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New Employees - September 2019 - U of U School of Medicine


NEW FACULTY & APCs - SEPTEMBER 2019

CRITICAL CARE

  • Erin Fuchs, MD (Assistant Professor) – Primary focus in post-cardiac arrest care and communication amongst families and providers
  • Elizabeth Quigley, MD (Assistant Professor) – Primary focus in clinical care and nursing education using simulation

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

  • Katharine Osborn, MD (Assistant Professor) – Primary focus in global health and medical education
  • Sydney Ryan, MD (Assistant Professor) – Primary focus in trauma and point-of-care ultrasound

ENDOCRINOLOGY

  • Zoe Raleigh, MD (Assistant Professor) – Primary focus in clinical care of Type 1 diabetes and disorders of growth and puberty

GASTROENTEROLOGY

  • Amber McClain, MD (Clinical Attending) – Primary focus in general GI clinical care

GENERAL PEDIATRICS

  • Aarti Vala, MD (Instructor) – Primary focus in clinical care at the University Pediatric Clinic and Sugar House Health Center
  • Emily Navar, NP (Advanced Practice Clinician) – Primary focus in clinical care at the Sugar House Health Center and developmental and behavioral assessments for UDAC
  • Erika Jensen, NP (Advanced Practice Clinician) – Primary focus in completing developmental assessments and quality improvement initiatives in the UDAC Neonatal, Heart Center, and Child Development Programs

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

  • Fiorella Iglesias, MD (Visiting Instructor) – Primary focus in pediatric cancer immunotherapy research: cellular therapy for neuroblastoma, immunotherapy for other cancers (leukemia, lymphoma, and other solid tumors)

INPATIENT MEDICINE

  • Jody Lin, MD (Assistant Professor) – Primary focus in research: shared decision making, children with medical complexity, health care quality and outcomes

NEONATOLOGY

  • Luca Brunelli, MD (Professor) – Welcome back! Primary focus in genetics research

NEUROLOGY

  • Melissa Mower, NP (Advanced Practice Clinician) – Primary focus in general neurology and headache clinical care

RHEUMATOLOGY

  • Erin Treemarcki, DO (Assistant Professor) – Primary focus in treating children with rheumatic diseases; research interests include spondylarthrosis, wellness in children with rheumatologic disease, and quality improvement

NEW STAFF - SEPTEMBER 2019

 ADMINISTRATION

  • Cassie Denison – Executive Secretary, Department Chair's Office

CLINICAL ENTERPRISE

  • Magaly Ortiz – Referral Specialist
  • Sarah Golafshani – Referral Specialist
  • Maxwell Vetter – Medical Assistant
  • Quincey Hardcastle – Medical Assistant
  • Kelley Mills – Eccles Front Desk
  • Eden Brush – HIM Specialist

CRITICAL CARE

  • Sean Hennessey – Biostatistician II
  • Monserrath Lopez-Diaz – Administrative Assistant
  • Frances Sebahar – Project Manager

 GENERAL PEDIATRICS

  • Jocelyn Tule Echeverria – Medical Assistant
  • Kathryn Vogt – Practice & Patient Care Coordinator
  • Karla Soto – Front Desk Staff
  • Alicia Andrus – UDAC Study Coordinator
  • Logan Bates – UDAC Medical Assistant

 NEUROLOGY

  • Bailey Meibos – Clinical Study Assistant

 RESEARCH ENTERPRISE

  • Love Williams – Academic Program Manager
  • Toriann Palma – Technical Trainer