Faculty

Dr. Foley received his medical degree in 1984 from The Chicago Medical School in Chicago, Illinois. His internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology were completed at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio in 1984 and 1988, respectively. His fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine was also completed at the Ohio State University Hospitals in 1990.

Dr. Foley has published numerous scientific articles and is a reviewer for several medical journals. He is a national and international lecturer, and an award winning teacher and author. He has also served as a Board Examiner in the subspecialty of Maternal Fetal Medicine. He is considered a national authority on Critical Care Medicine in Obstetrics. Dr. Foley is Past President of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine-National (2008), and the recipient of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award (2013).

He is the Lead Editor of Obstetric Intensive Care: a Practical Manual  first edition published in the spring of 1997. The second edition was published in 2004, the third edition was published in the October of 2010, and the fourth edition is due for publication in 2014 (McGraw-Hill). He is also a co-editor for Critical Care Obstetrics -Fifth Edition (2010 Wiley-Blackstone).

Dr. Foley is a seventh-degree black belt and the Founder of The Center for Humane Living, a 501c3 organization whose mission is “To Inspire all people to live peaceful and compassionate lives.” He has been teaching students Martial Arts out of his home for the past 23 years and has written an award-winning book, The Art of Humane Living – Martial Arts as a Path to Peace, published in 2004.  Ancient Wisdom for Life Fulfillment was recently published in 2010.

He is married to Dr Lisa Dado (Pediatric Anesthesiologist) and has three children, Bonnie (25), Molly (22) and Michael (20).

Associate Chair and Associate Program Director
Michael A. Urig, MD, Associate Clinical Professor

After graduating from University of Colorado Medical School, Dr. Urig came to Phoenix where he completed his residency at Banner Good Samaritan in 1989.  Following residency, he joined Maricopa OBGYN Associates (MOGA) which is one of the primary teaching groups at Banner. He has been on the teaching faculty in this department for more than 20 years and is currently the Associate Chair and Associate Director of the residency program. Dr. Urig is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Arizona.  

Associate Program Director
Laurie P. Erickson, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor

Dr. Erickson graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and completed her residency at Banner Good Samaritan in 1997. Following graduation, she joined Maricopa OBGYN Associates (MOGA) which is one of the primary teaching groups at Banner on the OBGYN service.  In addition to her time with MOGA she became Assistant Director in 2007 and the Associate Program Director in 2009.  She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Arizona. She is involved in many hospital committees and is the chair of the OBGYN  Committee. Dr. Erickson is the Chief of Service for the Department of OB/GYN and is on the ACOG Consortium for Simulation Training.

Associate Director
John W. Martin III, MD,  Associate Clinical Professor

Dr. John Martin graduated from Baylor University College of Medicine on Houston, Texas, in 1965. His general internship was at los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital in Torrance, California and his residency training was at Kaiser Permanente in Hollywood.  After graduating, he entered the Navy and became stationed in the Republic of the Philippines at Subic Bay where he was Director of OB/GYN and Outpatient Services (the only OB/GYN for the entire 7th Fleet west of Hawaii).  During those two years he served temporary duty as an assistant general surgeon on the aircraft carrier USS America in the Tonkin Gulf and a short stint at a MASH unit in Danang, Vietnam.

After discharge from the Navy he continued on  in the active reserves for another 22 years, retiring as a senior Captain.  He spent 10 years in private practice in Denver, Colorado where he was on the teaching staff at the University of Colorado Medical School.  Dr. Martin then moved to Santa Barbara where he introduced microsurgery, endometrial ablation, laser surgery, colposcopy and hysteroscopy surgery to the community.  After joining CIGNA in Phoenix as a director of one of their OB/GYN departments, Dr. Martin joined the full-time teaching faculty at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in the early 2000's and later became Medical Director of The Women's Center.  He, along with Dr. Mark Smith, have introduced robotic surgery to the residency program.

Dr. Martin is an Associate Director of the Residency Training Program and is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona.  He recently took the examination for certification as a North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Certified Menopause Practitioner.  Dr. Martin is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.  He maintains recertification in the American Board of OB/GYN every year, voluntarily.

Associate Director
Marshall L. (Mark) Smith, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor

Marshall (Mark) Smith received his MD and PhD at the University of Texas and completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Good Samaritan. While in private practice in the 1980's he helped develop the field of laparoscopy.  In 2001, Dr. Smith became the first Director of Endoscopic Surgery in our department. He conceptualized and helped to build the Simulation Training Center at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and subsequently helped to develop Banner's 55,000 square foot training center in Mesa, AZ, which is one of the largest training centers in the world devoted entirely to clinical simulation learning.

He is a clinical professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Arizona State University. In addition to teaching, he has also been active in research at Banner Health, and has served as Principal Investigator of several grants totaling over $3 million. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and involved in several collaborative research projects with them. He is active in the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists and sits on their Board of Credentialing in Endoscopic Surgery, the Society if Laparo-Endoscopic Surgeons, and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

Assistant Director
C. Kevin Huls, MD, Associate Clinical Professor 

C. Kevin Huls, MD, MSc is an honors graduate in biochemistry from the University of Iowa. He received his doctor of medicine degree from the same institution.  Following completion of this residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Bayfront Medical Center he went to the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he completed his fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine and obtained a master's degree in endocrinology and reproductive physiology. He joined Obstetrics/Pediatrix Medical Group of Phoenix (PPA) in November, 2008.

Associate Director                                                                                 Steven J. Laband, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor 

After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Medical Microbiology and his Masters in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, Dr. Laband received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He then completed his OB-GYN residency at Banner Good Samaritan in 1987. Since graduation he has been in private practice as well as on the teaching faculty at Good Samaritan. He became associate program director in 1898 and has been director of Benign Gynecology at Good Samaritan since 2005. Dr. Laband has received numerous honors and awards, including being recognized at the No. 1 physician by patient satisfaction scores at Banner Good Samaritan several years ago.  He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Arizona.  He was selected by the residents to be the Ombudsman for the classes of 1999 and 2009.

Assistant Director
David I. Glassman, D.O., Assistant Clinical Professor

Dr. Glassman graduated from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at Banner Good Samaritan in 2006.  Following graduation, he joined our teaching faculty and was the Assistant Medical Director at The Women's Center.  In 2009, Dr. Glassman established a private practice with Banner Medical Group.  He still participates as an Assistant Director of the Department of OB-GYN.  Dr. Glassman is a Clinical Assistant Professor at both the University of Arizona School  and Midwestern University AZCOM.  

Assistant Director
Candice C. Wood, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor

Dr. Wood attended the University of Colorado School of Medicine where she received a Doctorate in Medicine in 2005.  She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Banner Good Samaritan in 2009 and joined our teaching faculty upon graduation. During her training she was recognized as Housestaff Educator of the Year by the University of Arizona medical students. Dr. Wood has a special interest in preventative care, adolescent gynecology, in-office procedures, and laparoscopic surgery and maintains her office at The Women's Center. Dr. Wood is an assistant program director of our residency program and an assistant clinical professor at the University of Arizona.

Specialty Areas - Core Faculty

The Women's Center (TWC)

• Staci Mayer, MD
• John W. Martin, MD*
• Candice Wood, MD

Gynecologic and Endoscopy

• Steven J. Laband, MD
• David I. Glassman, D.O.
• Kelly H. Roy, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

• Matthew P. Borst, MD*
• Snehal M. Bhoola, MD
• Shana Wingo, MD
• Donna M. Smith, MD

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

• Elton C. Bowen, MD
• William H. Clewell, MD 
• Curtis R. Cook, MD
• Harris J. Finberg, MD
• Sonal G. Gandhi, MD
• C. Kevin Huls, MD, MS, Assistant Director 
• Kathleen  A. Kuhlman, MD
• Maureen Lee, MD                                                                         
• Chien C. Oh, MD
• Jordan H. Perlow, MD*  
• Shirley K. Sawai, MD
• Ana M. Spence, MD
• Thomas H. Strong, MD
• Robert N. Wolfson, MD, PhD

Simulation Training Center

• Mark L. Smith, MD, PhD*
• Laurie P. Erickson, MD

Obstetrical Anesthesia

• Dean L. Stein, MD*

Maternal Fetal Center and Maternal Therapy Center

• William H. Clewell, MD*                                                              

Obstetrics

• Michael A. Urig, MD*
• Laurie P. Erickson, MD
• Lexine M. Hebets, MD
• Brock C. Jackson, MD
• Celeste E. Pottorff, D.O.

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility 

• Mark D. Johnson, MD
• John H. Mattox, MD
• Drew V. Moffitt, MD*

Urogynecology

• Shazia A. Malik, MD*
• Paul W. Marshburn, MD
• Ryan Stratford, MD
• Filipe L.G. Videla, MD

Laboratory Services, Arizona Reproductive Medicine Specialists

• Kimball O. Pomeroy, PhD*

Emeritus

• Joseph B. Buxer, MD,  Former Clinical Professor, University of  Arizona
• Edgar L. Makowski, MD, Former Chair, University of Colorado; Past President, AGOS
• John Mattox, MD, Former Chair, BGSMC

*Division Director, Associate Director or Chief

There are 25 additional general OB/GYN practitioners who comprise the clinical faculty.