Alan I. Leibowitz, MD, FACP, Chief Academic Officer at Banner Health, oversees all medical education residency programs at Banner Health's Arizona facilities. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He was formerly the Dean for Student Affairs at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa and is currently Professor of Clinical Medicine and Associate Head, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine.

Cheryl O'Malley, MD, FACP, is Program Director in the department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Dr. O'Malley is a native of Phoenix and left only shortly to complete her bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Notre Dame in 1994. She returned to Arizona to receive her M.D. from the University of Arizona in 1999 and then entered the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program at Good Samaritan and Phoenix Children's Hospital. During her residency, she served as Chief Resident in Pediatrics. In 2003, she joined the faculty at both Phoenix Children's and Good Samaritan and currently is one of the Associate Program Directors in Internal Medicine. She is the clerkship co-director for the third year medical students who rotate in Internal Medicine and she is actively involved with the U of A Phoenix campus. Most days, you will find her attending on the inpatient medicine wards and in both Internal Medicine and Pediatric clinics.  She also sees children at the St. Vincent de Paul clinic. Her primary focus is inpatient adult medicine, resident education, the American College of Physicians, and faculty development programs.  If you come to her house for journal club or a "craft night" you will see that she loves home improvement shows and spending time with her family.

Mary Ellen Dirlam, MD, PhD, MS serves as Director of the Internal Medicine Ambulatory Services at Good Samaritan , also serves as an Associate Director of Internal Medicine. She received her PhD in Biochemistry from Arizona State University and her master's degree in Clinical Research Design and Medical Biostatistics from the University of Michigan. She holds a faculty appointment at the University of Arizona as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine.

Richard Gerkin, MD, MS is a clinical faculty member in the Department of Medicine. He has a faculty appointment at the University of Arizona as Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine. He received his master's degree in Clinical Research Design and Medical Biostatistics from the University of Michigan. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Medical Toxicology. He was formerly the Medical Director of the Phoenix Fire Department Health Center. He currently teaches evidence-based medicine, participates in the journal clubs of most of the residency and fellowship training programs, runs the research rotation for 2^nd year medical residents, and offers support to investigators with study design and statistical analysis. His research interests include neuroimaging in Alzheimer's Disease and endothelial dysfunction. His other interests include karaoke, military strategy, chess, apologetics, spinning and video/music production.

Donna Holland, MD is the Program Director of the combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program. A native Texan, Dr. Holland received her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Houston in 1992. She came to Phoenix to complete residency training in the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Program at Good Samaritan, and has never made it back to Texas. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine and directs the Combined Medicine/Pediatrics fourth year clinical rotation for medical students.  She is an Associate Program Director for the Pediatrics Residency Program affiliated with Phoenix Children's Hospital and Maricopa Medical Center.  She is very involved in resident education, junior faculty development projects, and community outreach.

Harvey Hsu, MD is a clinical faculty member in the Department of Medicine and Director of the Residency Medical Informatics Department. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine. He originally moved to Phoenix in 1974, then went to the University of Washington for his undergraduate years. After graduating with a degree in Computer Science, he attended medical school at St. Louis University. He completed his residency at Good Samaritan in 1999 and has been a faculty member since. Current projects involve web site design, palm pilot programming, and Microsoft Access database programming. The most exciting project he is working on currently is setting up a Electronic Medical Record system for use in the outpatient setting. 

Michelle Huddleston, MD is an Assistant Program Director of the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. A native of North Carolina, Dr. Huddleston received her bachelor's degree in Biology at East Carolina University in 1990 and remained at East Carolina to receive her Doctorate of Medicine in 1995. She then traveled to Phoenix, Ariz. as a newlywed with her husband, Sam.  Michelle completed residency training in the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Program at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and Phoenix Children's Hospital in 1999. She joined the faculty at both Phoenix Children's and Good Samaritan where she currently directs the Adolescent program.  Along with Dr. Randy Christensen, she staffs the Crews'n Health mobile, a mobile van that provides medical care for homeless adolescents. Her care for the homeless extends to a younger population at the Thomas J. Pappas Elementary School, a school based medical clinic for homeless youth.  Her primary focus is adolescent healthcare and resident education. Outside of work she enjoys scrapbooking, rubberstamping, cooking and spending time with her family.

Ester Little, MD is a clinical faculty member in the Department of Medicine. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine.

Richard Manch, MD, FACP, FACG is the Medical Director for both the Samaritan Academic Faculty Association and the Banner Good Samaritan Liver Transplantation Program. He is also the Director of the Liver Disease Center at Banner Good Samaritan and the chairman of the Accreditation Board of the Banner Office of Continuing Medical Education. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, and holds a master's degree in Health Administration. He is also Clinical Professor of Medicine with the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

Peter P. McKellar, MD, FACP is an Associate Director of the program. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Medicine.

KeriLyn Morgan, MD is an Associate Program Director and Director of Recruitment. Dr. Morgan graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in 1995 and came to BGSMC where she completed her residency in Internal Medicine in 1998. Subsequently she served as Chief Resident and joined the faculty in 1999. Dr. Morgan is the Co-Director of the Medical Student Clerkship for the University of Arizona medical students at BGSMC and also serves as Assistant Director of the Internal Medicine Clinic. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Arizona and is board-certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Morgan's current interest is faculty and resident professional development, as well as creating and maintaining an excellent environment in which to learn medicine. Along with Dr. Peterson, she holds the intern retreat "How to Be a Great Resident Seminar" at her house and promotes a balance between physical, mental and emotional health during residency.

Jayne Peterson, MD,FACP is Director of the Good Samaritan Resident's Outpatient Clinic. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology at Arizona State University and medical degree at the University of Arizona. She did her Internal Medicine residency at Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, is an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Program and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Arizona. Her passion is to teach ambulatory medicine and to care for the underserved. She feels fortunate to have the perfect job that allows her to develop the ambulatory curriculum for our Internal Medicine residents and work with medical students during their Internal Medicine Outpatient rotations in a clinical setting which cares for the less fortunate.  She volunteers at St. Vincent de Paul Free Clinic. Current projects include participation in the Arizona Diabetes Initiative which is working to improve Diabetes outcomes in our state, Internal Medicine faculty development and teaching residents about the Quality Improvement process.

Robert A. Raschke, MD, MS is Director of Critical Care Services and also serves as an Associate Director of the Internal Medicine Program.  He holds a faculty appointment at the University of Arizona as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine. He too, received his master's degree from the University of Michigan in Clinical Research Design and Medical Biostatistics. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

Gary H. Salzman, MD serves as Director of Geriatric Education and Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, and is a Certified Medical Director for Long Term Care and a Certified Clinical Densitometrist. He divides his time between clinical practice, education of residents and Fellows, and serving as Medical Director of an Alzheimer's Assisted Living Facility and a Home Health Care Agency. His clinical areas of interest include osteoporosis, Alzheimer's Disease and pressure ulcers.

Brenda Shinar, MD is Director of the Transitional Residency Program and an Associate Director of the Internal Medicine Program. She received her MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in 1997, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Good Samaritan in 2000. She served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine from 2000-2001, and then joined the faculty as a teacher of inpatient medicine. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Arizona and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Shinar enjoys reading, playing the violin, and anything to do with Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs. She grew up in the Phoenix area and loves living in the southwest where she resides with her husband, Ron, and their dog, Teddy.

Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Rebecca Hawkins, MD attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School and remained there for her residency training. In 1981 she relocated to Phoenix and was a teaching attending at Maricopa Medical Center, where she stayed for two years before joining the teaching staff at the Carl T. Hayden VAMC. She holds a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine position with the University of Arizona. She is board certified in Internal Medicine. In addition to her love of working with medical students and residents, her special interest is in end-of-life care as well as the care of our women veterans. Dr. Hawkins enjoys skiing, scuba diving, exploring our beautiful state, gardening and making jewelry.

Christopher Kurtz, MD is co-director of the Program at the VA Medical Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1995 with a degree in molecular and cellular biology. He received his M.D. from the University of Virginia in 1999; while there he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He completed his residency in internal medicine at BGSMC/VA hospital in 2002. When not working hard to educate future physicians he enjoys world travel, eating at one of the many wonderful restaurants in the Phoenix area, and satisfying his inner artist by playing the piano and guitar.

Darren Deering, DO, after receiving his Bachelors of Science degree from Truman State University in 1995, Dr. Deering attended the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri.  Following graduation from K.C.O.M. in 1999, he completed a Traditional Rotating Osteopathic Internship in Long Beach, California.  He then completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center & Phoenix Children's Hospital.   During his last year of residency, he served as a Chief Resident in the combined Med/Peds program.  Dr. Deering's primary interest is in resident and medical student education and he currently serves as an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency at the VA Medical Center. In addition to teaching, he enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, spending time with his family and friends and his two dogs, Gus and Cooper.

Paul Duntley, MD is a native of New York State. He attended the University of Dallas and then S.U.N.Y. Buffalo for Medical School. He relocated to sunny Arizona for residency and a chief year at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. He then worked for nine years as a primary care Internist with an emphasis on Geriatrics in Sun City, Ariz. He is board certified in Internal Medicine. He has been at the Phoenix Veterans Hospital for five years as a teaching attending with some part-time duties participating in some of the numerous research projects available at the VA. He enjoys woodworking and numerous outdoors activities. He is also a Flight Surgeon in the Air Force Reserves.

James V. Felicetta, MD is Chief of the Medical Service at the Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center and is Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Arizona. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Geriatrics. 

William Finch, MD is Associate Chief of Staff for Education and Research at the VA Medical Center.  He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

M. Keith Piatt, MD is Associate Chief of Staff for Ambulatory Care at the VA Medical Center and is board-certified in Internal Medicine.

Critical Care Faculty

Robert A. Raschke, MD, MS is Director of Critical Care Services at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.

Thomas M. Bajo, MD is Associate Director of Critical Care Services at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Disease.

Gregory Chu, MD is a staff intensivist. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

Jennifer O'Hea, MD is a staff intensivist. She is board-certified in Medicine & Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine.

Maria P. Rocha, MD is a staff intensivist at the VA Medical Center. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

Clement Singarajah, MD is Director of Critical Care at the VA Medical Center. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

Allison Peckumn, DO
Michigan State Osteopathic
Medicine

Lila Ammouri, MD
University of Arizona

Colleen Smith, MD
University of Nevada

Roxanne Garcia-Orr, MD
University of Arizona

Fellowship Directors

Cardiology
Ken Desser, MD - BGSMC 
Frank Cardello, MD -VAMC

Interventional Cardiology
Nathan Laufer, MD - BGSMC
Timothy Byrne, DO - BGSMC

Pulmonary Medicine
David Baratz, MD - BGSMC
Richard Robbins, MD - VAMC

Gastroenterology
Paul Berggreen, MD - BGSMC 
Francisco Ramirez, MD - VAMC 

Geriatrics
Gary Salzman, MD - BGSMC

Endocrinology 
Sylvia Vela, MD - VAMC

Medical Toxicology
Steve Curry, MD - BGSMC