Sean Pawlowski, MD, PLLC

Joined CIDA 2010

Languages: English, Spanish

Dr Carolyn Tillquist retired from CIDA March 15, 2017 after 21 years with the group.  Thank you, Carolyn, for your years of service and compassionate patient care.

Medical Degree: ​Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania

Residency: Beaumont Health System

Fellowship​: Beaumont Health System

Infectious Disease Interests

HIV

Personal

• Originally from Romania
• Winner of the Healthgrades Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence in 2013 and 2015
• Married to Dr Mircea Petrina and together they have three children

Our Physicians

Joined CIDA 2016

Languages: English, Spanish

Gabriela Kaufman, MD, PLLC

Medical Degree: ​University of Texas Health Science Center

Residency: University of Colorado

Fellowship​: University of Virginia

Infectious Disease Interests

Treatment of Clostridium difficile infections, hospital infection control, antibiotic stewardship

Personal

• Married to Aimee Truesdale, MD, and they have two children that keep them busy
  
• Enjoys fishing, spending time with his family, and is rumored to be an excellent cook

Medical Degree: ​University of Alabama

Residency: University of Colorado

Fellowship​: University of Colorado

Infectious Disease Interests

Resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections, zoonoses, global health/travel medicine

Personal

• Married to Kelly Foster, DVM
• Enjoys hiking, cycling, spending time with his wife and four-legged children, and traveling
  

Clayton Foster, MD, PC

​LLP

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Dr Laura Caragol left CIDA June 30, 2018 for a position with Kaiser Infectious Disease.  Best of luck in your new job!

Kathryn Springer, MD, PC

Simona Oprea, MD, PC

Joined CIDA 2013

Languages: English, Romanian

Medical Degree: Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania

Residency: University of Wisconsin

Fellowship​: University of Utah

Infectious Disease Interests

Developed and maintained a subsidiary travel clinic in her previous job with Mayo Health

Personal

• ​Originally from Romania
• Holds a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo
• Enjoys reading, skiing, travel, and outdoor activities, as well as maintaining a busy schedule with her children's school and athletic endeavors 

Joined CIDA 2003

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Languages: English, Romanian, Hungarian

Joined CIDA 2009

Languages: English

Joined CIDA 2013

Languages: English

Medical Degree: ​Vanderbilt University

Residency: University of Colorado

Fellowship​: University of California, Davis

Infectious Disease Interests

HIV/Hepatitis C co-infection, AIDS, Coccidioides immitis infections

Personal

• ​Married to Michelle Draznin, MD and together they have two children
• Enjoys Colorado's outdoor sports year-round

Robert Eison, MD, PLLC

Medical Degree: ​University of North Carolina

Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock

Fellowship​: University of Colorado

Infectious Disease Interests

Director of travel medicine and infection control at Porter Adventist Hospital, director of wound care and infection control at Kindred Hospital Denver

Personal

• Raised in North Carolina
• Enjoys caring for a variety of patients with infectious disease issues and is well-known for being compassionate and thorough
• Married to Dr Erik Springer and enjoys spending time with him and their two boys