Program Leadership

Jon F. McGreevy, MD, MSPH
Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Biology - University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ
  • Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine; Omaha, NE
  • Training: Pediatrics Residency at University of Texas Southwestern, Children's Medical Center; Dallas, TX
    • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Washington University, St. Louis Children's Hospital; St. Louis, MO 
    • Master's in Science and Public Health, St. Louis University College of Public Health and Social Justice; St. Louis, MO
  • Professional interests: Medical education, mentoring toward fellowship, advancing scholarly production in trainees, procedural instruction, training and competency, media relations and pediatric simulation
  • Personal interests: Outdoor activities and spending time with family
     

Kristen Samaddar, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Plainfield, IN
  • Undergraduate: B.A. in English, Minor in Biology - Gustavus Adolphus College; St. Peter, MN
  • Medical school: Indiana University School of Medicine; Indianapolis, IN
  • Training: Pediatrics Residency Program at University of Michigan, C.S. Motts Children's Hospital; Ann Arbor, MI
  • Professional interests: Process and quality improvement, healthy lifestyle, advocacy and Spanish-speaking populations
  • Personal interests: Running, hiking, traveling and spending time with family
     

Michael Dobbs, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology - University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ
  • Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine; Tucson, AZ
  • Training: Pediatrics Residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati, OH
    • Adolescent Medicine Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
  • Professional interests: General adolescent healthcare with a focus on healthy decision-making and reproductive health and education of residents in adolescent health
  • Personal interests: Overly complex board games, spending time with my kittens and Blizzard computer games 
     

Zach Robbins, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Tucson, AZ
  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology - University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ
  • Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine; Tucson, AZ
  • Training: Pediatrics Residency at Phoenix Children's Pediatric Residency Program Alliance
    • Chief Resident at Phoenix Children's Pediatric Residency Program Alliance
  • Professional interests: Teaching and mentoring residents, medical education, obesity medicine, reaching the underserved
  • Personal interests: Spending time with family, basketball and other sports, Rugged Maniac races, travel (especially to beaches)
     

Katy Mullens, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown(s): Flagstaff, AZ and Scottsdale, AZ
  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ
  • Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine; Tucson, AZ
  • Training: Pediatric Residency at Phoenix Children's Pediatric Residency Program Alliance; Phoenix, AZ
  • Professional interests: Medical education, curriculum development, primary care leadership/advocacy, physician wellness, pediatric complex primary care, neonatal care, and breastfeeding medicine
  • Personal interests: Physical and mental fitness/wellbeing, camping/anything outdoors (especially in the Ponderosa pines of Northern AZ), Nintendo, basketball, football, and spending time with family and friends.
     

Anna Gary, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Seattle, WA
  • Undergraduate: B.A. in Psychology - Boston College; Chestnut Hill, MA
  • Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine; Omaha, NE
  • Training: Phoenix Children's Pediatric Residency Program Alliance
  • Professional interests: Medical Education, training and competency, inpatient advocacy
  • Personal interests: Dancing (classical ballet & Martha Graham modern technique), crabbing in Puget Sound, exploring new restaurants, Alpine skiing, cooking, reading, spending time with family
     

Christine Rukasin, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

  • Hometown: Flagstaff, AZ
  • Undergraduate: B.S. in Mathematics - Creighton University; Omaha, NE
  • Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine; Omaha, NE
  • Training: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at University of California; San Diego, CA
    • Allergy and Immunology Fellowship at Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN
  • Professional interests: Medical Education, drug allergy training, mental health in atopy
  • Personal interests: Spending time with family, watching college sports and life coaching

Chief Residents

Kaitlyn Bates, MD

  • Undergraduate: University of Michigan, Ann Harbor, MI
  • Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University
  • Medical School: Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Raga Kilaru, MD

  • Undergraduate: University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
  • Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Emma Schnuckle, MD

  • Undergraduate: St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix Regional Campus

Carly Wujek, MD

  • Undergraduate: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
  • Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine