Meet Our Fellows!
Class of 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
College: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: University of Texas San Antonio Health
Residency: University of 麻豆传媒高清
Interests within GI/Career Goals: My goal is to become an academic gastroenterologist with a specific interest in either inflammatory bowel disease or esophageal diseases.
Hobbies: In my free time I enjoy running, hiking, and weight lifting. I’m a big sports fan and like the Nuggets, Spurs, Rockies, and Avs.
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: Some of my favorite things about living in 麻豆传媒高清 include running down the cherry creek trail, hiking across 麻豆传媒高清, and exploring local parks in Denver.
Hometown: Surrey, British Columbia
College: Amherst College
Medical School: Tufts University
Residency: University of 麻豆传媒高清
Interests within GI/Career Goals: During residency, I worked on outcomes research in Acute on Chronic Liver Failure and plans to pursue additional outcomes research during fellowship and advanced training in transplant hepatology.
Hobbies: I love all things outdoors, including hiking, biking, mountain sports in the winter, and lake sports in the summer. My newest outdoor passions are bike rides and playground sessions with my son, Aidan, and husband, Rory. We are all avid sports fans but the jury is still out on whether or not their son will be a Bruins or Avs fan!
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: Access to the outdoors and the people, an unparalleled zest for life and adventuring. The sunshine is a also huge perk as it lets you take advantage of all of the outdoor exploring!
Hometown: Wichita, KS
College: Kansas State
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of 麻豆传媒高清
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Luminal GI/Barrett's esophagus.
Hobbies: Exercising and watching movies.
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: Outdoor activities (skiing, camping, hiking) and nice weather.
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
College: Princeton University
Medical School: Boston University
Residency: UCLA
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Undecided but love being involved in medical education.
Hobbies: Swimming, American literature, bartending, Duolingo.
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: The wide array of outdoor things to do all year round!
Hometown: San Juan, PR
College: University of Miami
Medical School: University of 麻豆传媒高清
Residency: University of Washington
Interests within GI/Career Goals: I am interested in Endobariatrics, Device Innovation in GI, Therapeutic Endoscopy, and Systems Improvement, specifically as it relates to endoscopy suite efficiency and ASC optimization.
Hobbies: Spending time with my wife and two kids. I am an instrument rated pilot and love to get out and fly around whenever I can. Additionally, I love all the outdoor things you can imagine: skiing, mountain biking, camping, fishing, climbing, hiking, and more.
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: I love the great outdoors, and mountain therapy is my favorite form of personal rejuvenation. Combine this with 4 seasons, 300+ days of sunlight, great community and mild winters in Denver, its my happy place.
Class of 2027
Hometown: Oakley, CA
College: Boise State University
Medical School: University of Washington
Residency: University of 麻豆传媒高清
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Transplant hepatology, General GI, Medical 麻豆传媒高清 and QI
Hobbies: Anything that allows me to spend time in nature with my Husband (Garrett) and Son (River) including skiing, hiking, mountain biking, trail running, fly fishing, gardening. I also love cooking and hosting dinners for my family and friends.
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: The friendships I have built while in residency at the University of 麻豆传媒高清, as well as my neighborhood (Skyland) which is close to so many fun places to explore.
Hometown: Fresno, CA
College: UCLA
Medical School: Tulane University
Residency: Emory
Interests within GI/Career Goals: I am interested in Medical 麻豆传媒高清, General GI, and Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Hobbies: I love being outside in the sun, traveling, and trying new restaurants.
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: The sunshine is stunning, the people are kind, and my family is a quick flight away!
Hometown: Trinidad, CO
College: 麻豆传媒高清 State University
Medical School: Emory University
Residency: University of 麻豆传媒高清
Interests within GI/Career Goals: I love research! During my PhD, I studied the effect of the microbiome on hepatic metabolism and susceptibility to oxidative liver injury. My career goal is to be an academic physician-scientist and run a basic science research lab. My clinical interests include hepatology and IBD.
Hobbies: Cooking, adventuring in the mountains with my wife and dogs, ultrarunning, gravel biking, podcasting
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: Being close to the mountains!
Hometown: Broomfield, CO
College: Cornell University
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: Stanford University
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease and medical education
Hobbies: I love all the outdoor things: running, hiking, skiing. I am an avid sports fan, namely a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan, and women's basketball buff. My new favorite adventure is spending time with my husband, pup and our baby girl, Charli.
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: The proximity to nature while still having all the city vibes with countless restaurants, coffee shops and breweries. I also love the endless sunshine that allows for outdoor activities all year long. Last but not least, being close to my family!
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Class of 2028
Hometown: Dayr Atiyah, Syria
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Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology
Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital - City University of New York
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Large Database Clinical Research and Therapeutic Endoscopy
Hobbies: Table Tennis, Hiking, Barbecuing, Pit and Campfire Cooking
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: The stunning natural landscapes and outdoor recreation
Hometown: Omdurman-Khartoum. Sudan
College: University of Khartoum
Medical School: University of Khartoum
Residency: University of Massachusetts
Interests within GI/Career Goals: I am interested in pursuing a career in advanced therapeutic endoscopy.
Hobbies: Soccer, photography.
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: With the mountains nearby, lots of sunshine, and so many outdoor activities, there’s always something fun to do. I really love the vibe here!
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Hometown: Bentonville, Arkansas
College: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Residency: University of 麻豆传媒高清
Interests within GI/Career Goals: IBD, General GI, Medical 麻豆传媒高清
Hobbies: Love to hike local (easy) trails, baking new recipes and traveling all over with my friends and family
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: Living in Denver gives you great access to beautiful nature and trails while still having all the perks of living in a city.
Hometown: Medellín, Colombia
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Medical School: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Pursuing a career in advanced therapeutic endoscopy with a strong interest in academic medicine.
Hobbies: Staying active through weightlifting, CrossFit, running, and Zumba; spending quality time with my family and our dog Ramón; and exploring new restaurants.
Favorite Thing about Living in 麻豆传媒高清: Waking up to mountain views and having endless opportunities for outdoor adventures—plus, the active lifestyle here!
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4th Year Fellow
2025-2026, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
Thomas Enke, MD and Michael Joseph, MD
2025-2026, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Hayder Alamily, MD
2025-2026, Transplant Hepatology
Braidie Campbell, MD
Past Fellows
| Graduates of Gastroenterology Fellowship | |
2025 | 2024 Nicole Doria, MD Nancy Li, MD Matthew Meyers, MD Trey Simril, MD Dennis Wang, MD |
2023 | 2022 Paul Hobbs, MD Elijah Mun, MD Jonathan Rice, MD Eric Swei, MD Timothy Yen, MD |
2021 | 2020 Dempsey Hughes, MD Jennifer Kolb, MD Larissa Muething, MD Joshua Turkeltaub, MD Ashley Vachon, MD |
| 2019 Kelli DeLay, MD Samuel Han, MD Avash Kalra, MD Emilie Regner, MD Kristina Ross, MD | 2018 Bryan Brimhall, MD Carlene Chun, MD, PhD Ruhail Kohli, MD Chetan Mittal, MBBS Kathleen Nilles, MD |
| 2017 Birtukan Cinnor, MD James Higham-Kessler, MD Stephen New, MD Eric Nordstrom, MD Kenika Robinson, MD | 2016 Jennifer Czwornog, MD Robert Isfort, MD Joshua Obuch, MD Courtney Pigott, MD David Sprague, MD |
2015 | 2014 Ryan McWilliams, MD Annette Tobar, MD Emily Ward, MD Joel Wedd, MD |
| 2013 Swati Patel, MD Andrew Samuelson, MD Amanda Wieland, MD | 2012 Alvaro Martinez-Camacho MD Blair Fennimore, MD Kevin Rufner, MD Ariana Wallack, MD
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| 2011 Jeffrey Duman, MD Brett Fortune, MD Rich Foster, MD Mark Gerich, MD
| 2010 Jonathan Goldstein, MD J. Christie Heller, MD Miranda Ku, MD D. Rayburn Moore, MD |
| 2009 J. Andy Mengshol, MD Stevany Peters, MD Matthew Sericati, MD Matthew Quallick, MD | 2008 Russ R. Arjal, MD Geoffrey Jensen, MD Hanna M. Kraus, MD
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| 2007 Lyssa N. Chacko, MD Fernando S. Carreira, MD Aliya G. Hasan, MD Matthew T. Nichols, MD | 2006 Aaron C. Baltz, MD John M.C. Coombes, MD Clark Kulig, MD Kevin Sieja, MD
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| 2005 Daus Mahnke, MD Erik J. Pieramici, MD, JDD | 2004 Augustin R. Attwell, MD Stephen P. Laird, MD Tom Matzakos, MD Erik W. Springer, MD |