Faculty Directory | CU Obstetrics and Gynecology

Veronica Alaniz, MD

Assistant Professor

Leslie Appiah, MD

Visiting Associate Professor
Division Chief

Eliza Buyers, MD

Assistant Professor

Frank Chow, MD

Instructor
Medical Director of OB Hospitalists at Children’s Hospital Colorado

Diane Christopher, MD

Assistant Professor
Medical Director, University Women’s Care

Christine Conageski, MD

Associate Professor
Residency Program Director

Ritchie Delara, MD

Assistant Professor

Corinne Dix, MD

Assistant Professor
Hospitalist, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Melissa Dunn, MD

Clinical Instructor
Hospitalist, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Erin Foust, NP

Instructor

Christina Fraser, MD

Sr. Instructor

Karen Hampanda, PhD

Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Research

Margo Harrison, MD

Assistant Professor
Director of Research

Genevieve Hofmann, NP

Senior Instructor

Carri Holton, NP

Instructor

Leena Horner, MD

Instructor
Hospitalist, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Tricia Huguelet, MD

Associate Professor
Section Head, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Dominique Jodry, MD

Senior Instructor

Kimberly Larson-Ohlsen, MD

Assistant Professor

Jill Liss, MD

Assistant Professor
Medical Student Clerkship Director
Clinical Content Director for Curriculum Reform

Amy Markese, MD

Assistant Professor
Medical Student Assistant Clerkship Director

Ladean Marshall, NP

Instructor

Erin McNulty, MD

Senior Instructor
Hospitalist, Children’s Hospital Colorado

James Mosher, MD

Sr. Clinical Instructor

Amy Nacht, CNM, MPH, MSN

Assistant Professor

Traci Nivens, MD

Instructor
Hospitalist, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Jessica Pettigrew, CNM

Senior Instructor

Kristin Powell, MD

Assistant Professor
OB-GYN Hospitalist Fellowship Director

Megan Ross, MD

Instructor

Steve Rotholz, MD

Assistant Professor
Director of Informatics

Stephen Scott, MD

Associate Professor

Chesney Thompson, MD

Professor and Vice Chair

Shawna Tonick, MD

Assistant Professor

Brianne Whitney, MD

Instructor
Hospitalist, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Molly Yeoman, CNM

Sr. Instructor

Meggan Zsemlye, MD

Professor of Clinical Practice
Medical Director, Labor & Delivery

Alicia Carranza, MD

Senior Instructor
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

Anna Rachel Dickens-Corbett, MD

Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Yuko D'Ambrosia, MD

Senior Instructor
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

Corinne Dix, MD

Assistant Professor
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

Jean Dwinnell, MD

Senior Instructor
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

Whitney Giamberardino, MD

Instructor
5280 OB-GYN

Ann Granadillo, MD

Senior Instructor
Section Chief
South Metro OB-GYN

Allison Herman, MD

Senior Instructor
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

Jennifer Holmes, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Practice
5280 OB-GYN

Daniel Jacobson, MD

Assistant Professor
Division Chief
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

Irene Jaw, WHNP, MSN, RN

Instructor
5280 OB-GYN

Kristin LeClair, NP

Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Stephanie Lee, DNP

Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Hal Levy, MD

Assistant Professor
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

James Lingle, MD

Senior Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Marsha Merry, NP

Senior Instructor
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

Michele McGould, MD

Senior Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Alison Patterson, MD

Senior Instructor
Section Chief
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

Jennifer Pitotti, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

Abby Richards, DO

Senior Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Emily Schneider, MD, MS

Assistant Professor
Rocky Mountain OB-GYN

Kelsey Ward, MD

Instructor
5280 OB-GYN

Kimberly Wind, NP

Clinical Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Lisa Wynn, MD

Senior Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Rebecca Cohen, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Aaron Lazorwitz, MD

Assistant Professor

Jeanelle Sheeder, MSPH, PhD

Professor
Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research

Stephanie Teal, MD, MPH

Professor
Division Chief

Jill Alldredge, MD

Assistant Professor
Residency Program Coordinator

Jaime Arruda, MD

Associate Professor
Director Robotic Surgery for UCHealth

Lisa Marie Babayan, PA-C

Assistant Professor

Kian Behbakht, MD

Professor and Emily McClintock Addlesperger Endowed Chair in Ovarian Cancer
Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs, Quality and Improvement

Catherine Bouts, PA-C

Instructor

Lindsay Brubaker, MD

Assistant Professor

Bradley Corr, MD

Assistant Professor
Director of Clinical Research

John P. Curtin, MD, MBA

Visiting Professor
Director of Service for Obstetrics & Gynecology at Denver Health

Saketh Guntupalli, MD

Associate Professor and Karen M. Jennison Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Oncology
Division Chief
Director, Placenta Accreta Response Team (PART)

Carolyn Lefkowits, MD, MPH, MS

Assistant Professor
Fellowship Director

Christine Walsh, MD, MS

Professor
Don and Arlene Mohler Johnson Family Endowed Chair in Ovarian Cancer
Joining us January 2021

Linda Barbour, MD, MSPH

Professor

Nicholas Behrendt, MD

Assistant Professor

Jennifer Bienemann, NP

Senior Instructor

Jennifer Braverman, MD

Assistant Professor

Hannah Elfman, MS, CGC

Instructor

Anna Euser, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Allison Faucett, MD

Assistant Professor

Linda Fonseca, MD

Visiting Associate Professor

Henry Galan, MD

Professor

Teresa Harper, MD

Associate Professor
Division Chief

John Hobbins, MD

Professor Emeritus

Jennifer Hodges, MD

Assistant Professor

M. Camille Hoffman, MD, MSc

Associate Professor

K. Joseph Hurt, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Amanda Johnson, MD

Assistant Professor

Robert McDuffie, MD

Associate Professor

Kestutis Micke, MS, CGC

Instructor

Shane Reeves, MD

Associate Professor

Julie Scott, MD

Associate Professor

Heather Straub, MD

Assistant Professor

Emily Su, MD, MSCI

Associate Professor

Joyce Sung, MD

Associate Professor

Amy Wehbe, MS, RD, CDCES, BC-ADM

Clinical Instructor

Marsha Wheeler, MD

Associate Professor

Michael Zaretsky, MD

Associate Professor

Lynn Blyth, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Fertility Psychologists

Edward Illions, MD

Associate Professor

Joshua Johnson, PhD

Assistant Professor

T. Rajendra Kumar, PhD

Professor and Edgar L., Patricia M. Makowski and Family Endowed Chair
Associate Vice Chair of Research

Joan Manheimer, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Fertility Psychologists

Shona Murray, MD

Associate Professor

Liesl Nel-Themaat, PhD, HCLD, ABB

Assistant Professor
IVF Laboratory Director

Alex J. Polotsky, MD, MS

Professor
Division Chief
Fellowship Director

Cassandra Roeca, MD

Joining our Faculty in August 2020

Nanette F. Santoro, MD

Professor and E. Stewart Taylor Chair

Thomas Jansson, MD, PhD
Florence Crozier Cobb Endowed Professor
Chief, Division of Reproductive Sciences
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of regulation of placental nutrient transporters and the role of placental function in determining fetal growth and long-term health.

Kian Behbakht, MD
Professor and Emily McClintock Addlesperger Endowed Chair in Ovarian Cancer
Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs, Quality and Improvement
Divisions of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Sciences

Research interests: Clinical, translational, and basic science approaches to finding novel treatments for ovarian cancer.

Benjamin Bitler, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Ovarian cancer, Wnt signaling, and epigenetics.

Andrew Bradford, PhD
Associate Professor
Assistant Dean, Essentials Curriculum
Divisions of Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Hormone/growth factor signaling and cancer.

Kathleen A. Connell, MD
Associate Professor and Division Chief
Divisions of Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery & Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the remodeling of the connective tissue and smooth muscle of the pelvic floor support structures.

K. Joseph Hurt, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Director, Preterm Labor Research Laboratory
Divisions of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Molecular mechanisms of pregnancy and parturition, Obesity and parturition, Gasotransmitters in repro physiology, and Regulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase.

Joshua Johnson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Divisions of Reproductive Sciences & Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Dr. Johnson's research program focuses on the control of oocyte number inside the ovary, primarily in mammals, but also in the fruit fly model organism.

Fredrick Rosario Joseph, PhD
Instructor
Division of Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: The role of mechanistic target of rapamcyin signaling in placental amino acid and folate transport.

T. Rajendra Kumar, PhD
Professor and Edgar L., Patricia M. Makowski and Family Endowed Chair
Associate Vice Chair of Research
Divisions of Reproductive Sciences & Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: All aspects of gonadotropin biology, including gonadotrope development and tumorigenesis, mechanisms of pituitary gonadotropin subunit gene expression and post-transcriptional regulation, gonadotropin biosynthesis with a focus on age-dependent glycosylation, gonadotropin secretion and action with one focus on somatic cell development and regulation in the gonads and the other on osteoclasts in the bone.

Ramón Lorca, PhD
Instructor
Division of Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Aims to elucidate the effect of hypoxia and high altitude on myometrial arteries from pregnant women.

James McManaman, PhD
Professor
Director, Graduate Program in Integrative Physiology
Division of Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: How cells store, metabolize, and traffic lipids at the molecular, structural, cellular, and organ system levels.

Jenifer Monks, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: How milk-secreting cells deliver nutrients to the neonate.

Lorna Moore, PhD
Professor
Division of Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Physiological mechanisms underlying the normal maternal physiological responses to pregnancy and the pregnancy complications of fetal growth restrictions and preeclampsia.

Alex J. Polotsky, MD, MS
Professor and Division Chief
Fellowship Director
Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility & Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Defining essential characteristics of FSH-ovarian interactions using a multi-disciplinary approach.

Theresa Powell, PhD
Professor
Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics
Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Molecular mechanisms regulating ion and macronutrient transport in the human placenta and changes in placental function.

Nanette F. Santoro, MD
Professor and E. Stewart Taylor Chair
Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility & Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Examining the role of hormone therapy and alternative treatments in menopausal women's health, how obesity in women interferes with fertility and reproductive hormone production, examining how girls develop regular menstrual cycles as they go through puberty, and premature ovarian failure.

Emily J. Su, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor
Divisions of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: Fetal growth restriction, molecular mechanisms underlying abnormal placental blood flow and function.

Owen Vaughan, PhD
Instructor
Division of Reproductive Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research interests: My research concerns the endocrine regulation of placental and fetal metabolism, and the developmental programming of cardiometabolic disease. In particular, my work focuses on the role of the placenta in mediating the effects of environmental factors like maternal nutrition, stress, obesity and hypoxia on intrauterine development. I am currently studying the role of fetal circulating microRNAs in the developmental origins of heart disease.