Benjamin Easter, MD
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Medical School:
Department: Emergency Medicine
- MD, Harvard Medical School (2011)
- MBA, University of Colorado Denver (2017)
- AB, Princeton University (NJ) (2007)
- Denver Health Medical Center Program, Emergency Medicine (2015)
Department: Emergency Medicine
Professional Titles
- Assistant Medical Director, Emergency Department
Publications
- Reichard JF, Phelps SE, Lehnhardt KR, Young M, Easter BD. The effect of long-term spaceflight on drug potency and the risk of medication failure. NPJ Microgravity. 2023 May 5;9(1):35. PubMed PMID: 37147378
- Russell BK, Burian BK, Hilmers DC, Beard BL, Martin K, Pletcher DL, Easter B, Lehnhardt K, Levin D. The value of a spaceflight clinical decision support system for earth-independent medical operations. NPJ Microgravity. 2023 Jun 21;9(1):46. PubMed PMID: 37344482
- Fernandez W, Levin D, Steller JG, Kerstman E, Lemery J, Zahner C, Davis HE, Lehnhardt K, Easter B, Kreykes AJ. Task impairment: A novel approach for assessing impairment during exploration-class spaceflight missions. J Space Saf Eng. 2023 Jun;10(2):231-238. doi: 10.1016/j.jsse.2022.12.005.
- Levin DR, Steller J, Anderson A, Lemery J, Easter B, Hilmers D, Lehnhardt K. Enabling Human Space Exploration Missions Through Progressively Earth Independent Medical Operations (EIMO). 2023;4:162-167. IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology. doi: 10.1109/OJEMB.2023.3255513.
- Almand A, Ko S, Anderson A, Keller R, Zero M, Anderson A, Laws J, Lehnhardt K, Easter B. A Qualitative Investigation of Space Exploration Medical Evacuation Risks. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2023; 94(12):875–886.
- Anderson A, Almand A, J Lemery, Vilas F, Easter BD. Asteroid Impacts, Orbital Debris and Spacecraft Re-entry Disasters. Ciottone’s Disaster Medicine. 3rd ed. Elsevier. 2023: 936-940.
- Schlotman TE, Lehnhardt KR, Abercromby AF, Easter BD, Downs ME, Akers LTCKS, Convertino VA. Bridging the gap between military prolonged field care monitoring and exploration spaceflight: the compensatory reserve. NPJ Microgravity. 2019;5:29. PubMed PMID: 31815179
- Easter B, Houshiarian N, Pati D, Wiler JL. Designing efficient emergency departments: Discrete event simulation of internal-waiting areas and split flow sorting. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Dec;37(12):2186-2193. PubMed PMID: 30905479
Practice Locations
UCHealth Emergency Care - Anschutz Medical Campus (Hospital-based)
12505 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-9111
Hospital Affiliation
12505 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-9111
Hospital Affiliation
- University of Colorado Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties
- Emergency Medicine, Board Certification (2016)
General Information
Medical Schools:
- MD, Harvard Medical School (2011)
Graduate Schools:
- MBA, University of Colorado Denver (2017)
Undergraduate Schools:
- AB, Princeton University (NJ) (2007)
Residency Programs:
- Denver Health Medical Center Program, Emergency Medicine (2015)
Department: Emergency Medicine