Family Medicine

For telephone consultation, patient referral and appointments:
In Denver: 303-493-8333

Call toll-free: 1-800-621-7621

Physician-to-Physician Consults Only:
1-800-949-CUMD (2863)

The Department of Family Medicine is committed to a health care system that accepts any problem a patient may have regardless of their age or sex. Family physicians definitively manage approximately ninety-five percent of the conditions presented to them and follow their patients through any needed referrals or hospitalizations. Keeping people healthy and detecting disease as early as possible are major emphases of the Department’s teaching, practice and research.

The Department collaborates with practicing physicians throughout the State to teach family medicine to medical students and residents and also to study the phenomenon of family medicine in the community as seen in doctors’ offices. The Department is interested in practice-based research focused on health promotion, disease prevention and containing health care costs, as well as the natural history of diseases.

Frank deGruy III, M.D.
Professor/Chair

Clinical Interests:

Somatization, Mental Disorders in Primary Care

Medical School:

University of South Alabama, Mobile

Residency:

The Medical Center, Columbus, Georgia

Fellowship:

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-724-9746

 

Inis Bardella, M.D.
Associate Professor

Clinical Interests:

Colposcopy, Office Surgery, Pediatrics

Medical School:

Temple University

Residency:

Washington Hospital Family Practice

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

720-848-9050, 303-724-9747

 

Daniel Burke, M.D.
Senior Instructor

Clinical Interests:

Family Medicine, Patient Safety

Medical School:

University of Massachusetts

Residency:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

720-848-9050

 

Jeffrey Cain, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Clinical Interests:

Family Medicine, Tobacco Prevention,
Smoking Cessation

Medical School:

Oregon Health Sciences University

Residency:

Mercy Family Medicine, Denver

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

720-848-9050

 

Colleen Conry, M.D.
Professor/Vice Chair

Clinical Interests:

Family Medicine, Prevention

Medical School:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Residency:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

720-848-9050

Mark Deutchman, M.D.
Professor

Clinical Interests:

Maternity Care, Diagnostic Ultrasonography

Medical School:

Ohio State University

Residency:

Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-372-9746

W. Perry Dickinson, M.D.
Professor

Clinical Interests:

Mental Health Issues, Family Medicine, Chronic Care

Medical School:

University of Arkansas

Residency:

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas

Fellowship:

Michigan State University; Duke University

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

720-848-9050

Thomas Frederiksen-Cherry, M.D.
Instructor

Clinical Interests:

Primary Care, Internal Medicine

Medical School:

University of Galveston, Texas

Residency:

University of California, Davis

Fellowship:

University of Galveston, Texas

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-372-3320

David L. Gaspar, M.D.
Associate Professor

Clinical Interests:

Allergy and Asthma

Medical School:

University of Western Ontario, Canada

Residency:

University of Western Ontario, Canada

Fellowship:

Michigan State University

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-724-9747

 

Laurence A. Granston, M.D.
Instructor

Clinical Interests:

Exercise Medicine, Sports Medicine, Preventive Care, Over Use Injuries, Non-surgical Cardiac Problems

Medical School:

University of Iowa

Residency:

UCHSC, Poudre Valley Hospital, CO

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-724-9747

 

Larry A. Green, M.D.
Professor

Clinical Interests:

Family Medicine, Research, Health Policy

Medical School:

Baylor University

Residency:

University of Rochester; Highland Hospital

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-724-9747

 

Jennifer L. Hammond, M.D.
Senior Instructor

Clinical Interests:

Cosmetic Dermatology, Newborns, Infants, Children, Adolescents, Women's Care, Adult Medicine

Medical School:

Louisiana State University

Residency:

Rose Family Medicine

Fellowship:

Michigan State University

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-372-3319

 

Barbara Fawcett Kelly, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Clinical Interests:

Women's Healthcare, Gynecology, Colposcopy, Obstetrics, Obstetrical Ultrasound

Medical School:

University of North Carolina

Residency:

University of Arizona, St. Johns Hospital

Fellowship:

Michigan State University

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

720-848-9050

 

Morteza Khodaee, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Clinical Interests:

Sports Medicine, Prenatal Care, General Family Medicine

Medical School:

Islamic Azad University

Residency:

University of Michigan

Fellowship:

University of Michigan

Board Certification:

Family Medicine, CAQ Sports Medicine

Fax:

720-848-9050

 

Caroline J. LeClair, D.O.
Senior Instructor

Clinical Interests:

Urgent Care, Preventative Medicine, Practice Quality Assurance/Efficiency, Risk Management, Patient Safety

Medical School:

Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:

Michigan State University

Board Certification:

American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians

Fax:

720-848-9050

Stephen O. Loyd, M.D.
Senior Instructor

Clinical Interests:

Wellness, Preventive Medicine, Occupational Sports Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Smoking Cessation, Overuse Injuries Obesity Management

Medical School:

University of Arkansas

Residency:

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-372-3448

 

Wendy Madigosky, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Clinical Interests:

Patient Safety, Integrative Medicine, Quality Improvement

Medical School:

George Washington University

Residency:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Fellowship:

University of Missouri, Columbia

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-372-9712

 

Allegra Melillo, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Clinical Interests:

Geriatrics, Women's Health, Chronic Disease

Medical School:

Baylor College of Medicine

Residency:

University of California, San Francisco

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

720-848-9050

 

Linda Montgomery, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Clinical Interests:

Chronic Disease Management, Women's Health

Medical School:

University of Florida

Residency:

University of Florida

Fellowship:

University of Missouri, Columbia

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

720-848-9050

 

David Nowels, M.D.
Associate Professor

Clinical Interests:

End of Life Care, Primary Care, Evidenced Based Medicine

Medical School:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Residency:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Fellowship:

University of Washington, Seattle

Board Certification:

Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative

Fax:

303-724-9747

Nathalie G. Nys, D.O.
Instructor

Clinical Interests:

Women's Health, Adolescent Medicine, Preventive Medicine

Medical School:

Michigan State University

Residency:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-372-3811

Linda Oberst-Walsh, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Clinical Interests:

Family Medicine, OB Care

Medical School:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Residency:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-372-3449

 

Sourav Poddar, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Clinical Interests:

Sports Medicine, Preventive Medicine

Medical School:

University of Texas, Southwestern

Residency:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Fellowship:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Board Certification:

Family Medicine, CAQ Sports Medicine

Fax:

303-372-3449; 303-871-7765

Deborah Seymour, Psy.D.
Associate Professor

Clinical Interests:

Primary Care Psychology, Psychotherapy of Adults, Refugee Mental Health, Mental Health Care for Chronically Ill Adults
Graduate School: University of Denver

Residency:

Northwestern University

Fellowship:

Northwestern University

Board Certification:

Colorado Psychology Licensure

Fax:

720-848-9050

Corydon Sperry, M.D.
Instructor

Clinical Interests:

Travel Medicine, International Medicine

Medical School:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Residency:

University of Wisconsin, Madison; Fort Collins, CO

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

 

Diana L. Tidler, M.D.
Instructor

Clinical Interests:

Family Medicine, Women’s Care, Pediatrics

Medical School:

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-372-3409

 

Kenton Voorhees, M.D.
Associate Professor

Clinical Interests:

Adult Medicine, Geriatrics, Preventive Medicine, Medical Education, Health Care Policy

Medical School:

University of Missouri

Residency:

St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO

Fellowship:

American Academy of Family Medicine, National Institute of Program Director Development

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-724-9746

John M. Westfall, M.D.
Associate Professor

Clinical Interests:

Rural Health Services Research, Cardiovascular Care, Use of Secondary Data Sources for Health Services Research

Medical School:

University of Kansas

Residency:

Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education,
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-724-9747

 

Marla White, M.D.
Senior Instructor

Clinical Interests:

Comprehensive Care for Women Ages 13-65, Pain Management, Dermatologic Disorders, Mood Disorders, WISH Program

Medical School:

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:

Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital

Board Certification:

Family Physician, AOBFP

Fax:

720-848-0733

Calvin Lucas Wilson, M.D.
Associate Professor

Clinical Interests:

Tropical Medicine, International Health, Community Medicine

Medical School:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Residency:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Board Certification:

Family Medicine

Fax:

303-724-9746

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