Our Faculty
Gary Olds, MD
Transitional Year Program Director
Emergency Medicine Physician
Medical School: Oregon Health & Sciences University
Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson
Interests: My interests in emergency medicine includes medical resuscitation, orthopedic injuries, and COVID…and then more COVID, after that COVID. Sometimes influenza, then COVID again. Sometimes I also enjoy procalcitonin and lactic acid.
Outside of the hospital I enjoy breakfast foods, college football, video games, warm weather, and free some. My dislikes included water chestnuts, taxes, cold weather, and drivers who don’t use their blinkers.
I am indifferent on cilantro, as I don’t suffer from this single-nucleotide polymorphism. I am also indifferent to people with poor spelling, as I suffer from this affliction.
Brian Wood, MD
Emergency Medicine Program Director
Clerkship Program Director
Emergency Medicine Physician
Medical School: University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: Yale New Haven Hospital - Medical Education Leadership
Interests: Outside of work, I enjoy gardening, baking bread, paddle boarding, hiking, and spending time with my wife, newborn son, family and dog.
Zachary Haberman, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
Medical School: University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Residency: LA General + USC EM
Interests: Skiing, slow pitch softball (now that my baseball days are behind me), ping pong, traveling off the beaten track, finding the best cheap eats. Somehow, I wound up a huge fan of three of the most heated teams in sports - the USC Trojans, New England Patriots, and New York Yankees.
Fun Fact: In order to support myself as a pre-med ski bum, I worked as a subway mascot. Yes, I danced around in a giant sandwich costume. The highlight of my career was offering a coupon for a “buy one, get one free” 6 inch sub to a former Yankee 1st Baseman and LA Dodgers manager Don Mattingly (he totally declined). Sadly, I got a job as an EMT in Snowmass, Colorado and had to retire from mascothood.
Pallavi Pothuri, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College
Residency: Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine
Interests: I enjoy the challenge of dealing with complex patients, coordinating care with different specialties and working on Quality Improvement projects. I am passionate about teaching both medical students and residents as this is a a memorable and impactful part of a physician’s life. It gives me immense pleasure to guide young learners through this journey and help them become a compassionate patient’s doctor.
Outside of the hospital, I spend quality time with my family. My two energetic boys keep me busy every minute of the day. My hobbies include cooking, traveling, listening to classical music.
Kimberly (Ivy) Pham, DO
Emergency Medicine Assistant Program Director
Emergency Medicine Physician
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
Residency: St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Interests: Critical care, POCUS, Graduate Medical Education - I am proud to be part of GME to help train residents to become competent and compassionate physicians.
I enjoy traveling and cooking. My latest adventure was 5 weeks in Italy and ever since have been trying to recreate the amazing dishes with minor success. WIth work in full blood and charting for endless hours, an Agatha Christie book poolside is what I’m looking for.
Kandria Ledesma, MD
Teri Kozik, PhD, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN
Graduate Medical Education Research Director
University of California, San Francisco: Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Arizona, Tucson: PhD in Physiology, Cardiovascular Nursing
Interests: I am fascinated by electrocardiograms, cardiovascular pathology, and research methods.
In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, snowshoeing, and CrossFit. I have a fairly large vegetable garden which I love to go and find peace and to de-stress.
Emergency Medicine Physician
Medical School: Medical school: American University of Antigu
Residency: St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Interests: East coast born, West coast trained. I enjoy the California fresh produce and the lack of humidity, but you will not find me eating a West coast pizza or bagel.
If I’m not in the emergency department, I am probably running a half marathon/marathon, at a music festival, hanging out with my cat-dog Koda and fiance Jordan, or napping while watching Netflix/Hulu.
My professional interests include ocular and lung ultrasounds, QA, and also trying ot get better at VexUS.