System. He participates with lecturing to

our residents and precepts our nephrology rotations along with the rest of the

team.

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Neurology

Jatinder Soni, MD

Dr. Jatinder Soni, MD is a nephrology doctor who practices in Scottsdale, AZ. Dr.

Soni is affiliated with HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center,

HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center and Scottsdale Thompson Peak

Medical Center. He participates with lecturing to the residents and rotations.

Constantine Moschonas, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Moschonas completed his undergraduate training in Genetics and Medical

Genetics at the University Of British Columbia (UBC). In New Jersey, he completed

his Internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Medicine

and Dentistry of New Jersey. He completed his Neurology fellowship at the

University of Arizona. During his tenure at the University of Arizona he was one of

the investigators in the pivotal ACAS study. He was the chief resident and fellow in

neurovascular sonography.

Dr. Moschonas was a member of the American Heart Association Board of Trustees and the Chairman of

the Halle Heart Centre Advisory Group in Tempe, Arizona, 2002. He lectures nationally and

internationally on multiple neurology topics of expertise, including genetics and MS, refractory epilepsy

and asymptomatic carotid stenosis.

Fern Arlen, MD

Dr. Fern Arlen is Board Certified in Neurology.

She received her Medical Training in Neurology at the Dent Neurological Institute

in Buffalo, New York and a Fellowship Training in Clinical Neurophysiology at Texas

Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. Her Internal Medicine

Internship was at Suny Buffalo/Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York. Dr.

Arlen is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Arizona College of Osteopathic

Medicine. Dr. Arlen treats patients with a wide range of neurological diseases; her special interests in Neurology include Migraine and Multiple Sclerosis.

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Marisa Schiller Sosinsky, MD

Dr. Marisa Schiller Sosinsky is Board Certified in Neurology and Electrodiagnostic

Medicine.

She earned her Bachelor of Science with Honors and Academic distinction from

Cornell University. She then graduated from Cornell University’s Medical College

where she was elected to the national medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Dr. Sosinsky completed her Neurology residency and fellowship training in

Neuromuscular Disease and Clinical Neurophysiology at Columbia Presbyterian

Medical Center in New York City. While Dr. Sosinsky’s sub-specialty training is in Neuromuscular Disease

and EMG, she maintains a diverse practice that also includes Parkinson’s disease, headaches, epilepsy,

multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and many other common neurological conditions.

Dr. Sosinsky has formal fellowship training in nerve conduction and electromyography and also performs

selected nerve blocks and Botulinum Toxin injections for appropriate conditions.

Pulmonary/Critical Care

Bridgette Ronan, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Ronan is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine.

She attended Medical School at Pennsylvania State University College of

Medicine. She then completed her residency and fellowship at Mayo Clinic in

Arizona. She is our subspecialty coordinator for pulmonary medicine for the

residency.

Lorie Loreman, DO

Dr. Loreman is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine.

She attended Medical School at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She

completed her residency at Abington Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania with a

fellowship at St. Elizabeth Hospital, MA.

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Rheumatology

Paul Howard, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Paul Howard is a graduate Cum Laude from Georgetown University in Biology

and Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University

of Arizona and fellowship in Rheumatology at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Howard has been involved in private practice in Phoenix and Paradise Valley

since 1984 and has participated as a clinical investigator in numerous clinical

research trials developing new therapies for rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Sjogren’s,

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis. He is currently president of Arthritis Health, Ltd, an

integrated medical practice dedicated to the care of adults and children with arthritis, metabolic bone

and autoimmune disorders.

As a teacher, he has helped train interns and residents in the Phoenix-area training programs in

rheumatology and has developed nationally recognized courses concerning rheumatology care.

As an active volunteer with the Arthritis Foundation since arriving in Phoenix, he helped develop the

local Juvenile Arthritis Support Group, has participated on administrative and fundraising boards and

lead the “Got 30” walk team in the annual Arthritis Foundation Walk each May. He is our rheumatology

subspecialty coordinator.

Sports Medicine (ASU)

Michael Puchowicz, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Michael Puchowicz received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University

School of Medicine. He completed a Pediatric Residency at the University of

Arizona and went on to complete a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Cincinnati

Children’s Hospital Medical Center / Wellington Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

He is ABP certified in Sports Medicine and Pediatrics and licensed by the Arizona

Medical Board. He has experience working with multiple sports teams at the high

school, club, and NCAA Division I level.

Dr. Puchowicz came to ASU Health Services for the opportunity to serve as the Head Team Physician for

Intercollegiate Club Sports, Team Physician for Division I Sports, and Health Services physician for the

ASU student body. His practice philosophy is to provide a medical home tailored to meet the needs of

young athletes and their active lifestyles. His goal for every patient is a return to full function and to get

them back to school, sports, and work sooner and safer. He is our subspecialty coordinator for Sports

Medicine.

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Urology

Bernard Gburek, MD

Subspecialty Coordinator

Dr. Bernard Gburek is an urologist in Scottsdale, Arizona and is affiliated with

multiple hospitals in the area, including HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center

and HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center. He received his medical

degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in

practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Gburek accepts several types of health

insurance, listed below. He is one of 20 doctors at HonorHealth Deer Valley

Medical Center and one of 28 at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center

who specialize in Urology.

Urologists specialize in the male and female urinary tract and male reproductive organs. Urologic organs

include the kidneys, adrenal glands, bladder, ureters, urethra, testes, and epididymis, prostate. Patients

may have bladder or prostate cancer, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, and other genitourinary

disorders. Urologists may have additional subdisplinary training as well. He is our subspecialty

coordinator for urology for our residency.

David J. Kaplan, MD

Dr. David J. Kaplan is a urologic surgeon who has been awarded and recognized

for his contributions to advancing knowledge in the field of Urology. Upon

graduation he was awarded a residency at Temple University Hospital where he

completed two years of general surgery training and four years of Urology

training, including time spent at the Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Dr. Kaplan has received multiple local, regional, and national accolades for his

research on cancers of the urinary tract. In addition Dr. Kaplan is the author of multiple academic

articles and textbook chapters.

Lipika McCauley, MD

Dr. Lipika McCauley is originally from Denver, Colorado. She completed her

undergraduate degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental biology at the

University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. McCauley went on to complete three years of

molecular biology research at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia

before entering medical school. She went on to graduate with a Doctorate of

Medicine with honors from Eastern Virginia Medical School as a member of the

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She then relocated to Arizona to

complete two years of general surgical residency followed by four years of Urology residency at the

University of Arizona, Tucson. During her residency, Dr. McCauley was active in research and published

multiple papers in peer reviewed journals and presentations at a plethora of local and regional urology

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meetings. Her research interests have included the diagnosis of kidney cancer and the prevention of

kidney stones. Her mentors have hailed her as a pioneering leader in advancing patient care through

scientific research. Dr. McCauley has had extensive training in all areas of urology including stone

disease, urinary incontinence, urologic oncology, female urology and minimally invasive urology such as

laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Dr. McCauley has an interest in all areas of urology and welcomes

patients with all urologic conditions.