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
Joseph Brown, MD
Associate Program Director
Associate Program Director
Staff Physician, University of Colorado
Assistant 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
Manuel Montaño, MD
Associate Program Director
Staff Physician, Denver Health Medical Center
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Maddie Ross, MD MPH
Associate Program Director
Assistant Fellowship Director, Global Emergency Medicine & Public Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Equity Lead, Global Emergency Care Initiative
Bonnie Kaplan, MD, MA
Senior Associate Program Director
CUSOM, LCME Faculty Lead
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Barb Blok, MD
Executive Associate Program Director
Staff Physician, University of Colorado Hospital
Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
2025-2026 Chief Residents
Will Mundo, MD
Abby Leibowitz, MD
Risa Brudney, MD
Lucia Lin, 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
Vik Bebarta, MD
Interim Chair 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
Grace Lambert, MD
Clerkship Director/Assistant Program Director
Staff Physician, Denver Health
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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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
Matt Mendes, MD
Site Coordinator, Highlands Ranch Hospital
Director of Didactic Education
Staff Physician, 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