VALLEYWISE MEET THE DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

Dan Gridley, MD

Chair

Undergraduate:
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Medical School:
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Residency:
St. Joseph’s Hospital
& Medical Center, Phoenix
Fellowship:
Neuroradiology at Barrow
Neurological Institute, Phoenix

Mary Connell, MD

Program Director | Chief, Ultrasound

Undergraduate:
Arizona State University, Tempe
Medical School:
Georgetown University
School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Residency:
St. Joseph’s Hospital
& Medical Center, Phoenix
Fellowship:
Pediatric Imaging
at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix

Samantha Matz, DO

Chief, Body Imaging

Undergraduate:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Medical School:
Kirksville College
of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville
Residency:
Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix
Fellowship:
Body Imaging at the University
of Arizona, Tucson
Fellowship:
Breast Imaging at Maricopa
Medical Center, Phoenix

Christina Ferraro, MD

Chief, Breast Imaging

Undergraduate: Gonzaga University, Spokane

Medical School: Creighton University
School of Medicine, Omaha

Residency: St. Joseph’s Hospital
& Medical Center, Phoenix

Fellowship: Breast/Body Imaging
at the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale

Jimmy Saade, MD

Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging

Undergraduate: Arizona State University, Tempe

Medical School: University of Arizona
College of Medicine, Tucson

Residency: Cleveland Clinic

Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Imaging
at Cleveland Clinic

Poya Hedayati, MD

Chief, Neuroradiology

Undergraduate: University of Arizona, Tucson

Medical School: University of Arizona
College of Medicine, Tucson

Residency: St. Joseph’s Hospital
& Medical Center, Phoenix

Fellowship: Neuroradiology at Barrow
Neurological Institute, Phoenix

Michael Collins, MD

Neuroradiologist

Undergraduate: Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff

Medical School: University of Arizona
College of Medicine, Phoenix

Residency: Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix

Fellowship: Neuroradiology at University
of Arizona, Tucson

Brian Magee, DO

Chief, Nuclear Medicine

Undergraduate: Kenyon College, Gambler, OH

Medical School: Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ

Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY (Nuclear Medicine)

Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY (Diagnostic Radiology)

Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Radiology at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Erik Weiss, MD, MPH

Chief, Nuclear Medicine

Medical School: Yale University
School of Medicine, New Haven

Residency: University of Mississippi
Medical Center, Jackson

Fellowship: Nuclear Medicine at Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City

Dane VanTassel, MD

Chief, Pediatric Imaging

Undergraduate: University of Arizona, Tucson

Medical School: University of Arizona
College of Medicine, Phoenix

Residency: Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix

Fellowship: Pediatric Imaging at
Pediatric Children’s Hospital, Phoenix

Albert Roh, MD

Chief, Thoracic Imaging | Vice Chair of Research

Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley

Medical School: Temple University
School of Medicine, Philadelphia

Residency: Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix

Fellowship: Body MRI at Stanford University, Palo Alto

Ankit Shah, MD

Chief, Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Undergraduate: Baylor University, Waco

Medical School: Baylor College
of Medicine, Dallas

Residency: Baylor College
of Medicine, Houston

Fellowship: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
at University of Arizona, Tucson

Fernando Azarcon, MD

Attending Radiologist

Undergraduate: University of Santo Tomas, Manila

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Manila

Residency: Philippine Heart Center, Manila

Fellowship: Cardiovascular Imaging
at Philippine Heart Center, Manila

Fellowship: Gastrointestinal/Interventional
at McMaster University Medical Center, Ontario

Fellowship: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
at Wayne State University, Detroit

Fellowship: Body Imaging at
University of Miami School of Medicine, Jackson

Keith Hitchcock, MD