Associate and Assistant Program Directors

Mel Anderson, MD is from Houston, Texas, where he graduated AOA from Medical School at the University of Texas. He completed residency training, a chief resident year, and three additional staff years at David Grant USAF Medical Center in Northern California before moving to Rhode Island for four years. He was on staff at the Providence VA and on the faculty of Brown Medical School. Mel’s outside interests include spending time with his spouse Maria and daughter Claire; mountain biking, rock climbing, and skiing. Dr Anderson joined the University of Colorado faculty in 2005 and is an Associate Program Director. His focus for the residency is Evidence Based Medicine and Communication skills.

Virginia Borges, MD was born in New Jersey and educated there through medical school, graduating AOA from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She completed residency in Internal Medicine at the Deaconess Hospital and clinical fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She has a Master’s of Medical Science in Clinical Investigation from Harvard Medical School and performed her laboratory research at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute focusing on cancer vaccine development. She was on staff at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and faculty at Harvard Medical School until 2003 when she joined the faculty here as a breast cancer clinical translational researcher in the Division of Oncology. She and her husband, Andre, have two sons, Nicholas and Rene, and are avid fly-fishers. Dr. Borges is an Associate Program Director. She oversees the research program and is instrumental in helping residents successfully pursue subspecialty fellowships.

 

Karen Chacko, MD was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended Medical School at UC San Diego. She completed her internship, residency and chief residency here at the University of Colorado. She has been GIM faculty here since completing her training. She is the mother of two bright and beautiful young girls and enjoys hiking, running, camping, and reading. Dr. Chacko is the senior Associate Program Director and the Director of the Primary Care track.

 

Jeffrey Glasheen, MD graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and came to Denver to complete his Internal Medicine training at the University of Colorado. After a three year stint as a hospitalist at the Denver VA Medical Center he became the director of the hospital medicine program at the University of Colorado Hospital. With the help of his hospitalist colleagues he has developed and directed the longest running Hospitalist Training Program in the country. Outside of the hospital he enjoys running, reading and relaxing; with an unnerving tendency towards the later. Dr. Glasheen is an Associate Program Director. He oversees the hospitalist program.

 

Jeannette Guerrasio, MD is from Long Island, New York.  She graduated from Albany Medical College and completed her residency training at the University of Connecticut.  After residency, she joined GIM’s hospital medicine group at the University of Colorado, Denver.  She has developed a pioneering approach to improving the educational experience of learners, by creating individualized learning plans for struggling residents and medical students.  She enjoys traveling with her partner, Karate, and reading. Dr. Guerrasio is the Assistant Program Director  and oversees the Resident Remediation Progam and Board Review Course.

 

Diana Mancini, MD is originally from Lake Tahoe, California.  Didi attended the University of Colorado, Boulder for undergrad studying Environmental Biology and Biochemistry.  After a year of diabetes research she attended the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Didi remained here to complete her internship, residency, and chief residency at the University of Colorado.  In 2007 Didi joined the faculty at Denver Health Medical Center as a hospitalist and is now the associate program director for that facility. Her current research focus is the safety of information transfer and handoffs within medicine.   She is married and has a toddler at home. Her interests outside of medicine include golf, yoga, cooking, and gardening. Dr. Mancini is an Associate Program Director with a particular interest in resident mentorship.

 

Jennifer Adams, MD is originally from Denver and graduated AOA from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.  She did her residency in the Primary Care Program at the University of California, San Francisco.  In 2005, Jennifer returned to Denver and joined the Division of General Internal Medicine at Denver Health.  She is the Director of Education for General Internal Medicine at Denver Health and also serves as the Westside continuity clinic director.  She has a strong interest in HIV and underserved populations.  Outside of medicine, Jennifer enjoys skiing, travelling, and hiking with her husband and golden retriever.  Dr. Adams is the Assistant Program Director for the Primary Care Program and is involved in the HIV training program.

 

Jennifer Tambyn, MD, MSPH is originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado.  After finishing her BA in History at Swarthmore College, she spent time in El Salvador working for a non-profit public health organization.  Jenni returned to the U.S. to pursue a Masters of Science in Public Health and medical school at the University of Colorado.  She completed her internship at the University of Colorado and her residency at Exempla Saint Joseph hospital.  In 2008, Jenni joined the faculty of High Street clinic and Presbyterian/Saint Luke’s medical center, and is now the assistant program director for that facility.  Her research explores access to care in underserved populations, with a focus on immigrant health.  Jenni enjoys mountain and road biking, hiking, alpine skiing, and traveling with her husband, 6 month-old daughter, and their dog. 

rev 08/07/09