Robert Quaife, MD
Professor of Clinical Practice, Medicine-Cardiology

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Medical School:
  • MD, University of Nebraska College of Medicine (1983)
Undergraduate School:
  • BS, Nebraska Wesleyan University (NE) (1979)
Internship:
  • University of Utah Program (1984)
Residency:
  • University of Utah Program, Internal Medicine (1986)
Fellowships:
  • University of Utah Program, Cardiothoracic Radiology (1990)
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Program, Nuclear Medicine (1992)
Languages: English
Department: Medicine-Cardiology

Professional Titles

  • Director, Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Publications

  • Saxon CE, Genders TSS, Quaife RA, Chen SJ, Burke JM, McGuinn EM. Aortic valve chordae tendineae: A rare cause of aortic stenosis. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jan;18(1):1-3. PubMed PMID: 36312300
  • Altman NL, Berning AA, Mann SC, Quaife RA, Gill EA, Auerbach SR, Campbell TB, Bristow MR. Vaccination-Associated Myocarditis and Myocardial Injury. Circ Res. 2023 May 12;132(10):1338-1357. PubMed PMID: 37167355
  • Saxon CE, Genders TSS, Quaife RA, Chen SJ, Burke JM, McGuinn EM. Aortic valve chordae tendineae: A rare cause of aortic stenosis. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jan;18(1):1-3. PubMed PMID: 36312300
  • Altman NL, Berning AA, Saxon CE, Adamek KE, Wagner JA, Slavov D, Quaife RA, Gill EA, Minobe WA, Jonas ER, Carroll IA, Huebler SP, Raines J, Messenger JC, Ambardekar AV, Mestroni L, Rosenberg RM, Rove J, Campbell TB, Bristow MR. Myocardial Injury and Altered Gene Expression Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection or mRNA Vaccination. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2023 Feb;8(2):124-137. PubMed PMID: 36281440
  • Shakowski C, Pham VA, Raines J, Quaife RA, Page RL 2nd. Safety and efficacy of IV theophylline for regadenoson-associated side effect reversal. J Nucl Cardiol. 2023 Apr;30(2):585-589. PubMed PMID: 35799037
  • Edward JA, Cerbin LP, Groves DW, Quaife RA, Hunter KS, Levine BD, Cornwell WK 3rd. Right Ventricular Dysfunction During Endurance Exercise as Determined by Pressure-Volume Analysis. JACC Case Rep. 2022 Nov 2;4(21):1435-1438. PubMed PMID: 36388707
  • Altman NL, Berning AA, Saxon CE, Adamek KE, Wagner JA, Slavov D, Quaife RA, Gill EA, Minobe WA, Jonas ER, Carroll IA, Huebler SP, Raines J, Messenger JC, Ambardekar AV, Mestroni L, Rosenberg RM, Rove J, Campbell TB, Bristow MR. Myocardial Injury and Altered Gene Expression Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection or mRNA Vaccination. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2022 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36281440
  • Shakowski C, Pham VA, Raines J, Quaife RA, Page RL 2nd. Safety and efficacy of IV theophylline for regadenoson-associated side effect reversal. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Jul 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35799037
  • Clegg SD, Chen SJ, Nijhof N, Kim MS, Salcedo EE, Quaife RA, Messenger JC, Bracken J, Carroll JD. Integrated 3D Echo-X Ray to Optimize Image Guidance for Structural Heart Intervention. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Mar;8(3):371-4. PubMed PMID: 25772840
  • Kim MS, Bracken J, Nijhof N, Salcedo EE, Quaife RA, Messenger JC, Carroll JD. Integrated 3D Echo-X-Ray navigation to predict optimal angiographic deployment projections for TAVR. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Aug;7(8):847-8. PubMed PMID: 25124019
  • Moss TJ, Krantz MJ, Zipse MM, Quaife RA, Sauer WH, Messenger JC, Groves BM, Salcedo EE, Schuller JL. Left ventricular systolic function following alcohol septal ablation for symptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2014 Apr 15;113(8):1401-4. PubMed PMID: 24576545
  • Quaife RA, Salcedo EE, Carroll JD. Procedural guidance using advance imaging techniques for percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2014 Feb;16(2):452. PubMed PMID: 24430014
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Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Radiology - Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion
12605 E. 16th Ave
Basement
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-1200

UCHealth Radiology - Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion
1635 Aurora Ct
1st Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-1130

UCHealth Radiology - Lone Tree
9548 Park Meadows Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124
720-848-2200

UCHealth Heart & Vascular Center - Anschutz
12505 E. 16th Ave
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, 3rd floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-5300

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (1986)
  • General Cardiology, Board Certification (1989)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Board Certification (1990, 2012)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Heart and Circulation
  • Radiology - Nuclear Medicine
  • Radiology
  • Heart and Circulation - Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Heart and Circulation - Cardiomyopathy
  • Heart and Circulation - Coronary Disease
  • Heart and Circulation - Heart Attack
  • Heart and Circulation - Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Heart and Circulation - Angina
  • Heart and Circulation - Vascular Malformations
  • Radiology - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Radiology - Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT
  • Radiology - Thoracic Imaging

General Information

Medical Schools:
  • MD, University of Nebraska College of Medicine (1983)
Undergraduate Schools:
  • BS, Nebraska Wesleyan University (NE) (1979)
Internships:
  • University of Utah Program (1984)
Residency Programs:
  • University of Utah Program, Internal Medicine (1986)
Fellowships:
  • University of Utah Program, Cardiothoracic Radiology (1990)
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Program, Nuclear Medicine (1992)
Languages: English
Department: Medicine-Cardiology
Contact Us
CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place
Campus Box C290
Aurora, CO 80045

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