Our Faculty

Suzanne Brandenburg, MD, FACP
Associate Dean for Medical Education
Director Interprofessional Education
Professor- Department of Medicine, CUSOM
Clinical:  Anschutz Medical Campus Internal Medicine Clinic

Suzanne Brandenburg grew up in Buffalo, New York. She followed her family to Colorado after college and completed medical school and residency training at the University of Colorado. She became a faculty member right out of residency and has been a clinician educator at the University of Colorado for her entire career. She is currently leading the CUSOM at CSU start-up. She also oversees interprofessional education on the Anschutz Medical Campus and previously served as director of the Medicine Residency Program and as vice chair for education in the Department of Medicine. She enjoys teaching, mentoring and building programs , and feels privileged to care for patients as a general internist.

Outside of medicine, she spends much of her time with family – her husband of over 30 years, her son and his fiancée, her parents and lots of in-laws. She likes to cook, eat, read and travel.

 

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Christie Reimer, MD, MACP
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, CUSOM 
Clinical: Snow Mesa Internal Medicine, UCHealth Medical Group

Dr. Christie Reimer grew up in South Dakota where she graduated from Augustana College and the University of South Dakota School of Medicine.  She completed her residency and was a chief resident at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita, and finished a fellowship in primary care faculty development at Michigan State University.  She was on faculty and worked in graduate medical education at KU and then the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine before moving to Colorado in 2008.  She has been actively involved in leadership at UCHealth and in the American College of Physicians, and thus values participation of physicians (and students) in leadership roles in our communities on behalf of our patients.  But, prior to the branch campus opening in Fort Collins, Dr. Reimer really missed daily interactions with learners so she has been thrilled to play a role in building this fantastic program and she cannot wait to have first year students on campus!  She is an ambulatory general internal medicine physician, providing primary care for adults within UCHealth.

Her free time is spent with her two children and partner, and they love to travel, cook, bike, paddleboard, and spend time together.  

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Gregory C. Amberg, PharmD, PhD
Pharmacology and Physiology Teaching Faculty
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, CSU

Teaching areas of interest: Physiology, Pharmacology, Cell & Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Pharmacotherapeutics.

Research areas of interest: Using electrophysiology and advanced imaging to study localized calcium and oxidant signaling mechanism in smooth muscle cells, neuroendocrine cells, and neurons.

Born in Columbus Ohio; raised in Temple City California; subsequently lived in Idaho, Nevada, Washington, and Colorado.

BS (Biology; Univ. California Riverside/Idaho State Univ.), PharmD (Idaho State Univ. College of Pharmacy), PhD (Cell & Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology; Univ. of Nevada Reno), Postdoctoral Fellowship (Cardiovascular Physiology & Pathophysiology; Univ. of Washington).

My involvement in teaching at the CUSOM at CSU Branch Campus stems from a long-standing interest in promoting and integrating the basic biomedical sciences within modern medical education curricula. 

Non-academic interests include listening to music, cooking & baking, woodworking, and spending time in the mountains.

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Ellen Aster, PhD  
Medical Education Specialist

Ellen was born and raised in New Mexico. She attended Clark Honors College at University of Oregon (B.S. Geological Sciences); University of Oregon (M.S. Geological Sciences); Oregon State University (Ph.D. Science Education). 

Ellen enjoys working with educators to identify and implement meaningful learning experiences for students, particularly those in the science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) disciplines. She is passionate about cultivating welcoming and rewarding learning experiences that build off students’ funds of knowledge and speak to students’ learning interests and professional goals. She considers it a great gift to collaborate with the excellent faculty, staff, and administrators at CUSOM Fort Collins around science education initiatives and research! 

Ellen likes to kayak, hike, and road bike across the mountain west with her partner, Grant, and their two tuxedo cats, Philip and Oswald.

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Karen Chacko, MD, FACP
Admissions Director
Professor, Department of Medicine, CUSOM
Clinical:  Anschutz Medical Campus Internal Medicine Clinic

Karen Chacko grew up in the San Francisco Bay area before moving to San Diego for both undergraduate and medical school. She first moved to Colorado in 1996 to start her internship and residency in the Primary Care Internal Medicine Program in Denver, Colorado. She stayed on for a year of chief residency, and then joined faculty immediately upon graduation knowing that she wanted to continue in both academics and to work with learners throughout her career. She started working with the internal medicine residency program shortly after joining faculty, and she served as the program director for the Primary Care internal medicine residency program for over 15 years as well as being the senior associate program director for the Internal Medicine residency program for over 10 years.
Karen currently holds roles as the associate dean of clinical outreach as well as the medical director of digital health for the School of Medicine faculty at the Anschutz Medical Campus in addition to being the director of admissions for the CUSOM at CSU Medical Branch Campus. Her greatest joys in her career include caring for her patients (many of whom she has had for over 20 years) and working with learners at any stage with a focus on career mentorship and personal development.
Most importantly, Karen is the mother to two wonderful teenage girls and wife to her husband who hails from Montana originally. She enjoys exercising, with a particular addiction to Peloton most recently, cooking, spending time with family, traveling and card games.

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Mary Ann De Groote, MD
CUSOM at CSU Liaison
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, CUSOM
Clinical: Western Infectious Disease Consultants and Boulder Community Health

Mary Ann was born on a U.S. Air Force Base in Germany but grew up in Iowa. After medical school at the University of Iowa, she moved to Colorado for Internship in 1988 and has stayed ever since.  She completed not only her internship, but residency and fellowship at the University of Colorado. She has always loved animals and Infectious Diseases (ID). One of her first jobs as a teenager was cleaning dog and cat kennels at a local veterinarians office and when they offered her a chance to come out of the slop and help search for hookworm eggs in the fecal flotation test she was “hooked” on ID. She initially thought that a career as a DVM was the right path, but ultimately veered toward human medicine. She has had a rewarding career as a longtime practicing infectious disease physician in the Denver/Boulder area. She loves microbiology and the challenging and interesting cases. An ID doctor needs to know the whole person and keep up on ever changing medical knowledge to be effective. 

Mary Ann has appointments at CU Anschutz and CSU and is really enjoying being part of the new branch campus and helping it mature into a wonderful place to learn and grow our next generation of physicians. 

Outside of work, she enjoys biking, hiking, and spending time with her husband and two rescue Labrador retrievers.

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Marcela Henao-Tamayo, MD, PhD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, CSU
Dr. Henao received her medical degree from the University of Antioquia, Colombia. After finishing medical school, she joined a research group investigating human genetic characteristics that could predispose tuberculosis (TB) disease. After that initial contact with basic research on a devastating global disease, she was determined to pursue a career in the field of research. Thus, Dr. Henao obtained a Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences, emphasizing TB human research. During that time in Colombia, she met professors from Colorado State University and came to CSU as a visiting scientist. She was later awarded a PhD by this institution, where she studied the cellular immune response to M. tuberculosis infection in mice and guinea pigs. Her lab currently focuses on SARS-CoV-2 and TB vaccine research in animal models.

Dr. Henao's husband is also a researcher at CSU. They have two kids (13 and 11 years old) and travel to Colombia every year to visit family.

 

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Amy Reppert, MD
Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship Director
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, CUSOM
Clinical:  Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Poudre Valley Hospital, UCHealth Medical Group

 

 

 

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Anuja J. Riles, MD, MEd
Director of Health & Society Content
Co-Director of COMPASS Program
Senior Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, CUSOM
Clinical: Pediatric Hospitalist, Banner Health Physicians Colorado

Dr. Anuja Riles was born and raised in the Bay Area, California. She attended UCLA for her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Education. From there, Dr. Riles went on to the University of Michigan Medical School, where she met her husband. Upon graduation, they moved to Boston where she earned a master’s in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and completed her residency in pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital.  After a brief stint in San Francisco, Dr. Riles and her family moved to Colorado in 2017. Currently, she is a pediatric hospitalist in the Banner Health System. Dr. Riles has always had a strong interest in curriculum development and assessment and medical student mentorship and has been thrilled with the opportunity to be a part of the FC Branch Campus of the University of Colorado.

Anuja is the proud mother of her two children, Emma and Leo. Her interests include running, skiing with her family, working hard to earn the title of “foodie”, and rooting for the University of Michigan football team.  

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Marta Rowh, MD, PhD
Advanced Sciences Course Director
Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Clinical:  Northern Colorado Emergency Physicians

 

 

 

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Katie Rutledge, MD
Co-Director Clinical Skills
Senior Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, CUSOM
Clinical: Family Medicine Center and Residency Program, UCHealth

Dr. Rutledge was born and raised in Colorado Springs. She pursued her undergraduate degree at Colorado College and then attended Medical School at the University of Colorado. She completed her residency at Fort Collins Family Residency in family medicine and continues to be full time faculty at the same residency program. 

Being able to actively practice medicine and teach helps her engage in the full spectrum of family medicine that she is passionate about. Dr. Rutledge believes that the future of the health care system depends on excellent care provided in a patient-centered way, and she loves sharing her enthusiasm for both the art and the science of medicine with future healthcare clinicians. 

In her spare time, Dr. Rutledge is often found with her family skiing, biking or just enjoying the outdoors. She is also an avid quilter. 

 

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Tim Scheel, DO
Co-Director Clinical Skills
Senior Clinical Instructor and Research Mentor, Department of Emergency Medicine, CUSOMClinical:  Northern Colorado Emergency Physicians

 

 

 

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Jennifer Smith, MBA
Program Director

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Brad Stern, MD
CO-Director of COMPASS Program
Senior Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CUSOM
Clinical: Women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado

 

Michael Brinker, PsyD 
Psychology Teaching Faculty
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, CSU

Dr. Michael Brinker was born and raised in the Twin Cities. He completed his doctoral degree from the University of Denver, with a specialty in clinical neuropsychology. Following this, he finished his internship in Hamilton, Ontario, before completing a two-year post-doctoral residency in Boise, Idaho. Following a few years in Boise, he and his wife moved back to Fort Collins to set up a permanent home. In his clinical role, he provides neuropsychological evaluations to children, adolescents, and young adults, and works with medically complex patients to help assess the neurodevelopment impact of these conditions. Dr. Brinker also has specific interests working with medically complex patients, including genetic conditions, seizures, oncology, and traumatic brain injury. He began teaching in an adjunct capacity at Boise State University and is currently an assistant professor in the PhD counseling program at CSU, and the director of the graduate school training clinic. Dr. Brinker enjoys the helping students develop their early clinical skills and facilitating early career growth.

In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, dogs, and newborn son, training for triathlons, and building things around the house.  

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Tod Clapp, PhD
Neuroanatomy Teaching Faculty
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, CSU

Dr. Clapp grew up in Colorado, then attended Colorado State University where he earned a BS in biology, MS in anatomy, and PhD in neuroscience.  At CSU, Dr. Clapp is the director of the professional master’s degree program in the department of Biomedical Sciences and director of the Human Anatomy program.  He has been teaching anatomy and neuroanatomy for over 15 years and is passionate about helping students to develop their critical thinking skills. 

His lab is currently focused on the development and use of virtual reality for data visualization.

 

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Nicole Kelp, PhD
Microbiology, Genetics, and Reproductive System Teaching Faculty
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, CSU

At the FCB campus, I am the course director for Foundational Principles, Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems, Endocrine and Metabolic Systems, and Reproductive System and Life Cycle. I will also be teaching much of the content in biochemistry and genetics as well as some physiology and pathology. 

For the AMC campus, I am serving as the Interim chair of the Medical Science Content Directors, helping integrate the medical sciences along with clinical sciences and health & society content longitudinally throughout the new four-year curriculum.

I was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. I attended Washington State University, where I earned a BS in biochemistry, a BS in genetics and cell biology, and a PhD in molecular biosciences with a research focus on progesterone signaling in female reproductive physiology and pathologies. I then stayed at Washington State as instructional faculty teaching microbiology, genetics, and science communication; as an instructor I developed my current research focus in science education, particularly science communication education. I came to CSU in July 2020 to help develop the new medical branch campus and build an interdisciplinary research lab.

I am passionate about connecting the basic sciences to people’s lives, whether that is helping students learn complex scientific concepts, applying scientific research to improve patient care, or communicating about science with diverse audiences. I want to empower our medical students to be lifelong learners, and that begins in the classroom with questions and discussions that help us all learn more.

I enjoy hiking and biking with my family in Colorado’s beautiful natural areas. 

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Tara M. Nordgren, PhD
Toxicology, Pulmonology, and Environmental Health Teaching Faculty
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, CSU

Dr. Tara Nordgren is broadly trained in lung toxicology, immunology, lipid signaling, and environmental health. She has a bachelor’s degree from George Mason University in Virginia and performed her doctoral and postdoctoral training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Her research interests involve identifying how environmental dust exposures impact inflammation, injury, and repair in the lung. Ongoing research includes investigating the potentials of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid-derived lipid mediators in resolving lung inflammation associated with agricultural dust exposures. Dr. Nordgren is passionate about teaching and mentorship, and she has been actively involved in various aspects of medical education throughout her career.

Outside of work, Dr. Nordgren enjoys hiking and camping with her family and friends, reading dystopian and fantasy novels, and trying out new recipes.

 

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Elizabeth Ryan, PhD 
Immunology, Oncology, and Metabolism Teaching Faculty
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, CSU

I was born in Rochester, NY. I am the first U.S. born/generation in my family that immigrated from Kerala, India, in the early 70’s. I attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio where I earned my BS in biology/BS environmental science. I then went on to University of Rochester School of Medicine and earned my MS/PhD in molecular toxicology and environmental medicine. Postdoctoral fellowship was completed at the National Cancer Institute, James P. Wilmont Cancer Center in Rochester, NY with focus on cancer control and prevention.

I bring real-life, research and historical experience to the classroom is fun and sharing of ideas in teaching/training.  I have genuinely enjoyed interactive learning across the spectrum of basic and clinical dimensions of human health and disease, and particularly opportunities for integrating dimensions of environmental-ecological importance.   

My husband (Tim) and I moved to Fort Collins in 2007 and we have three beautiful daughters ages 9, 14, 17. After serving in the Peace Corps Volunteers in Nepal, I have worked in different environmental health sectors prior to focused graduate research in biomedical sciences.  I now have a clinical and translational focused research program with local Coloradoans at risk for chronic diseases across the lifespan and carry out research with global health dimensions in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.  I enjoy nearly all outdoor activities in every season (e.g. paddle boarding, snowboarding, backpacking, biking).  I love cooking, exploring international food cultures and seek out yoga practices that integrate multiple styles.  

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Zach Throckmorton, PhD 
Medical Human Anatomy Teaching Faculty 
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Originally from mid-Michigan, Professor Throckmorton earned his BS in anthropology-zoology from the University of Michigan, MS in human biology from the University of Indianapolis, and PhD in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin. He is a paleoanthropologist, a scientist who studies the fossil record of human evolution. Professor Throckmorton is a member of the international team that discovered and described an extinct species of human, Homo naledi. This ongoing work is facilitated by the University of the Witwatersrand’s Evolutionary Studies Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he is research associate. More broadly, Professor Throckmorton is interested in anatomical variation and comparative anatomy. As an educator, his philosophy is simple: ‘students do not care what you know until you know they care,’ a reflection of the critical roles his own mentors had in his training.

Professor Throckmorton’s personal interests include domestic travel (47 states down, three to go), hiking national and state parks, playing video games, and reading about nature. 

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Jeffrey Wilusz, PhD
Medical Microbiology Teaching Faculty and Research Mentor
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, CSU

Jeff Wilusz is a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology at Colorado State University.  He was born and raised in the great state of New Jersey. He attended Rutgers University for his BS, Duke University for his PhD, and Princeton for postdoctoral training. He has a special interest in RNA molecular biology and virology. He is passionate about the molecular and microbial things that surround us and want each and every student to fully achieve what they are capable of achieving.

When not rooting for the Rockies, Broncos, or Duke University sports teams, his research interests focus on the interface between viruses and the RNA biology of the infected cell.  He is an elected fellow of the AAAS, honorary lifetime member of the American Society for Virology, editor-in-chief of the RNA review journal WIREs-RNA, associate department head for research, and keeps fit by being walked by his 120-pound German shepherd.

 

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Kristen Barney, MD
Anesthesia Education Liaison
Clinical Instructor, Department of Anesthesia, CUSOM
Clinical:  Northern Colorado Anesthesia Professionals

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Bernard Birnbaum, MD
Family Medicine Education Liaison
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, CUSOM
Clinical:  Family Medicine Center and Residency Program, UCHealth

Dr. Bernard “Bernie” Birnbaum, originally from Chapel Hill, N.C., graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and completed a family medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He then worked for four years in Chinle, Arizona, with the Indian Health Service in a remote area of the Navajo Reservation. In addition to practicing full-spectrum family medicine, he worked in a school-based adolescent health clinic and served as the chief of the Department of Family Medicine. His special interests include adolescent health and pregnancy, community medicine, public health/primary care integration, quality improvement processes and the care of the underserved. He moved to Fort Collins in 2006 to join the Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency and has been the associate director since 2014. He was publicly elected to the board of the Health District of Northern Larimer County from 2008-2016 and he currently serves as the president of the Board of Health for the Health Department of Larimer County. Bernie is thrilled to be the family medicine liaison to the Longitudinal Integrated Curriculum. 

Bernie is the proud father of two amazing children, Matan 19, and Ariel 16, and is lucky to be married to Rachel Feldman, MD, a general internist who works for Kaiser Permanente in Loveland, CO.

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Luke Day, MD
Emergency Medicine Education Liaison
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, CUSOM
Clinical:  Northern Colorado Emergency Physicians

 

 

 

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Gregory Feldpausch, DO
Hospitalist Education Liaison
Senior Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, CUSOM
Clinical Northern Colorado Hospitalists

Dr Greg Feldpausch grew up in Michigan and attended Michigan State University for undergrad. He then attended Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine where he met his wife, Rebecca. After an internship year, he completed his Air Force HPSP commitment as a flight surgeon in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with the 30th Airlift Squadron deploying to both Iraq and Afghanistan during this time.  He then completed his internal medicine residency at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon.  Returning to the Front Range was always planned as his wife and her family grew up in Windsor Colorado; and since then his family, including parents and brother's family, have come to make Colorado their home as well.  As a member of the Northern Colorado Hospitalists, he reinstituted and grew the groups journal club; and when the University of Colorado decided to create a branch in Fort Collins, he naturally wanted to expand his educational interests to developing the Hospitalized Adult Curriculum here in Fort Collins. 

He spends his time outside of work with his wife and two boys exploring Colorado and the surrounding west.

 

 

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Kaitlin Heisel, MD
Surgery Education Liaison
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, CUSOM
Clinical:  Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Poudre Valley Hospital, UCHealth Medical Group

Dr. Kaitlin Heisel grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado. She attended the University of Colorado Boulder for undergraduate and then proceeded to the Medical College of Wisconsin for medical school. She did her internship and general surgery residency at Baylor University Medical Center. She returned to Fort Collins after residency in 2012. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.  She is an acute care and trauma surgeon at Poudre Valley Hospital.

Her free time is spent with her husband and their dogs

 

 

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Ben Leon, MD
Internal Medicine Education Liaison and Preceptorship Co-Director
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, CUSOM
Clinical:  Snow Mesa Internal Medicine, UCHealth

Dr. Leon was born and raised in Loveland, Colorado. He completed his undergraduate degree at Wake Forrest University and then attended both medical school and residency at the University of Colorado.

"I enjoy working with students and helping them integrate medical knowledge with clinical care. I am also interested in medical school curriculum development with a focus on clinical reasoning.

"I am married with one kid and two dogs. You can often find me outdoors enjoy hiking, paddle boarding and traveling."

 

 

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Shivanshu Madan, MD
Cardiologist

 

 

 

 

 

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Lauren Miltenberg, MD
Pediatric Education Liaison
Senior Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, CUSOM
Clinical:  Youth Clinic of Northern Colorado

 

 

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Augusto Miravalle, MD
Neurology Education Liaison
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, CUSOM
Clinical:  Advanced Neurology of Colorado

Dr. Miravalle is an associate professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Colorado. He provides care to patients at Advanced Neurology of Colorado. Dr. Miravalle is a board-certified neurologist who sub-specializes in multiple sclerosis. 

Dr. Miravalle received his medical degree from the University of La Plata, Argentina.  He completed his neurology residency training at Loyola University, Chicago where he served as chief resident of education.  He subsequently completed a neuroimmunology fellowship at Harvard University in Boston and a fellowship in medical education at the University of Rochester, New York. Dr. Miravalle is the recipient of the 2012 American Neurological Association Medical Education Fellowship Award, 2015 American Academy of Neurology Research in Education Award, and 2015 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Faculty Education Innovation Award.

Dr. Miravalle has been involved in both clinical and science based research in the field of multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology.  He is a member of many professional societies and advisory boards.  He is frequently invited as speaker at national and international meetings.  He has published numerous scientific articles and serves as a consultant to various scientific organizations.

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Hermann Moreno, MD
Psychiatry Education Liaison
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, CUSOM
Clinical:  UCHealth Behavior Health

Dr. Hermann Moreno was born in Mexico City. He attended K through 12 in the French school system in Mexico. English was his third language. After graduating from high school, he moved to the New Jersey with his family and attended Drew University.

He attended medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He completed a residency in psychiatry also at Jefferson where he was the Chief Resident at the Outpatient Clinic. The academic environment at his program fostered for his long-time interest in teaching medical students.

He received his first teaching award while working with residents at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia.

He and his family moved to Wyoming where his wife has family ties. He began working for the Poudre Valley Health System (now a part of UCHealth) in 2003 and was fortunate to host, as an Associate Professor, CUSOM students in the traditional block rotation model for 10 years. He was invited to join the faculty at the CUSOM Fort Collins Branch by Dr. Reimer in 2019.

Being a part of this exciting academic project has been one of the great joys in Dr. Moreno’s career. He currently serves as the director of the Consultation-Liaison Service at Poudre Valley Hospital.

When he is not at work, he likes to spend time with his wife, daughter, and son. He enjoys soccer, traveling, and trying new restaurants.

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William Moss, DO
Anesthesia Education Liaison
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesia, CUSOM
Clinical:  Northern Colorado Anesthesia Professionals

Dr. William E. Moss, "Woody", grew up in Texas enjoying Friday Night Lights.  He received his BA from The Colorado College and his MA from Southern Methodist University in Biology.  After working a couple years in a clinical research firm in Dallas, he decided to attend the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, earning his Doctor of Osteopathy.  He then completed his anesthesiology residency at Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia.  Dr. Moss has been in private practice in northern Colorado for over 16 years specializing in cardiac, trauma, and regional anesthesia.  He has been involved in medical student education for just as long and is looking forward to building the educational program for the CUSOM-CSU. 

His free time is spent golfing, skiing, hiking, mountain biking, and traveling with his family. 

 

 

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Cathy Ow, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine CUSOM
Internal Medicine Liaison and Plains Clinical Co-Director
Preceptorship Co-Director

Dr. Cathy Ow was born in Kennett, MO, and, because she was the daughter of an Air Force officer, attended 13 different schools before graduating from Punahou HS in Honolulu, Hawaii. She calls Hawaii her home state. She obtained her undergraduate degree from UCLA where she was the Army ROTC battalion commander, then attended Duke Medical School and finally UCLA for IM residency where she met her husband, Roger Ashmore. 

She served in the U.S. Army and ran the IM clinic at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center while her husband was a cardiology fellow at CU. They started private practice in Honolulu, Hawaii, where they had their twins, Sam and Sarah, and moved to Fort Collins in 1995 where she started her solo practice, Poudre Valley Internists. The practice grew to six physicians who joined University of Colorado Health in 2005. Her daughter, Sarah, is completing her OBGYN residency and son, Sam, is a teacher in New York City. 

Dr. Ow has always loved being involved with medical education with the Family Medicine residency in Fort Collins and now with the CUSOM CSU branch campus. She has said, “I want to spend time educating the next generation of physicians who will be taking care of me.”

She is a very rusty classical pianist, avid golfer, and gardener, and  is devoted to her family.

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Claire Pederson, MD
Surgery Education Liaison
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, CUSOM
Clinical:  UCHealth Surgical Clinical

 

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Jennifer Stockburger, MD
OB/Gyn Education Liaison
Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CUSOM
Clinical:  Womens Clinic of Northern Colorado

I was raised in Evansville, Indiana, and graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a Bachelor of Science and a love for college basketball. I completed medical school and residency training at Washington University in St. Louis, where I met my husband, a Colorado native.

From the beginning of my medical training, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in women’s health. I worked in contraceptive research and became passionate about empowering women through their own healthcare decisions. I appreciate that ObGyn providers have the unique privilege of caring for women throughout their lives and helping them build their families. I am passionate about contraception, comprehensive obstetric care, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, and teaching the next generation of physicians. The Women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado has allowed me to pursue all of these interests while serving the women of northern Colorado and the surrounding areas. 

Outside of work, I enjoy trail running, cycling, skiing, and gardening. I love spending time with my husband, our twins Ben and Sophie, and our two Australian shepherds.

 

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