Meet Our Highly Qualified Physicians
Gabriela Kaufman, MD, PLLC
Joined CIDA 2003
Languages:
English, Romanian, Hungarian
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:
Dr. Kaufman is originally from Romania. She proudly holds a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo and enjoys reading, skiing, travel, and outdoor activities, as well as maintaining a busy schedule with her children’s school and many athletic endeavors in her off time.
Robert Eison, MD, PLLC
Joined CIDA 2009
Languages:
English
Medical Degree:
Vanderbilt University
Residency:
University of Colorado
Fellowship:
University of California, Davis
Infectious Disease Interests:
HIV/Hepatitis C coinfection, AIDS, Coccidioides immitis infections
Personal:
Dr. Eison likes to spend as much time enjoying many of Colorado’s outdoor sports as possible. He is married to Dr. Michelle Draznin, and together they have two children.
Sean Pawlowski, MD, PLLC
Joined CIDA 2010
Languages:
English, Spanish
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:
Dr. Pawlowski enjoys spending his personal time fishing and spending time with his family. It is also rumored that he is an excellent cook. He is married to Dr. Aimee Truesdale, and they have two girls that keep them busy.
Kathryn Springer, MD, PC
Joined CIDA 2013
Languages:
English
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:
Dr. Springer was raised in North Carolina. Her passion is caring for a diverse range of patients with various infectious disease issues. She is well-known for being thorough and compassionate. She is married to Dr. Erik Springer and enjoys spending time with him and their two boys.
Simona Oprea, MD, PC
Joined CIDA 2013
Languages:
English, Romanian
Medical Degree:
Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
Residency:
Beaumont Health System
Fellowship:
Beaumont Health System
Infectious Disease Interests:
HIV
Personal:
Dr. Oprea originally comes from Romania. She was the winner of the Healthgrades Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence in both 2013 and 2015. She is married to Dr. Mircea Petrina and enjoys spending time with him and their three children.
Paul Siebert, MD, PLLC
Joined CIDA 2019
Languages:
English
Medical Degree:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency:
Emory University
Fellowship:
University of Colorado
Infectious Disease Interests:
Antibiotic-resistant infections, HIV
Personal:
Dr. Siebert is a Colorado native. He enjoys skiing, cheering on all the local sports teams, and spending time with his wife, Jenny, and their sons.
Marc Schulman, MD
Joined CIDA 2022
Languages:
English
Medical Degree:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Residency:
University of Illinois-Chicago
Fellowship:
Rush University Medical Center and Cook County Hospital
Infectious Disease Interests:
HIV/AIDS, pulmonary infections
Personal:
Dr. Schulman was born in Columbia, Maryland. He relocated to Colorado during the COVID pandemic to explore the Rockies. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, skiing, and attending concerts at Red Rocks.
Dana Hammonds
Master of Science in Nursing (FNP):
University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Science in Nursing:
University of Florida
Infectious Disease Interests:
Antibiotic Stewardship, Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
Personal:
Dana worked as a registered nurse in a large, neonatal intensive care unit in central Florida for nearly six years. After obtaining her Master of Science in Nursing, she and her husband, Will, moved to Colorado in 2018. Dana has dedicated her entire Nurse Practitioner career to the specialty of infectious disease. In her spare time, Dana enjoys cooking, most sports (but especially college football), going to concerts, and outdoor time with her husband and their German Shepherd, Goose.
Becki Rwubusisi
Master of Science in Nursing:
University of Northern Colorado
Certification:
Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, ANCC
Bachelor of Science in Nursing:
University of Colorado
Infectious Disease Interests:
Transplant Infectious Disease, Travel Medicine
Personal:
Becki was born in Rockford, IL but has spent the past 20 years in Colorado. Fifteen of those years was spent working as a solid organ transplant nurse at the University of Colorado Hospital. In her spare time, Becki enjoys hiking, reading, traveling, music, coffee, and attending her twin children’s numerous soccer games with her husband, Sam.