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Colby Simmons, DO
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

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Medical School:
  • DO, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (2013)
Graduate School :
  • MBA, Rockhurst University (2013)
Undergraduate School:
  • BS, Missouri State University (MO) (2005)
Residency:
  • University of Colorado, Anesthesiology (2017)
Fellowships:
  • University of Colorado, Anesthesiology (2018)
Languages: Spanish
Department: Anesthesiology

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiolgy

Recognition & Awards

  • Emerging Leader Scholarship, American Society of Anesthesiology (2018)
  • Resident Humanitarian Service Award, American Society of Anesthesiology (2016)

Teaching

  • Assistant Professor (2017)
    School of Medicine, Anesthesiology
    Neurosurgical Anesthesia Clinical Neurophysiology Global Anesthesia

Publications

  • Simmons CG, Eckle T, Rogers D, Williams JD, Brainard JC. Disposable laryngoscope intubation to reduce equipment failure in an emergency out of OR setting - a quality control case study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2023 Jan 10;23(1):16. PubMed PMID: 36627551
  • Morabito JE, Simmons CG, Zanotti G, Mitchell JD, Bartels K, Wilkey BJ. Airway and Hemodynamic Considerations for the Anesthetic Management of an Intraluminal Tracheal Plasmacytoma. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Mar;27(1):64-67. PubMed PMID: 36418868
  • Simmons CG, Alvey NJ, Kaizer AM, Williamson K, Faruki AA, Kacmar RM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Weitzel NS. Benchmarking of Anesthesia and Surgical Control Times by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Codes. J Med Syst. 2022 Mar 4;46(4):19. doi: 10.1007/s10916-022-01798-z. Erratum in: J Med Syst. 2022 Aug 11;46(9):60. PMID: 35244783.
  • Patient Safety in Anesthesia: Hand Hygiene and Perioperative Infection Control
  • Colby G. Simmons, Tobias Eckle, Dustin Rogers et al. Disposable laryngoscope intubation to reduce equipment failure in an emergency out of OR setting - A Quality Control Case Study, 17 August 2022, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1915417/v1]
  • Airway and hemodynamic considerations for the anesthetic management of an intraluminal tracheal Plasmacytoma.
  • Simmons CG, Hennigan AW, Loyd JM, Loftus RW, Sharma A. Patient Safety in Anesthesia: Hand Hygiene and Perioperative Infection Control. Curr Anesthesiol Rep. 2022;12(4):493-500. PubMed PMID: 36345323
  • New Frontiers in Intraoperative Neuromonitoring: A Narrative Review
  • Simmons CG, Alvey NJ, Kaizer AM, Williamson K, Faruki AA, Kacmar RM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Weitzel NS. Correction to: Benchmarking of Anesthesia and Surgical Control Times by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Codes. J Med Syst. 2022 Aug 11;46(9):60. PubMed PMID: 35951122
  • Implementation of de-novo Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Program in Uganda utilizing the EPIS framework
  • Simmons CG, Alvey NJ, Kaizer AM, Williamson K, Faruki AA, Kacmar RM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Weitzel NS. Benchmarking of Anesthesia and Surgical Control Times by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Codes. J Med Syst. 2022 Mar 4;46(4):19. PubMed PMID: 35244783
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Practice Locations

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

UCHealth Ambulatory Surgery Center - Cherry Creek Medical Center
100 Cook Street
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80206
720-516-9373

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests
My clinical focus is delivering anethesia for neurosurgical patients as well as management of intra-operative neurophysiology.

Care Philosophy
To provide the highest level of anesthetic care to all patients at all times. To treat patients with the same level of care that I would expect for myself or any member of my family.

Personal Interests
My personal interests include global anesthesia and the development of programs to increase anesthesia capacity in low-income countries. As well, I am interested in maximizing operating efficiency to improve utilization.

Public Speaking
Yes

General Information

Medical Schools:
  • DO, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (2013)
Graduate Schools:
  • MBA, Rockhurst University (2013)
Undergraduate Schools:
  • BS, Missouri State University (MO) (2005)
Residency Programs:
  • University of Colorado, Anesthesiology (2017)
Fellowships:
  • University of Colorado, Anesthesiology (2018)
Languages: Spanish
Department: Anesthesiology
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