Annie Kulungowski, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery-Peds Surgery

Professional Titles

• Surgical Director, Vascular Anomalies Center Children's Hospital Colorado

Teaching

Publications

• Claire Hou YC, Evenson MJ, Corliss MM, Mahapatra L, Aldawood A, Carpentieri DF, Chamlin SL, Kulungowski AM, Madan-Khetarpal S, Sebastian J, Pet MA, Coughlin CC, Willing MC, Pearson GD, Setty BA, El-Haffaf Z, Cottrell CE, Parikh BA, Krysiak K, Schroeder MC, Heusel JW, Neidich JA, Cao Y. A comparative analysis of RAS variants in patients with disorders of somatic mosaicism. Genet Med. 2023 Mar;25(3):100348. PubMed PMID: 36571464
• Stevens J, Reppucci ML, Pickett K, Acker S, Carmichael H, Velopulos CG, Bensard D, Kulungowski A. Using the Social Vulnerability Index to Examine Disparities in Surgical Pediatric Trauma Patients. J Surg Res. 2023 Jul;287:55-62. PubMed PMID: 36868124
• Acker SN, Ogle S, Cooper EH, Kaizer AM, Kulungowski AM. What is the role of neutropenia in pediatric cancer patients with pneumatosis intestinalis?. Pediatr Surg Int. 2023 May 23;39(1):203. PubMed PMID: 37219695
• Hou YC, Evenson MJ, Corliss MM, Mahapatra L, Aldawood A, Carpentieri DF, Chamlin SL, Kulungowski AM, Madan-Khetarpal S, Sebastian J, Pet MA, Coughlin CC, Willing MC, Pearson GD, Setty BA, El-Haffaf Z, Cottrell CE, Parikh BA, Krysiak K, Schroeder MC, Heusel JW, Neidich JA, Cao Y. A Comparative Analysis of RAS Variants in Patients with Disorders of Somatic Mosaicism. Genet Med. 2022 Nov 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36571464
• Acker SN, Ogle S, Cooper E, Meier M, Peterson PN, Kulungowski AM. Current approaches to the management of pneumatosis intestinalis: an American Pediatric Surgical Association membership survey. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Dec;38(12):1965-1970. PubMed PMID: 36242600
• Nakano TA, Dori Y, Gumer L, Liptzin DR, Hill LRS, Kulungowski AM. How we approach pediatric congenital chylous effusions and ascites. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Aug;69 Suppl 3:e29246. PubMed PMID: 36070215
• Annam A, Josephs S, Johnson T, Kulungowski AM, Towbin RB, Cahill AM. Pediatric trauma and the role of the interventional radiologist. Emerg Radiol. 2022 Oct;29(5):903-914. PubMed PMID: 35678950
• Nakano TA, Rankin AW, Annam A, Kulungowski AM, McCallen LM, Hill LR, Chatfield KC. Trametinib for Refractory Chylous Effusions and Systemic Complications in Children with Noonan Syndrome. J Pediatr. 2022 Sep;248:81-88.e1. PubMed PMID: 35605646
• Reppucci ML, Meier M, Stevens J, Shirek G, Kulungowski AM, Acker SN. Incidence of and risk factors for perioperative blood transfusion in infants undergoing index pediatric surgery procedures. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jun;57(6):1067-1071. PubMed PMID: 35264304
• Acker SN, Ogle S, Cooper E, Meier M, Peterson PN, Kulungowski AM. Current approaches to the management of pneumatosis intestinalis: an American Pediatric Surgical Association membership survey. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Dec;38(12):1965-1970. PubMed PMID: 36242600
• Kulungowski AM, Patel M. Lymphatic malformations. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct;29(5):150971. PubMed PMID: 33069296
• Phillips R, Acker SN, Shahi N, Meier M, Leopold D, Recicar J, Kulungowski A, Patrick D, Moulton S, Bensard D. The ABC-D score improves the sensitivity in predicting need for massive transfusion in pediatric trauma patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb;55(2):331-334. PubMed PMID: 31718872
• Dewberry LC, Vuille-Dit-Bille RN, Kulungowski AM, Somme S. A Single Surgeon Laparoscopic Duodenoduodenostomy Case Series for Congenital Duodenal Obstruction in an Academic Setting. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2018 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30016184
• Moskowitz EE, Burlew CC, Kulungowski AM, Bensard DD. Survival after emergency department thoracotomy in the pediatric trauma population: a review of published data. Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 Aug;34(8):857-860. PubMed PMID: 29876644
• Acker SN, Bredbeck B, Partrick DA, Kulungowski AM, Barnett CC, Bensard DD. Shock index, pediatric age-adjusted (SIPA) is more accurate than age-adjusted hypotension for trauma team activation. Surgery. 2017 Mar;161(3):803-807. PubMed PMID: 27814956
• Acker SN, Wathen B, Roosevelt GE, Hill LR, Schubert A, Reese J, Bensard DD, Kulungowski AM. Rapid Response Team Activations in Pediatric Surgical Patients. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Feb;27(1):81-85. PubMed PMID: 27706523
• Stewart CL, Kulungowski AM, Tong S, Langer JC, Soden J, Sømme S. Rectal biopsies for Hirschsprung disease: Patient characteristics by diagnosis and attending specialty. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26592956
• Rialon KL, Murillo R, Fevurly RD, Kulungowski AM, Zurakowski D, Liang M, Kozakewich HP, Alomari AI, Fishman SJ. Impact of Screening for Hepatic Hemangiomas in Patients with Multiple Cutaneous Infantile Hemangiomas. Pediatr Dermatol. 2015 Nov;32(6):808-12. PubMed PMID: 26223454
• Foley LS, Kulungowski AM. Vascular Anomalies in Pediatrics. Adv Pediatr. 2015 Aug;62(1):227-55. PubMed PMID: 26205116
• Acker SN, Kulungowski AM, Hodges M, Crombleholme TM, Somme S, Partrick DA. Pyloric stenosis--postoperative care on a nonsurgical ward. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov;199(1):149-52. PubMed PMID: 25972312
• Rialon KL, Murillo R, Fevurly RD, Kulungowski AM, Christison-Lagay ER, Zurakowski D, Kozakewich HP, Alomari AI, Fishman SJ. Risk factors for mortality in patients with multifocal and diffuse hepatic hemangiomas. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 May;50(5):837-41. PubMed PMID: 25783331
• Kulungowski AM, Acker SN, Hoffenberg EJ, Neigut D, Partrick DA. Initial operative treatment of isolated ileal Crohn's disease in adolescents. Am J Surg. 2015 Jul;210(1):141-5. PubMed PMID: 25457242
• Schook CC, Kulungowski AM, Greene AK, Fishman SJ. Male genital lymphedema: clinical features and management in 25 pediatric patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Nov;49(11):1647-51. PubMed PMID: 25475811
• Kulungowski AM, Acker SN, Hoffenberg EJ, Neigut D, Partrick DA. Initial operative treatment of isolated ileal Crohn's disease in adolescents. Am J Surg. 2014 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25457242

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Surgery, Member
• American Pediatric Surgical Association, Member
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow
• International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, Member