Faculty Directory | CU Obstetrics and Gynecology

Veronica Alaniz, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Leslie Appiah, MD

Visiting Associate Professor
Division Chief

Eliza Buyers, MD

Assistant Professor

Frank Chow, MD

Senior 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, MSc

Associate Professor
Residency Program Director

Ritchie Delara, MD

Assistant Professor

Corinne Dix, MD

Assistant Professor
Hospitalist, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Erin Foust, NP

Instructor

Christina Fraser, MD

Senior Instructor

Melanie Fringuello, LCSW

Clinical Instructor

Danielle Frock-Welnak, MD, MPH, MS

Senior 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

Senior 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, DNP, CNM, MPH, FACNM

Assistant Professor

Traci Nivens, MD

Senior Instructor
Hospitalist, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Jessica Pettigrew, CNM

Senior Instructor

Ashley Plummer, DNP, WHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Kristin Powell, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Practice
OB-GYN Hospitalist Fellowship Director

Steve Rotholz, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Practice
Director of Informatics

Stephen Scott, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Jenny Tam, MD

Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Beverly Tew, MD, MPH

Senior Instructor
Medical Director of OB Hospitalist Program at Highlands Ranch Hospital

Chesney Thompson, MD

Professor and Vice Chair

Shawna Tonick, MD

Assistant Professor

Brianne Whitney, MD

Senior Instructor
Hospitalist, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Kristen Wolfe, MD

Senior Instructor
Hospitalist, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Molly Yeoman, CNM

Senior Instructor

Meggan Zsemlye, MD

Professor of Clinical Practice
Medical Director, Labor & Delivery

Alicia Carranza, MD

Senior Instructor
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

Anna Rachel Dickens-Corbett, MD

Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Yuko D'Ambrosia, MD

Senior Instructor
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

Corinne Dix, MD

Assistant Professor
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

Jean Dwinnell, MD

Senior Instructor
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

Whitney Giamberardino, MD

Instructor
Highlands Ranch (5280) OB-GYN

Ann Granadillo, MD

Senior Instructor
Section Chief
South Metro OB-GYN

Allison Herman, MD

Senior Instructor
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

Jennifer Holmes, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Practice
Highlands Ranch (5280) OB-GYN

Daniel Jacobson, MD

Assistant Professor
Division Chief
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

Irene Jaw, WHNP, MSN, RN

Instructor
Highlands Ranch (5280) OB-GYN

Kristin LeClair, NP

Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Stephanie Lee, DNP

Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Hal Levy, MD

Assistant Professor
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

James Lingle, MD

Senior Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Marsha Merry, NP

Senior Instructor
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

Michele McGould, MD

Senior Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Drennen Mirtsching, MD

Instructor
Highlands Ranch (5280) OB-GYN

Alison Patterson, MD

Senior Instructor
Section Chief
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

Jennifer Pitotti, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

Abby Richards, DO

Senior Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Emily Schneider, MD, MS

Assistant Professor
East Denver (Rocky Mountain) OB-GYN

Megan Sheldon, DO

Sr. Instructor
Highlands Ranch (5280) OB-GYN

Kelsey Ward, MD

Instructor
Section Chief
Highlands Ranch (5280) OB-GYN

Kimberly Wind, NP

Clinical Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Lisa Wynn, MD

Senior Instructor
South Metro OB-GYN

Cara Clure, MD, MSCS

Assistant Professor

Rebecca Cohen, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Nancy Fang, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

Aaron Lazorwitz, MD, MSCS

Assistant Professor
CFP Fellowship Program Director

Jeanelle Sheeder, MSPH, PhD

Alex J. Polotsky, MD, MS

Professor
Division Chief
Fellowship Director

Cassandra Roeca, MD

Assistant Professor

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
Associate 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
Assistant Professor
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.