Faculty
Leadership
Corey Lyon, DO
Program Director
Education: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine
Medical Areas of Interest: Women’s health, to include women’s health procedures and OB care. Also enjoys chronic disease management and practicing evidence based preventive care. Enjoys teaching physician leadership and clinical practice transformation to train physician leaders and innovators of the future. Also loves training residents in full-scope family medicine to include procedures and evidence-based medicine.
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Associate Professor. Board certified in Family Medicine. Came to AFW in 2011 from Research Family Medicine Residency Program in Kansas City where he served as a faculty for four years. Completed a Faculty Development Fellowship at the University of North Carolina in 2009. At the University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency, served as the Medical Director of the academic clinic, AF Williams for 6 years, and Associate Program Dirctor for 10 years prior to becoming Program Director. Awarded the Faculty of the Year Award by the residents for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, 2018-1019. Department of Family Medicine Clinician of the Year in 2012-2013, Special Recognition for Leadership Award in 2014-2015, Teacher of the year 2020-2021, and Mentor of the Year 2021-2022. Awarded Family Medicine Teacher of the Year by the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians in 2014. Serves as a Colorado Academy of Family Physicians Board Member and Family Physicians Inquiry Network Board. Dr. Lyon completed his residency with the Navy at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, then served three years in the Navy at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy. While in residency, served as Chief Resident and awarded the STFM Residency Teaching Award.
Personal Interests: When not at work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters. When not hanging out with his daughters, he enjoys golf, going to Colorado State University football games and trying not to be in last place in the residency fantasy football league.
Email: corey.lyon@cuanschutz.edu
Michael J. Benavidez, MD
Interim Associate Program Director, Denver Health Track
Education: University of Notre Dame; St. Louis University School of Medicine, Medical School
Attending Site: Denver Health Medical Center
Precepting Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Clinic Site: Lowry Family Health Center
Medical Areas of Interest: Family medicine, diabetes and refugee health.
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: 5280 Magazine Top Doc - Family Medicine; University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency Doctor-Patient Relationship Award.
Personal Interests: Spending time with family, college football (especially Notre Dame), traveling, theme parks.
Email: michael.benavidez@dhha.org
Kathryn D. Boyd-Trull, MD
Director of Inpatient Family Medicine
Education: University of Colorado, Denver, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry minor Biochemistry. University of Colorado, Denver, Medical Doctor.
Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Precepting Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Medical Areas of Interest: Hospitalist Medicine, Emergency resources for under and non-insured. Complex affordable care for homeless and patients with addiction.
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Colorado Academy of Family Physicians Family Medicine Teacher of the Year 2019, Tri-County Volunteer Clinic/Provider of the Year 2018, AF Williams Faculty Teacher of the Year 2017, Consumers Report Hospitalist Provider of the Year 2016, 2017, 2018.
Personal Interests: YHC Clinic, club volleyball coaching, hiking, skiing.
Daniel J. Burke, MD
Rural Training Track Program Director; Associate Vice Chair for Educational Program Development
Education: University of Massachusetts Medical School; University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine and State University of New York Department of Family Medicine, Residency
Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine
Medical Areas of Interest: Graduate medical education, practice management, quality improvement.
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency Teacher of the Year.
Personal Interests: Home remodeling.
Email: dan.burke@cuanschutz.edu
Amelia Challender, MA
Associate Program Director of Education
Education: Warren Wilson College, BA; University of Colorado Denver, MA
Medical Areas of Interest: As Associate Program Director of Education, Amelia collaborates with other faculty members to oversee and coordinate curriculum development, evaluation, and faculty development. She has a master’s in Educational Psychology and previously worked for CU Denver’s School of Education and the Colorado Association of Family Medicine Residencies. Amelia is honored to play a part in training the next generation of family physicians and leaders in family medicine.
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Associate Program Director of Education, University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency; Senior Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Personal Interests: Camping and hiking with family, gardening, and podcasts.
Alex Reed, PsyD, MPH
Director of Behavioral Health Education
Education: Illinois School of Professional Psychology Chicago, PsyD; University of Massachusetts Medical School: Fellowship in Primary Care Psychology; University of Kansas, MPH
Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine, Lowry Family Health Center
Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine
Medical Areas of Interest: Behavioral health education in primary care, integrated behavioral health, physician resilience, mindfulness, narrative medicine, medical improv, sports psychology.
Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Associate Professor, Depts. of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Team Psychologist, Denver Nuggets. University of Kansas Wesley Family Medicine Non-Family Physician Teacher of the Year (2007), University of Washington Advanced Clinician Psychiatry Track Outstanding Faculty (2011), University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine Teacher of the Year (2017)
Personal Interests: Mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, golf, tennis, fly fishing, camping, cooking and doing all these activities with my family.
Email: alex.reed@cuanschutz.edu