FACULTY & STAFF
Residency Program Leadership

W. Gannon Sungar, DO
Residency Program Director
Didactic Committee Chair
Staff Physician, Denver Health Medical Center
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Barb Blok, MD
Associate Program Director
Staff Physician, University of Colorado Hospital
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Jennie Buchanan, MD
Associate Program Director
Staff Physician, Denver Health Medical Center
Medical Toxicologist, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Todd Guth, MD MHPE
Associate Program Director
Staff Physician, University of Colorado Hospital
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Manuel Montano, MD
Associate Program Director
Staff Physician, Denver Health Medical Center
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Maria Moreira, MD
Senior Associate Program Director
Director of Continuing Education and Simulation
Staff Physician, Denver Health Medical Center
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

2023-2024 Chief Residents
Will Dewispelaere, MD
Lee Johnson, MD
Geoff Hogan, MD
Kate Simeon, MD
(left to right)
Denver Health Medical Center

Stephen Wolf, MD
Director of Service, Denver Health Emergency Department
Staff Physician, Denver Health Medical Center
Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Colorado

Richard Zane, MD
Chairman and Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Residency Program Staff

LaVonne Salazar
Residency Program Coordinator
Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Madeline Juillard
Residency Program Manager
Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Manuel Montano, MD
Clerkship Director
Director of Medical Student and Intern Education, Denver Health
Staff Physician, Denver Health
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Mario Rivera
Clerkship Coordinator
Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine
Site Coordinators

Pat Mahar, MD
Site Coordinator, Children's Hospital Colorado
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Ryan Paterson, MD
Site Coordinator, Exempla St. Joseph Hospital
Adjoint Professor of Emergency & Wilderness Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Residency Committee Directors

Danielle Miller, MD, MEd
Individualized Education Committee, Co-Director
Staff Physician, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

David Richards, MD
Individualized Education Committee, Co-Director
Staff Physician, Denver Health Medical Center
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Jacqueline Ward-Gaines, MD
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Director
Staff Physician, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine