Conditions Treated
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
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Acute Respirtory Failure
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Multi-Organ Failure
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Sepsis Syndrome
Research Areas
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Net Investigator
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Respiratory failure in spinal cord injury
Programs & Services
Education & Training
Education
- 1986
- Princeton University, BA
- 1990
- Vanderbilt University, MD
Internships
- 1990 - 1993
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship
- 1993 - 1997
- University of Colorado Denver, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Special Interests
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests are currently in critical care medicine, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), mechanical ventilation weaning strategies, mechanical ventilation of spinal cord injury patients, sepsis, early mobilization in mechanically vented patients, and neuro-critical care. I am an ARDSnet investigator.
Board Certification
1993: Internal Medicine
1996, 2010: Pulmonary Medicine
1997, 2010: Critical Care Medicine
Professional Memberships
American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
American Thoracic Society
Colorado Medical Society
Colorado Thoracic Society
Neurocritical Care Society
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Teaching or Professional Positions
2006 - present: Medical Director, Intensive Care Unit, Swedish Medical Center
2011 - present: Medical Director, Respiratory Care, Swedish Medical Center
2010 - present: Instructor, Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS)
1990 - present: ACLS certification
Awards & Recognition
2010: National Jewish Health, Clinician of the Year, Hospital-based Medicine
2006: Colorado Society for Respiratory Care, Physician of the Year
2008-2012: Swedish Hospital, Dala Award
Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver
Assistant Professor, Family Practice residency program, University of Colorado