University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus

DIY Vertigo Treatment

As Carol Foster rolled over in bed one morning, she felt a wave of nausea and the room started to spin. An ssociate professor at the CU School of Medicine, Foster knew that the vertigo was triggered by something she might be able to fix herself.

Cystic Fibrosis "Miracle Drug"

When the UPS delivery man delivered their package, Courtney and Jen Heinicke came at him with hugs. In their hands, they now held what Jen calls "a miracle in a box." The "miracle" was a drug called Kalydeco for their 8-year-old daughter, Annelise, who has cystic fibrosis.

Catching Babies

When Amanda Tam told her mother that she planned to have her first baby with a certified nurse-midwife, her mother asked a simple question: “Why wouldn’t you go to a doctor?” That response was mild compared to those people in Tam’s family who told her she was "crazy."

The Biggest Loser

For 65-year-old Rex Vaughn, meeting pharmacy student Julie Bohm was the impetus he needed to change his life.

One Campus, One Child

After her daughter, Ellie's blood glucose test, Beth White remembers the pediatrician saying, "I want you to leave here and drive straight to ... the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes."

Remote Second Opinion

D. Ross Camidge, MD, helps lung cancer patients survive longer with the new remote second opinion program.

School/College: CU School of Medicine

Pregnant with Cancer

Sarah Addison, 25, is pregnant and was diagnosed with breast cancer.

School/College: CU School of Medicine

2012 Top Docs

The University of Colorado School of Medicine​ has once again dominated the list of Top Docs in 5280 Magazine for 2012.

School/College: CU School of Medicine