DFM Clinicians and Faculty Recognized Among Denver’s Top Doctors of 2025

"5280 Magazine Top Doctors for 2025"

The University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine (DFM) is proud to share that more than 30 of our clinicians and faculty have been named part of 5280 Magazine’s list of Denver’s Top Doctors of 2025.

In collaboration with Castle Connolly, 5280 highlights over 1,200 physicians across 75 medical specialties in the Denver Metro Area. Impressively, 610 of those recognized are faculty members from the University of Colorado School of Medicine—more than half of the total list.

Below is the list of honored faculty members, representing a range of specialties including Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Sports Medicine, and more. (Names are presented in alphabetical order.)

Congratulations to our DFM colleagues whose dedication and excellence continue to inspire us: 

Kelly Arnett, MD, MPH

Morris Askenazi, MD

Brian Bacak, MD

Boris Bayerman, DO

Melissa Beagle, MD, MPH/MSPH

Barrett Cowan, MD – Urology

Colleen Conry, MD

William Gillaspie, MD

Felipe Hernandez, MD

Julian Hsu, MD

Shannon Jantz, MD

Stacey King, MD

Kaylin Klie, MD, MA – Addiction Medicine

Daniel Kortsch, MD

Michelene Kuhr, MD

Jeffrey Lewis, MD

Matthew Lewis, MD

Nandi, Santosh (MD) – Colon & Rectal Surgery

Brooke Pengel, MD – Sports Medicine

Lara Penny, MD

Isaac Pierre, MD

Sourav Poddar, MD – Sports Medicine

Scott Primack, DO – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Arvin Rao, MD – Otolaryngology

Mitra Razzaghi, MD – Internal Medicine (Medical Director for WISH)

Robert Rhodes, MD

Rachel Rodriguez, MD

Michele Salli, MD

Mary Schmitz, MD – Gynecologic Oncology

Jonathan Zonca, MD

James Woodrow, MD – Pulmonary Disease

(Cover photo credit from the School of Medicine.)