Zachary Macchi, MD - Instructor
Contact Info
Email: Zachary.Macchi@cuanschutz.edu
Education
Residency, Neurology, University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program
MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Professional Titles
Palliative Care and Aging Research Fellow
Biography
Zachary Macchi, MD, is an Aging and Palliative Care Research Fellow in the Department of Neurology at the University of
Colorado. He obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University
of Kansas and completed his residency in Neurology at the University of
Colorado (CU) Anschutz. An area of ongoing interest to Dr. Macchi is palliative
care for neurologic illness, or neuropalliative care. Throughout fellowship he
continues to work on a number of projects related to neuropalliative care for
patients with neurodegenerative conditions, like Alzheimer’s disease and
Parkinson’s disease. His
current work focuses on aggression as a behavioral disturbance in Parkinson’s
disease and other forms of parkinsonism, identifying factors which contribute
to such behaviors and their consequences for patients and caregivers while also
researching ways to detect and manage aggression in the outpatient setting.
Recent Publications
Macchi ZA, Katz M, Galifianakis N, Sillau S, Miyasaki J, Kluger BM. Prevalence and cumulative incidence of caregiver reported aggression in advanced Parkinson’s disease and related disorders. Neurology: Clinical Practice. 2021. doi:10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001110
Ayele R, Macchi ZA, Dini M, Bock M, Katz M, Pantilat S, Jones J, Kluger BM. The experience of community neurologists providing care for patients with neurodegenerative illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Neurology. 2021. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000012363
Macchi ZA, Ayele R, Dini M, Lamira J, Katz M, Pantilat S, Jones J, Kluger BM. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for improving outpatient neuropalliative care: A qualitative study of patient and caregiver perspectives. Palliative Medicine. 2021. doi:10.1177/02692163211017383
Macchi ZA, Kletenik I, Olvera C, Holden SK. Psychiatric co-morbidities in functional movement disorders: A retrospective cohort study. Movement Disorders: Clinical Practice. 2021. doi:10.1002/mdc3.13226.
Macchi ZA, Tarolli C, Kluger BM. Palliative care in movement disorders: An evolving field. Current Neurology & Neurosciences Report. 2021. doi:10.1007/s11910-021-01091-5.
Macchi ZA, DeMasters BK, Orjuela K, Pastula D, Piquet A, Baca C. Glioblastoma as an autoimmune limbic encephalitis mimic: A case and review of the literature. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2020.577214.
Macchi ZA,Koljack CE, Miyasaki J, Katz M, Galifianakis N, Prizer LP, Sillau SH, Kluger BM. Patient and caregiver characteristics associated with caregiver burden in Parkinson’s disease: A palliative care approach. Annals of Palliative Medicine. 2019. doi:10.21037/apm.2019.10.01.
Macchi Z, Wang Y, Moore D, Katz J, Saperstein D, Walk D, Simpson E, Genge A, Bertorini T, Fernandes J, Swenson A, Elman L, Dimachkie M, Herbelin L, Miller J, Lu J, Swerdlow RH, Barohn RJ. A multi-center screening trial of rasagiline in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Possible mitochondrial biomarker target engagement. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2015:1-8. doi:10.3109/21678421.2015.1026826.
A list of Dr. Macchi's publications can be found on Colorado PROFILES