JOINED CCHCI IN 2017

Why I Believe in the Mission of CCHCI

In Line with the mission of Chiricahua, I believe in putting patients first and providing a high level of care, no matter who comes to the clinic’s doorstep. Chiricahua also allows the opportunity to partner with the community outside of the clinic doors.


JEFFREY’S BACKGROUND

I enjoy being a pediatrician because I work directly with kids on their immediate health concerns while simultaneously working with the community to prevent those same health concerns in future years. Before entering medical school, I spent a year in the urban Bronx of New York and then the next year in rural India. Both of these experiences trained me to look at the upstream factors of health, the aspects of life that affect patient’s health before they ever arrive in the clinic. These years showed me the power of community workers to care for their local population better than any doctor could. In residency, I evaluated the effectiveness of community workers to improve development in early childhood among local residents.


ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Professional School

Undergraduate at Tufts University
Medford, MA 2003-2007

Medical School at Emory University
Atlanta, GA 2009-2014

Residency Training
University of Colorado
Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Aurora, CO 2014-2017

Specialty
Pediatrics

Practice Interests
home visitation, holistic care, community empowerment

Patients Seen
All patients ages 1 day to 21 years old