top of page
Anchor 1

DENVER HEALTH FACULTY

Michael Breyer, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Residency: MCP/Hahnemann School of Medicine

Faculty member since: 2011

Title: Faculty Recruitment Committee Chair

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Resident Feedback

Email: Michael.Breyer@dhha.org

Kerryann Broderick, BSN, MD

Medical School: Rush College of Medicine

Residency: University of Chicago

Faculty member since: 1999

Department title: Attending Physician

Academic Rank: Professor

Academic Interests: SBIRT, Injury Prevention, Opioid Risk Reduction

Phone Number: (303) 602-5189

Email: Kerry.Broderick@dhha.org

Jennie Buchanan, MD, FACMT, FACEP

Medical School: UC San Diego

Residency: Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center

Faculty member since: 2009

Title(s): Associate Program Director Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine;

Staff Physician Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center; SANE Physician Advisor

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Academic Interests: Graduate Medical Education, Medical Toxicology, Sexual Assault Care, Forensics

Phone Number: (303) 602-5159

Email: Jennie.Buchanan3@dhha.org

Aaron Eberhardt, MD

Phone Number: (303) 602-5166

Email: Aaron.Eberhardt@dhha.org

Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Residency: Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Fellowship: Emergency Medical Services, Denver Health

Faculty member since: 2009

Department title: EMS Fellowship Director

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: EMS, EMS education

Phone Number: (303) 602-5166

Email: Aaron.Eberhardt@dhha.org

Anna Engeln, MD

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine

Residency: Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Faculty member since: 2014

Department title: Attending Physician

Academic Rank: Assistant professor

Academic Interests: Bedside clinical teaching, Resident Education

Email: Anna.Engeln@dhha.org

Morgan Eutermoser, MD, DTMH

Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine

Residency: Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Fellowship: Wilderness Medicine, University of Colorado

Faculty member since: 2013

Department title: Attending Physician

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Trauma education, resident education and wellness, Nurseline

Email: Morgan.Eutermoser@dhha.org

Jason Haukoos, MD, MSc, FACEP

Medical School: UCLA School of Medicine

Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Fellowship: Clinical Research, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center/UCLA School of Public Health

Faculty member since: 2003

Department title: Director of Research

Academic Rank: Professor

Academic Interests: Acute care (out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, trauma, EMS); infectious diseases prevention; research methodology; multivariable modeling

Phone Number: (303) 602-5174

Email: Jason.Haukoos@dhha.org

Janetta Iwanicki, MD

Medical School: University of California – San Francisco

Residency: Denver Health

Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center

Faculty member since: 2014

Department title: Associate Medical Director, Rocky Mountain Poison Center

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Medical toxicology, prescription opioid abuse, prehospital care of poisoned patients

Email: Janetta.Iwanicki@dhha.org

Eric Lavonas, MD, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT

Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Residency: Methodist Hospital of Indiana (now the IU program)

Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, Carolinas Medical Center

Faculty Member Since: 2008

Academic Rank: Professor

Academic Interests: Envenomations, resuscitation, carbon monoxide poisoning, medication safety

Phone Number: (303) 602-5175

Email: Eric.Lavonas@dhha.org

Taylor McCormick, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Emergency Medicine

Fellowship:  Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Faculty member since: 2016

Department Title: Attending Physician

Academic Rank: Clinical Instructor

Academic Interests: Care of children in community emergency departments, traumatic brain injury

Phone Number: (303) 602-3130

Email: Taylor.McCormick@dhha.org

Manny_edited.jpg
Manuel R Montano, MD

Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Residency: Los Angeles County + USC Emergency Medicine

Faculty member since: 2019

Department title: Associate Program Director

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Medical & Procedural Education, Bedside Clinical Education, Diversity, Medical Student Education/Mentoring

Phone Number: (303) 602-5170

Email: Manuel.Montano@denverem.org

Maria Moreira, MD

Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Residency: Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Faculty member since: 2005

Department title: Attending Physician

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Academic Interests: education, wound management, trauma, communication and leadership

Phone Number: (303) 602-5181

Email: Maria.Moreira@dhha.org

Nacht.png
Jacob Nacht, MD

Medical School: University of Colorado

Residency: Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Fellowship: Emergency Medical Services, Denver Health

Faculty member since: 2019

Department title: Assistant Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Patient Experience, ED Operations, EMS, Wilderness Medicine

Phone Number: (303) 602-6318

Email: Jacob.Nacht2@dhha.org

Lara Rappaport, MD, MPH

Medical School: University of Vermont

Residency: Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Faculty Member Since: 2014

Department Title: Associate Medical Director, Denver Health Paramedic Department

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Academic Interests: Pediatric EMS, Medication Errors

Phone Number: (303) 602-5156

Email: Lara.Rappaport@dhha.org

David Richards, MD, FACEP

Medical School: University of Colorado

Residency: Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Faculty member since: 2006

Department Title: Attending Physician

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Medical student education, global health

Phone Number: (303) 602-5190

Email: David.Richards@dhha.org

MR.JPG.jpg
Matthew Riscinti, MD

Medical School:  SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Brooklyn, NY

Residency:  Kings County Hospital/SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Brooklyn, NY

Fellowship: Denver Health Emergency Ultrasound

Faculty Member Since: 2020

Department title: Ultrasound Fellowship Director

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Teleguidance and Artificial Intelligence in Ultrasound, Innovation and Design in Medical Education

Email: Matthew.Riscinti@dhha.org

Genie Roosevelt, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX

Residency: Pediatrics, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Children’s Memorial Hospital

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Faculty member since: 2008

Department title: Director, Pediatric Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Academic Interests: impact of marijuana legislation on pediatric patients, evaluation and management of pediatric trauma patients, efficacy of different sedation regimens for pediatric patients in the ED

Phone Number: (303) 602-5160

Email: Genie.Roosevelt@dhha.org

Shy pic.PNG
Bradley Shy, MD

Medical School: University of Washington

Residency: NYU/Bellevue

Faculty member since: 2019

Department title: Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department

Academic Rank: Visiting Associate Professor

Academic Interests: Intersection of quality management and resident education in Emergency Medicine; ED operational flow; Assessing strengths/weaknesses of possible ED quality measures

Phone Number: (303) 602-7175

Email: Bradley.Shy@dhha.org

W. Gannon Sungar, DO

Medical School: Touro University – California, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Faculty member since: 2016

Department title: Program Director, Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Medical Education, Knowledge Translation, Health Policy

Phone Number: (303) 602-5064

Email: W.Gannon.Sungar@dhha.org

Molly Thiessen, MD

Medical School: University of Kansas   
Residency: Denver Health Medical Center
Fellowship: Ultrasound, Denver Health Medical Center
Faculty member since:  2011
Department title:  Attending Physician
Academic Rank:  Assistant Professor
Academic Interests:  Emergency Ultrasound, Education
Phone Number: (303) 602-5162
Email: Molly.Thiessen@dhha.org

Amanda Greene Toney, MD

Medical School:  McGill University

Residency:  Children’s Hospital Boston/Boston Medical Center

Fellowship:  Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Emergency Ultrasound, Denver Health

Faculty member since: 2014

Department title: Director of Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests:  Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound, Child Abuse

Phone Number: (303) 602-5163

Email: Amanda.Toney@dhha.org

Stacy Trent, MD MPH

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago

Residency: Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Fellowship: Research Fellowship, Denver Health

Faculty member since: 2014

Department title: Associate Director of Research

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: guideline adherence, variation in clinical practice, health disparities

Phone Number: (303) 602-5164

Email: Stacy.Trent@dhha.org

Tomberg Spencer.jpg
Spencer Tomberg, MD

Medical School:  University of Colorado 

Residency:  Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, University of Utah

Faculty member since: 2020

Department title: Didactic Lead

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Orthopedic trauma care, Sports medicine, Resident education, Performance optimization

Email: Spencer.Tomberg@dhha.org

Jennifer Whitfield, MD, MPH

Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health ​

Residency: The George Washington University 

Fellowship: Fellowship in International Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University

Faculty member since: 2011

Title: Global Health Fellowship Director 

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor 

Academic Interests: Global Health Education, ethics in global health, Global health policy 

Phone Number: (303) 602-5161

Email: Jennifer.Whitfield@dhha.org

bottom of page