Jason Persoff, MD

Medical School

MD, University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center (1997)

Undergraduate School

BMedSci, University of Colorado - Denver (CO) (1994)

Residency

College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville) Program, Chief Resident, Internal Medicine (2001)

Languages

English, French, American Sign Language, German

Department

Medicine-Hospital Medicine

Publications

Little C, Persoff J, et al. Hotel to Hospital Conversion Playbook.2024
Sprung CL, Devereaux AV, Ghazipura M, Burry LD, Hossain T, Hamele MT, Gist RE, Dempsey TM, Dichter JR, Henry KN, Niven AS, Alptunaer T, Huffines M, Bowden KR, Martland AMO, Felzer JR, Mitchell SH, Tosh PK, Persoff J, Mukherjee V, Downar J, Báez AA, Maves RC. Critical Care Staffing in Pandemics and Disasters: A Consensus Report From a Subcommittee of the Task Force for Mass Critical Care - Systems Strategies to Sustain the Health Care Workforce. Chest. 2023 Jul;164(1):124-136. PubMed PMID: 36907373
Sprung CL, Devereaux AV, Ghazipura M, Burry LD, Hossain T, Hamele MT, Gist RE, Dempsey TM, Dichter JR, Henry KN, Niven AS, Alptunaer T, Huffines M, Bowden KR, Martland AMO, Felzer JR, Mitchell SH, Tosh PK, Persoff J, Mukherjee V, Downar J, Báez AA, Maves RC. Critical Care Staffing in Pandemics and Disasters: A Consensus Report From a Subcommittee of the Task Force for Mass Critical Care - Systems Strategies to Sustain the Health Care Workforce. Chest. 2023 Jul;164(1):124-136. PubMed PMID: 36907373
Cunningham J, Persoff J, Piper C, Burger A, Shinnar E, Cunnius P, Stella S, Frank MG. The Role of Hospital Medicine in Disaster Medicine: A Framework for Hospital Medicine’s Involvement in Disaster Preparedness and Response. Health Security. 2022 Nov 2; 20: epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2021.0210
Dichter JR, Devereaux AV, Sprung CL, Mukherjee V, Persoff J, Baum KD, Ornoff D, Uppal A, Hossain T, Henry KN, Ghazipura M, Bowden KR, Feldman HJ, Hamele MT, Burry LD, Martland AMO, Huffines M, Tosh PK, Downar J, Hick JL, Christian MD, Maves RC. Mass Critical Care Surge Response During COVID-19: Implementation of Contingency Strategies - A Preliminary Report of Findings From the Task Force for Mass Critical Care. Chest. 2021 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34499878
Persoff J, Wynia MK. Ethically Navigating the Murky Waters of "Contingency Standards of Care". Am J Bioeth. 2021 Aug;21(8):20-21. PubMed PMID: 34313564
Branson R, Dichter JR, Feldman H, Devereaux A, Dries D, Benditt J, Hossain T, Ghazipura M, King M, Baldisseri M, Christian MD, Domingiuez-Cherit G, Henry K, Martland AMO, Huffines M, Ornoff D, Persoff J, Rodriquez D Jr, Maves RC, Kissoon NT, Rubinson L. The US Strategic National Stockpile Ventilators in Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Comparison of Functionality and Analysis Regarding the Emergency Purchase of 200,000 Devices. Chest. 2021 Feb;159(2):634-652. PubMed PMID: 32971074
Mehta A, Cantrill C, Beauchamp K, Dalton A, Dunn T, France E, Gaughan PJ, Mayer PA, O’Brien JK, Persoff J, Pons PT, Sankoff J, Statland B, Tad-y D, Uebbing C, Wynia M. CDPHE All Hazards Internal Emergency Response and Recovery Plan—Annex B: Colorado Crisis Standards of Care Plan January 4, 2020, Amended November 21, 2021. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SKT49ps1dxpPsByPr3z0QiISwmqvTUGM/view
Persoff J, Little C, Cantrill C, Wynia M, Mehta A. Colorado Crisis Standards of Care Policies and Practice: Gap Analysis. FEMA Region 8 Document.
Bowden K, Burnham EL, Keniston A, Levin D, Limes J, Persoff J, Thurman L, Burden M. Harnessing the Power of Hospitalists in Operational Disaster Planning: COVID-19. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Sep;35(9):2732-2737. PubMed PMID: 32661930
Persoff J, Patel H, Singh S, Ehrenfeucht E, Kutner J, Little C, Tevis SE. Expanding the hospital incident command system with a physician-centric role during a pandemic: The role of the physician clinical support supervisor. J Hosp Admin 2020; 9 (3): 7-10. DOI: 10.5430/jha.v9n3p7
Bowden K, Burnham EL, Keniston A, Levin D, Limes J, Persoff J, Thurman L, Burden M. Harnessing the Power of Hospitalists in Operational Disaster Planning: COVID-19. J Gen Intern Med 35, 2732–2737 (2020). DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05952-6
Tevis, S., Patel, H., Singh, S., Ehrenfeucht, C., Little, C., Kutner, J., Persoff, J. (2020). The Impact of a Physician Clinical Support Supervisor in Supporting Patients and Families, Staff, and the Healthcare System During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 1-12. DOI:10.1017/dmp.2020.345
Branson R, Dichter JR, Feldman H, Devereaux A, Dries D, Benditt J, Hossain T, Ghazipura M, King M, Baldisseri M, Christian MD, Domingiuez-Cherit G, Henry K, Martland MAO, Huffines M, Ornoff D, Persoff J, Rodriguez D, Maves RC, Kissoon NT, Rubinson L. 200,000 New Ventilators: A Current Review and Comparison of Functionality and Clinical Utility for COVID-19, and next-generation United States Strategic National Stockpile ventilator design recommendations. Chest. In publication, pre-print online special edition. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.085
Persoff, J. (2019) Okay NRA, Why Don't We Merge Lanes? SGIM Forum 42 (10): 8-9.
Persoff J, Ornoff D, Little C. The Role of Hospital Medicine in Emergency Preparedness: A Framework for Hospitalist Leadership in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. J Hosp Med. 2018 Sep;13(10):713-718. PubMed PMID: 30261086
Persoff J. Shocking Developments in Resuscitation: the 2015 Guidelines [Internet]. QuantiaMD; 26 July 2016. Available from: http://www.quantiamd.com/player/ycqxcjqmr?cid=1465&u=bzefppqya.
Persoff J. Storm Doctor: First Response Mode—A storm chasing physician’s first-hand account of one of the Nation’s Deadliest and Most Destructive tornadoes. Joplin, Missouri, May 22, 2011. Journal of Civil Defense. 2012(45): 3-9.
Dawson NL, Porter IE, Klipa D, et al. Inpatient warfarin management: pharmacist management using a detailed dosing protocol. J Thromb Thrombolysis (2012) 33:178–184 DOI 10.1007/s11239-011-0655-9
Moss J, Persoff J. "Advanced Cardiac Life Support." In: Principles and Practice in Hospital Medicine, ed. McKean SC, Ross JJ, et al.
Cunningham J, Persoff J, Piper C, Burger A, Shinnar E, Cunnius P, Stella S, Frank MG. The Role of Hospital Medicine in Disaster Medicine: A Framework for Hospital Medicine’s Involvement in Disaster Preparedness and Response. Health Security. In publication.
Persoff J, Little C, Wynia M, Jones C, Andrade D, Brown R, Gallagher M, White C, Kutner J. Rapid Patient Discharge During Crisis Standards of Care: An Ethical Triage Process for Improving Hospital Capacity During Surge. CHEST. In publication.
Persoff J, Little C, et al. A Retrospective Multi-Site Cohort Study Investigating the HOSPITAL and NEWS2 Scores to Predict Inpatients Who Could Be Triaged for Early Discharge During an NDMS Pilot Patient Surge Scenario. J of Hosp Med. In pub.

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Professional Memberships

Society of Hospital Medicine, Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomat

Practice Locations

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

Hospital Affiliation

University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

Hospital Medicine, Board Certification (2000, 2010)

Clinical Interests
This physician treats inpatients only and does not make office appointments.

Personal Interests
In my spare time, I enjoy working as a professional and internationally renowned storm chaser, fluent in American Sign Language, competitive fencing, and a stand-up comedian.

Public Speaking
Yes
I speak on emergency preparedness and disaster response.

Associate Professor, Medicine-Hospital Medicine