Education & Training
1963 - 1964 Undergraduate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1964 - 1967 Undergraduate, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
1967 – 1971 MD, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
1971 – 1972 Internship, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, CO
1972 - 1973 Residency, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, CO
1973 - 1974 Residency, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1974 - 1976 Fellowship, Pulmonary Medicine, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, CO
Research Interests
Pulmonary vascular physiology, COPD, ARDS
Honors & Awards
• Dean's List, University of Colorado, 1966, 1967
• Lange Award (Best student in Medicine), University of Colorado, 1971
• Alpha Omega Alpha, 1971
• Western Society for Clinical Investigation, 1983
• American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1987
• Western Association of Physicians, 1989
• Listed in nine consecutive editions of The Best Doctors in America, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001-2, 2003-4, 2005-6, 2007-8, 2009-10
• Physician Appreciation Award, Colorado Society for Respiratory Care, 2002.
• Outstanding Instructor, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, May, 2002
• Wasserman Lecture and Visiting Professorship, Harbor-UCLA, February, 2005
• Menkes Lecture, Maryland Thoracic Society, October, 2005
• First Prize, British Medical Association Medical Book Competition, Clinical Respiratory Medicine, Second Edition, November, 2005.
• Listed in “Guide to America’s Top Physicians”, Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2007, 2008
• Len Hudson Achievement Award, 10/2009
Professional Experience
Faculty Positions
2005 – Present Adjunct Professor of Engineering and Computer Science University of Denver
1997 – Present Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine University of Colorado Denver
1988 - 1997 Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington
Hospital Positions
1999 - 2004 Vice Chair, Department of Medice, University of Colorado Denver
1997 – Present Chief, Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center
1990 – 1997 Section Head, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine University of Washington
Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Publications
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