Tucson, Ariz. -- Family practice physician
Paul Gordon, MD, MPH,has been elected to a one-year term as Chief of Staff at
The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus. The appointment took effect Jan. 1.
Elected by the hospital’s medical staff, Dr. Gordon will be the chief administrative officer for the more than 700 university and community physicians who practice at The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus. He also will serve as chairman of the hospital’s Medical Executive Committee.
Dr. Gordon, a professor in the University of Arizona Department of Family & Community Medicine, has been a board-certified family practice physician in Arizona since 1986. He received his medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and completed his internship and residency in family medicine at the University of Rochester. He also completed a faculty development fellowship and Master of Public Health degree at the UA.
Dr. Gordon practices full spectrum family practice, including care of hospitalized patients, maternity care and child care. His research interests include women’s health, delivering medical services to underserved populations and education. Asa professor in the UA College of Medicine, he teaches and supervises family practice resident physicians and medical students.
Dr. Gordon succeeds outgoing Chief of Staff Scott Klewer, MD. Neurosurgeon Michael Lemole, MD, is Chief-of-Staff Elect. Also elected to the hospital’s Medical Executive Committee are John A. Guisto, MD, secretary-treasurer; and members-at-large Peter Rhee, MD, David T. Hafner, MD, Ana Maria Lopez, MD, and Bruce Kaplan, MD.
