Housestaff Association
The Organization Which Represents You, the Houseofficer
Introduction
The Housestaff Association is the designated organizational system that represents all houseofficers in graduate medical education training programs at the University of Colorado and Affiliated Hospitals. The Association is available to seek resolutions to issues that cannot be resolved within the training program, and will present and advocate Housestaff concerns to appropriate Graduate Medical Education, University, Hospital administrators, and other related parties.
Representation
The annually elected Housestaff Representatives and Officers meet monthly to exchange information regarding current concerns. Representatives serve on various Standing Committees within the system where decisions are made that affect graduate medical education, the Housestaff training experience, work environment, patient care, grievance procedures, and stipends and benefits. Our annual survey allows us to address Housestaff concerns confidentially.
Contact Association with Concerns
Houseofficers are encouraged to contact the Association with concerns. Contact can be made to Andrew Nome via phone or e-mail. For highly confidential matters, please telephone Andrew Nome.
Housestaff Association of the University of Colorado Hospitals
13001 East 17th Place, Box C-294, Aurora, CO 80045
Telephone: 303-724-3039
Executive Committee Membership
2023-2024
CO-PRESIDENTS, 2023-2024
Allison Martin, MD, MSc (Pathology) & Nicholas Kaufman, MD (Family Medicine)
ANESTHESIOLOGY
Carlos Mucharraz, MD
Amy Krepps, MD MSPH
DERMATOLOGY
Kelsey Baab, MD
Joshua Schimmel, MD
CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
Abdel Ghani El Rafei, MD, MS
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Roger Winters, MD
Carly Conran, MD
INTERNAL MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS
Jon Taylor-Fishwick, MD
Joaquin Villaruz, MD
NEPHROLOGY
Christopher Yang, MD
Marco Ramos Castenada, MD
PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Daniel Colon Hidalgo, MD
Daniel Gergen, MD
UCH FAMILY MEDICINE
Nicholas Kaufman, MD
Julia Murphy, MD
NEUROLOGY
Casey Dolen, MD
Lyndsey Babcock, MD
NEUROSURGERY
Jessa Hoffman, MD
Lindsey Freeman, MD
OB-GYN
Genna Bonfiglio, MD
Shadé Awoniyi, MD, MPH
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Stephanie Wangyu, MD
Matthew Tukel, MD
ORTHOPEDICS
Wes Turner, MD
Alla Balabanova, MD
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Laylaa Ramos-Arriaza, MD
Jacob Boyd, MD
PATHOLOGY
Allison Martin, MD
Joe Ferrante, MD
PEDIATRICS
Gabby Segal, MD
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHAB
Emily Gianetti, MD
David Gallacher, MD
CHILD PSYCHIATRY
Joan Winter, MD
Rhiday Pandya, MD
PSYCHIATRY
Gabriella Blissett, MD
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Adam Avant, MD
Roy Bliley, MD
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Daniel Reyes, MD
Simone Raiter, MD
RADIOLOGY
Ian Minzer, MD
Noelle Carrillo, MD
SURGERY
Adam Carroll, MD
Otto Thielen, MD
MEDICINE FELLOWS
Maxwell Witt, MD
PEDIATRIC FELLOWS
Sarah Nelson Taylor, MD PhD
Cristina Giles, MD (alternate)
SURGERY FELLOWS
Vatche Melkonian, DO
Housestaff Association
Andrew Nome, Ex-Officio
Graduate Medical Education Committees:
Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC): HSA Co-Preseidents:
Allison Martin, MD
Nichola Kaufman, MD
HSA Fellow Representative:
Maxwell Witt, MD
Alternates:Carlos Mucharraz, MD
Sarah Nelson-Taylor, MD, PhD
Cristina Giles, MD
GME Benefits Governing Board
Carlos Mucharraz, MD
Roger Winters, MD
Gabby Segal, MD (Alternate)
GME Clinical Learning Environment Subcommittee
Sarah Nelson-Taylor, MD, PhD
Allison Martin, MD
Ian Minzer, MD
GME Education
Julia Murphy, MD
GME Program Oversight Subcommittee
Sarah Nelson-Taylor, MD, Ph.D
Ian Minzer, MD
Adam Carroll, MD, MPH
Cristina Giles, MD
GME Partnership for Quality & Safety
Christopher Yang, MD
GME Resident & Fellow Wellbeing Council
Cole Haskins, MD
Nicholas Kaufman, MD
GME Residency Relief Fund
Alexzandra Adler, MD
Victoria Stoffers, MD
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE COMMITTEES:
SOM Executive Committee
Vaibhav Ramprasad, MD
Carly Conran, MD