Meet Our Fellows!
Class of 2025
Hometown: Omaha, NE
College: Augustana College
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Interests within GI/Career Goals: I am interested in pursuing a career in advanced therapeutic endoscopy.
Hobbies: I enjoy hiking, skiing, basketball and baking.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: I have really enjoyed the easy access to a variety of outdoor activities. Most of my spare weekends have been spent at the park, hiking or skiing.
Hometown: Los Gatos, CA
College: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: University of Colorado
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Hobbies: Swimming, backpacking, skiing, reading, watching movies, playing the ukulele.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: The sunshine, the snow, and La Fillette breakfast sandwiches.
Hometown: Miami, FL
College: Florida International University
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: University of Virginia
Interests within GI/Career Goals:
- Interests within GI: General GI with a special interest in advanced polypectomy
- Career goals: Becoming an academic gastroenterologist with a special interest in teaching
Hobbies: Dancing, watching cooking shows and trying new recipes, making jewelry, and going to different coffee shops.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: La Fillette Bakery.
Hometown: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
College: Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University
Residency: Mayo Clinic Rochester
Interests within GI/Career Goals: General and Transplant Hepatology / Health Disparities In GI and Hepatology.
Hobbies: Classic Guitar, Reading, Weight Lifting, Hiking, Biking, SUP.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: The sunshine and mountains!
Hometown: Lubbock, Texas
College: University of Texas
Medical School: Texas Tech
Residency: University of Colorado
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Colorectal cancer prevention. Particularly identification of and prevention of cancer in populations that are high risk to develop colorectal cancer.
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, gardening.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: The weather and proximity to outdoor activities. There is always something to do in the area outdoors - which is great for time off and when friends/family come to visit. I also love the laid-back vibe of the city and people who live here.
Class of 2026
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
College: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: University of Texas San Antonio Health
Residency: University of Colorado
Interests within GI/Career Goals: My goal is to become an academic gastroenterologist with a specific interest in either inflammatory bowel disease or esophageal diseases.
Hobbies: In my free time I enjoy running, hiking, and weight lifting. I’m a big sports fan and like the Nuggets, Spurs, Rockies, and Avs.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: Some of my favorite things about living in Colorado include running down the cherry creek trail, hiking across Colorado, and exploring local parks in Denver.
Hometown: Surrey, British Columbia
College: Amherst College
Medical School: Tufts University
Residency: University of Colorado
Interests within GI/Career Goals: During residency, I worked on outcomes research in Acute on Chronic Liver Failure and plans to pursue additional outcomes research during fellowship and advanced training in transplant hepatology.
Hobbies: I love all things outdoors, including hiking, biking, mountain sports in the winter, and lake sports in the summer. My newest outdoor passions are bike rides and playground sessions with my son, Aidan, and husband, Rory. We are all avid sports fans but the jury is still out on whether or not their son will be a Bruins or Avs fan!
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: Access to the outdoors and the people, an unparalleled zest for life and adventuring. The sunshine is a also huge perk as it lets you take advantage of all of the outdoor exploring!
Hometown: Wichita, KS
College: Kansas State
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Colorado
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Luminal GI/Barrett's esophagus.
Hobbies: Exercising and watching movies.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: Outdoor activities (skiing, camping, hiking) and nice weather.
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
College: Princeton University
Medical School: Boston University
Residency: UCLA
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Undecided but love being involved in medical education.
Hobbies: Swimming, American literature, bartending, Duolingo.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: The wide array of outdoor things to do all year round!
Hometown: San Juan, PR
College: University of Miami
Medical School: University of Colorado
Residency: University of Washington
Interests within GI/Career Goals: I am interested in Endobariatrics, Device Innovation in GI, Therapeutic Endoscopy, and Systems Improvement, specifically as it relates to endoscopy suite efficiency and ASC optimization.
Hobbies: Spending time with my wife and two kids. I am an instrument rated pilot and love to get out and fly around whenever I can. Additionally, I love all the outdoor things you can imagine: skiing, mountain biking, camping, fishing, climbing, hiking, and more.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: I love the great outdoors, and mountain therapy is my favorite form of personal rejuvenation. Combine this with 4 seasons, 300+ days of sunlight, great community and mild winters in Denver, its my happy place.
Class of 2027
Hometown: Oakley, CA
College: Boise State University
Medical School: University of Washington
Residency: University of Colorado
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Transplant hepatology, General GI, Medical Education and QI
Hobbies: Anything that allows me to spend time in nature with my Husband (Garrett) and Son (River) including skiing, hiking, mountain biking, trail running, fly fishing, gardening. I also love cooking and hosting dinners for my family and friends.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: The friendships I have built while in residency at the University of Colorado, as well as my neighborhood (Skyland) which is close to so many fun places to explore.
Hometown: Fresno, CA
College: UCLA
Medical School: Tulane University
Residency: Emory
Interests within GI/Career Goals: I am interested in Medical Education, General GI, and Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Hobbies: I love being outside in the sun, traveling, and trying new restaurants.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: The sunshine is stunning, the people are kind, and my family is a quick flight away!
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Hometown: Trinidad, CO
College: Colorado State University
Medical School: Emory University
Residency: University of Colorado
Interests within GI/Career Goals: I love research! During my PhD, I studied the effect of the microbiome on hepatic metabolism and susceptibility to oxidative liver injury. My career goal is to be an academic physician-scientist and run a basic science research lab. My clinical interests include hepatology and IBD.
Hobbies: Cooking, adventuring in the mountains with my wife and dogs, ultrarunning, gravel biking, podcasting
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: Being close to the mountains!
Hometown: Broomfield, CO
College: Cornell University
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: Stanford University
Interests within GI/Career Goals: Nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease and medical education
Hobbies: I love all the outdoor things: running, hiking, skiing. I am an avid sports fan, namely a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan, and women's basketball buff. My new favorite adventure is spending time with my husband, pup and our baby girl, Charli.
Favorite Thing about Living in Colorado: The proximity to nature while still having all the city vibes with countless restaurants, coffee shops and breweries. I also love the endless sunshine that allows for outdoor activities all year long. Last but not least, being close to my family!
4th Year Fellow
2024-2025, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
Blake Niccum, MD
2024-2025, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Kia Vosoughi, MD
2024-2025, Transplant Hepatology
Anthony Robateau Colon, MD
Past Fellows
| Graduates of Gastroenterology Fellowship | |
2024 | 2023 Katie Scholand, MD Chris Haydek, MD John Haydek, MD Kusuma Pokala, MD Kathleen Yan, MD |
2022 | 2021 David Cristin, MD Prashanth Francis, MD, PhD Blake Jones, MD Emily Jonica, MD Anjali Parekh, MD |
| 2020 Dempsey Hughes, MD Jennifer Kolb, MD Larissa Muething, MD Joshua Turkeltaub, MD Ashley Vachon, MD | 2019 Kelli DeLay, MD Samuel Han, MD Avash Kalra, MD Emilie Regner, MD Kristina Ross, MD |
| 2018 Bryan Brimhall, MD Carlene Chun, MD, PhD Ruhail Kohli, MD Chetan Mittal, MBBS Kathleen Nilles, MD | 2017 Birtukan Cinnor, MD James Higham-Kessler, MD Stephen New, MD Eric Nordstrom, MD Kenika Robinson, MD |
2016 | 2015 Meghan Jankowski, MD Daniel Kao, MD, PhD Michael Kriss, MD Heather Laskey, MD |
| 2014 Ryan McWilliams, MD Annette Tobar, MD Emily Ward, MD Joel Wedd, MD | 2013 Swati Patel, MD Andrew Samuelson, MD Amanda Wieland, MD |
| 2012 Alvaro Martinez-Camacho MD Blair Fennimore, MD Kevin Rufner, MD Ariana Wallack, MD | 2011 Jeffrey Duman, MD Brett Fortune, MD Rich Foster, MD Mark Gerich, MD |
| 2010 Jonathan Goldstein, MD J. Christie Heller, MD Miranda Ku, MD D. Rayburn Moore, MD | 2009 J. Andy Mengshol, MD Stevany Peters, MD Matthew Sericati, MD Matthew Quallick, MD |
| 2008 Russ R. Arjal, MD Geoffrey Jensen, MD Hanna M. Kraus, MD | 2007 Lyssa N. Chacko, MD Fernando S. Carreira, MD Aliya G. Hasan, MD Matthew T. Nichols, MD |
| 2006 Aaron C. Baltz, MD John M.C. Coombes, MD Clark Kulig, MD Kevin Sieja, MD | 2005 Daus Mahnke, MD Erik J. Pieramici, MD, JD |
| 2004 Augustin R. Attwell, MD Stephen P. Laird, MD Tom Matzakos, MD Erik W. Springer, MD | |