Our Physicians

A physician who is board-certified in both internal medicine and cardiology, Dr. Evans received his M.D. from Ohio State Medical School, and later completed internal medicine training at Temple University and his cardiology fellowship training at Northwestern University in Chicago. he currently specializes in diagnosis of coronary artery disease and treatment with multi-vessel angioplasty.

After receiveing his M.D. from the University of the Witwatersrand, Jahannesburg, South Africa, he completed postgraduate training in internal medicine at Boston University Hospital, and in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at Baylor College of Medicine. Now part of Tucson Heart Group, Dr. Faitelson utilizes several new techniques and devices for the control of heart rhythm problems, such as catheter ablation and implantable defibrillators.

Certified by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Dodd received her Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Arizona. She later received her M.D., and finished an internal medicine internship and nuclear medicine residency there as well. She has been medical director of Associates in Nuclear Medicine in Tucson since 1999.

Dr. Skeif completed postgraduate training in cardiology and interventional cardiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore, New York. His professional carrer includes the titles of Chief Resident at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi, New York and Medical Director of the Heart Failure Division at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, New Jersey. Dr. Skeif has performed research in heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, and interventional cardiology which resulted in publication in major cardiology journals.

Dr. Gann graduated from medical school at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, at the top of his class, Summa Cum Laude. Prior to coming to Arizona, he was Associate Professor of Cardiology at the University of Miami and Director of Miami Sinai Medical Center Intensive Care Units.

Dr. Gann has been in private cardiology practice in Tucson over 25 years. He introduced balloon angioplasty, atherectomy (roto-rooter) and valvuloplasty to Tucson. He has published more than 40 scientific papers on diverse aspects in cardiology from pacemakers to heart catheterization and heart surgery in octogenarians.

Dr Gann is currently progressing towards retirement and can now be found directing Dr. Gann’s
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