Transitional Year Residency

Program Leadership

Kevin S. Fleming, M.D. – Program Director (Internal Medicine)

Dr. Fleming was introduced to healthcare at a young age, having come from a family of physicians. He found Internal Medicine to be intellectually stimulating and enjoyed the idea of taking care of a patient from the start to the finish of any medical issue they may be experiencing.

My Biography

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

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

My Biography

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.

My Biography

Sujatha Reddy, M.D. – Core Faculty (Internal Medicine Hospitalist)

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.

My Biography

Kimball Kaufman, D.O. – Core Faculty (Internal Medicine Hospitalist)

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

My Biography

Jonny Neilson, D.O. – Core Faculty (Pediatrics)

Dr. Neilson completed medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham and his pediatrics residency at the University of Arizona – Tucson.

My Biography

Abinav Mittal, M.D. – Core Faculty (Interventional Pulmonary)

Dr. Ab Mittal is an Interventional Pulmonologist who has been at Northwest Medical Center since September 2022. His primary areas of interest are thoracic oncology and pleural disease.

My Biography

Ashini Shah, M.D., Chair of Internal Medicine

Dr. Shah completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital, New York. She hase been in practice for more than 25 years and was an integral part of the process of applying and gaining approval of the NW GME program.

My Biography

Jordan Makela, M.D. – General Surgery

Dr. Makela is the Trauma Medical Director at Northwest Medical Center and is focusing on advancing the level of care that can be provided to trauma patients in the greater Tucson area.

My Biography

Laurie Bergstrom, M.D. – Rheumatology

Dr. Bergstrom has practiced as a clinical rheumatologist at Catalina Pointe Arthritis & Rheumatology Specialists, where she also serves as President. She has a passion for rheumatology and treasures the long-term relationships she has with her patients.

My Biography

Shannon Thorn, M.D. – Infectious Disease


Seda Bourikian M.D. – General Surgery


Rebecca Innes, D.O. – General Surgery


Matthew Mayuiers, M.D. – General Surgery


Shane Svoboda, M.D. – General Surgery


Hayden Ansinelli, M.D. – Radiation Oncology


Teaching Faculty

  • Elias S. Kakish, M.D. – Pulmonary & Critical Care
  • Ashini P. Shah, M.D. – Internal Medicine & Geriatrics
  • Hoang M. Thai, M.D. – Cardiology
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