Heather Bleacher, MD, MPH

Director of Population Health, Advocacy, and Community Engagement Curriculum, Director of Health Equity for University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine Clinical Affairs

Education: Princeton University, BA; Tufts University School of Medicine, MD; University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency, Colorado School of Public Health, MPH

Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital

Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Medical Areas of Interest: General primary care, women’s health and contraception, health disparities, social determinants of health, LGBTQI care, community health, community engagement, public health/primary care integration.

Personal Interests: Running, spending time with my growing family, cooking, hiking and camping.

Email: heather.bleacher@cuanschutz.edu

Aimee F. English, MD

Education: University of Massachusetts Amherst, MS, MA; University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, MD; University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency; Fellowship in Practice Transformation – University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine

Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital

Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Medical Areas of Interest: Practice and health systems transformation, patient and family engagement, improving the quality of care for patients and populations with complex needs, women’s health, family medicine residency education.

Personal Interests: Figuring out how to be a doctor-mom(still a work in progress), hiking/biking/skiing, DIY’ing and knitting in meetings.

Email: aimee.english@cuanschutz.edu

Molly Hoss, MD

Education: Kansas State University, BS; University of Kansas School of Medicine, MD; John Peter Smith Family Medicine Residency, John Peter Smith Maternal Child Health Fellowship

Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital

Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Medical Areas of Interest: General primary care, wilderness medicine, training residents in full-scope family medicine procedures, women’s health including procedures, all OB care and contraception, and taking care of newborns and pediatric patients.

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Board certified in Family Medicine. Faculty of the Year Award 2016-2017.

Personal Interests: Running, hiking, bicycling, backpacking, rock climbing, dance, yoga, reading, and experimenting with cooking.

Email: molly.hoss@cuanschutz.edu

Morteza Khodaee, MD, MPH

Education: Tehran Islamic Azad University, Medical School; University of Michigan, Master of Public Health, Family Medicine Residency, and Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital

Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine, Denver Health Winter Park Medical Center

Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Medical Areas of Interest: Sports medicine and medical education.

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Professor, Department of Family Medicine. Head Primary Care Team Physician, Denver Nuggets. Team Physician, Colorado Rapids

Personal Interests: Soccer, bicycling, mountain hiking, and nature photography.

Email: morteza.khodaee@cuanschutz.edu

Shannon Langner, MD

Education: University of Kansas, BA; University of Kansas School of Medicine, MD; University of Colorado 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: Women’s health, including GYN procedures and obstetrics; mother/baby, newborn and pediatric care; patient education and practicing evidence-based preventive care. Teaches and supervises residents in practicing full scope Family Medicine.

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Board certified in Family Medicine. Came to A.F. Williams in 2005 for residency and joined the faculty in 2008.Teacher of the Year Award for 2016-2017. Completed a Teaching Scholars Program Fellowship at the University of Colorado in 2014. Completed the Advanced Leadership Training Program in 2017.

Personal Interests: When not at work, enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. Active in the community as a member of SheEO, an organization that supports women entrepreneurs in their ventures. Volunteers at her children’s schools, and takes an active role in their education. She also is passionate about traveling, health, fitness, and overall well-being.

Email: shannon.langner@cuanschutz.edu

Kyle Leggott, MD

Education: Tufts University, BS; University of New Mexico School of Medicine, MD; University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency

Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital

Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Clinic Site: Lone Tree Primary Care

Medical Areas of Interest: Dr. Leggott enjoys practicing broad spectrum family medicine including men’s health and vasectomies, pediatrics and newborn care, chronic disease management, geriatrics, and adult inpatient medicine. He believes that everyone deserves good, high quality, affordable healthcare. He believes in whole person health and treating people as more than the sum of their illnesses.

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Health Policy Scholar, Eugene S. Farley Jr. Health Policy Center, Anschutz Medical Campus. Board certified in Family Medicine. Board of Directors and Legislative Committee, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, 2016-present. Blogger, AAFP’s “Fresh Perspectives”. Chief Resident, 2018-2019. President, Housestaff Association, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2018-2019. AAFP Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education, 2018. Faculty Development Fellowship in Health Policy & Politics at the University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine, 2019-2020. Larry Green Award for Clinical Excellence and Scholarship, 2019.

Personal Interests: Reading, lifting weights, dungeons & dragons, rescue dogs.

Email: kyle.leggott@cuanschutz.edu

Naomi Malam, MD, MSPH

Director of Electives

Education: Tulane University, BSPH, MSPH; University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, MD; University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency; Faculty Development fellowship in Women’s Health and Medical Education- University of Colorado

Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital

Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Medical Areas of Interest: Maternity/obstetric care in the inpatient and outpatient setting, obstetrics training for family medicine residents, hospital medicine, gender-affirming hormone therapy and transgender care, medical education, didactics, and curriculum development.

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine; STFM Resident Teacher Award, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2020; Emerging Leader Award, University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency, 2020.

Personal Interests: Outside of work, Naomi spends her time exploring new cookbooks and cooking elaborate food, going for walks, reading, and spending time with her husband and two cats.

Email: naomi.malam@cuanschutz.edu

Linda Montgomery, MD

Vice Chair, Education and Training, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine

Education: Harvard University, BA; Cornell University, MA; University of Florida, MD

Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital

Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Medical Areas of Interest: Dr. Montgomery enjoys caring for patients of all ages and has special interests in women’s health and chronic disease management. She also has strong involvement in residency curricular innovation and evidence-based medicine.

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Dr. Montgomery is board certified in Family Medicine. She came to AFW in late 2006 from the University of Florida where she completed her residency, served as chief resident, and stayed on as faculty. She has won multiple program and departmental teaching awards. She was recently selected President of the Family Practice Inquiry Network.

Personal Interests: When not in clinic, she can often be seen running or hiking with her husband, three children, and a mutt.

Email: linda.montgomery@cuanschutz.edu

Melissa Neuman, MD

Assistant Director, Inpatient Family Medicine Service; Acting Internship Director, Inpatient Family Medicine Service

Education: University of Michigan, BS; Wayne State University School of Medicine, MD; University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency; Faculty Development Fellowship in Women’s Health- University of Colorado

Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital

Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Medical Areas of Interest: Maternal and child health with particular interest in adapting the midwifery model of care to family medicine, community medicine and access to care (primarily in the women’s health space), hospital medicine, procedures (ambulatory and inpatient), integrative medicine and its application in the hospital birth setting, maternity care training for residents.

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine. 2022 Rising Star in Education, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine.

Email: melissa.neuman@cuanschutz.edu

Cleveland Piggott, MD, MPH

Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine

Education: University of Georgia, BS; University of North Carolina School of Medicine, MD, MPH; University of Colorado 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: Medical student education, achieving the quadruple aim, behavioral health integration, advocacy, leadership development, residency education, and social justice.

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: AAFP’s Award of Excellence in Graduate Medical Education, CAFP F. William Barrows Award for Outstanding Family Medicine Resident, Larry Green Award, Chief resident.

Personal Interests: Ballroom dancing, hiking, snowshoeing, theatre, spending time with family, and Georgia Bulldogs football!

Email: cleveland.piggott@cuanschutz.edu

Cristina Rabaza, MD

Education: University of Florida, BA; University of Florida College of Medicine, MD; University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency; Surgical Obstetrics Fellowship- Advent Health Hospital

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, Diversity, and Inclusion in medicine. 

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine; Gold Humanism Award (2017).

Personal Interests: Mountain biking, cooking. 

Email: cristina.rabaza@cuanschutz.edu

Jack Spittler, MD

Program Director University of Colorado Sports Medicine Fellowship

Education: University of Notre Dame, undergraduate; Georgetown University School of Medicine, MD

Attending Site: University of Colorado Hospital

Precepting Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine

Clinic Site: A.F. Williams Family Medicine, AOP Orthopedics Clinic

Medical Areas of Interest: Primary care sports medicine; also interested in preventative health, fitness, and adolescent medicine. Serves as the medical director for Aurora Public Schools Athletics and is a team physician for Rangeview High School, the University of Denver, Colorado Avalanche, and Denver Nuggets. Works throughout the year at the Winter Park Ski Clinic (DH East Grand Community Clinic).

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Board certified in Family Medicine with Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Sports Medicine. Completed residency and primary care sports medicine fellowship training at the University of Colorado and part of the faculty since 2014. During residency, he received the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Resident Scholarship Award and the Family Medicine Resident Scholarship Award and served as a chief resident. As faculty, he received the Rising Clinician of the Year Award in 2016.

Personal Interests: When not at work, enjoys spending time with his wife (Jen), son (Luke), and dog (Paige). Personal interests mainly revolve around sports. Enjoys playing golf, volleyball, hiking, and skiing and watching college/pro sports – Go Irish!

Email: john.spittler@cuanschutz.edu

Allison Strauss, MD

Education: University of Colorado-Boulder, BA; University of Colorado School of Medicine, MD; Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals 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: General primary care, women’s health and contraception, health disparities, community and global health

Awards, Recognitions & Appointments: Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine

Personal Interests: Biking, skiing, hiking, spending time with my family, cooking/baking, and crocheting

Email: allison.strauss@cuanschutz.edu