Andrew Monte, MD, PhD
Professor, Emergency Medicine

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Medical School:
  • MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School (2005)
Graduate School :
  • PhD, University of Colorado Denver (2018)
Undergraduate School:
  • BS, University of Vermont (VT) (2000)
Residency:
  • University of Massachusetts Program, Emergency Medicine (2008)
Fellowships:
  • Denver Health Medical Center Program, Medical Toxicology (2011)
Languages: English
Department: Emergency Medicine

Research Interests

Personalized medicine, genetics, drug effectiveness and drug safety, substance abuse

Teaching

  • Assistant Professor (2011)
    School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine
    Toxicology and Personalized Medicine
  • Assistant Professor (2011)
    School of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy
    Toxicology and Personalized Medicine
  • Associate Professor (2016)
    School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine
    Toxicology and Personalized Medicine

Publications

  • Kowalski RG, Ledreux A, Violette JE, Neumann RT, Ornelas D, Yu X, Griffiths SG, Lewis S, Nash P, Monte AA, Coughlan CM, Deighan C, Grotta JC, Jones WJ, Graner MW. Rapid Activation of Neuroinflammation in Stroke: Plasma and Extracellular Vesicles Obtained on a Mobile Stroke Unit. Stroke. 2023 Feb 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36727508
  • Dylla L, Rice JD, Poisson SN, Monte AA, Higgins HM, Ginde AA, Herson PS. Analysis of stroke care among 2019-2020 national emergency medical services information system encounters. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022 Jan 5;31(3):106278. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34998044
  • Sonn BJ, Heard KJ, Heard SM, D'Alessandro A, Reynolds KM, Dart RC, Rumack BH, Monte AA. Metabolomic markers predictive of hepatic adaptation to therapeutic dosing of acetaminophen. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb;60(2):221-230. PubMed PMID: 34047639
  • Siegel R, Sullivan N, Monte AA, Vargas NM, Cooper ZD, Ma Y, Meltzer AC. Motivational interviewing to treat substance use disorders in the emergency department: A scoping review. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Jan;51:414-417. PubMed PMID: 33840549
  • Dylla L, Higgins HM, Piper C, Poisson SN, Herson PS, Monte AA. Sex as a biological variable in determining the metabolic changes influencing acute ischemic stroke outcomes-Where is the data: A systematic review. Front Neurol. 2022;13:1026431. PubMed PMID: 36504643
  • Black JC, Amioka E, Iwanicki JL, Dart RC, Monte AA. Evaluation of Cannabis Use Among US Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within Different Legal Frameworks. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2240526. PubMed PMID: 36342719
  • Monte AA, Arriaga Mackenzie I, Pattee J, Kaiser S, Willems E, Rumack B, Reynolds KM, Dart RC, Heard KJ. Genetic variants associated with ALT elevation from therapeutic acetaminophen. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Nov;60(11):1198-1204. PubMed PMID: 36102175
  • Arnold CG, Konigsberg I, Adams JY, Sharma S, Aggarwal N, Hopkinson A, Vest A, Campbell M, Boorgula M, Yang I, Gignoux C, Barnes KC, Monte AA. Epigenetics may characterize asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. Hum Genomics. 2022 Jul 27;16(1):27. PubMed PMID: 35897116
  • Arnold CG, Dylla L, Monte AA, Heard K, Heard S, D'Alessandro A, Reynolds K, Dart R, Rumack B, Sonn B. Metabolomic Evaluation of N-Acetyl-p-Benzoquinone Imine Protein Adduct Formation with Therapeutic Acetaminophen Administration: Sex-based Physiologic Differences. J Med Toxicol. 2022 Oct;18(4):297-310. PubMed PMID: 35751009
  • Arnold CG, Libby A, Vest A, Hopkinson A, Monte AA. Immune mechanisms associated with sex-based differences in severe COVID-19 clinical outcomes. Biol Sex Differ. 2022 Mar 4;13(1):7. PubMed PMID: 35246245
  • Galbraith MD, Kinning KT, Sullivan KD, Araya P, Smith KP, Granrath RE, Shaw JR, Baxter R, Jordan KR, Russell S, Dzieciatkowska M, Reisz JA, Gamboni F, Cendali F, Ghosh T, Guo K, Wilson CC, Santiago ML, Monte AA, Bennett TD, Hansen KC, Hsieh EWY, D'Alessandro A, Espinosa JM. Specialized interferon action in COVID-19. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Mar 15;119(11). PubMed PMID: 35217532
  • Dylla L, Rice JD, Poisson SN, Monte AA, Higgins HM, Ginde AA, Herson PS. Analysis of Stroke Care Among 2019-2020 National Emergency Medical Services Information System Encounters. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022 Mar;31(3):106278. PubMed PMID: 34998044
  • Sonn BJ, Heard KJ, Heard SM, D'Alessandro A, Reynolds KM, Dart RC, Rumack BH, Monte AA. Metabolomic markers predictive of hepatic adaptation to therapeutic dosing of acetaminophen. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb;60(2):221-230. PubMed PMID: 34047639
  • Siegel R, Sullivan N, Monte AA, Vargas NM, Cooper ZD, Ma Y, Meltzer AC. Motivational interviewing to treat substance use disorders in the emergency department: A scoping review. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Jan;51:414-417. PubMed PMID: 33840549
  • Konigsberg IR, Barnes B, Campbell M, Davidson E, Zhen Y, Pallisard O, Boorgula MP, Cox C, Nandy D, Seal S, Crooks K, Sticca E, Harrison GF, Hopkinson A, Vest A, Arnold CG, Kahn MG, Kao DP, Peterson BR, Wicks SJ, Ghosh D, Horvath S, Zhou W, Mathias RA, Norman PJ, Porecha R, Yang IV, Gignoux CR, Monte AA, Taye A, Barnes KC. Host methylation predicts SARS-CoV-2 infection and clinical outcome. Commun Med (London). 2021;1(1):42. PubMed PMID: 35072167
  • Arnold CG, Monte AA, Littlefield K, Vest A, Palmer BE. Vaccination Hesitancy and Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: Is It Time to Reconsider?. Viral Immunol. 2021 Dec;34(10):666-668. PubMed PMID: 34491119
  • Sullivan KD, Galbraith MD, Kinning KT, Bartsch KW, Levinsky NC, Araya P, Smith KP, Granrath RE, Shaw JR, Baxter RM, Jordan KR, Russell SA, Dzieciatkowska ME, Reisz JA, Gamboni F, Cendali FI, Ghosh T, Monte AA, Bennett TD, Miller MG, Hsieh EW, D'Alessandro A, Hansen KC, Espinosa JM. The COVIDome Explorer researcher portal. Cell Rep. 2021 Aug 17;36(7):109527. PubMed PMID: 34348131
  • Giacomini KM, Karnes JH, Crews KR, Monte AA, Murphy WA, Oni-Orisan A, Ramsey LB, Yang JJ, Whirl-Carrillo M. Advancing Precision Medicine Through the New Pharmacogenomics Global Research Network. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Sep;110(3):559-562. PubMed PMID: 34318925
  • Flaten HK, Sonn BJ, Saben JL, Shelton SK, Schwartz J, Ryall K, Monte AA. Genomic markers associated with successful treatment of hypertension with lisinopril: A pilot study. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Jul;59(7):506-510. PubMed PMID: 33769277
  • Sullivan KD, Galbraith MD, Kinning KT, Bartsch K, Levinsky N, Araya P, Smith KP, Granrath RE, Shaw JR, Baxter R, Jordan KR, Russell S, Dzieciatkowska M, Reisz JA, Gamboni F, Cendali F, Ghosh T, Monte AA, Bennett TD, Miller MG, Hsieh EWY, D'Alessandro A, Hansen KC, Espinosa JM. The COVIDome Explorer Researcher Portal. medRxiv. 2021 Mar 8. PubMed PMID: 33758879
  • Galbraith MD, Kinning KT, Sullivan KD, Baxter R, Araya P, Jordan KR, Russell S, Smith KP, Granrath RE, Shaw JR, Dzieciatkowska M, Ghosh T, Monte AA, D'Alessandro A, Hansen KC, Benett TD, Hsieh EW, Espinosa JM. Seroconversion stages COVID19 into distinct pathophysiological states. Elife. 2021 Mar 16;10. PubMed PMID: 33724185
  • Crews KR, Monte AA, Huddart R, Caudle KE, Kharasch ED, Gaedigk A, Dunnenberger HM, Leeder JS, Callaghan JT, Samer CF, Klein TE, Haidar CE, Van Driest SL, Ruano G, Sangkuhl K, Cavallari LH, Müller DJ, Prows CA, Nagy M, Somogyi AA, Skaar TC. Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guideline for CYP2D6, OPRM1, and COMT Genotypes and Select Opioid Therapy. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Oct;110(4):888-896. PubMed PMID: 33387367
  • Monte AA, Sonn B, Saben J, Rumack BH, Reynolds KM, Dart RC, Heard KJ. The Genomics of Elevated ALT and Adducts in Therapeutic Acetaminophen Treatment: a Pilot Study. J Med Toxicol. 2021 Apr;17(2):160-167. PubMed PMID: 33051802
  • Galbraith MD, Kinning KT, Sullivan KD, Baxter R, Araya P, Jordan KR, Russell S, Smith KP, Granrath RE, Shaw J, Dzieciatkowska M, Ghosh T, Monte AA, D'Alessandro A, Hansen KC, Bennett TD, Hsieh EWY, Espinosa JM. Seroconversion stages COVID19 into distinct pathophysiological states. medRxiv. 2020 Dec 7. PubMed PMID: 33330890
  • Sun H, Liu K, Li M, Tang S, Monte AA, Wang J, Nie S, Rui Q, Liu W, Qin H, Tan X, Ni H, Yang W, Zhu C, Yang R, Yu T, Wang S, Jiang H, Chen X, Zhang W, Zhu Y, Zhao H, Yang S, Yin K, Shao D, Xiao L, Chen Z, Yuan W, Hu D, Wan X, Wu L, Zhang J. The influence of coronavirus disease 2019 on emergency department visits in Nanjing, China: A multicentre cross-sectional study. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Oct;38(10):2101-2109. PubMed PMID: 33184025
  • Monte AA, Sonn B, Saben J, Rumack BH, Reynolds KM, Dart RC, Heard KJ. The Genomics of Elevated ALT and Adducts in Therapeutic Acetaminophen Treatment: a Pilot Study. J Med Toxicol. 2020 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33051802
  • Kisor DF, Monte AA, Müller DJ. Pharmacogenetic associations and evidence-based pharmacogenomics guidelines: supporting label and off-label use of drug-gene interaction data. Pharmacogenomics. 2020 May;21(7):427-430. PubMed PMID: 32319356
  • Brocker CN, Velenosi T, Flaten HK, McWilliams G, McDaniel K, Shelton SK, Saben J, Krausz KW, Gonzalez FJ, Monte AA. Metabolomic profiling of metoprolol hypertension treatment reveals altered gut microbiota-derived urinary metabolites. Hum Genomics. 2020 Mar 11;14(1):10. PubMed PMID: 32160915
  • Aquilante CL, Kao DP, Trinkley KE, Lin CT, Crooks KR, Hearst EC, Hess SJ, Kudron EL, Lee YM, Liko I, Lowery J, Mathias RA, Monte AA, Rafaels N, Rioth MJ, Roberts ER, Taylor MR, Williamson C, Barnes KC. Clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics via a health system-wide research biobank: the University of Colorado experience. Pharmacogenomics. 2020 Apr;21(6):375-386. PubMed PMID: 32077359
  • Monte AA, Hopkinson A, Saben J, Shelton SK, Thornton S, Schneir A, Pomerleau A, Hendrickson RG, Arens AM, Cole JB, Chenoweth J, Martin S, Adams A, Banister SD, Gerona RR. The Psychoactive Surveillance Consortium and Analysis Network (PSCAN): the first year. Addiction. 2020 Feb;115(2):270-278. PubMed PMID: 31769125
  • Shelton SK, Mills E, Saben JL, Devivo M, Williamson K, Abbott D, Hall KE, Monte AA. Why do patients come to the emergency department after using cannabis?. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jun;58(6):453-459. PubMed PMID: 31526057
  • Heard K, Bebarta VS, Hoppe JA, Monte AA. Does administration of haloperidol or ketorolac decrease opioid administration for abdominal pain patients? A retrospective study. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Mar;38(3):517-520. PubMed PMID: 31138518
  • Monte AA, Hopkinson A, Saben J, Shelton SK, Thornton S, Schneir A, Pomerleau A, Hendrickson RG, Arens AM, Cole JB, Chenoweth J, Martin S, Adams A, Banister SD, Gerona RR. The Psychoactive Surveillance Consortium and Analysis Network (PSCAN): the first year. Addiction. 2019 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31769125
  • Heard K, Monte AA, Wang GS. Another Perspective on Cannabis and Emergency Medicine in Colorado. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Oct 16;20(6):855-856. PubMed PMID: 31738711
  • Sonn BJ, Saben JL, McWilliams G, Shelton SK, Flaten HK, D'Alessandro A, Monte AA. Predicting response to lisinopril in treating hypertension: a pilot study. Metabolomics. 2019 Oct 3;15(10):133. PubMed PMID: 31583478
  • Monte AA, Shelton SK, Mills E, Saben J, Hopkinson A, Sonn B, Devivo M, Chang T, Fox J, Brevik C, Williamson K, Abbott D. Acute Illness Associated with Cannabis Use, by Route of Exposure: An Observational Study. Mo Med. 2019 May-Jun;116(3):229. PubMed PMID: 31527947
  • Shelton SK, Mills E, Saben JL, Devivo M, Williamson K, Abbott D, Hall KE, Monte AA. Why do patients come to the emergency department after using cannabis?. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Sep 16;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31526057
  • Venkatesan T, Levinthal DJ, Li BUK, Tarbell SE, Adams KA, Issenman RM, Sarosiek I, Jaradeh SS, Sharaf RN, Sultan S, Stave CD, Monte AA, Hasler WL. Role of chronic cannabis use: Cyclic vomiting syndrome vs cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 Jun;31 Suppl 2:e13606. PubMed PMID: 31241817
  • Heard K, Bebarta VS, Hoppe JA, Monte AA. Does administration of haloperidol or ketorolac decrease opioid administration for abdominal pain patients? A retrospective study. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 May 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31138518
  • Yarovoy JY, Monte AA, Knepper BC, Young HL. Epidemiology of Community-Onset Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. West J Emerg Med. 2019 May;20(3):438-442. PubMed PMID: 31123543
  • Koutsilieri S, Caudle KE, Alzghari SK, Monte AA, Relling MV, Patrinos GP. Optimizing thiopurine dosing based on TPMT and NUDT15 genotypes: It takes two to tango. Am J Hematol. 2019 Jul;94(7):737-740. PubMed PMID: 30945335
  • Monte AA, Shelton SK, Mills E, Saben J, Hopkinson A, Sonn B, Devivo M, Chang T, Fox J, Brevik C, Williamson K, Abbott D. Acute Illness Associated With Cannabis Use, by Route of Exposure: An Observational Study. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Apr 16;170(8):531-537. PubMed PMID: 30909297
  • West K, Monte AA. Response to "Methodological Considerations on CYP2D6 Phenoconversion Due to Drug-Drug Interaction". Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2019 May;105(5):1077-1078. PubMed PMID: 30739321
  • Heard K, Monte AA, Hoyte CO. Brief Commentary: Consequences of Marijuana-Observations From the Emergency Department. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Jan 15;170(2):124. PubMed PMID: 30615784
  • Gershman K, Timm K, Frank M, Lampi L, Melamed J, Gerona R, Monte AA. Deaths in Colorado Attributed to Kratom. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jan 3;380(1):97-98. PubMed PMID: 30601742
  • Schimmel J, Monte AA. Risk of Fluid Overload From Failure to Concentrate High-Dose Insulin as an Intravenous Antidote. Ann Pharmacother. 2019 Mar;53(3):325. PubMed PMID: 30378442
  • Saben JL, Shelton SK, Hopkinson AJ, Sonn BJ, Mills EB, Welham M, Westmoreland M, Zane R, Ginde AA, Bookman K, Oeth J, Chavez M, DeVivo M, Lakin A, Heldens J, Romero LB, Ames MJ, Roberts ER, Taylor M, Crooks K, Wicks SJ, Barnes KC, Monte AA. The Emergency Medicine Specimen Bank: An Innovative Approach To Biobanking In Acute Care. Acad Emerg Med. 2019 Jun;26(6):639-647. PubMed PMID: 30239069
  • Puskarich MA, Callaway C, Silbergleit R, Pines JM, Obermeyer Z, Wright DW, Hsia RY, Shah MN, Monte AA, Limkakeng AT Jr, Meisel ZF, Levy PD. Priorities to Overcome Barriers Impacting Data Science Application in Emergency Care Research. Acad Emerg Med. 2019 Jan;26(1):97-105. PubMed PMID: 30019795
  • Schimmel J, Monte AA. Risk of Fluid Overload From Failure to Concentrate High-Dose Insulin as an Intravenous Antidote. Ann Pharmacother. 2018 Oct 31;:1060028018810794. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30378442
  • Saben JL, Shelton SK, Hopkinson AJ, Sonn BJ, Mills EB, Welham M, Westmoreland M, Zane R, Ginde AA, Bookman K, Oeth J, Chavez M, DeVivo M, Lakin A, Heldens J, Romero LB, Ames MJ, Roberts ER, Taylor M, Crooks K, Wicks SJ, Barnes KC, Monte AA. The Emergency Medicine Specimen Bank: An Innovative Approach To Biobanking In Acute Care. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30239069
  • Puskarich MA, Callaway C, Silbergleit R, Pines JM, Obermeyer Z, Wright DW, Hsia RY, Shah MN, Monte AA, Limkakeng AT Jr, Meisel ZF, Levy PD. Priorities to Overcome Barriers Impacting Data Science Application in Emergency Care Research. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30019795
  • Monte AA, West K, McDaniel KT, Flaten HK, Saben J, Shelton S, Abdelmawla F, Bushman LR, Williamson K, Abbott D, Anderson PL. CYP2D6 Genotype Phenotype Discordance Due to Drug-Drug Interaction. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Nov;104(5):933-939. PubMed PMID: 29882961
  • Monte AA, Libby AM. Introduction to the Specific Aims Page of a Grant Proposal. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Sep;25(9):1042-1047. PubMed PMID: 29608233
  • Hall KE, Monte AA, Chang T, Fox J, Brevik C, Vigil DI, Van Dyke M, James KA. Mental Health-related Emergency Department Visits Associated With Cannabis in Colorado. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 May;25(5):526-537. PubMed PMID: 29476688
  • Fox J, Smith A, Yale A, Chow C, Alaswad E, Cushing T, Monte AA. Drugs of Abuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances at Outdoor Music Festivals in Colorado. Subst Use Misuse. 2018 Jun 7;53(7):1203-1211. PubMed PMID: 29148866
  • Brandehoff N, Adams A, McDaniel K, Banister SD, Gerona R, Monte AA. Synthetic cannabinoid "Black Mamba" infidelity in patients presenting for emergency stabilization in Colorado: a P SCAN Cohort. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Mar;56(3):193-198. PubMed PMID: 28862050
  • Monte AA, Sun H, Rapp-Olsson AM, Mohamed F, Gawarammana I, Buckley NA, Evans CM, Yang IV, Schwartz DA. The Plasma Concentration of MUC5B Is Associated with Clinical Outcomes in Paraquat-poisoned Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Mar 1;197(5):663-665. PubMed PMID: 28719757
  • Fox J, Smith A, Yale A, Chow C, Alaswad E, Cushing T, Monte AA. Drugs of Abuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances at Outdoor Music Festivals in Colorado. Subst Use Misuse. 2017 Nov 17;:1-9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29148866
  • Brandehoff N, Adams A, McDaniel K, Banister SD, Gerona R, Monte AA. Synthetic cannabinoid "Black Mamba" infidelity in patients presenting for emergency stabilization in Colorado: a P SCAN Cohort. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2017 Sep 1;:1-6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28862050
  • Flaten HK, Monte AA. The Pharmacogenomic and Metabolomic Predictors of ACE Inhibitor and Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Effectiveness and Safety. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2017 Aug;31(4):471-482. PubMed PMID: 28741243
  • Monte AA, Sun H, Rapp-Olsson AM Ms, Mohamed F, Gawarammana I, Buckley NA, Evans CM, Yang IV, Schwartz DA. The Plasma Concentration of MUC5B is Associated with Clinical Outcomes in Paraquat Poisoned Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28719757
  • Monte AA, Calello DP, Gerona RR, Hamad E, Campleman SL, Brent J, Wax P, Carlson RG. Characteristics and Treatment of Patients with Clinical Illness Due to Synthetic Cannabinoid Inhalation Reported by Medical Toxicologists: A ToxIC Database Study. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Jun;13(2):146-152. PubMed PMID: 28397128
  • Sorensen CJ, DeSanto K, Borgelt L, Phillips KT, Monte AA. In Reply: "The importance of recognizing cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome from synthetic marijuana use". J Med Toxicol. 2017 Jun;13(2):201. PubMed PMID: 28382464
  • Sorensen CJ, DeSanto K, Borgelt L, Phillips KT, Monte AA. In Response to Letter to the Editor Regarding: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment-a Systematic Review. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Jun;13(2):198. PubMed PMID: 28283940
  • Sorensen CJ, DeSanto K, Borgelt L, Phillips KT, Monte AA. Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment-a Systematic Review. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Mar;13(1):71-87. PubMed PMID: 28000146
  • Flaten HK, Monte AA. The Pharmacogenomic and Metabolomic Predictors of ACE Inhibitor and Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Effectiveness and Safety. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2017 Aug;31(4):471-482. PubMed PMID: 28741243
  • Monte AA, Calello DP, Gerona RR, Hamad E, Campleman SL, Brent J, Wax P, Carlson RG. Characteristics and Treatment of Patients with Clinical Illness Due to Synthetic Cannabinoid Inhalation Reported by Medical Toxicologists: A ToxIC Database Study. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Jun;13(2):146-152. PubMed PMID: 28397128
  • Sorensen CJ, DeSanto K, Borgelt L, Phillips KT, Monte AA. In Reply: "The importance of recognizing cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome from synthetic marijuana use". J Med Toxicol. 2017 Jun;13(2):201. PubMed PMID: 28382464
  • Sorensen CJ, DeSanto K, Borgelt L, Phillips KT, Monte AA. In Response to Letter to the Editor Regarding: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment-a Systematic Review. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Jun;13(2):198. PubMed PMID: 28283940
  • Sorensen CJ, DeSanto K, Borgelt L, Phillips KT, Monte AA. Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment-a Systematic Review. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Mar;13(1):71-87. PubMed PMID: 28000146
  • D'Alessandro A, Nemkov T, Sun K, Liu H, Song A, Monte AA, Subudhi AW, Lovering AT, Dvorkin D, Julian CG, Kevil CG, Kolluru GK, Shiva S, Gladwin MT, Xia Y, Hansen KC, Roach RC. AltitudeOmics: Red Blood Cell Metabolic Adaptation to High Altitude Hypoxia. J Proteome Res. 2016 Oct 7;15(10):3883-3895. PubMed PMID: 27646145
  • Limkakeng AT Jr, Monte AA, Kabrhel C, Puskarich M, Heitsch L, Tsalik EL, Shapiro NI. Systematic Molecular Phenotyping: A Path Toward Precision Emergency Medicine?. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Oct;23(10):1097-1106. PubMed PMID: 27288269
  • Genco EK, Forster JE, Flaten H, Goss F, Heard KJ, Hoppe J, Monte AA. Clinically Inconsequential Alerts: The Characteristics of Opioid Drug Alerts and Their Utility in Preventing Adverse Drug Events in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Feb;67(2):240-248.e3. PubMed PMID: 26553282
  • D'Alessandro A, Nemkov T, Sun K, Liu H, Song A, Monte AA, Subudhi AW, Lovering AT, Dvorkin D, Julian CG, Kevil CG, Kolluru GK, Shiva S, Gladwin MT, Xia Y, Hansen KC, Roach RC. AltitudeOmics: Red Blood Cell Metabolic Adaptation to High Altitude Hypoxia. J Proteome Res. 2016 Oct 7;15(10):3883-3895. PubMed PMID: 27646145
  • Limkakeng AT Jr, Monte AA, Kabrhel C, Puskarich M, Heitsch L, Tsalik EL, Shapiro NI. Systematic Molecular Phenotyping: A Path Toward Precision Emergency Medicine?. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Oct;23(10):1097-1106. PubMed PMID: 27288269
  • Bui QM, Allen LA, Monte AA, Page RL 2nd, McIlvennan CK. Amphetamine-positive urine drug screens in the setting of mexiletine use: A case series. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Aug;35(8):1045-8. PubMed PMID: 27287628
  • Ben S, Cooper-DeHoff RM, Flaten HK, Evero O, Ferrara TM, Spritz RA, Monte AA. Multiplex SNaPshot-a new simple and efficient CYP2D6 and ADRB1 genotyping method. Hum Genomics. 2016 Apr 23;10:11. PubMed PMID: 27108086
  • Kim HS, Hall KE, Genco EK, Van Dyke M, Barker E, Monte AA. Marijuana Tourism and Emergency Department Visits in Colorado. N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 25;374(8):797-8. PubMed PMID: 26933869
  • Kim HS, Monte AA. Colorado Cannabis Legalization and Its Effect on Emergency Care. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Jul;68(1):71-5. PubMed PMID: 26921970
  • Flaten HK, Kim HS, Campbell J, Hamilton L, Monte AA. CYP2C19 drug-drug and drug-gene interactions in ED patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Feb;34(2):245-9. PubMed PMID: 26639454
  • Genco EK, Forster JE, Flaten H, Goss F, Heard KJ, Hoppe J, Monte AA. Clinically Inconsequential Alerts: The Characteristics of Opioid Drug Alerts and Their Utility in Preventing Adverse Drug Events in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Feb;67(2):240-248.e3. PubMed PMID: 26553282
  • Bui QM, Allen LA, Monte AA, Page RL 2nd, McIlvennan CK. Amphetamine-positive urine drug screens in the setting of mexiletine use: A case series. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Aug;35(8):1045-8. PubMed PMID: 27287628
  • Ben S, Cooper-DeHoff RM, Flaten HK, Evero O, Ferrara TM, Spritz RA, Monte AA. Multiplex SNaPshot-a new simple and efficient CYP2D6 and ADRB1 genotyping method. Hum Genomics. 2016 Apr 23;10:11. PubMed PMID: 27108086
  • Kim HS, Hall KE, Genco EK, Van Dyke M, Barker E, Monte AA. Marijuana Tourism and Emergency Department Visits in Colorado. N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 25;374(8):797-8. PubMed PMID: 26933869
  • Kim HS, Monte AA. Colorado Cannabis Legalization and Its Effect on Emergency Care. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Jul;68(1):71-5. PubMed PMID: 26921970
  • Flaten HK, Kim HS, Campbell J, Hamilton L, Monte AA. CYP2C19 drug-drug and drug-gene interactions in ED patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Feb;34(2):245-9. PubMed PMID: 26639454
  • Genco EK, Forster JE, Flaten H, Goss F, Heard KJ, Hoppe J, Monte AA. Clinically Inconsequential Alerts: The Characteristics of Opioid Drug Alerts and Their Utility in Preventing Adverse Drug Events in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Feb;67(2):240-248.e3. PubMed PMID: 26553282
  • Monte AA, Heard KJ, Hoppe JA, Vasiliou V, Gonzalez FJ. The accuracy of self-reported drug ingestion histories in emergency department patients. J Clin Pharmacol. 2015 Jan;55(1):33-8. PubMed PMID: 25052325
  • Flaten HK, Kim HS, Campbell J, Hamilton L, Monte AA. CYP2C19 drug-drug and drug-gene interactions in ED patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26639454
  • Bell C, Slim J, Flaten HK, Lindberg G, Arek W, Monte AA. Butane Hash Oil Burns Associated with Marijuana Liberalization in Colorado. J Med Toxicol. 2015 Dec;11(4):422-5. PubMed PMID: 26289652
  • Kim HS, Anderson JD, Saghafi O, Heard KJ, Monte AA. Cyclic vomiting presentations following marijuana liberalization in Colorado. Acad Emerg Med. 2015 Jun;22(6):694-9. PubMed PMID: 25903855
  • Monte AA, Anderson P, Hoppe JA, Weinshilboum RM, Vasiliou V, Heard KJ. Accuracy of Electronic Medical Record Medication Reconciliation in Emergency Department Patients. J Emerg Med. 2015 Jul;49(1):78-84. PubMed PMID: 25797942
  • Monte AA, Zane RD, Heard KJ. The implications of marijuana legalization in Colorado. JAMA. 2015 Jan 20;313(3):241-2. PubMed PMID: 25486283
  • Monte AA, Heard KJ, Hoppe JA, Vasiliou V, Gonzalez FJ. The accuracy of self-reported drug ingestion histories in emergency department patients. J Clin Pharmacol. 2015 Jan;55(1):33-8. PubMed PMID: 25052325
  • Bell C, Slim J, Flaten HK, Lindberg G, Arek W, Monte AA. Butane Hash Oil Burns Associated with Marijuana Liberalization in Colorado. J Med Toxicol. 2015 Dec;11(4):422-5. PubMed PMID: 26289652
  • Kim HS, Anderson JD, Saghafi O, Heard KJ, Monte AA. Cyclic vomiting presentations following marijuana liberalization in Colorado. Acad Emerg Med. 2015 Jun;22(6):694-9. PubMed PMID: 25903855
  • Monte AA, Anderson P, Hoppe JA, Weinshilboum RM, Vasiliou V, Heard KJ. Accuracy of Electronic Medical Record Medication Reconciliation in Emergency Department Patients. J Emerg Med. 2015 Jul;49(1):78-84. PubMed PMID: 25797942
  • Monte AA, Zane RD, Heard KJ. The implications of marijuana legalization in Colorado. JAMA. 2015 Jan 20;313(3):241-2. PubMed PMID: 25486283
  • Monte AA, Heard KJ, Hoppe JA, Vasiliou V, Gonzalez FJ. The accuracy of self-reported drug ingestion histories in emergency department patients. J Clin Pharmacol. 2015 Jan;55(1):33-8. PubMed PMID: 25052325
  • Monte AA, Bronstein AC, Cao DJ, Heard KJ, Hoppe JA, Hoyte CO, Iwanicki JL, Lavonas EJ. An outbreak of exposure to a novel synthetic cannabinoid. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 23;370(4):389-90. PubMed PMID: 24450915
  • Monte AA, Zane RD, Heard KJ. The Implications of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado. JAMA. 2014 Dec 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25486283
  • Monte AA, Brocker C, Nebert DW, Gonzalez FJ, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Improved drug therapy: triangulating phenomics with genomics and metabolomics. Hum Genomics. 2014 Sep 1;8(1):16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25181945
  • Monte AA, Heard KJ, Campbell J, Hamamura D, Weinshilboum RM, Vasiliou V. The effect of CYP2D6 drug-drug interactions on hydrocodone effectiveness. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Aug;21(8):879-85. PubMed PMID: 25156930
  • Monte AA, Bronstein AC, Cao DJ, Heard KJ, Hoppe JA, Hoyte CO, Iwanicki JL, Lavonas EJ. An outbreak of exposure to a novel synthetic cannabinoid. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 23;370(4):389-90. PubMed PMID: 24450915
  • Monte AA, Ceschi A, Bodmer M. Safety of non-therapeutic atomoxetine exposures--a national poison data system study. Hum Psychopharmacol. 2013 Sep;28(5):471-6. PubMed PMID: 23861380
  • Froberg BA, King KJ, Kurera TD, Monte AA, Prosser JM, Walsh SJ, Riffenburgh RH, Rusyniak DE, Tanen DA. Negative predictive value of acetaminophen concentrations within four hours of ingestion. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Oct;20(10):1072-5. PubMed PMID: 24127715
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Professional Memberships

  • North American Congress of Clinical Toxicologists, Member
  • American College of Medical Toxicology, Member
  • Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Member
  • Massachusetts Medical Society, Member
  • American Society of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Member

Practice Locations

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

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • Denver Health Medical Center

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Emergency Medicine, Board Certification (2009)
  • Medical Toxicology, Board Certification (2012)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Emergency Care
Clinical Interests
Medical toxicology, precision medicine, genetic testing to improve medication effectiveness and safety.

Care Philosophy
Personalized and compassionate care for all patients.

General Information

Medical Schools:
  • MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School (2005)
Graduate Schools:
  • PhD, University of Colorado Denver (2018)
Undergraduate Schools:
  • BS, University of Vermont (VT) (2000)
Residency Programs:
  • University of Massachusetts Program, Emergency Medicine (2008)
Fellowships:
  • Denver Health Medical Center Program, Medical Toxicology (2011)
Languages: English
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact Us
CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

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

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