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Rheumatology Fellowship Program

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Leadership

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Jason Kolfenbach, MD

Fellowship Program Director

Associate Professor of Medicine

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Rachael Fuhrman

Fellowship Program Coordinator


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2020- 2021 Rheumatology Fellows

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Left to right: Tim Wilson, Stephen Slade, Sonia Khatter, Guiset Carvajal Bedoya, Tara Skorupa, Trevor McKown, Adam Berlinberg


  • Current Fellows
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2022- 2023 Fellows

  
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Dave Defrancisco, MD
Clinical Fellow
Graduation Date: June 30, 2024

Clinical/Research Interests: Spondyloarthritis

Hometown: Hollidaysburg, PA
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Utah

Hobbies and Interests: Spending time with my wife and children. Fly fishing, hiking, hunting, gardening, and snowboarding.


Mohamed, AsimAsim Mohamed, MD
Clinical Fellow
Graduation Date: June 30, 2024

Clinical/Research Interests: 

Efforts to Standardizing diagnosis and treatment of rheumatological diseases, safety and cost of using DMARDs & Immune modulator therapies in underserved populations, Myositis, SLE, RA and UCTD.

Hometown: Rufa'a Sudan

Medical School: University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine, Sudan.
Residency: Ascension St. John Hospital


Hobbies and Interests: Sports including soccer, table tennis, bike riding, and beach volleyball. Acting in mini theatres and comedy shorts. Volunteering, Reading, teaching and revising for medical students and residents. Music and watching documentary shows.
Ren, YawenYawen Ren, MD
Clinical Fellow
Graduation Date: June 30, 2024

Clinical/Research Interests: Scleroderma

Hometown: Houston, Texas
Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center. 
Residency: University of Texas Health

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking - I like trying to recreate dishes from restaurants I've visited while traveling and while exploring the local area. Listening to movie recaps - I listen to movie recaps in Mandarin to practice the language. I enjoy experiencing multiple plot lines in a short span of time. Teaching my dog tricks - My newest project is teaching him to communicate with "words" via sound buttons. Keeping in touch with friends - I make time for phone calls to long-distance friends.
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Hunter Stone, MD
Clinical Fellow
Graduation Date: June 30, 2024

Clinical/Research Interests: 
Research interests: lupus, vasculitis, rheumatic lung disease, clinical trials, value based care, and practice management skills


Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Residency: University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School

Hobbies and Interests: Backpacking, skiing, live music, gardening, cooking, woodworking, travel, and comedy. I like reading nonfiction about plants and the social sciences and fiction in the sci-fi, fantasy, and political thriller genres.

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Corwin (Cory) McGee, MD

Clinical Fellow

Graduation Date: June 30, 2023

 

Clinical/Research Interests: Observational studies on drug persistence, resident and med student education

Hometown: Mobile, AL

Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine

Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine

 

Hobbies and Interests: Disc golf, running, Alabama football (Roll Tide), skiing, soccer, hiking, grilling, live music and wrangling my three kids with my wife

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Smarika Sapkota, MD

Clinical Fellow

Graduation Date: June 30, 2023

 

Clinical/Research Interests: Quality improvement, specifically EMR based interventions; outcome-based research in immune-mediated diseases; pragmatic application of ANA with DFS pattern

Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal

Medical School: Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center

 

Hobbies and Interests: Trekking, hiking, biking, travelling to new places and trying new cuisines

 

Former Fellows

 
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Rouhin Sen, MD
Research Fellow, 2020-2022

Hometown: Roswell, GA

Medical School: Creighton University
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Residency: Creighton University

 

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Timothy Wilson, MD

Research Fellow 2020-2022

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital

 

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Sonia Khatter, MD

Clinical Fellow 2020-2022

Hometown: Aurora, CO

Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Residency: University of Colorado


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Trevor McKown, MD

Clinical Fellow 2020-2022

Hometown: Madison, WI

Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Residency: Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital

 

 


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Tara Skorupa, MD

Clinical Fellow 2020-2022

Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Stephen Slade, MD

Clinical Fellow 2020-2022

Hometown: Des Moines, IA

Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine
Residency: Virginia Mason Medical Center


  
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Adam Berlinberg, MD

Research Fellow, 2018- 2021

Community Rheumatologist, Denver Arthritis Center

Denver, CO

 

Hometown: Littleton, CO

Medical School: University of Cincinnati Colorado School of Medicine

Residency: University of Colorado

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Guiset Carvajal Bedoya, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2019- 2021

Community Rheumatologist

Billings, MT

 

Hometown: Cali, Colombia

Medical School: Universidad del Valle

Residency: Billings Clinic

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Emily Bowers, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2018- 2020

Community Rheumatologist, TriHealth

Cincinnati, OH

 

Hometown: Edgewood, KY

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Residency: University of Colorado Internal Medicine Program

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Sarah Dill, MD

Research Fellow, 2017- 2020

Academic and Community Rheumatologist

Assistant Professor, Virginia Mason and Pacific Northwest University

Yakima, WA

 

Hometown: Sunnyside, WA

Medical School: University of Washington

Residency: University of Colorado Internal Medicine Program

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Isaac Harley, MD, PhD

Research Fellow, 2017- 2020

Academic Rheumatologist

Assistant Professor, University of Colorado

Aurora, CO

 

Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Residency: University of Colorado Internal Medicine Program

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Abo Mosa, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2018- 2020

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Hometown: Omdurman/Sudan

Medical School: University of Kassala Sudan

Residency: University of Texas Health Science/Tyler

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Heather Berens, MD, PhD

Research Fellow, 2016- 2019

Community Rheumatologist, Colorado Arthritis Associates

Lakewood, CO

 

Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Residency: University of Colorado Internal Medicine Program

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Daniel Erhardt, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2017- 2019

Community Rheumatologist, Colorado Arthritis Center

Lakewood, CO

 

Hometown: Brookfield, WI

Medical School: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Residency: University of Utah

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Kyle Maier, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2017- 2019

Military Rheumatologist, United States Air Force

San Antonio, TX

 

Hometown: Houston, TX

Medical School: University of Texas at Houston (now McGovern Medical School)

Residency: Wright State Internal Medicine

Melissa Griffith, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2016- 2018

Academic Rheumatologist, University of Colorado

Aurora, CO

Patrick Wood, MD

Research Fellow, 2015- 2018

Community Rheumatologist

Helena, MT

Emily Pfeifer, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2015- 2017

Community Rheumatologist, Colorado Center for Arthritis & Osteoporosis (CCAO)

Longmont, CO

Greg Barron, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2015- 2017

Community Rheumatologist, Denver Arthritis Clinic

Denver, CO

Lindsay Kelmenson, MD

Research Fellow, 2014- 2017

Community Rheumatologist, Rheumatology Care Center

Hoover, AL

Neha Ohri, MD

Research Fellow, 2013- 2016

Academic Rheumatologist, Mt. Sinai

New York, NY

Anthony Kahr, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2013- 2015

Community Rheumatologist

Bend, OR

Adam Bagley, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2013- 2015

Community Rheumatologist

Jacksonville, FL

Itziar Quinzanos Alonso, MD

Research Fellow, 2012- 2015

Academic Rheumatologist, University of Colorado and Denver Health

Denver, CO

Christina Bright, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2011- 2013

Community Rheumatologist

Bend, OR

Jennifer Stichman, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2011- 2013

Academic Rheumatologist, University of Colorado and Denver Health

Denver, CO

Joseph Nahas, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2011- 2013

Academic Rheumatologist, Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Kristen Demoruelle, MD, PhD

Research Fellow, 2010- 2013

Academic Rheumatologist, University of Colorado

Aurora, CO

Robert Koval, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2009- 2011

Community Rheumatologist

Austin, TX

Korey Ullrich, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2009- 2011

Community Rheumatologist

Boca Raton, FL

Lisa Davis, MD

Research Fellow, 2008- 2011

Academic Rheumatologist, University of Colorado and Denver Health

Denver, CO

Kim Tyler, MD

Clinical Fellow, 2008- 2010

Community Rheumatologist, Denver Arthritis Clinic

Denver, CO

Jason Kolfenbach, MD

Research Fellow, 2007- 2010

Academic Rheumatologist, University of Colorado

Aurora, CO

 

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