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