Pulmonary & Critical Care Staff

Ivor S. Douglas, M.D./M.R.C.P. (U.K)
Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Medicine at Denver Health Medical Center and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at DHMC and co-chair of the medical center’s critical care committee. In addition to championing the implementation of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) at DHMC, Dr. Douglas oversees quality performance improvement for the ICU. Dr. Douglas has received housestaff teaching awards at the U. Chicago, Columbia University and UCHSC.
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Richard Albert, M.D.
Chief, Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center; Professor, Department of Medicine School of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Adjunct Professor of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Denver. Dr. Albert is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care and is a Deputy Editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. He was an AOA graduate from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He did his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Colorado and the University of Washington, and his Pulmonary fellowship at the University of Colorado. Dr Albert is currently the Deputy Editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and is on the Editorial Board of The Merck Manual. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation and the Association of Professors of Medicine and is currently funded by two NIH grants. Among his honors are the being named Outstanding Instructor in Internal Medicine by the University of Colorado School of Medicine and being listed in The Best Doctors in America for the last sixteen years. Dr Albert has co-authored more than 125 journal articles, has authored or co-authored more than 40 book chapters, and has co-edited 6 books, one of which recently won first prize in the British Medical Association Medical Book Competition. His basic research focuses on the effects of prone positioning on oxygenation, lung mechanics, physiologic outcomes and gene expression in ARDS. His clinical research interests focus on ARDS, treatment of COPD and improving systems of care for hospitalized patients. He is currently the Principal Investigator of two NIH grants.
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Paula Dennen, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center; Intensivist, Internal Medicine Pulmonary Critical Care Associates, St. Anthony’s Hospital
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Michael E. Hanley, M.D.
Associate Chief, Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University Colorado Health Sciences Center; Director of Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at Denver Health; Medical Director, Denver Health Pulmonary Function Laboratory; Staff, Tuberculosis Clinic, Denver Disease Control. Dr. Hanley is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, is a former Governor of Colorado and Wyoming for the American College of Chest Physicians, and has received numerous teaching awards from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Denver Health. His research interests include disaster preparedness in the critical care setting.
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James Fisher, M.D.
Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician, Denver Health Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Medical Director, Denver Health Respiratory Therapy Department; Staff, Tuberculosis Clinic, Denver Disease Con¬trol. Dr. Fisher is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine and is a former Governor of Colorado and Wyoming for the American College of Chest Physicians. His research interests include models for early identification and intervention of COPD.
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