Department of Pediatrics

Kote Chundu, M.D.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Medical School: Guntur Medical College, India
Residency: Pediatrics, Cardinal Glennon Children's
Hospital, St. Louis University, St. Louis,MO
Fellowships: Neonatology, Cardinal Glennon Children's
Hospital, St. Louis,MO
Pediatric Critical Care, Children's Hospital,
National Medical Center,Washington, DC
Board Certified: Pediatrics; Neonatal Perinatal Medicine;
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Kote Chundu, M.D.
Carlos Barajas, M.D.
Medical School: University of Arizona,Tucson,AZ
Residency: Pediatrics, Phoenix Children's
Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Carlos Barajas, M.D.
Vasudha L. Bhavaraju, M.D.
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics, Phoenix Children's
Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Vasudha L. Bhavaraju, M.D.
Saunder Bernes, M.D.
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg
School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital,
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Fellowships: Child Neurology, Northwestern University
Hospitals, Chicago, IL; Neurology, Northwestern University
Hospitals, Chicago, IL
Board Certified: Pediatrics; Child Neurology; Neurology
Saunder Bernes, M.D.
David Brodkin, M.D.
Medical School: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Residency: Pediatrics, Phoenix Children's
Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
David Brodkin, M.D.
Teresa Buckstein, M.D.
Medical School: University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center, Denver, CO
Residency: Phoenix Hospitals Affiliated Pediatric Program,
Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Teresa Buckstein, M.D.
Kipp Charlton, M.D.
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College,
New York, NY
Residency: Internal Medicine, Ohio State University
Hospital, Columbus, OH; Pediatrics, Children's Medical
Center, Dallas,TX
Fellowship: Nephrology, Children's Medical Center,
Dallas,TX
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Kipp Charlton, M.D.
William Deering, M.D.
Medical School: University of Washington School of
Medicine, Seattle,WA
Residency: Pediatrics, University of New Mexico Health
Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM; Neurology, University
of Washington Medical Center, Seattle,WA
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Child Neurology
William Deering, M.D.
Thomas A. Eccles, M.D.
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine,
Indianapolis, IN
Residency: Pediatrics, Indiana University Medical Center,
Indianapolis, IN
Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University
Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Fellowship Board in
Adolescent Medicine
Thomas A. Eccles, M.D.
Anita Eisenhart, DO
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Emergency Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital,
New York, NY
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Board Certified: Emergency Medicine
Anita Eisenhart, DO
Sean Elliott, M.D.
Medical School: Columbia University College of
Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Residency: Children's Memorial Medical Center,
Chicago, IL
Fellowship: St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis,MO
Board Certified: Pediatrics; Pediatric Infectious Disease
Sean Elliott, M.D.
Carlos Fajardo, M.D.
Medical School: Universidad del Rosario,
Bogota, Colombia
Residency: Pediatrics, Hospital Infantil Lorencita Villegas
de Santos, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia
Fellowship: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Children's
Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Board Certified: Pediatrics; Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Carlos Fajardo, M.D.
Alan Frechette, M.D.
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine,
Kansas City, KS
Residency: Pediatrics, Phoenix Hospitals Affiliated
Program, Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Alan Frechette, M.D.
Susan Geren, M.D.
Medical School: University of Arizona College of
Medicine,Tucson,AZ
Residency: Pediatrics, Phoenix Hospitals Affiliated
Program, Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Susan Geren, M.D.
Ravi Gunawardene, M.D.
Medical School: University of Peradeniya Fac. of
Medicine, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Residency: University of Saskatchewan Medical College,
Saskatchewan, Canada
Fellowship: British Columbia Children�s Hospital,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Board Certified: Pediatrics; Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Ravi Gunawardene, M.D.
Roxanne M. Hecht, M.D.
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical Center,
Syracuse, NY
Residency: Pediatrics, Columbus Children�s Hospital,
Columbus, OH
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Columbus
Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Board Certified: Pediatrics; Pediatric Gastroenterology
Roxanne M. Hecht, M.D.
Prabodh Hemmady, M.D.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine,
Boston, MA
Residency: Pediatrics, Phoenix Children's
Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Prabodh Hemmady, M.D.
Mahmoud Kabbani, M.D.
Medical School: University of Aleppo Fac. Of Medicine,
Aleppo, Syria
Residency: Pediatrics, Howard University Hospital,
Washington, D.C.; Pediatric Endocrinology,
National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MA
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Mahmoud Kabbani, M.D.
Allen Kaplan, M.D.
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch
School of Medicine, Maywood IL
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, IL
Fellowship: Child Neurology, Harbor-UCLA Medical
Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Neurology, Child Neurology
Allen Kaplan, M.D.
Julia Kelly, M.D.
Medical School: Ohio State University College of
Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH
Residency: Phoenix Hospitals Affiliated PD Program,
Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Julia Kelly, M.D.
Mona Khurana, M.D.
Medical School: Calcutta National Medical College,
University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
Residency: Pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center,
Brooklyn, NY
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Mona Khurana, M.D.
Mahesh Kotwal, M.D.
Medical School: M.S. University of Baroda Medical
College, Baroda, India
Residency: Pediatrics, Kings County Hospital Center,
New York, NY
Fellowships: Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, New Jersey
Medical School Martland Hospital, Newark, NJ; Neonatal
Perinatal Medicine, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children,
Philadelphia, PA
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
Mahesh Kotwal, M.D.
Hope Kurk, M.D.
Medical School: Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of
Medicine,Tel Aviv, Israel
Residency: Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Hope Kurk, M.D.
Suresh Lal, M.D.
Medical School: Rani Durgavati Vishwavidhyalaya
Medical College, Jabalpur, India
Residency: Pediatrics, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center,
Brooklyn, NY;
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care
Suresh Lal, M.D.
Gregory Legris, M.D.
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of
Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Residency: Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Childrens
Hospital, University Hospitals of Cincinnati,
Cinncinnati, OH
Fellowship: Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Childrens
Hospital, University Hospitals of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH;
Pulmonary Disease, Rainbow Babies and Childrens'
Hospital, University Hospitals of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology
Gregory Legris, M.D.
Kim Long, M.D.
Medical School: University of Arizona College of
Medicine,Tucson,AZ
Residency: Pediatrics, Phoenix Hospitals Affiliated PD
Program, Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Kim Long, M.D.
Fred McDonald, DO
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic
Medicine, New York, NY
Residency: Pediatrics, Geisinger Medical Center,
Danville, PA; University of Arizona,Tucson,AZ
Fellowships: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of
Tennessee, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center,
Memphis,TN; Medical Toxicology, University of Colorado,
Rocky Mountain Poison Center, Denver,CO
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Fred McDonald, DO
Shawn McMahon, M.D.
Medical School: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital,
Kansas City, MO; Pediatrics, Greenville Memorial Hospital,
Greenville, SC
Fellowship: General Academic Pediatrics, Maricopa
Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Public Health & General
Preventive Medicine
Shawn McMahon, M.D.
Roberto Murillo, M.D.
Medical School: Stanford Medical School, Palo Alto, CA
Residency: Pediatrics, Phoenix Affiliated Hospitals P.D.,
Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Roberto Murillo, M.D.
Renuka Nigam, M.D.
Medical School: Christian Medical College,
Punjab University, Ludhiana, India
Residency: Pediatrics, New York Infirmary-Beekman
Hospital and Jewish Hospital and Medical Center,
Brooklyn, NY.
Fellowships: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, New York
University Medical Center, New York,NY. Genetics, Jewish
Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Hematology,
Jewish Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Renuka Nigam, M.D.
Sara Park, M.D.
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of
Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency: Pediatrics, PCH/MMC Residency Program,
Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Sara Park, M.D.
Mary Parker, M.D.
Medical School: University of Texas at Houston Health
Science Center, Houston,TX
Residency: Pediatrics, PCH/MMC Residency Program,
Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Mary Parker, M.D.
Salil Pradhan, M.D.
Medical School: New York Medical College,Valhalla, NY
Residency: Pediatrics, PCH/MMC Residency Program,
Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Salil Pradhan, M.D.
David Rosenberg, M.D.
Medical School: University Auto de Nuevo Leon,
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Residency: Pediatrics, Cooper University Hospital,
Camden, NJ
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Jacksonville
Health Education Programs, Jacksonville, FL
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical
Care Medicine
David Rosenberg, M.D.
Ziad Shehab, M.D.
Medical School: American University of Beirut Medical
School, Beirut, Lebanon
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Virginia Medical
Center, Charlottesville,VA
Fellowship: Infectious Disease, University of Texas at
San Antonio, San Antonio,TX
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease
Ziad Shehab, M.D.
Mita Sinha, M.D.
Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College,Delhi
University, New Delhi, India
Residency: Pediatrics, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital,
New York, NY
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine,
Akron Medical Center,Akron, OH
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Mita Sinha, M.D.
Shannon Skinner, M.D.
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science
Center School of Medicine, Lubbock,TX
Residency: Internal Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center,
Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Internal Medicine,
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Shannon Skinner, M.D.
Pacita Tee, M.D.
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas,
Manila, Philippines
Residency: Pediatrics, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center,
Chicago, IL and Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics
Pacita Tee, M.D.
Tina Younger, M.D.
Medical School: University of Arizona College of
Medicine,Tucson,AZ
Residency: PCH/MMC Medicine/Pediatrics, Phoenix,AZ
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Internal Medicine
Tina Younger, M.D.
Pediatrics Division Administrator:
Randy Uttley

Randy Uttley, 602-470-5504