Publications from CU Anschutz Residents & Fellows

Feb 6, 2026

A study led by Department of Surgery resident Samuel Lai, MD, has been chosen for the 2026 Robert W. Beart, MD, Impact Paper of the Year Award from the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons. The paper, “Rectal Cancer Watch-and-Wait Management: Experience of 545 Patients From the US Rectal Cancer Research Group,” published in the February 2025 edition of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum was selected from all manuscripts published over the past year as having the greatest impact on colon and rectal surgeons.

Mar 30, 2026

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation resident David Gallacher, MD, is first author of a recent publication, “Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Management Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review,” published in March by Journal of Pain Research.

Apr 13, 2026

Daniel Kramer, MD, Associate Program Director of Neurological Surgery, was featured in a CBS news story about a groundbreaking procedure to implant brain-computer interface in higher levels of the brain.

Mar 26, 2026

Mar 25, 2026

Daniel Brook, MD, PhD, Resident in Psychiatry, is a co-author of an original investigation, “Brief Prescribing Support and Buprenorphine Adoption in Rural Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial,” published March 25 by JAMA Network Open.

Mar 6, 2026

Elijah Christensen, MD, PhD, Resident in Anesthesiology, is first author on a publication, “Post-operative oxygen delivery and delirium after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: A multisite retrospective cohort study of 1,690 patients” in Perfusion published March 6, 2026.

Mar 23, 2026

Elizabeth Stein, MD, Resident with the Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, is a co-author of an original investigation, “Managing Conflicting Prognostic Communication Preferences in Pediatric Oncology,” published March 23 by JAMA Network Open

Mar 17, 2026

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics intern, Ryo Sakuma, MD, is first author of "Repair of Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect in 2 Patients With Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension" published in Pulmonary Circulation Open Access.

Mar 2, 2026

Rafael Malgor, MD, MBA, Professor of Surgery and Vascular Surgery Program Director, served as first author and Chair of the Guidelines Committee for the newly accepted clinical practice guideline, “The American Venous Forum Clinical Practice Guideline on the Care of Patients with Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis,” published March 2 by the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. PGY 2 vascular surgery resident Pedro Neves, MD, contributed as a co author, bringing national and international visibility to CU Anschutz Vascular Surgery.

Feb 13, 2026

Megham Twiss, MAT, MDiv, GME Program Director, Operations and Strategy, is co-author of an article, “An Analysis of Graduate Medical Education Program Coordinator Job Descriptions,” published February 13 by the Journal of Graduate Medical Education.

Feb 19, 2026

Katherine Nowicki, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Associate Program Director, recently co-authored the chapter, "Competency-Based Assessment," in the new book Graduate Medical Education in Pediatrics. Read the abstract here.

Jan 23, 2026

This interview is one in a series of interviews with the 2026 recipients of the ACGME Awards. These awardees join an outstanding group of previous honorees whose work and contributions to graduate medical education (GME) represent the best in the field. Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Program Director, Julie Venci, MD, is a recipient of the 2026 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award. She and other awardees will be honored at the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, taking place February 19-21, 2026, in San Diego, California.

Feb 13, 2026

CU Internal Medicine faculty at the VA clinics recently published a five-year study in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education describing a locally developed simulation-paired procedure clinic for internal medicine residents. Designed to address declining opportunities for office-based procedures in primary care training, the model integrates simulation with same-day clinic experience for all Internal Medicine residents. The program doubled ambulatory procedural volume while creating a more focused environment for procedural learning.

Nov 19, 2025

Internal Medicine resident, Thomaz Alexandre Costa, MD, is lead author of a recent publication, “Efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in patients with a left ventricular thrombus: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials” in BMJ Openheart.

Nov 9, 2025

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics resident, Julia Small, MD, is lead author of a recent publication, “Unmet Health Care Needs of Adult Patients Adopted in Childhood: Insights and Recommendations,” in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Nov 1, 2024

Critical Care Medicine fellow, Amy Krepps, MD, is lead author on a publication in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Oct 10, 2025

Aditya Duhan, MD, PGY 6 fellow in Musculoskeletal Imaging is an author of a case report, “Jacobsen Syndrome: A Case Report With Olfactory Bulb Agenesis, Severe Endocrinopathy, and Neurodevelopmental Delay,” published in October by Clinical Case Reports.

Oct 15, 2025

Aditya Duhan, MD, PGY 6 fellow in Musculoskeletal Imaging is an author on a case report, “Sirenomelia and the Spectrum of Caudal Anomalies: Clinical Reflections From a Preterm Termination," published in October by Clinical Case Reports.

Oct 15, 2025

Ahmad Hider, MD, PGY 2 resident in Surgery is lead author of a viewpoint article, “Improving Transparency—FDA Guidance on Hernia Mesh Labeling,” published October 15 in JAMA Surgery.

Nov 1, 2025

Paige Romer, MD, PGY 2 resident in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics is lead author on a perspective article, “Navigating Expectations in the Transition to the Pass/Fail Step 1 Exam: Tensions and Recommendations From Student Leaders of the NEXT Step 1 Project,” published in the November issue of Academic Medicine.