Pediatrics at CU School of Medicine is among the best in the nation! World-class pediatric residency program and research facilities. Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado

Steven H. Abman, MD

• William H. Tooley Professor Lectureship, Division of Neonatology and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, California, 2010
• First Annual Maddie Morgan - Butterflies for Maddie Pulmonology Lectureship, University of Louisville, Kentucky, 2010
• Frank Sterner Lectureship, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2010
• Invited Speaker, Resident Research Day, Children's Hospital Colorado, 2011
• Associate Editor, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2006-2010

Frank J. Accurso, MD

• Member, Board of Trustees, National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2003-present

Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD

• Pulmonary Representative, SPR Council, 2011-2014

Robin R. Deterding, MD

• Member, APS, 2009-present
• 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors in Denver, 2005-2012
• Best Doctors in America, 1998-present
• Butterflies for Maddie Pulmonology Lectureship, University of Louisville, Kentucky, 2011
• Chair, Scientific Board for Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (ChILD) Foundation, 2004-present
• Board of Directors, ChILD Foundation, 2004-present

Ruth Devoogd, CPNP

• Barbara Ann Quarantillo Senior Instructor with Distinction Award, Department of Pediatrics, CU School of Medicine, 2010

Monica Jones Federico, MD

• 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors in Denver, 2011-2012
• Member, SPR, 2009-present

Ann C. Halbower, MD

• Member, Subboard of Pediatric Pulmonology, ABP, 2008-2012
• Editorial Board, CHEST, 2006-2020
• Member, American Thoracic Society, 2004-present
• Chair, Health Policy Committee, American Thoracic Society, 2009-2010
• Top Pediatrician in Aurora, Colorado, International Association of Pediatricians, 2010

Scott D. Sagel, MD, PhD

• Co-Chair, Biomarkers Consortium, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2010-present
• Member, SPR, 2006-present
• 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors in Denver, 2007- 2012
• Best Doctors in America, 2009-present
• Golden Stethoscope Award, Excellence in Clinical Education, CU School of Medicine, Foundation of Doctoring, and Colorado AHEC, 2010
• Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Children's Hospital Colorado, 2011

James E. Shira, MD

• Big Shot of the Year, Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition, 2011

Paul C. Stillwell, MD

• Best Doctors in America, 2010

Livia A. Veress, MD

• Recipient, Loan Repayment Program, NIH, 2010-2012
• Travel Award, Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT), NIH, 2011
• First Place Poster Award, 5th Annual CounterACT Network Research Symposium, NIH, 2011
• Young Faculty Development Award, Children's Environmental Health Center, 2010

Jeffrey S. Wagener, MD

• Member, APS, 2009-present
• Board Member, Colorado Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1996-present
• Steering Committee Member, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation EPIC Trial, 2007-present
• Member, Tobacco Control Committee, State of Colorado, 2009-present

Carl W. White, MD

• Director, Denver-based NIH CounterACT (Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats) Program, 2006-present

Steven H. Abman, MD

• Associate Editor, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2006-present

Frank J. Accurso, MD

• Member, Board of Trustees, National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2003-present
• 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors in Denver, 2005-present
• Who’s Who in America, 2009
• Best Doctors in America, 2009
• Lecturer, Richard C. Talamo Lecture in Cystic Fibrosis, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2009

Robin R. Deterding, MD

• Elected to the APS, 2009
• Chair, Scientific Board for Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (ChILD) Foundation, 2004-present
• Board of Directors, ChILD Foundation, 2004-present
• 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors in Denver, 2005-present
• Best Doctors in America, 1998-present
• Speaker, Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians, 2009
• Arricale Family Visiting Professorship, Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease, 2009
• Co-Founder, UCSOM New Curriculum, 2009

Monica Jones Federico, MD

• Elected to the SPR, 2009

Ann Halbower, MD

• Best Doctors in America, 2006-2009
• Member, Subboard of Pediatric Pulmonology, ABP, 2008-2012
• Editorial Board, CHEST, 2007-2011
• Member, ATS, 2007-present
• Vice Chair, Health Policy Committee, ATS, 2008-2009
• Chair, Health Policy Committee, ATS, 2009-present
• Member, Society's Program and Planning Committee, Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep Assembly, ATS, 2008-2009
• ATS Representative, Guidelines Committee on Obstructive Sleep Apnea, AAP, 2008-2009
• UCSOM Representative, Clinical Translational Research Center Sleep Consortium, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008-2009
• Top Pediatrician in Aurora, Colorado, 2010

Carole Kline, CPNP

• Barbara Ann Quarantillo Senior Instructor with Distinction Award, 2009

Scott D. Sagel, MD

• Chair, Inflammatory Biomarkers Working Group, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Development Network, 2004-present
• Member, SPR, 2006-present
• 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors in Denver, 2007-present
• Best Doctors in America, 2009-present
• Presentation, Ninth Killarney National Cystic Fibrosis Meeting, Killarney, Ireland, 2009
• 2010 Golden Stethoscope Honoree, Excellence in Clinical Education, UCSOM, 2010

James Shira, MD

• Lifetime Achievement Award, Colorado Chapter, AAP, 2009

Jeffrey S. Wagener, MD

• Elected to APS, 2009
• Board Member, Colorado Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1996-present
• Steering Committee Member, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation EPIC Trial, 2007-present
• Invited Speaker, European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Brest, France, 2009

Carl W. White, MD

• Director, Denver-based NIH CounterACT (Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats) Program, 2006-present

Steven H. Abman, MD

• Associate Editor, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2006-present
• Jerry Elliot Memorial Lecture, 27th Annual Western Conference on Perinatal Research, Rancho Mirage, California, 2006
• Nils W. Svenningsen Memorial Lecture, 22nd International Workshop on Surfactant Replacement, Ancona, Italy, 2007
• International Fellow, Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute, 2007
• International Task Force, 4th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension, 2007
• David Schiff Memorial Lectureship, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2008

Frank J. Accurso, MD

• Career Teaching Scholar Award, Department of Pediatrics, UCSOM, 2006
• Deputy Editor, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2004-2006
• Editorial Board Member, Advances in Pediatrics, 2004-2007
• Member, Board of Trustees, National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2003-present
• 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors in Denver, 2005-present
• Breath of Life Award, Denver Chapter, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2008
• Who’s Who in America, 2009
• Best Doctors in America, 2009
• Castle Connolly's Top Doctors, 2008

Christopher D. Baker, MD

• Fellow Career Development Award, American Thoracic Society (ATS), 2008
• Fellow Award, Best Poster, Annual Pediatric Poster Session, TCH, 2008
• ATS Travel Award, Presenter, Fellow’s Clinical Chest Rounds, San Francisco, California, 2007
• American College of Chest Physicians Travel Award, Presenter, Celebrating Pediatric Pulmonology Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2007

Robin R. Deterding, MD

• Elected to the APS, 2009
• Local and National Representative, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), 2008
• Chair, Scientific Board for Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (ChILD) Foundation, 2004-present
• Board of Directors, ChILD Foundation, 2004-present
• 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors in Denver, 2005-present
• Best Doctors in America, 1998-present

Ruth DeVoogd, RN, MSN, CPNP

• Service Excellence Every Day (SEED) Award, TCH, 2008

Monica Jones Federico, MD

• Elected to the SPR, 2009

Norman Friedman, MD

• Best Doctors in America, 2007-2008
• Head and Neck Surgery Honor, American Academy of Otolaryngology, 2008
• Appointed Member, Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea Taskforce, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2008
• Invited Speaker, 26th Annual Conference of Sleep Medicine of Infants and Children, 2008
• Invited Speaker, 4th Annual Pediatric Sleep Medicine Conference, 2008
• Guest Speaker, International Symposium, Surgery Sleep and Breathing II, 2006

Ann Halbower, MD

• Best Doctors in America, 2006-2009
• Member, Subboard of Pediatric Pulmonology, ABP, 2008-2012
• Editorial Board, CHEST, 2007-2011
• Member, ATS, 2007-present
• Vice Chair, Health Policy Committee, ATS, 2008-2009
• Chair, Health Policy Committee, ATS, 2009-present
• Member, Society's Program and Planning Committee, Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep Assembly, ATS, 2008-2009
• ATS Representative, Guidelines Committee on Obstructive Sleep Apnea, AAP, 2008-2009
• Invited Contributor, 2008 Case Book of Sleep Medicine, International Classification of Sleep Disorders, 2008
• UCSOM Representative, Clinical Translational Research Center Sleep Consortium, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008-2009
• Presentation, ATS Toronto International Conference, Sleep Medicine Grand Rounds, Toronto Canada, 2008
• Presentation, Mexico Pulmonary Meeting, Mexico, 2008

Gwendolyn S. Kerby, MD

• Co-Chair, Colorado Asthma Guidelines Committee, Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative, 2007-2008

Gary L. Larsen, MD

• Who’s Who in the World, 2006
• Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 2006-2007
• Top Docs, Core Magazine, 2007

Scott D. Sagel, MD

• Chair of the Inflammatory Biomarkers Working Group, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Development Network, 2004-present
• Member, SPR, 2006-present
• Quality Care Award: Recognizing Outstanding QI Processes and Accomplishments, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2008
• Learning and Leadership Collaborative, Quality Improvement Initiative, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2006
• Family-Centered Care Award, TCH, 2007
• Best Doctors in America, 2007 and 2009
• 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors in Denver, 2007-present
• Presentation, Ninth Killarney National Cystic Fibrosis Meeting, Killarney, Ireland, 2009

Jeffrey S. Wagener, MD

• Elected to APS, 2009
• Outstanding Clinician Award, ATS, 2008
• Outstanding Clinician Award, Colorado Thoracic Society, 2008
• Board Member, Colorado Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1996-present
• Steering Committee Member, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation EPIC Trial, 2007-present
• Invited Speaker, International Pediatric Pulmonary Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, 2008
• Invited Speaker, European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Brest, France, 2009

Edith Zemanick, MD

• Outstanding Master of Science in Clinical Sciences Student Award (awarded to the MSCS student with the highest GPA), UCD, 2006

2005-2006

Frank J. Accurso, MD

• Deputy Editor, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2004-present
• Editorial Board, Advances in Pediatrics, 2004-present
• Member, Board of Trustees, National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2003-present
• 5280 Magazine's Top Doctors in Denver, 2005

Robin R. Deterding, MD

• First Annual Dean's Curriculum Innovation Award for Development of the New School of Medicine Curriculum, University of Colorado President's Learning Academy, 2005
• Best Doctors in America, 1998-2005
• 5280 Magazine's Top Doctors in Denver, 2005

Mark W. Duncan, PhD

• Associate Editor, Journal of Experimental Biology and Medicine (Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics Section), 2006
• Member, Education Board of Practical Proteomics, Journal Proteomics, 2006
• Member, Standards & Poor, Society of Industry Leaders, 2006
• Honorary Visiting Professor, School of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Australia, 1999-present
• Editorial Board, Journal of Protein Chemistry, 2002-2007
• Member, Scientific Board of Directors, Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (M.I.N.D.) Institute, University of California at Davis, 2002-2005
• Member, National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS), Mass Spectrometry in the Clinical Laboratory, 2004-present

Gary L. Larsen, MD

• Pediatric Clinician of the Year, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 2005
• Best Doctors in America, 2005-2006

Jeffrey S. Wagener, MD

• Breath of Life Award, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Colorado Chapter, 2005
• 5280 Magazine's Top Doctors in Denver, 2005

2003-2004

Steven H. Abman, MD

• Best Doctors in America, 2001-2003
• Barry Smith Memorial Lectureship, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 2003
• James E. Strain Award in Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital Medical Staff, 2003
• Associate Editor, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 1999-2004
• Dunlevie Family Lecture, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, 2004
• Seizo Iwai Lecture, 10th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Tsu City, Mie, Japan, 2004

Frank J. Accurso, MD

• Paul di Sant'Agnese Award for Scientific Achievement in Cystic Fibrosis, National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2003
• Outstanding Affiliated/Clinical Faculty Award, Department of Biometrics and Preventive Medicine, University of Colorado, 2003
• Member, Board of Trustees, National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2003-present
• Deputy Editor, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2004-present
• Editorial Board, Advances in Pediatrics, 2004-present
• Outstanding Research Mentor Award, Clinical Science Program, University of Colorado Denver, 2004

Robin R. Deterding, MD

• Best Doctors in America, 1998-2005
• University of Colorado's Emerging Leaders Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2003
• Chancellor's Teaching Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2004

Mark W. Duncan, PhD

• Honorary Visiting Professor, School of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Australia, 1999-present
• Editorial Board, Journal of Protein Chemistry, 2002-2007
• Member, Scientific Board of Directors, Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (M.I.N.D.) Institute, University of California at Davis, 2002-2005
• Invited Speaker, Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Pathogenesis, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 2003
• Member, National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS), Mass Spectrometry in the Clinical Laboratory, 2004-present

Gary L. Larsen, MD

• Faculty Citizen of the Year Award, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 2003
• Best Doctors in America, 2003-2004

Jeffrey S. Wagener, MD

• Nikki May Visiting Professor, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 2004