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Faculty

Pediatric Residency Program

Program Leadership

Jon F. McGreevy, MD, MSPH
Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Biology - University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ
  • Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine; Omaha, NE
  • Training: Pediatrics Residency at University of Texas Southwestern, Children's Medical Center; Dallas, TX
    • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Washington University, St. Louis Children's Hospital; St. Louis, MO 
    • Master's in Science and Public Health, St. Louis University College of Public Health and Social Justice; St. Louis, MO
  • Professional interests: Medical education, mentoring toward fellowship, advancing scholarly production in trainees, procedural instruction, training and competency, media relations and pediatric simulation
  • Personal interests: Outdoor activities and spending time with family

Kristen Samaddar, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Plainfield, IN
  • Undergraduate: B.A. in English, Minor in Biology - Gustavus Adolphus College; St. Peter, MN
  • Medical school: Indiana University School of Medicine; Indianapolis, IN
  • Training: Pediatrics Residency Program at University of Michigan, C.S. Motts Children's Hospital; Ann Arbor, MI
  • Professional interests: Process and quality improvement, healthy lifestyle, advocacy and Spanish-speaking populations
  • Personal interests: Running, hiking, traveling and spending time with family

Michael Dobbs, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology - University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ
  • Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine; Tucson, AZ
  • Training: Pediatrics Residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati, OH
    • Adolescent Medicine Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
  • Professional interests: General adolescent healthcare with a focus on healthy decision-making and reproductive health and education of residents in adolescent health
  • Personal interests: Overly complex board games, spending time with my kittens and Blizzard computer games 

Zach Robbins, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Tucson, AZ
  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology - University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ
  • Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine; Tucson, AZ
  • Training: Pediatrics Residency at Phoenix Children's Pediatric Residency Program Alliance
    • Chief Resident at Phoenix Children's Pediatric Residency Program Alliance
  • Professional interests: Teaching and mentoring residents, medical education, obesity medicine, reaching the underserved
  • Personal interests: Spending time with family, basketball and other sports, Rugged Maniac races, travel (especially to beaches)
Alissa Darden, MD

Alissa Darden, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Detroit, MI
  • Undergraduate: B.A. in Neuroscience - Wellesley College; Wellesley, MA
  • Medical school: The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD
  • Training: Pediatrics Residency Program at Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburg; Pittsburgh, PA
  • Professional interests: Medical Education, advancing scholarly production in trainees, Diversity and Inclusion, Healthcare Disparities
  • Personal interests: Spending time with my family, baking, reading and doing puzzles!
Katy Mullens, MD

Katy Mullens, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown(s): Flagstaff, AZ and Scottsdale, AZ
  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ
  • Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine; Tucson, AZ
  • Training: Pediatric Residency at Phoenix Children's Pediatric Residency Program Alliance; Phoenix, AZ
  • Professional interests: Medical education, curriculum development, primary care leadership/advocacy, physician wellness, pediatric complex primary care, neonatal care, and breastfeeding medicine
  • Personal interests: Physical and mental fitness/wellbeing, camping/anything outdoors (especially in the Ponderosa pines of Northern AZ), Nintendo, basketball, football, and spending time with family and friends.
Katy Mullens, MD

Anna Gary, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Seattle, WA
  • Undergraduate: B.A. in Psychology - Boston College; Chestnut Hill, MA
  • Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine; Omaha, NE
  • Training: Phoenix Children's Pediatric Residency Program Alliance
  • Professional interests: Medical Education, training and competency, inpatient advocacy
  • Personal interests: Dancing (classical ballet & Martha Graham modern technique), crabbing in Puget Sound, exploring new restaurants, Alpine skiing, cooking, reading, spending time with family
Katy Mullens, MD

Christine Rukasin, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Flagstaff, AZ
  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Mathematics - Creighton University; Omaha, NE
  • Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine; Omaha, NE
  • Training: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at University of California; San Diego, CA
    • Allergy and Immunology Fellowship at Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN
  • Professional interests: Medical Education, drug allergy training, mental health in atopy
  • Personal interests: Spending time with family, watching college sports and life coaching

Chief Residents

 

Renee Crawford, DO

  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Biology, Point Loma Nazarene University; San Diego, CA
  • Medical school: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Gabi Moros, MD

  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Biomedical Science, Tufts University; Boston, MA
  • Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine; Tucson, AZ

Abhijeet Namjoshi, MD

  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Microbiology, University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ
  • Medical school: Ross University School of Medicine; Dominica

Trevor Smith, MD

  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Chemistry, Brigham Young University; Provo, UT
  • Medical school: University of Utah School of Medicine; Salt Lake City, UT
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