Transitional Year Residency

Program Leadership

Michelle Williams, M.D. – Program Director (Emergency Medicine)

Dr. Michelle Williams is the founding Program Director for the Northwest Healthcare Transitional Year Residency Program.

Jessica Brooks, C-TAGME – Program Coordinator

Jessica Brooks has been working in Graduate Medical Education (GME) for over 20 years within different specialties in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.

Sujatha Reddy, M.D.- Internal Medicine

Dr. Sujatha Reddy grew up in India, where she went to medical school before doing her post graduate training in New York City and Baltimore. Dr. Reddy was trained in internal medicine, following which she sub-specialized in infectious diseases and critical care. These fields solidified her passion in treating the entire spectrum of ailments in her patients. She has been practicing as a hospitalist here in Tucson for the past 27 years.

Kimball Kaufman, D.O. – Hospitalist

Dr. Kimball Kaufman has been a hospitalist at Northwest Medical Center since July 2021. Professional interests include pharmacology, antimicrobial stewardship.

Elias S. Kakish, M.D. – Pulmonary & Critical Care
Teaching Faculty

Ashini P. Shah, M.D. – Internal Medicine & Geriatrics
Teaching Faculty

Hoang M. Thai, M.D.- Cardiology
Teaching Faculty

Abhinav Mittal, M.D. – Pulmonary Medicine & Medical Informatics
Teaching Faculty