Current Residents and Resident Bios
Primary Care Residents 2008- 09
PGY 1
Jaclyn Fertig, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tracey Hansel, Oregon health & Science University
Kevin Hartman, University of Cincinnati
Benjamin Heinzen, University of Wisconsin
Melissa Hippely, University of Colorado
John Kim, Temple University
Schuyler Livingston, Emory University
Erin Marcum, University of Washington
Shabnam Showell, University of Colorado
Jennifer Stichman, University of Washington
PGY 2
Tanner Caverly, Ohio State University
Brandon Combs, St. Louis University
Lindsey DePena, University of California-San Francisco
Laura Donigan, University of Nebraska
Emily Downing, University of Minnesota
Timothy Eldridge, University of Iowa
Lauren Holmes, University of North Carolina
Anna Kendrick, University of Arkansas
Sean Martin, Baylor College
Tricia Yeo, University of Hawaii
PGY 3
Ramin Alizadeh, University of Colorado Denver
Erika Altneu, University of Connecticut
Jess Bartley, University of Texas, San Antonio
Jessica Campbell, University of California-San Francisco
Heidi Chang, Loyola University of Chicago
Jacob Gray, University of Washington
Kathleen Heist, University of Colorado
Kathleen Kellogg, University of Colorado
Kathryn Lieber, Tufts University
Danielle Loeb, State University of New York Downstate
Alexandra Villacres, University of Miami
Resident Bios
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Tanner Caverly, MD, went to Ohio state for medical school where he reaffirmed his interest in general internal medicine and the challenge of caring for patients with multiple complex medical problems. He was attracted to UCD for multiple reasons. First, the primary care track emphasized issues concerning chronic disease and disease prevention that he felt were often overlooked in residency programs. Also, there were established avenues through mentoring and research electives for him to get involved in primary care/policy research. Probably most important though is that his wife Lindsay, who is a pediatrics intern, liked the University of Colorado just as much as he did. The only downside was the amount of sunshine, since he enjoys overcast and rainy days every now and then. So far he has been impressed by how competent and down to earth his fellow residents are. He loves to cook and eat food and is embarassed at how much time he has spent watching the food channel. His greatest culinary acheivement so far has been causing a nose bleed from a very fiery chili recipe. He is looking forward to being outside as much as possible during residency and do as much backpacking, skiing, golfing, and fly-fishing as is financially feasible.
Alexandra Villacres, MD, is beginning the second year of her Primary Care residency. Originally from Miami, Florida, Alexandra was attracted to Colorado by the quality programs at UCD and the many changes of scenery and climate this area has to offer. The program at University of Colorado has allowed her to remain committed to working closely with our area’s large Latino population. Prior to starting residency, she participated in several medical mission trips to Nicaragua, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. Many of the lessons she learned during her travels, she has been able to apply and incorporate into her volunteer work at Clinica Tepeyac, a community clinic that provides health care services to the uninsured Latino population of Metro Denver. She has also been able to apply some of those experiences to her continuity clinic at Westside, one of the Denver Health Clinic outreach locations, where she mostly works with Spanish-speaking patients. Living in Colorado has permitted Alexandra, to discover her inner “outdoors woman” with frequent trips to the mountains where she enjoys hiking, skiing, and taking in the beautiful views. She also enjoys playing tennis. Traveling, of course, remains a favorite pastime.
