Medical School:
Department: Medicine-Rheumatology
- MD, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (2004)
- BS, University of Iowa (IA) (2000)
- University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program (2005)
- University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Internal Medicine (2007)
- University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Rheumatology (2010)
Department: Medicine-Rheumatology
Recognition & Awards
- Nominee, Excellence in Direct Teaching Award, Academy of Medical Educators, University of Colorado (2012)
- Recognition for Outstanding Service or Education, Housestaff Association Annual Survey (2012)
- Faculty member, Championship Team in Knowledge Bowl, 2012 American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting, Washington, D.C. (2012)
- Recognition for Outstanding Service or Education, Housestaff Association Annual Survey (2011)
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Distinguished Fellow Award, American College of Rheumatology
(2010)
Annual award given to the top graduating fellows in the field of rheumatology, based on clinical and research accomplishments during their training. Dr. Kolfenbach was one of ten recipients who received the award in 2010.
Teaching
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Assistant Professor
(2010)
School of Medicine, Medicine -
Program Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program
(2015)
School of Medicine, Medicine -
Associate Professor
(2017)
School of Medicine, Medicine
Publications
- Goglin S, Kolfenbach J. The Impact of COVID-19 on Education and Training in Rheumatology: A Narrative Review. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 Jan;76(1):32-39. PubMed PMID: 37849427
- Conran C, Kolfenbach J, Kuhn K, Striebich C, Moreland L. A Review of Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis: Definition, Clinical Presentation, and Management. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2023 Dec;25(12):285-294. PubMed PMID: 37776482
- Scott RA, Nau SA, Patnaik JL, Le CB, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG, Reddy AK. Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Patients with Non-ocular Autoimmune Disease. Ophthalmol Ther. 2023 Dec;12(6):3383-3393. PubMed PMID: 37603160
- Bolster MB, Kolfenbach J, Poeschla A, Criscione-Schreiber L, Hant F, Ishizawar R, Jonas B, Leverenz D, O'Rourke KS, Wolfe RM, Zickuhr L. Incorporating Telemedicine in Rheumatology Fellowship Training Programs: Needs Assessment, Curricular Intervention, and Evaluation. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 Dec;75(12):2428-2434. PubMed PMID: 37232060
- Zickuhr L, Albert DA, Herndon C, Imundo LF, Lopker MJ Jr, Marston B, Mian N, O'Rourke K, Torralba KD, Westrich-Robertson T, Venuturupalli RS, Kolfenbach J, Bolster MB. Addressing Competency in Rheumatology Telehealth Care Delivery. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 Jun;75(6):1213-1219. PubMed PMID: 36121041
- Dua AB, Bolster MB, Gensler LS, Kolfenbach J, Mamut MH, Seo P, Jonas BL. Virtually Speaking: The Impact of a Nationwide Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Forum. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 Jul;75(7):1563-1570. PubMed PMID: 35724301
- UpToDate: Diabetic Muscle Infarction
- UpToDate: Limited Joint Mobility in Diabetes Mellitus
- UpToDate: Rheumatologic Manifestations of Acromegaly
- Bowers E, Griffith M, Kolfenbach J, Pearson D, Hammes A, Weinstein E. Quality Improvement Intervention to Reduce Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission Rates Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Jan;74(1):126-130. PubMed PMID: 32860731
- Reddy AK, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG. Ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2022 Nov 1;33(6):551-556. PubMed PMID: 36165413
- Zickuhr L, Albert DA, Herndon C, Imundo LF, Lopker MJ Jr, Marston B, Mian N, O'Rourke K, Torralba KD, Westrich-Robertson T, Venuturupalli RS, Kolfenbach J, Bolster MB. Addressing Competency in Rheumatology Telehealth Care Delivery. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36121041
- Dua AB, Bolster MB, Gensler LS, Kolfenbach J, Mamut MH, Seo P, Jonas BL. Virtually Speaking: The Impact of a Nationwide Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Forum. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Jun 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35724301
- Liebowitz JE, Torralba KD, Kolfenbach J, Marston B, Dua AB, O'Rourke KS, McKown K, Battistone MJ, Valeriano-Marcet J, Edgar L, McLean S, Gouze KR, Bolster MB. Rheumatology Milestones 2.0: A Roadmap for Competency-Based Medical Training of Rheumatology Fellows in the 21st Century. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Apr;74(4):675-685. PubMed PMID: 33181000
- Bowers E, Griffith M, Kolfenbach J, Pearson D, Hammes A, Weinstein E. Quality Improvement Intervention to Reduce Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission Rates Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Jan;74(1):126-130. PubMed PMID: 32860731
- Hupy ML, Pecen PE, Kolfenbach JR, Lau M, Palestine AG. PURTSCHER'S?LIKE RETINOPATHY SECONDARY TO GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS FOLLOWING AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2022 Jul 1;16(4):444-447. PubMed PMID: 32332428
- Reddy AK, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG. Ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2022 Nov 1;33(6):551-556. PubMed PMID: 36165413
- Zickuhr L, Kolfenbach J, Bolster MB. Applying Educational Theory to Optimize Trainee Education in the Ambulatory Virtual Care Environment. Med Sci Educ. 2021 Oct;31(5):1715-1722. PubMed PMID: 34422453
- Ingram E, Claus L, Kolfenbach J, Wright G, Borgelt LM. Contraceptive Use in Women of Childbearing Ability With Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Apr 1;27(3):97-101. PubMed PMID: 31789996
- Liebowitz JE, Torralba KD, Kolfenbach J, Marston B, Dua AB, O'Rourke KS, McKown K, Battistone MJ, Valeriano-Marcet J, Edgar L, McLean S, Gouze KR, Bolster MB. Rheumatology Milestones 2.0: A Roadmap for Competency-Based Medical Training of Rheumatology Fellows in the 21(st) Century. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33181000
- Bowers E, Griffith M, Kolfenbach J, Pearson D, Hammes A, Weinstein E. A Quality Improvement Intervention to Reduce 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rates among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32860731
- Hupy ML, Pecen PE, Kolfenbach JR, Lau M, Palestine AG. PURTSCHER'S[FIGURE DASH]LIKE RETINOPATHY SECONDARY TO GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS FOLLOWING AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2020 Apr 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32332428
- Reddy AK, Lau MK, Sieck EG, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG. Retinal artery occlusion followed by contralateral amaurosis fugax in association with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome). Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2020 Jun;18:100683. PubMed PMID: 32309675
- Dimou A, Barron G, Merrick DT, Kolfenbach J, Doebele RC. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a patient treated with dabrafenib and trametinib for BRAF V600E positive lung adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer. 2020 Mar 4;20(1):177. PubMed PMID: 32131760
- Weinstein E, Kolfenbach JR. Chapter 10: How Can Members of My Health Care Team Help Me Manage my RA? Facing Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Guide for Patients and Their Families. Bolster MB & Stern TA. The Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy. 2020.
- Marston B, Kolfenbach JR. How to Succeed in Fellowship & Beyond. The Rheumatologist. September 2020. https://www.the-rheumatologist.org.
- Liebowitz JE, Torralba KD, Kolfenbach JR, Marston B, Dua AB, O’Rourke KS, McKown K, Battistone MJ, Valeriano-Marcet J, Edgar L, McLean S, Gouze KR, Bolster MB. Rheumatology Milestones 2.0: A Roadmap for Competency-Based Medical Training of Rheumatology Fellows in the 21st Century. Arthritis Care Res. 2020. Nov 12.
- Fredrickson JS, Kolfenbach JR, Holmes JL, Cathcart JN, Lynch AM, Palestine AG. Therapeutic challenges in the treatment of systemic inflammatory disease in pregnancy. Obstet Med. 2019 Dec;12(4):180-185. PubMed PMID: 31853258
- Ingram E, Claus L, Kolfenbach J, Wright G, Borgelt LM. Contraceptive Use in Women of Childbearing Ability With Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31789996
- West SG, Pearson DW, Striebich CC, Goecker R, Kolfenbach JR. The Effect of Pre-Appointment Consultation Triage on Patient Selection and Revenue Generation in a University Rheumatology Practice. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 May;71(5):689-693. PubMed PMID: 29999252
- Li MY, Kolfenbach J, Schocket A. Not All Rashes Are Allergic: Keratoderma Blennorrhagicum-Like Rash Masquerading as Contact Dermatitis. Allergy Rhinol (Providence). 2018 Jan-Dec;9:2152656718811566. PubMed PMID: 30546925
- West SG, Pearson DW, Striebich CC, Goecker R, Kolfenbach JR. The Effect of Pre-appointment Consult Triage on Patient Selection and Revenue Generation in a University Rheumatology Practice. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29999252
- Fredrickson JS, Holmes J, Cathcart JN, Lynch AM, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG. Specialty management differences of syphilis and toxoplasmosis surrounding pregnancy: a prospective cross-sectional study. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2018 Jul 3;8(1):10. PubMed PMID: 29971681
- Ozzello DJ, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG. Uveitis Specialists and Rheumatologists Select Different Therapies for Idiopathic Non-necrotizing Anterior Scleritis. Ophthalmol Ther. 2016 Dec;5(2):245-252. PubMed PMID: 27744531
- Palestine AG, Kolfenbach JR, Ozzello DJ. Rheumatologists and Ophthalmologists Differ in Treatment Decisions for Ocular Behçet Disease. J Clin Rheumatol. 2016 Sep;22(6):316-9. PubMed PMID: 27556239
- Palestine AG, Singh JK, Kolfenbach JR, Ozzello DJ. Specialty Practice and Cost Considerations in the Management of Uveitis Associated With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2016 Jul 1;53(4):246-51. PubMed PMID: 27182746
- Gan RW, Trouw LA, Shi J, Toes RE, Huizinga TW, Demoruelle MK, Kolfenbach JR, Zerbe GO, Deane KD, Edison JD, Gilliland WR, Norris JM, Holers VM. Anti-carbamylated Protein Antibodies Are Present Prior to Rheumatoid Arthritis and Are Associated with Its Future Diagnosis. J Rheumatol. 2015 Jan 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25593232
- Gan RW, Trouw LA, Shi J, Toes RE, Huizinga TW, Demoruelle MK, Kolfenbach JR, Zerbe GO, Deane KD, Edison JD, Gilliland WR, Norris JM, Holers VM. Anti-carbamylated protein antibodies are present prior to rheumatoid arthritis and are associated with its future diagnosis. J Rheumatol. 2015 Apr;42(4):572-9. PubMed PMID: 25593232
Practice Locations
UCHealth Rheumatology Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-7700
Hospital Affiliation
1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-7700
Hospital Affiliation
- University of Colorado Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties
- Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2007)
- Rheumatology, Board Certification (2009)
- Bones, Joints and Muscles - Arthritis
- Immune System - Autoimmune Disorders
- Immune System - Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Bones, Joints and Muscles
- Immune System
Clinical Interests
My primary work is as a clinician-educator currently involved in patient care and clinical education of students, residents, and fellow-level trainees at the University of Colorado Hospital. I held the position of Assistant Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship from 2012-2015, and was officially named the Program Director in July of 2015. I see patients across the spectrum of rheumatic disease, but also sub-specialize in the fields of systemic sclerosis and autoimmune ocular disease. These subspecialty interests allow for inter-disciplinary collaboration between the division of rheumatology and other specialists in pulmonology, hand surgery, vascular medicine, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology. These collaborations provide educational opportunities for faculty and trainees, academic and research opportunities, and most importantly, improved patient care.
My primary work is as a clinician-educator currently involved in patient care and clinical education of students, residents, and fellow-level trainees at the University of Colorado Hospital. I held the position of Assistant Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship from 2012-2015, and was officially named the Program Director in July of 2015. I see patients across the spectrum of rheumatic disease, but also sub-specialize in the fields of systemic sclerosis and autoimmune ocular disease. These subspecialty interests allow for inter-disciplinary collaboration between the division of rheumatology and other specialists in pulmonology, hand surgery, vascular medicine, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology. These collaborations provide educational opportunities for faculty and trainees, academic and research opportunities, and most importantly, improved patient care.
Volunteer Activities
I work closely with the Scleroderma Foundation, providing educational presentations to patients and serving on the local Scientific Advisory Board. In addition, I serve as a volunteer on several committees through the American College of Rheumatology, primarily in the areas of education and the rheumatology workforce.
I work closely with the Scleroderma Foundation, providing educational presentations to patients and serving on the local Scientific Advisory Board. In addition, I serve as a volunteer on several committees through the American College of Rheumatology, primarily in the areas of education and the rheumatology workforce.
General Information
Medical Schools:
- MD, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (2004)
Undergraduate Schools:
- BS, University of Iowa (IA) (2000)
Internships:
- University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program (2005)
Residency Programs:
- University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Internal Medicine (2007)
Fellowships:
- University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Rheumatology (2010)
Department: Medicine-Rheumatology