Anesthesiology Resident Graduates
Congratulations to our graduates in the Class of 2025!
Keleka Renee Blair – Liver transplant fellowship - University of Colorado
James B. Dunbar – Regional and Acute Pain Fellowship
Logan Leslie George – Private practice in Michigan
Brian Anthony Greathouse – Cardiothoracic Fellowship
Cory Khyri Johnson – Military Service
Azin Kheirandish Pishkenari – Denver Health
Peter J. Klauck – Kaiser
Dustin E. Lamb – Private Practice in Bend, OR
Ali T. Lilo – Staying in CO applying for chronic pain fellowship
Rory James Loo – Private practice in Denver
Olga Rosalie Macias – Private practice likely in Denver
Helen J. Madsen – Cardiothoracic Fellowship - University of Colorado
Kimberly Mendoza – Obstetric Fellowship at Stanford University
Alexander Nguyen – Pain Medicine (Chronic Pain) Fellowship - UC San Francisco
Kyra Elizabeth Rodi – Cardiothoracic fellowship
Gerald William Rouleau – Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine (Vanderbilt)
Alyssa Christina Villanuneva – Pediatric Fellowship - University of Colorado
Nicholas Richard Wawrzyniak – Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship (UCH)
2025 Resident Award Winners
Kimberly Mendoza, MD, PhD – Outstanding Resident of the Year Award
James Dunbar, MD – Most Valuable Team Player Award
Blake Primi, MD – Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Patrick Wasserman, MD – Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Gerarld Rouleau, MD – Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Blake Primi, MD – Katie Wood Memorial Award
Alexander Nguyen, MD – NO HUMBUG Award
Kyra Rodi, MD – AA Teacher of the Year
2025 Faculty Award Winners
Gibbs Yim, MD – Outstanding Teacher of the Year CHCO Award
Shea Stoops, DO – Outstanding Teacher of the Year UCH Award
James Sederberg, MD – Outstanding Teacher of the Year VA Award
L. Jane Stewart, MD, JD, MPH – Outstanding Teacher of the Year DH Award
L. Jane Stewart, MD, JD, MPH – Unsung Hero Award
L. Jane Stewart, MD, JD, MPH – Aspire to Be Award
Julio Montejano, MD – Outstanding Teacher Neuroanesthesia Award
Shea Stoops, DO – Outstanding Teacher Cardiothoracic Award
Kenji Tanabe, MD – Outstanding Teacher Critical Care Medicine Award
Mitchel Gist, MD – Outstanding Teacher Regional Pain Award
Patrick Henthorn, MD – Outstanding Teacher Transplant Award
Renuka George, MD – Outstanding Teacher General Anesthesiology Award
Jason Papazian, MD – Outstanding Teacher Obstetric Award
Josianna Henson, MD – Outstanding Teacher Chronic Pain Award
Ramakrishna Gumidyala, MD – Outstanding Teacher Preoperative Award
Congratulations to our graduates in the Class of 2025!
Keleka Renee Blair – Liver transplant fellowship - University of Colorado
James B. Dunbar – Regional and Acute Pain Fellowship
Logan Leslie George – Private practice in Michigan
Brian Anthony Greathouse – Cardiothoracic Fellowship
Cory Khyri Johnson – Military Service
Azin Kheirandish Pishkenari – Denver Health
Peter J. Klauck – Kaiser
Dustin E. Lamb – Private Practice in Bend, OR
Ali T. Lilo – Staying in CO applying for chronic pain fellowship
Rory James Loo – Private practice in Denver
Olga Rosalie Macias – Private practice likely in Denver
Helen J. Madsen – Cardiothoracic Fellowship - University of Colorado
Kimberly Mendoza – Obstetric Fellowship at Stanford University
Alexander Nguyen – Pain Medicine (Chronic Pain) Fellowship - UC San Francisco
Kyra Elizabeth Rodi – Cardiothoracic fellowship
Gerald William Rouleau – Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine (Vanderbilt)
Alyssa Christina Villanuneva – Pediatric Fellowship - University of Colorado
Nicholas Richard Wawrzyniak – Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship (UCH)
2025 Resident Award Winners
Kimberly Mendoza, MD, PhD – Outstanding Resident of the Year Award
James Dunbar, MD – Most Valuable Team Player Award
Blake Primi, MD – Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Patrick Wasserman, MD – Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Gerarld Rouleau, MD – Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Blake Primi, MD – Katie Wood Memorial Award
Alexander Nguyen, MD – NO HUMBUG Award
Kyra Rodi, MD – AA Teacher of the Year
2025 Faculty Award Winners
Gibbs Yim, MD – Outstanding Teacher of the Year CHCO Award
Shea Stoops, DO – Outstanding Teacher of the Year UCH Award
James Sederberg, MD – Outstanding Teacher of the Year VA Award
L. Jane Stewart, MD, JD, MPH – Outstanding Teacher of the Year DH Award
L. Jane Stewart, MD, JD, MPH – Unsung Hero Award
L. Jane Stewart, MD, JD, MPH – Aspire to Be Award
Julio Montejano, MD – Outstanding Teacher Neuroanesthesia Award
Shea Stoops, DO – Outstanding Teacher Cardiothoracic Award
Kenji Tanabe, MD – Outstanding Teacher Critical Care Medicine Award
Mitchel Gist, MD – Outstanding Teacher Regional Pain Award
Patrick Henthorn, MD – Outstanding Teacher Transplant Award
Renuka George, MD – Outstanding Teacher General Anesthesiology Award
Jason Papazian, MD – Outstanding Teacher Obstetric Award
Josianna Henson, MD – Outstanding Teacher Chronic Pain Award
Ramakrishna Gumidyala, MD – Outstanding Teacher Preoperative Award
2024
Aaron Adler – Boulder Valley AnesthesiologyKyle Anderson – Minneapolis Anesthesia Partners
Kevin Bartel – Aspen Anesthesia
Darren Donahue – Physician Anesthesia Services
Scott Fisher – Acute Pain/Regional Fellowship, University of Colorado
Cierra Grubbs – Physician Anesthesia Services
Michael Jarrett – Liver Transplant Anesthesia Fellowship, University of Colorado
Tessa Lipsey – Anesthesiology Consultants of Virginia
Aaron Mauner – Anesthesia Consultants of Western Colorado
Yoad Porat – Physician Anesthesia Services
Kelsey Repine – Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at Children’s Hospital Colorado
Dominic Royster – Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship, University of Colorado
Brian Tashjian – Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at Children’s Hospital Colorado
Robert Taylor – Private practice in Phoenix, Arizona
Erin Wylie – Denver Health
Kevin Kim – Faculty, University of Colorado
Clare Hasken – USAP in Denver
2024 Resident Award Winners
Kelsey Repine – Outstanding Resident of the YearScott Fisher – Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Kimberly Mendoza – Katie Wood Memorial Award
Aaron Mauner – No Humbug Award
Dominic Royster – Anesthesiologist Assistant School’s Teacher of the Year Award
2024 Faculty Award Winners
Alan Bielsky – Children’s Hospital ColoradoNathaniel Brown – VA
AJ Ferrone – Denver Health
Kenji Tanabe – University of Colorado Hospital
Kenji Tanabe – Unsung Hero Award
2023
Britni Beagley – Private practice in Denver, CO
Adam Ferrone – Denver Health
Matthew Fioravanti – Private practice in San Diego, CA
Jake Gamboa – Global Health Fellowship - University of Colorado
Ian Holmen – Private practice in Bozeman, MT
Sam Jensen – Private practice in South Dakota
Patrick McGee – Private practice in northern California
Rizwan Nazarali – Cardiothoracic Fellowship – University of Colorado
Daniel Paz de Araujo – Private practice in Colorado Springs, CO
Nathan Rietberg – Acute Pain Regional Fellowship – UCLA
Annie Stumpf – Private practice in Glenwood Springs, CO
Grace Tooley – Private practice in New York, NY
Marco Uribe – Chronic Pain Fellowship – University of Utah
David Wiegmann – Denver Health
2023 Resident Award Winners
Grace Tooley – Outstanding Resident of the Year
Nathan Rietberg – Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Kelsey Repine – Katie Wood Memorial Award
Rizwan Nazarali and Matthew Fioravanti- No Humbug Award
Jake Gamboa – Anesthesiologist Assistant School’s Teacher of the Year
2023 Faculty Award Winners
Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
Amy Lee – Children’s Hospital Colorado
Broc Burke - University of Colorado Hospital
Slobodan Todorovic – VA
David Abts - Denver Health
Benjamin Cloyd – Unsung Hero Award
2022
Cesar Barron – Private practice in Texas
Jackie Carrico – Liver Transplantation Fellowship – University of Colorado
Peter Coleman – Regional Pain Fellowship – University of Colorado
Jack Dong – Private practice in Seattle, WA
Dan Ford - Military practice in Virginia
Patrick Henthorn - Liver Transplantation Fellowship – University of Colorado
Carly Jacobs – Academic practice in San Antonio, TX
Anna Kotlarz – Private practice in San Diego, CA
Lauren MacDonald – Private practice in Denver, CO
David Mack - Cardiothoracic Fellowship – University of Colorado
David Maurer – Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship – Vanderbilt
Stephanie Nill - Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship – University of Colorado
Gisella Pere – Chronic Pain Fellowship – University of Michigan
Kevin Quackenbush – Private practice in Boulder, CO
Blake Titterington – Private practice in Grand Junction, CO
Megan Wingfield – Private practice in Boulder, CO
Andrew Young – Private practice in Dallas, TX
Eric Yu – Private practice in Denver, CO
2022 Resident Award Winners
Kevin Quackenbush – Outstanding Resident of the Year
Nathan Rietberg – Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Britni Beagley – Katie Wood Memorial Award
David Mack - No Humbug Award
Kevin Quackenbush – Anesthesiologist Assistant School’s Teacher of the Year
2022 Faculty Award Winners
Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
Mitchell Daniel – Children’s Hospital Colorado
Tony Oliva - University of Colorado Hospital
Nisha Malhotra – VA
Luis Verduzco - Denver Health
L. Jane Stewart – Unsung Hero Award
2021
- Nicholas Alvey - I will be starting a private practice job next in Denver with USAP.
- Jessica Beatty - A private practice position at Kaiser Permanente Denver.
- Joshua Champion - Private practice in Portland, OR.
- Lauren Eagelston - She will be joining a private practice in the Denver metro area with several of her co-residents and can't wait.
- Jacob Entin - Staying in Denver joining a private practice anesthesia group.
- Janine Hoerauf - Regional anesthesia fellowship at the University of Utah.
- Adrian Klein - I am working for a large private group in San Diego, CA.
- Markus Kowalsky - CT fellowship here at CU.
- Julio Montejano - Neuroanesthesia fellowship at UCH
- Justice Richardson - I will be heading to San Luis Obispo (SLO), CA for a career as a General Anesthesiologist. We look forward to the beach, sunshine, and exploring the central coast.
- Kenji Tanabe - I will be pursuing an ICU fellowship here at the University of Colorado.
- Ted Timothy - Ted will be heading back home to the Chicago area and joining an academic practice at the University of Chicago.
- Cynthia Williams - I’m staying at UCH to complete a year-long fellowship in critical care.
- Stephen Xu - Stephen will be joining a private practice in northern Chicago
2020
- Raleigh Anderson is joining private practice in Denver.
- Brooke Calabrese is starting a combined Transplant Anesthesiology fellowship and faculty instructor position at the University of Colorado
- Mike Canepa is starting a combined Regional Anesthesiology fellowship and faculty instructor position at the University of Colorado.
- Kim Duarte is starting a Chronic Pain fellowship in San Antonio, TX.
- Glenn Engelman is starting a Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology fellowship at the University of Colorado.
- Tom Gulvezan is joining private practice in Denver.
- Diana Heringer is starting a Chronic Pain fellowship at the University of California, Irvine.
- Matt Iacovetto is joining private practice in northern California.
- Keleigh McLaughlin is starting a combined Regional Anesthesiology fellowship and faculty instructor position at the University of Colorado.
- Sarah Morihara Woodward is joining private practice in Hawaii.
- John Pham is starting a combined Regional Anesthesiology fellowship and faculty instructor position at the University of California, San Diego.
- Jane Stewart is joining academic practice in Denver Health Medical Center.
- Nate Strock is joining private practice in Denver.
- Russell Tipton is joining private practice in Denver.
- JD Williams is starting a Chronic Pain fellowship at the University of Utah.
2019
| Name | Type of Practice | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Antonovich | Private Practice | Denver, CO |
| Shelby Badani | Fellowship - Regional Anesthesia | Columbia University |
| Kristin Barney | Private practice | Loveland, CO |
| Andrew Gruel | Fellowship - Pediatric Anesthesia | University of Oklahoma |
| Kenton Howard | Private practice | Denver, CO |
| Vladimir Krepostin | Private practice | Sacramento, CA |
| Jacob Loyd | Fellowship - Regional Anesthesia and Instructor | University of Colorado |
| Brennan McGill | Private practice | Denver, CO |
| Julius Ngaile | Private practice | Minot, ND |
| Erin Ross (Flannery) | Private practice | Loveland, CO |
| Nicholas Schiavoni | Fellowship - Regional Anesthesia and Instructor | University of Colorado |
| Paul Scott | Fellowship - Obstetric Anesthesia | Northwestern University |
| Daniel Sehrt | Military practice | Columbus, OH |
| Anne Slaughter (Morabito) | Private practice | Denver, CO |
2018
| Name | Type of Practice | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Cara Crouch | Fellowship-Liver Transplant and Instructor | University of CO Hospital |
| Josh Douin | Fellowship-Critical Care | University of CO Hospital |
| Brian Duggar | Fellowship-Pediatric Anesthesia | Children's Hospital CO |
| Tasia Giebler | Fellowship-Cardiothoracic Anesthesia | Mount Sinai Hospital, NY |
| Jenny Hong | Fellowship-Obstetric Anesthesia and Instructor | University of CO Hospital |
| Laura Kirk | Academic Practice | University of Kansas |
| Nathan Lamborn | Fellowship-Chronic Pain Medicine | University of CO Hospital |
| Justin Merkow | Fellowship-Chronic Pain Medicine | Brigham and Women's Hospital, MD |
| Joe Morabito | Fellowship-Cardiothoracic Anesthesia | University of CO Hospital |
| Tyler Morrissey | Fellowship-Pediatric Anesthesia | Children's Hospital CO |
| Peter Pichie | Academic Practice | University of Pittsburg Medical Center |
| Greg Schmitz | Private Practice | Denver, CO |
| Nick Stringer | Fellowship-Pediatric Anesthesia | Children's Hospital CO |
| Corey Tingey | Private Practice | Spokane, WA |
| Sam Wallum | Private Practice | Spokane, WA |
2017
| Name | Type of Practice | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Abrams | Fellowship-Cardiothoracic Anesthesia | University of CO Hospital |
| Alex Behm | Private Practice | Wisconsin |
| Steve Bourland | Fellowship-Pediatric Anesthesia | Children's Hospital CO |
| Kristina Coger | Private Practice | Nevada |
| Meagan Gold | Private Practice | Denver, CO |
| Lyndsey Graber | Fellowship-Cardiothoracic Anesthesia | University of CO Hospital |
| Chloe Ingoldby | Private Practice | North CO |
| Ben Lippert | Fellowship-Pediatric Anesthesia | Children's Hospital CO |
| Matt Lyman | Fellowship-Regional Anesthesia and Instructor | University of CO Hospital |
| Lauren McLaughlin | Fellowship-Pain Medicine | Children's Hospital CO |
| Ben Reynolds | Private Practice | Minnesota |
| Colby Simmons | Fellowship-Neuroanethesia and Instructor | University of CO Hospital |
| Shannon Simon | Private Practice | Brighton, CO |
| Leah Webb | Fellowship-Pediatric Anesthesia | Children's Hospital CO |
2016
| Name | Type of Practice | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Slade Bigelow | Private Practice | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Nathaniel Brown | Fellowship-Pain Medicine | University of CO Hospital |
| Melvina Cheung | Private Practice | San Francisco, CA |
| Terry Easton | Private Practice | Indiana |
| Zach Hesse | Private Practice | Montana |
| Luke Johnson | Private Practice | Denver, CO |
| Tam Nguyen | Fellowship-Pain Medicine | University of CO Hospital |
| Jason Papazian | Fellowship-Obstetric Anesthesia | University of CO Hospital |
| Aaron Persinger | Fellowship-Regional Pain | University of CO Hospital |
| Shaina Richardson | Private Practice | Reno, NV |
| Justin Schulte | Fellowship-Cardiothoracic Anesthesia | University of CO Hospital |
| Jillian Vitter | Fellowship-Regional Pain | Oshscner Clinic, New Orleans |
| Scott Vogel | Fellowship-Neuroanesthesia | University of CO Hospital |
| Jennifer Wu | Private Practice | Houston, Texas |
| Erin Zurflu | Private Practice | Nevada |
2015
| Name | Type of Practice | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Armour, MD | Private Practice | Grand Junction, CO |
| Timothy Casias, MD | Fellowship- Pediatric Anesthesia | UW Seattle, WA |
| Samuel Gilliand, MD | Fellowship-Critical Care | Wash U |
| Neena Gupta, MD | Private Practice | Arizona |
| Ross Hanson, MD | Fellowship- CT and ICU | Brigham & Women’s |
| Brian Johnson, MD | Fellowship- Pediatric Anesthesia | Children’s Hospital CO |
| Sarah Kileen, MD | Private Practice | Birmingham, AL |
| Micheal Kim, MD | Fellowship-Critical Care | Cedars Sinai, CA |
| Emily McQuaid-Hanson | Fellowship- OB | Massachusetts General |
| Neil Mehta, MD | Private Practice | San Francisco, CA |
| Carolyn Mohr, MD | Private Practice | Grand Junction, CO |
| Benjamin Snyder, MD | Private Practice | Denver, CO |
| Mario Villasenor, MD | Denver VA Medical Center | Denver, CO |
| Matthew Wyatt, MD | Fellowship- Regional Anesthesia | Wash U |
2014
| Name | Type of Practice | Location |
|---|---|---|
| David Abts, MD | Denver Health Medical Center | Denver, CO |
| Zach Bryan, MD | Private Practice | Denver, CO |
| Meghan Furlong, MD | Private Practice | Wisconsin |
| Gina Haeussner, MD | Private Practice | Denver, CO |
| Shin Kamaya, MD | Private Practice | Bend, OR |
| Chase Kelly, MD | Private Practice | Denver, CO |
| Sarah Milliken, MD | Fellowship-Pediatric Anesthesia | Children’s Hospital CO |
| Jospeh Peetz, MD | Private Practice | Denver, CO |
| Matthew Rowan, MD | Private Practice | Denver, CO |
| Anne Rustemeyer, MD | Fellowship- Regional Anesthesia→private practice | Denver, CO |
| Sukhbir Walha, MD | University of Colorado Hospital | Aurora, CO |
| Jessica Yanosik, MD | Private Practice | Denver, CO |