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Core faculty biographies


Ben Ihms

Specialty: Family Medicine 

Medical School:
Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Residency FM:
Mountain Vista Medical Center Family Medicine Residency  

Board Certifications:  
Family Medicine/OMT

Professional Affiliation:  
Assistant Professor AT Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Professional Membership: 
American Academy of Family Physicians
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians

Ben Ihms

Specialty: Family Medicine 

Medical School:
Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Residency FM:
Mountain Vista Medical Center Family Medicine Residency  

Board Certifications:  
Family Medicine/OMT

Professional Affiliation:  
Assistant Professor AT Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Professional Membership: 
American Academy of Family Physicians
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians


Brandon Jones

Specialty:
Family Medicine 

Medical School:
Wake Forest School of Medicine

Residency:
UNLV School of Medicine 

Fellowship:
University of Utah, Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine Fellowship 

Certifications:
Certified in Family Medicine American Board of Family Medicine

Affiliations:
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Society of Addiction Medicine
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
American College of Academic Addiction Medicine

Brandon Jones

Specialty:
Family Medicine 

Medical School:
Wake Forest School of Medicine

Residency:
UNLV School of Medicine 

Fellowship:
University of Utah, Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine Fellowship 

Certifications:
Certified in Family Medicine American Board of Family Medicine

Affiliations:
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Society of Addiction Medicine
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
American College of Academic Addiction Medicine


Mario Tempe

Specialty:
Family Medicine 

Medical School:
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Residency:
Columbia St. Mary's Family Medicine Program

Fellowship:
University of Arizona
Addiction Medicine Fellowship 

Certifications:
Certified in Family Medicine American Board of Family Medicine

Affiliations:
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Society of Addiction Medicine

Mario Tempe

Specialty:
Family Medicine 

Medical School:
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Residency:
Columbia St. Mary's Family Medicine Program

Fellowship:
University of Arizona
Addiction Medicine Fellowship 

Certifications:
Certified in Family Medicine American Board of Family Medicine

Affiliations:
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Society of Addiction Medicine


Laila Younes

Specialty:
Family Medicine 

Medical School:
All Saints University of Medicine, Dominica

Residency:
AMITA Health Saints Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center, Chicago, IL 

Fellowship:
UPMC Magee Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship

Certifications:
ALSO Instructor
Merck Clinical Training for Nexplanon

Affiliations:
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
American Academy of Family Physicians - Obstetrics Member Interest Group
American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
North American Menopause Society

Laila Younes

Specialty:
Family Medicine 

Medical School:
All Saints University of Medicine, Dominica

Residency:
AMITA Health Saints Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center, Chicago, IL 

Fellowship:
UPMC Magee Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship

Certifications:
ALSO Instructor
Merck Clinical Training for Nexplanon

Affiliations:
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
American Academy of Family Physicians - Obstetrics Member Interest Group
American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
North American Menopause Society