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Banner Desert Internal Medicine

Residency · Mesa, AZ

Sponsored by University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Banner Desert Internal Medicine Residency, Mesa, AZ | Carlo Med

Class size: 20
Visas: J-1
PGY-1 salary: $69k2026 to 2027

Red flags

New program. Its ACGME accreditation is initial, so few classes have trained here.

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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 202618 on record of 20 seats · 5 US MD, 10 DO, 3 international · 7 published before starting

Hytham HammadRoss University School of Medicine6 papers · 1 case report · 1 review
Mirna JabboArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine2 papers
Tal SchlesingerUniv of Nevada, Las Vegas Sch of Med2 papers
Umar SyedA.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona2 papers · 1 review
Emily Hannon

Training

6 training sites.

Months at each site

Banner Desert Medical Center28 mo
Banner Payson Medical Center25 mo
Banner Health Clinic Country Club5 mo
Ponderosa Family Care Clinic - Payson5 mo
Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix3 mo

Where graduates work now

People

Leadership

Allysia HouserProgram Director
Eric DongAssociate Program Director
Karthik KailasamAssociate Program Director, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Chelsea CarlsonAssociate Program Director, Community and Ambulatory

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Cardiovascular DiseasePositions: 12

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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

1 paper · 1 first author

Olivia TaylorUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center1 paper · 1 review

Yusuf Aboul-NasrUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine1 paper · 1 case report

Aaron RabinowitzSaint George's University School of Medicine

Dana AlfafaraBurrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University

Lamberto CastilloArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Matthew SpearArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michael BrionesUniv of Nevada, Las Vegas Sch of Med

Muhammad KhattakLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Natalie CrisanArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Peter CookIdaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, Idaho

Remsen BauerIdaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, Idaho

Ria DelsonSaint Luke's College of Medicine

William LeeArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Started 202520 on record of 20 seats · 5 US MD, 11 DO, 3 international · 6 published before starting

Michelle AnthonyThe University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson20 papers · 5 first author · 7 case reports · 10 reviews
Jamil JaberThe University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix5 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report
Colby EricksonArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine4 papers · 1 case report · 1 review
Ali Al-DarobiYarmouk University Faculty of Medicine1 paper · 1 case report
Jennifer KhongRocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
Venkat BhaskaraNova Southeastern Univ Coll of Osteopathic Med1 paper · 1 case report
Alisa LibermanArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ana SierraMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Aubrey WalkerDavid Geffen Sch of Med at UCLA
Austin SimmonsCampbell University-Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine
Cody ChenArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Cynthia MorenoUniv Auto De Guadalajara
Derrik DotterRocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ivins, Southern Utah, USA
Eshan NooriWayne State University School of Medicine
Garrett BlatterMidwestern University
Mohamed ReyadAl Azhar Univ
Raha GhadmazanArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Richard HuynhBurrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University
Travis HansonRocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
William McEntyre

Fairview Range Medical Center

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Memorial Hospital Central1

Research

39% of current residents have a paper since 2023

15 of 38, 53 papers between them

Liver Disease and Transplantation
Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis
Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Positions: 2

Clinical Informatics (Internal Medicine)Positions: 4

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 2

Endocrinology, Diabetes, and MetabolismPositions: 6

GastroenterologyPositions: 9

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine)Positions: 7

Hematology and Medical OncologyPositions: 6

Infectious DiseasePositions: 2

Interventional CardiologyPositions: 3

Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 18

RheumatologyPositions: 2

Sleep Medicine (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 2

Transplant HepatologyPositions: 1

Publishes with residents

Harishankar GopakumarHospitalist, 2 residents
Ishaan VohraInternal Medicine, 2 residents
Neil SharmaInternal Medicine, 2 residents
Shyam ThakkarInternal Medicine, 2 residents

Place

Summers reach 107°, winters fall to 46°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.1M people live within 20 minutes of Banner Desert Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,730 a month within 10 miles of Banner Desert Medical Center.

Hazards

Heat waves
River flooding
Hail
Strong wind