Steven Rooker, M.D.
Hometown
Strasburg, Colorado
Training/Education
College: Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester
Internship: Transitional Internship - HealthONE, Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree, CO
Hobbies
Binging streaming shows, PC/console gaming, weightlifting (I've collected a lot of equipment for my basement home gym since 2017), running slowly, skiing, hanging out with my wife and two dogs!
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My Favorite Things to Do in the Denver Area
Skiing for sure! I hear the restaurants, breweries, live-events, and hiking are cool too.
Honors and Awards
William and Charles Mayo Award
Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry & CSU College of Natural Sciences Outstanding Graduate
Army Commendation Medal for Valor
Presentations
Poster Presentations:
- Does preoperative imaging for recurrent pleomorphic adenoma underestimate tumor burden? American Head and Neck Society 10th International Conference. Chicago, IL. 2020 Jul. (Conference canceled due to pandemic)
- Radiographic risk factors for malignant transformation to carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma in patients presenting with recurrence after resection of pleomorphic adenoma. Mayo Clinic Young Investigators Research Symposium. Rochester, MN. 2020 Mar. (Conference canceled due to pandemic)
Oral Presentations:
- Risk Factors for subsequent recurrence after surgical treatment for recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. American Head and Neck Society 10th International Conference. Chicago, IL, 2020 Jul. (Conference canceled due to pandemic)
Publications
Rooker SA, Van Abel KM, Yin LX, et al. Risk factors for subsequent recurrence after surgical treatment of recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. Head Neck. 2020 Dec 4. doi: 10.1002/hed.26570. (PMID: 33275822)
Yin LX, Van Abel KM, Rooker SA, et al. Risk factors for carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma in patients presenting with recurrence after resection of pleomorphic adenoma. Head Neck. 2020 Oct 12. (PMID: 33043539)
Rooker SA, Nagelschneider AA, Moore EJ, et al. Recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland: A comparison of radiographic and pathologic tumor burden [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 8]. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020;41(6):102642. (PMID: 32682193)
Rooker SA, Vyas KS, DiFilippo EC, et al. The Rise of the Neophallus: A Systematic Review of Penile Prosthetic Outcomes and Complications in Gender-Affirming Surgery. J Sex Med 2019;16:661-672. (PMID: 30956105)
Upadhyay A, Kumar, S, Rooker SA, Koehn JT, Crans DC, McNeil MR., et al. (2018). Mycobacterial MenJ, an oxidoreductase involved in menaquinone biosynthesis. ACS Chem. Biol. 13, 2498-2507. (PMID: 30091899)