Department of General Surgery

Daniel M. Caruso, M.D., FACS Chair, Department of Surgery Co-Director,Arizona Burn Center Medical School:Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Residency: General Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ Fellowships: Trauma, Burn, and Surgical Critical Care, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA Board Certified: General Surgery,Trauma Surgery, Surgery Critical Care
General Surgery
William Arnold, M.D. Medical School: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Fellowships: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale,AZ Research Fellowship: Extracorporeal Perfusion of Free Soft Tissue Grafts for Complex Wound Management, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery,Tufts University, Boston, MA Board Certification: General Surgery Interests: Advanced laparoscopic surgery
Jonathan J. Goodman, M.D. Chief, Minimally Invasive General Surgery Medical School: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Residency: General Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ Fellowship: Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgix Institute, Shawnee Mission, KS Board Certified: General Surgery Interests: Laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic biliary and pancreatic surgery, laparoscopic hernia repair, surgical education, laparoscopy in trauma
Andrew Kassir, M.D., FACS,FASCR, FRCS(I) Chief, General and Colorectal Surgery Medical School: The Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland Residency: General Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ; Surgical Fellowship Training Program, Dublin, Ireland Fellowships: Colorectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando, Orlando, FL; Surgical Fellowship, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA Board Certified: General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery Interests: Minimally invasive and laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, colon and rectal cancer, traumatic injury to the colon and rectum, innovations in hemorrhoid surgery.
Ian Komenaka, M.D. Chief, Breast Surgery Service Medical School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI Residency: General Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY Fellowship: Breast Surgery Fellowship, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY. Research Fellowship: Immunotherapy/Tumor Vaccines, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY Board Certified: General Surgery Interests: Breast cancer, diseases of the breast, neoadjuvant therapy,Window of Opportunity studies, underinsured populations.
Steven Miller, M.D., FACS Medical School: University of Miami, Miami, FL Residency: Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency, Phoenix,AZ Board Certified: General Surgery Interests: Laparoscopic surgery, trauma surgery, third world medicine. Research: Hand trauma, wound healing
Michael Peck, M.D., ScD, FACS Director,Ambulatory and International Outreach Programs, The Arizona Burn Center Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO Residency: General Surgery, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center,Tucson,AZ Fellowship: Burns, University of Washington, Seattle,AZ Research Fellowship: Surgical Nutrition ScD, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care Interests: Serious Skin Conditions, (Stevens-Johnson & Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Syndroms), Chemical Burns, Electrical Injuries, thermal burns, smoke inhalation injury Research: Burn prevention in low and middle income countries, epidemiology of burns (including data collection and registries)
Critical Care Surgery
Jordy Cox, M.D. Medical School: University of Rovira/Virgili, Reus, Spain Residency: Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD (Internship); General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,WI Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis,TN Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Kevin N. Foster, M.D., MBA, FACS Director,Arizona Burn Center; Director, Surgical Research Medical School: Medical College of Ohio,Toledo, OH Residency: General Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison,WI Fellowship: Burn Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle,WA; NIH Trauma Research Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle,WA Board Certified: General Surgery
Tammy R. Kopelman, M.D. Vice Chair; Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit; Associate Director,Trauma Services Medical School: University of Miami Medical School, Miami, FL Residency: General Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL Fellowship: Surgical and Trauma Critical Care, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL;Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Marc R. Matthews, M.D., MS Director,Trauma Services; Medical Director, Respiratory Services Medical School: University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA Residency: General Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ Fellowship: Vascular surgery fellowship, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center and VA Medical Center, Lexington, KY;Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA Board Certified: General Surgery,Vascular Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Patrick O'Neill, M.D. Director,Trauma Research, Co-Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond,VA Residency: General Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville,VA; Surgical Critical Care,Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville,TN Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care Interests: Surgical infectious disease, traumatic brain injury, damage control surgery Research: Efficacy of pentobarbital coma with severe traumatic brain injury sequelae of inappropriate antibiotic use in trauma and emergency surgery
Neurosurgery,Adult
Iman Feiz-Erfan, M.D. Director,Trauma and Adult Neurosurgery Director, Neurosurgical Cranio-Spinal Oncology Medical School: Georg-August-Universitaet, Goettingen, Germany Residency: Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological, St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix,AZ Fellowships: Neurosurgical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston,TX Neurosurgical Endocrinology, Barrow Neurological, St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix,AZ Complex Spine Surgery, Barrow Neurological, St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix,AZ Skull Base/Vascular, Barrow Neurological, St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix,AZ Board Certification: Neurological surgery Interests: Neurosurgical Oncology
Neurosurgery,Adult and Pediatric
Kim H. Manwaring, M.D. Chief, Neurosurgery Director, Pediatric and Neonatal Neurosurgery Services Medical School: University of Washington, Seattle WA Residency: General Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson,AZ Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix,AZ Fellowships: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children,Toronto, Ontario, Canada Perinatal Neurology, St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix,AZ (Research) Neonatal Neurology,Washington University St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO (Research) Board Certified: Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Ophthalmology
Stephen Hwang, M.D. Medical School: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Residency: Ophthalmology,Wills Eye Hospital,Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Internal Medicine Internship, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Board Certified: Ophthalmology Interests: Cataract surgery
Leslie A. Kanda, M.D. Medical School: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL Residency: Ophthalmology, McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL Board Certified: Ophthalmology Interests: Clear cornea phacoemulsification, Epilasek, PRK
Thomas J. McPhee, M.D. Medical School: University of Michigan,Ann Arbor, MI Residency: Ophthalmology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester,MN Fellowship: Vascular and Neuro-ophthalmic diseases, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore,MD Board Certified: Ophthalmology
Duane L. Mitzel, M.D. Chief, Ophthalmology Medical School:Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis,MO Residency: Ophthalmology,Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis,MO Board Certificatied: Ophthalmology Interests: Ocular trauma
Curtis R.Winkler, M.D. Medical School: University of Arizona,Tucson,AZ Residency: Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,TX Board Certified: Ophthalmology Interests: Cataract/Anterior segment ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Pediatric
Richard L. Golub, M.D. Medical School: Medical College of Ohio,Toledo, OH Residency: Ophthalmology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology, MUSC Medical Center, Charleston, SC Board Certified: Ophthalmology Interests: Retinopathy of prematurity, pediatric cataracts
Jerald P. Underdahl, M.D. Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY Residency: Ophthalmology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY Fellowship: Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA Board Certified: Ophthalmology Interests: Pediatric ophthalmology, adult strabismus
Optometry
Brian A. Mach, O.D. Medical School: Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, CA Externship: I.H.S., Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ; Center for the Partially Sighted, Santa Monica, CA; March AFB Medical Center, Riverside, CA Interests: Keratoconus
Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Randy Oppenheimer, M.D. Chief, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery Medical School: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL Residency: General Surgery, University of Illinois Met Center, Chicago, Ill; Otolaryngology, SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY. Fellowship: Head and Neck Surgery/Oncology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA Board Certified: Otolaryngology; Head and Neck Surgery Interests: Transoral laser surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract, head and neck surgery/oncology.
Outpatient Burn
David Robertson, D.O. Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale,AZ Internship: General Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ Fellowship: Surgical Research/Telemedicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ Interests: Burn outpatient, telemedicine development
Pediatric Surgery
Juan M. Acosta, M.D. Medical School: University of California, Davis, CA Residency: General Surgery, Martin Luther King Jr./ Charles Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Medical Center, Dallas,TX Board Certified: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
Michael Dimler, M.D., FACS, FAAP Medical School: Georgetown University,Washington, D.C. Residency: General Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital,Washington, D.C. Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cinncinnati, OH Board Certified: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery Interests: Pediatric urology, congenital airway disease including tracheal reconstruction, advanced laparoscopy
Kathy Graziano, M.D., FACS, FAAP Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY Residency: General Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center,Ann Arbor, MI Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital,Ann Arbor, MI Board Certified: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery Interests: Advanced laparoscopic surgery, thoracic surgery, disorders of sexual development
Stuart Lacey, M.D., FACS, FAAP Medical School: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,NM Residency: General Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, University of New Mexico School of Medicine Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Board Certified: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
Leigh McGill, M.D., FACS, FAAP Chief, Pediatric Surgery Medical School: University of Colorado, Denver, CO Residency: General Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery,The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO Board Certified: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
David Notrica, M.D., FACS, FAAP Medical School: Emory University, Atlanta, GA Residency: General Surgery, Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston,TX Board Certified: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery Interests: Biliary atresia, inflammatory bowel disease, advanced laparoscopy, Hirschsprung's disease.
Dorothy H. Rowe, M.D., FACS, FAAP Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY Residency: General Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of New York, New York, NY; Research/ECMO Fellowship, Babies and Children's Hospital of New York, New York, NY Board Certified: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Salvatore C. Lettieri, M.D. Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Medical School: Bowman-Gray School of Medicine,Winston-Salem, NC Residency: General Surgery, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Plastic Surgery, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester,MN Fellowship: Craniofacial/Microsurgery,The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore,MD Board Certified: General Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Terry Maffi, M.D. Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE Residency: General Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ Fellowship: Plastic Surgery, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester,MN Board Certified: General Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Medi Mazaheri, M.D. Medical School: University of California at Irvine College of Medicine, Irvine, CA Residency: General Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ Fellowship: Plastic Surgery, University of Florida Affiliated Hospitals, Gainesville, FL Board Certified: General Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Podiatry,Wound Healing and Reconstructive Surgery
Stephen Geller, DPM, FACFAS Chairman, Department of Podiatry Medical School: California College of Podiatric Medicine, Oakland, CA Residency: Podiatric Residency, California College of Podiatric Medicine, Pacific Coast Hospital, San Francisco, CA Board Certified: Podiatric Surgery; Podiatric Orthopedics & Primary Podiatric Medicine Interests:Wound healing and reconstructive foot surgery, Charcot foot reconstruction, wound healing
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
John Porter, M.D. Medical Director, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Medical School: Universidad de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico Residency: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ Fellowship: Spinal Cord Injury and Neuro Rehab, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ Board Certified: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Pain Management Research: Clinical Trials with Medications and Different Delivery Systems, Neuromodulating Systems, Spasticity/Pain, Cord Salvage Protocol with Medications
Urology
Jose Q. deGuzman, M.D., FACS Chief, Urology Service Medical School: University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines Residency: Urology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY Board Certified: Urology Interests: Urologic oncology
Kaveh Homayoon, M.D. Medical School: Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran Residency: Urology Residency, St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis,MO Fellowship: Pediatric urology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Board Certified: Urology (pending) Interests: Endourology, pediatric urology, voiding dysfunction, obstructive uropathy.
Vascular Surgery
Walter W. Schell, M.D., FACS Chief,Vascular and Non-Cardiac Thoracic Surgery Medical School: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: General Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,MD. Thoracic Surgery, University of Maryland, College Park,MD Fellowship: Cardiovascular Surgery,Texas Heart Institute, Houston,TX Board Certified: General Surgery,Thoracic Surgery Interests: Vascular and endovascular surgery, non-invasive imaging, wound healing, prostaglandins in PVD.
Allen Holloway, M.D. Director,Vascular Laboratory Director, Burn Outpatient Services Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) Medical School: Harvard, Cambridge, MA Residency: Anatomical/Clinical Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Internal Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, and University of Washington, Seattle,WA. Fellowship: Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle,WA. Board Certified: Internal Medicine Interests: Vascular disease, wound and burn healing
Burn Psychology
Rosalia Pereyra-Quiroz, PsyD, MBA Medical School: Argosy University, Phoenix,AZ Internship: Arizona Burn Center, Phoenix,AZ Post Doctoral Training: Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix,AZ; Desert Vista Hospital, Mesa,AZ Board Certified: Board Eligible Interests: Post-traumatic stress disorder, neuropsychology, resiliency and prevention
Mid-Level Providers
Marcia Boulton, PA-C
Nicole Farrar, PA-C
Louanne Jones, FNP
Diane Kreisheimer, FNP
Stacey Lawrence, PA-C
Solange Michel-Pierre, NP
Sarah Przybla, PA-C
Margaret Roberts, PA-C
Noelle Rosenkrans, PA-C
Bonita Strohschein, NP
Vijaysing Vasadia, PA
Jennifer Wall, PA-C

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