ANGELA SAUAIA, MD, PhD
CURRICULUM VITAE
Current Position
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Associate Professor of Health Services, Management and Policy, Medicine and
Surgery
University of Colorado Denver, Colorado School of Public Health and School of
Medicine
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Address: 13011 E. 17th Place Room E-3360-C Aurora, CO 80045
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Phone: 303-7242498
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Email: Angela.sauaia@ucdenver.edu
Education
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1983: M.D. degree from the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil
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1984-85: PGY 1 and 2 - Internal Medicine, University of Sao Paulo School of
Medicine
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1986: PGY 3 - Critical Care Medicine, University of Sao Paulo School of
Medicine
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1991-97: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Trauma Research at the Department of
Surgery of the Denver Health Medical Center
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1997: PhD in Epidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dissertation: Predicting Postinjury
Multiple Organ Failure
Academic appointments and positions
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1987-1991: Instructor of residents, Internal Medicine, University of Sao Paulo
School of Medicine (USPSM) and Attending physician, Intensive Care Unit and
Emergency Room, University Hospital, University of Sao Paulo School of
Medicine
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2002-2006: Assistant Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine &
Biometrics, Division of Health Care Policy and Research at the Department of
Medicine and the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University
of Colorado Denver (UCD) School of Medicine
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2006-present: Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Health Care Policy
and Research at the Department of Medicine
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2006-present: Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, UCD,
School of Medicine
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2009- present: Associate Professor of Health Services, Management and Policy,
UCD, Colorado School of Public Health
Professional positions
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1987-1991: Attending physician, Intensive Care Unit of the School Hospital and
Maternity of V.N. Cachoeirinha, Sao Paulo, Brazil (critical care in pregnancy)
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1987-1991: Instructor of residents, Internal Medicine, University of Sao Paulo
School of Medicine (USPSM) and Attending physician, Intensive Care Unit and
Emergency Room, University Hospital, University of Sao Paulo School of
Medicine
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1991-1997: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Trauma Research at the Department of
Surgery of the Denver General Hospital, University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center.
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1997-2002: Medical Epidemiologist, Colorado Foundation for Medical Care
(CFMC), the largest health care quality improvement organization in Colorado.
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2002-2006: Assistant Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine &
Biometrics, Division of Health Care Policy and Research at the Department of
Medicine and the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University
of Colorado Denver (UCD) School of Medicine
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2006-present: Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Health Care Policy
and Research at the Department of Medicine, UCD School of Medicine
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2006-present: Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, UCD
School of Medicine
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2009- present: Associate Professor of Health Services, Management and Policy,
UCD Colorado School of Public Health
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2011-present: Biostatistician, Editorial Board Journal of Trauma and Acute Care
Surgery
Honors and awards
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2010: University of Colorado Denver- Anschutz Medical Campus Chancellor’s
Diversity Recognition Award for Faculty Leadership
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2012: Delta Omega National Honorary Society in Public Health
Professional Affiliations
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2007-2010: Founding member and Executive Committee member: Academy for
Health Equity, a national organization aimed at eliminating health disparities
Professional Service and Committees
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2001-2002: Appointed Member of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (formerly Health Care Financing Administration) National Intervention
Peer Review Panel for projects directed at reducing disparities in care for
minorities and persons with low income.
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2002-2004: National Hispanic/Latina Task Force of the Susan G. Komen
Foundation
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2003-2005: University of Colorado Annual Diversity Research Exchange
Organizing Committee
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2004-2005: Steering Committee, “Healthy Impact!” A collaborative project
between the Anti-Defamation League, the local PBS and the Colorado
Foundation for Medical Care to increase awareness of the importance of
culturally competent care among communities of color
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2007-2010: Founding member and Executive Committee member: Academy for
Health Equity, a national organization aimed at eliminating health disparities
(www.academyforhealthequity.org)
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2009-present: UCD Health Disparities Steering Committee
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2009-2010: Scientific Advisory Board, Hampton University Skin of Color
Research Institute
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2009-present: P-20 Advisory Council, Aurora Public Schools
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2011-2012: Nominated member of the Colorado State Cancer, Cardiovascular
and Pulmonary Disease (CCPD) Amendment 35 Grant Program Committee
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2012-present: Nominated member, Colorado Public Health Standards Committee
Licensure and board certification
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1983-present: Brazilian Medical License by the Brazil Federal and Sao Paulo
Regional Medicine Councils (the medical licensure agencies in Brazil)
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1991-present: Board certified in Critical Care Medicine, Brazilian Society of
Critical Care Medicine
Review, Referee and Editorial Activities
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2011-present: Biostatistician, Editorial Board Journal of Trauma
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Invited to participate as a member of a special emphasis panel (SEP) in the
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (declined due to time conflict)
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1997-present: invited to be a reviewer for multiple articles in multiple journals to
include Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Journal of Healthcare for the
Poor and Underserved, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Journal of the
American Geriatric Society, Health Services Research and other journals in the
areas of trauma and health disparities.
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Invited Lectures, Presentations, Workshops
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The Tepeyac Project: a Church-based approach to increase breast cancer
screening among Latinas in Colorado. Colorado Public Health Association
Annual Meeting. Colorado Springs CO, 2001.
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Faith-based Research. National Hispanic Medical Association's Seventh Annual
Conference, Washington D.C., March 2003.
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Health Disparities: Latinos. Keynote Speaker, University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center, Diversity Week Research Exchange. Denver CO, 2003.
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5th Annual Rocky Mountain Evidence-Based Health Care Workshop. Invited
tutor. Keystone CO, 2003.
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Evidence-based Medicine. Introductory course to State Legislators. Promoted by
the Milbank Memorial Fund. Invited tutor. Dallas TX, 2003.
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Breast Cancer among Latinas. National Hispanic Medical Association's Eighth
Annual Conference, Washington D.C., March 2004
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Health Disparities: Latinos. Keynote Speaker, University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center, Diversity Week Research Exchange. Denver CO, April 2004.
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Culture of Data. What is Evidence-Based Practice in a Community Setting?
(Participatory Action Research principles). Panel Member. October 2004.
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Annual Health Disparities meeting. National Hispanic Caucus of State
Legislators/ National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Moderator. Boston MA,
August 2004.
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Colorado Health Disparities Conference: meeting sponsored by the UCHSC
Chancellors's office and the Honorable Peter C. Groff, Colorado State Senator.
Moderator and Keynote Speaker. Planning Committee Member. Report editor.
Denver CO, October 2004.
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Health Care Challenges for the Latino Community. Sponsored by the Policy
Exchange Foundation and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators.
Keynote Speaker. Scottsdale, Arizona, 2005.
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The National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (NOBEL/
WOMEN) Health Symposium. Keynote Speaker: Health disparities among
women, Denver CO, 2005.
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Colorado Legislature. Reducing cancer deaths: No one left behind, Denver, CO,
2005
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Colorado Health Strategy and Management. Culturally competent health care.
Denver CO, 2006.
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National Hispanic Medical Association Annual Meeting, 2007, San Antonio,
Texas. Cultural Competence Training in Medical Schools: the Quest for Health
Equity
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National Physicians Alliance. 2007 Colorado Regional Meeting. Physician
Leadership Institute: Strategies for Serving Vulnerable Populations. Invited
Speaker, October 2007, Denver, Colorado.
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Colorado Public Radio: Racial Disparities in Health Care, Part I, Colorado
Matters, July 15, 2007 (available at http://www.kcfr.org/)
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Disparities in Research: sponsored by the UCD Public Health Student SAC, the
Diversity & Health Care Student SAC and the UCD Office of Diversity, Feb 21,
2008
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Translational Research Session: Chair and Speaker. Academy for Health Equity,
Denver, Colorado, June 2008
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Health Disparities among Latinos: Key note Speaker, meeting sponsored by the
CDPHE Office of Health Disparities, August 2008.
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Annual Health Disparities meeting. National Hispanic Caucus of State
Legislators. Moderator and Key Note Speaker, Wilmington, Delaware,
September 2008.
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Healthy Child Development and School Readiness: Moving the Agenda
Forward. Sponsored by Colorado Trust and Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
Organized by the National Center for Children in Poverty and the BUILD
initiative, Key Note Speaker, Denver, 2009
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Health Disparities in Children, the BUILD Initiative, Key Note Speaker, Phoenix,
AZ, 2009
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Easy access to county/regional public health and health disparities data via the
web, Public Health in the Rockies Conference, Copper Mountain, Colorado,
2009.
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Regional Health Disparities Profiles. Culture of Data sponsored by US Public
Health Service region VIII and the CDPHE, Denver 2009
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Regional Health Disparities Data Session: Chair and Speaker. Academy for
Health Equity, Denver, Colorado, 2010.
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Invited panelist, 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association.
Emerging Technologies and Public Health Leadership: Exploring the Interface of
Social and Technical Systems. Project TEACH: using technology to empower
community-based organizations, Denver Colorado, 2010.
Teaching Record
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Courses developed and taught:
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1987-1991: Director, Internal Medicine Internship offered to sixth year
medical students of the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine
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2002- 2010: Education Coordinator, Division of Health Care Policy and
Research. Responsible for biweekly seminars in Health Services
Research Methods to Geriatrics’ Fellows.
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2004- 2008: Director, Cultural Competency and Diversity Curriculum, UCD
School of Medicine: a four-year curriculum developed, delivered and
evaluated by Dr. Sauaia; a piece of it was featured in the Association of
American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2007 Medical School Objectives
Report: Prevention and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity: Examples
of innovation (Sauaia, A; Michaels R; Bessesen D; Sarapura V.
Overweight and Obesity in the Context of Health Inequalities, available at
https://services.aamc.org/Publications/)
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2007- present: Developed and directed, HSMP 6602 (formerly PRMD
6670) Health Equity. Class sizes varied from 8- 17 students.
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2008: Director, HSR 6617 Introduction to Health Services Research. UCD
Graduate School
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2011-present: Developed and directed, HSMP 6630: Grant Writing for
Public Health Professionals. Class size=11 students.
Guest lecturer/ Tutor/ Small group facilitator
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1997-1998: PRMD 6630 Epidemiology
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2002, 2003, 2004, 2006: Guest lecturer PRMD 6617 Introduction to Health
Services Research
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2003: Annual Rocky Mountain Evidence-Based Health Care Workshop,
Keystone, CO
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2003: Evidence-based Medicine. Introductory course to State Legislators.
Promoted by the Milbank Memorial Fund. Dallas, Texas.
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2006, 2007: PRMD 6606 Community Health Practice
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2006, 2007: UCD School of Medicine Hidden Curriculum Faculty
Facilitator
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2009: CBHS 6610 Social and Community Factors in Health, UCD CSPH
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2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012: EPID 6622 (formerly PRMD 6622) Cancer
Prevention and Control
Advising: MSPH Thesis committees:
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Jane Brock, MD (Preventive Medicine resident). Department of Preventive
Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Thesis: Brock, J; Sauaia, A; Ahnen D; Marine W; Schluter WW; Stevens
B; Scinto JD; Karp, H; Bratzler D. Process of care and Outcomes for
Elderly Patients Hospitalized with Peptic Ulcer Disease: Results of a
Quality Improvement Project. JAMA 286:1985-93, 2001. (Senior author).
Graduated in 2000, currently the Medical Officer of the Colorado
Foundation for Medical Care, the healthcare quality improvement
organization for the state of Colorado
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Dan McCall, MD, Endocrinology fellow. Department of Preventive
Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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Thesis: McCall DT, Sauaia A, Hamman RF, Reusch JE, Barton P. Are
Low-Income Elderly Patients at Risk for Poor Diabetes Care? Diabetes
Care, 27: 1060-1065, 2004. (Senior author).
Graduated in 2002, currently practices Diabetes, Endocrinology &
Metabolism in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has board certifications from
the American Board of Internal Medicine in endocrinology and the
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
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Suzanne Fiorillo. Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Thesis: Predicting Depression among Elderly Medicare Patients in the
Managed Care Setting: a practical application of the Medicare Health
Outcome Survey. (Senior author).
Graduated in 2002, currently holds the positionbe
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Adrienne Welsh, PhD. Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Thesis: Welsh AL, Sauaia A, Jacobellis J, Min S, Byers T. Effect of a
Church-Based Approach to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Among
Latinas on Medicaid. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2005 Oct. Available
from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/oct/04_0140.htm. (Senior
author). Graduated in 2004.
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Tyler Watlington, MD. Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Thesis: Watlington AT; Byers T; Mouchawar J; Sauaia A; Ellis J. Does
Having Insurance Affect Differences in Clinical Presentation between
Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women with Breast Cancer? Cancer,
2007 (reply Cancer, 109(10):2093-9.2007). Graduated in 2006.
Advising: MPH Masters Project/Capstone experience
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Margaret Moore. Colorado School of Public Health. Project: regional
health disparities profiles, the product can be seen at
http://www.chd.dphe.state.co.us/HealthDisparitiesProfiles/dispHealthProfil
es.aspx. Graduated in 2009. Study presented in two regional meetings.
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Katherine Vonrueden. Colorado School of Public Health. Project: GIS
maps of regional health profiles, the product can be seen at the project
TEACH website at http://publichealthpractice.org/community-project9
development/project-teach. Graduated in 2010. Study presented in two
regional meetings and one national meeting.
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Ian Abeyta Colorado School of Public Health. Project: Abeyta, IM, Tuitt
NR, Byers, TE, Sauaia A, Community Affluence and Individual
Socioeconomic Status on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors.
Preventing Chronic Disease. Volume: 9; Year: 2012 (in press). Expected
to graduate in 2012.
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Joshua Miller: Colorado School of Public Health. Project: Pediatric injuries:
the role of violence. Graduated in 2011.
Advising: PhD Dissertation Committee
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Colleen Dingmann, RN, MS. University of Colorado School of Nursing
Dissertation: Functional Status: its relationship to pain and its utility as an
outcome measure of pain management.
Graduated in 2002. Currently she is an Assistant Professor in the
Anesthesiology Department in the UCD School of Medicine, with 5 peerreview publications.
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Nelda F New, RN: University of Colorado School of Nursing.Dissertation:
Effect of a diabetic education modality on adaptation to the disease.
Published in the J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2010 Jun;22(6):316-25.
Teaching so they hear: using a co-created diabetes self-management
education approach.
Graduated in 2007, currently an Assistant Professor and Graduate
Program Director in the Arkansas State University School of Nursing.
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Stacy Fisher, MD: University of Colorado at Denver, Health and
Behavioral Sciences. Dissertation: End of life care in ethnic minorities (in
progress) Awarded a 2006 Paul Beeson Career Development Award
Aging Research Program on “Improving Care at the End of Life for
Latinos: A Cultural Navigator Intervention”, currently holds solid research
grant and publication records and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine,
UCD
Advising: MS- HSMP concentration, faculty advisor
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2011 Sum
Eblovi, Darren
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2012 Fall
2012 Fall
2011 Sum
2011 Fall
2012 Fall
2011 Fall
2012 Spring
2012 Spring
Eichenberger, Erika
Ehler, Erin
Elwell, David
Jackson, Jay
Lozano, Rosa
Mouton, Melissa
Sippl, Rachel
Recktenwall-Work, Sara
Advising Junior Faculty/ Fellowship mentoring
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2002- 2011: Stacy Fisher, MD. Awarded a 2006 Paul Beeson Career
Development Award Aging Research Program on “Improving Care at the
End of Life for Latinos: A Cultural Navigator Intervention”
 Advising: Medical Students at the University of Colorado Denver School of
Medicine
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2006-2010: Katherine Kenerson, MD. CU medical student in the Global
Health Track. Project: Trauma care in urban settings in Brazil and
USA.
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Advising: MS-HSMP Concentration Director beginning August 22, 2012
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Other Advising: Independent study advisor for several MS and PhD
students
Research Record
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Grants: current funding
1. US Department of Defense. Control of Major Bleeding in Acute Trauma
(COMBAT Study)
($6.5 millions). (PI: E. Moore). This is a RCT to determine the role of FFP in early
resuscitation of injury patients.
Role: Co-investigator (15% FTE)
Period: June 2012-May 2014
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2. HRSA. Colorado Public Health Training Center (PI: T. Byers). It funds a training
center for the state public health workforce.
Role: Co-investigator (15% FTE)
Period: Sept 2010-Aug 2014
3. Colorado Health Foundation, Project TEACH. (Teaching Equity to Advance
Community Health)”. ($379,000) (PI: A Sauaia) This 2-year grant, in partnership
with the Colorado AHEC system builds capacity among community-based
organization across Colorado to empower them to obtain financial funding and to
scientifically evaluate programs aiming at improving healthy living and access to
healthcare.
Role: PI (30% FTE)
Period: Sept 2010-Oct 2012
4. NIH Trauma Center Grant 2P50GM049222-12A1 "Trauma Primes For
Multiple Organ Failure”. (PI: A. Banerjee). This is the 5th cycle of this 5-year
center grant. I am a co-investigator in its clinical core, since its first cycle,
conducting health outcomes and health services research in postinjury care.
Role: Co-investigator (50% FTE)
Period: April 2011- March 2016
5. Contract with the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Role: Biostatistician, Editorial Board (20% FTE)
Period: Oct 2011-Sept 2014
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Grants: past funding (in chronological order)
1. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Contract 500-99-CO01:
The Tepeyac Project: Decreasing disparity in breast cancer screening
between Latinas and non-Latinas. (PI: A. Sauaia). A partnership with the
Catholic Church in Colorado and La Clínica Tepeyac, the project involved
engaging Promotoras in four pilot churches.
Role: PI (30% FTE)
Period: 1999-2002.
2. CMS, Special study added to Contract 500-99-CO01: Antibiotic ResistanceRelated Projects in Alternative Settings: "Improving physician prescribing
behavior for acute respiratory infections in the ambulatory setting" (PIs: A.
Sauaia, R. Gonzales). This special study was funded in January of 2001
through July 2002. It involved a partnership with the group who developed the
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CDC guidelines for antibiotic prescription in acute respiratory infections
(Gonzales R. et al.) to undertake two major tasks: 1. to validate administrative
data driven quality indicators for antibiotic prescription; 2) evaluate a novel
intervention targeting households in decreasing antibiotic prescription rates.
Role: Co-PI (20% FTE)
Period: 2001-2002
3. CMS, Special study added to Contract 500-99-CO01. Performance Measures for
Adequacy of Pain Management in the Acute Care Hospital Setting. (PI: A.
Sauaia). This special study was funded in January of 2001 through July 2002. It
involved the development and psychometric testing of a medical record
abstracted score that accurately reflects patient satisfaction with postoperative
pain management.
Role: PI (30% FTE)
Period: 2001-2002
4. CMS, Contract 500-02-CO01 Subcontract from the Colorado Foundation for
Medical Care. ($518,000) The Tepeyac Project: Reducing disparities in breast
cancer screening between Latinas and the general population. (PI: A. Sauaia).
This project aimed at improving breast cancer screening among Latinas using the
Church as a vehicle for health education and behavior modification.
Role: PI (34% FTE)
Period: August 2002 - July 2005
5. NCI/NIH RO3 CA110820-01, The Tepeyac Project: A Four-year Churchbased Intervention for Latinas. (PI: A. Sauaia). The goals of this project
were:1) to describe the implementation of the 6-year long Tepeyac Project a
community-based, church approach to increase breast cancer screening
among Latinas; 2)to analyze the impact of the intervention on the enrollees of
the state major insurance groups (Medicare, Medicaid and HMOs)
Role: Principal Investigator (20% FTE)
Period: August 2004-July 2006
6. The Colorado Trust Health Equality Initiative, “Cross Cultural Care Training
for Private Pediatric Practices”. (PI: Steve Poole, MD). This grant funded by
The Colorado Trust Health Equality Initiative promoted training in crosscultural care for pediatricians.
Role: Consultant (5% FTE)
Period: October 2006 –December 2007
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7. The Colorado Trust Health Equality Initiative “Instilling cultural competency in
tomorrow’s physicians at the CU School of Medicine” (PIs: Sauaia, Krugman).
This grant supports the development, implementation and evaluation of the
cultural competence curriculum at the CU School of Medicine
Role: Co-PI (30% FTE)
Period: Jan 2006 – Feb 2008
8. Amendment 35, Cancer, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Grant
Program, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: “Colorado
Colon Cancer Screening project.” (PI: T. Byers). This 3 –year grant aimed at
implementing a statewide, culturally competent colorectal cancer screening
program for Colorado.
Role: Co-investigator, Clinic Outreach and Navigator Program (5% FTE)
Period: Jan 2006-Aug 2009
9. Amendment 35, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment-Office of
Health Disparities Grant Program. “Project TEACH (Teaching Equity to Advance
Community Health)”. ($425,000) (PI: A. Sauaia). This 2-year grant, in partnership
with the Colorado AHEC system, aimed at building capacity of community-based
organization across Colorado to empower them to obtain financial funding and to
scientifically evaluate programs aiming at reducing health disparities.
Role: PI (30% FTE)
Period: July 2008-June 2010
10. HRSA, Aurora LIGHTS (PI: J. Westfall). A pipeline program in partnership with
the Aurora Public Schools.
Role: Director, Health disparities component (10% FTE on 1st year, 5% in years 2
and 3)
Period: Oct 2009-Sept 2011
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Grants pending:
1. Caring for Colorado, Project Tools to TEACH; PI: A. Sauaia
2. Colorado Health Foundation, Project TEACH-DL; PI: A. Sauaia
3. Amendment 35, Colorado Department of Public Health and EnvironmentOffice of Health Disparities Grant Program, Project TEACH-DL; PI: A. Sauaia.
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Bibliography
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Peer-review publications in scientific journals
1. Sauaia N, Sauaia A: Editing a scientific article. Arg Bras Cardiol.39 (5):28995, 1982.
2. Sauaia N, Sauaia A: Editing a scientific article. II. Citations and list of
bibliographic references. Arg Bras Cardiol.39 (6):359-66, 1982.
3. Sauaia N, Sauaia A: Editing a scientific article.III. Tables.Arg Bras Cardiol. 40
(2):77-82, 1983.
4. Sauaia N, Sauaia A: Editing a scientific article.IV. Graphs and Illustrations.
Arg Bras Cardiol. 40(3):126-130, 1983.
5. Sauaia N, Sauaia A: Editing a scientific article.V. The case report.Arg Bras
Cardiol. 40(4):229-231,1983.
6. Paiva EF, Sauaia A, Masuda Z, Rocha AS: Septicemia: clinical and
laboratorial data and prognostic factors in 50 Intensive Care Unit patients.
Rev Ass Med Bras. 32:169-174, 1986.
7. Nascimento LOT, Mendes CMF, Sauaia A, Rocha, AS: Evaluation of bacterial
resistance in an Intensive Care Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med S Paulo. 43 (6):272278, 1988.
8. Sauaia A, Moore FA, Moore EE, Haenel JB, Read RA: Pneumonia related
multiple organ failure is not a primary cause of death in head trauma. Pan J
Trauma 3 (2):90-95, 1992.
9. Sauaia A, Moore FA, Moore EE, Haenel JB, Kaneer L, Read RA: Diagnosing
pneumonia in mechanically ventilated trauma patients: the role of
endotracheal aspirate versus bronchoalveolar lavage cultures. J Trauma
35(4):512-17,1993.
10. Sauaia A, Moore FA, Moore EE, Haenel JB, Read RA: Pneumonia is not an
inconsequential symptom of postinjury multiple organ failure. Am J Surgery
166(6):606-11,1993.
11. Sauaia A, Moore FA, Moore EE, Haenel JB, Read RA, Lezotte DC: Early
predictors of postinjury multiple organ failure. Arch Surg 129:39-45,1994.
12. Sauaia A, Moore FA, Moore EE, Moser KS, Brennan R, Read RA, Pons PT:
Epidemiology of trauma deaths: a reassesment. J Trauma 38:185-93, 1995.
13. Biffl WL, Moore FA, Moore EE, Sauaia A, Read RA, Burch JM. Cardiac
enzymes are irrelevant in the patient with suspected myocardial contusion.
Am J Surgery 169:523-28, 1994.
14. Botha AJ, Moore FA, Moore EE, Biffl WL, Sauaia A, Read RA. Early
postinjury neutrophil priming status predicts multiple organ failure. Procedings
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of the 3rd International Congress
on the Immune Consequences of
Trauma, Shock and Sepsis,1994
15. Sauaia A, Moore FA, Moore EE, Lezotte DC: Early Risk Factors for Postinjury
Multiple Organ Failure. World Journal of Surgery.20:392-400, 1995.
16. Haenel JB, Moore FA, Moore EE, Sauaia A, Read RA, Burch JM.Extrapleural
bupivacaine for amelioration of multiple rib fracture pain. J Trauma.38: 22-27,
1995.
17. Botha AJ, Moore FA, Moore EE, Sauaia A, Banerjee A, Peterson VM. Early
neutrophil sequestration after injury: a pathogenic mechanism for multiple
organ failure. J Trauma.39:411-17, 1995.
18. Moore FA, Sauaia A, Moore EE, Haenel JB, Burch JM, Lezotte DC: Postinjury
Multiple Organ Failure: A Bimodal Phenomenon.J Trauma, 40: 501-12, 1995.
19. Partrick DA, Moore FA, Moore EE, Biffl WL, Sauaia A, Barnett CC.The
inflammatory profile of interleukin-8 and soluble intercellular adhesion
molecule-1 (cICAM-1) in postinjury multiple organ failure. Am J Surg. 172(5):
425-429,1995.
20. Moore FA, Moore EE, Sauaia A. Blood transfusion: an independent risk factor
for postinjury multiple organ failure. Arch Surg. 132:620-625, 1997.
21. Cosgriff N, Moore EE, Sauaia A, Kenny-Moynihan M, Burch J, Gallaway B.
Predicting life-threatening coagulopathy in the massively transfused trauma
patient: hypothermia and acidoses revisited. J Trauma. 42:857-61, 1997. (*)
22. Meldrum D, Moore FA, Moore EE, Franciose R, Sauaia A, Burch J.
Prospective characterization and selective management of the abdominal
compartment syndrome. Am J Surgery. 174:667-72, 1997.
23. Moore FA, Sauaia A, Moore EE. Predictive model for multiple organ failure:
risk assessment of trauma patients. Critical Care State-of-the-Art. Critical
Care Symposium-1997. Society of Critical Care Medicine.
24. Sauaia A, Moore FA, Moore EE, Lezotte D, Norris JM, Hamman RF. Multiple
organ failure can be predicted as early as 12 hours postinjury. J Trauma.
45:291-303, 1998.
25. Hoffenberg EJ, Sauaia A, Maltzman T, Knoll K, Ahnen DJ. Symptomatic
colonic polyps in childhood: not so benign. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.
28:175-81, 1999.
26. Gago LA, Moore EE, Partrick DA, Sauaia A, Davis CM, Toal TR Jr., Silliman
CC. Secretory phospholipase A2 cleavage of intravasated bone marrow
primes neutrophils. J Trauma. 44: 660-4, 1998.
27. Hoffenberg EJ, Fidanza S, Sauaia A. Serologic testing for inflammatory
bowel disease. J Pediatr. 134:447-52, 1999. (Senior author)
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28. Sauaia A, Alexander W, Moore EE, Stevens BR, Rosen H, Dunn TR.
Autologous blood transfusion does not reduce postoperative infection rates in
elective surgery. Am J Surg, 178(6):549-55, 1999.
29. Schluter WW, Ralston DL, Delaney RJ, Sauaia A, Dunn TR. Increasing
influenza and pneumococcal vaccination and tuberculosis screening among
residents of Colorado long term care facilities. Eval Health Prof. 22(4):46683, 1999.
30. Sauaia A, Ralston D, Schluter WW, Marciniak TA, Havranek EP, Dunn TR.
Influencing care in acute myocardial infarction: a randomized trial comparing
two types of intervention. Am J Med Qual 15:197-206, 2000.
31. Brock J, Sauaia A, Ahnen D, Marine W, Schluter WW, Stevens B, Scinto JD,
Karp, H, Bratzler D. Process of care and Outcomes for Elderly Patients
Hospitalized with Peptic Ulcer Disease: Results of a Quality Improvement
Project. JAMA, 286:1985-93, 2001. (Senior author)
32. Gonzales R, Sauaia A, Corbett K, Maselli J, Erbacher K, Leeman-Castillo B,
Darr C, Houck P. Antibiotic Treatment Of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
In The Elderly: Effect of A Multidimensional Educational Intervention. JAGS,
52: 39-42, 2004.
33. Steinman MA, Sauaia A, Maselli JH, Houck P, Gonzales R. Office evaluation
and treatment of elderly patients with acute bronchitis. JAGS, 52: 875-9,
2004.
34. Ciesla DJ, Moore EE, Johnson JL, Sauaia A, Cothren CC, Moore J B, Burch
JM. Multiple Organ Dysfunction During Resuscitation Is Not Postinjury
Multiple Organ Failure. Arch Surg, 139:590-594,2004 (Senior author)
35. Sauaia A; Dauchot CP; Borrayo E; Min S; Leyba J ; Gallo SM; Kramer AM.
The Tepeyac Project: A church-based approach to increase breast cancer
screening among Latinas in Colorado. 9th Biennial Symposium on Minorities,
the Medically Underserved and Cancer, Intercultural Cancer Council,
Washington, D.C. Proceedings, 2004.
36. McCall DT, Sauaia A, Hamman RF, Reusch JE, Barton P. Are Low-Income
Elderly Patients at Risk for Poor Diabetes Care? Diabetes Care, 27: 10601065, 2004. (Senior author) (*)
37. Gonzales R, Corbett KK, Leeman-Castillo BA, Erbacher K, Darr CA, Wong S,
Maselli JH, Sauaia A, Kafadar K. The MARC project: the impact of patient
education in improving antibiotic use in private office practices. Health
Services Research, 40: 101-16, 2005.
38. Sauaia A, Min SJ, Leber C, Erbacher K, Abrams F, Fink R, Parks P.
Postoperative Pain Management: Correlation between adherence to
treatment guidelines and patient perceptions among elderly patients. JAGS,
53: 274-82, 2005.
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39. Ciesla DJ; Moore EE; Johnson JL; Burch JM; Cothren CC; Sauaia A. A 10year Prospective Study of Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure: Has Anything
Changed? Arch Surg, 2006 (in press) (Senior author)
40. Ciesla DJ; Moore EE; Johnson JL; Burch JM; Cothren CC; Sauaia A. The
role of the lung in postinjury multiple organ failure. Surgery. 138(4):749-57;
discussion 757-8, 2005 (Senior author)
41. Ciesla DJ; Moore EE; Johnson JL; Burch JM; Cothren CC; Sauaia A. A 12year Prospective Study of Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure: Has Anything
Changed? Arch Surg. 140(5): 432-8; 2005.(Senior author)
42. Welsh AL, Sauaia A, Jacobellis J, Min S, Byers T. Effect of a Church-Based
Approach to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Among Latinas on Medicaid.
Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2005 Oct. Available from: URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/oct/04_0140.htm. (Senior author) (*)
43. Fischer SM, Gozansky W, Sauaia A, Min SJ, Kutner JS, Kramer AM. A
Practical Tool to Identify Patients Who May Benefit from a Palliative
Approach: The CARING Criteria. Journal of Pain and Symptom
Management, 31: 285-92, 2006. (*)
44. Ciesla DJ; Moore EE; Johnson JL; Burch JM; Cothren CC; Sauaia A. Obesity
Increases the Risk of Organ Failure After Severe Trauma. J Am Coll Surg,
203:539-45, 2006. (Senior author)
45. Fischer SM; Gozansky W; Sauaia A; Min SJ; Kutner JS; Kramer AM. Lack of
Ethnic Differences in End-of-Life Care in the VA. American Journal of Hospice
and Palliative Medicine Aug-Sep;24(4):277-83, 2007. (*)
46. Sauaia A, Michaels R, Bessesen D, Sarapura V. Overweight and Obesity in
the Context of Health Inequalities. Association of American Medical Colleges
(AAMC) 2007 Medical School Objectives Report: Prevention and Treatment
of Overweight and Obesity: Examples of innovation, available at
https://services.aamc.org/Publications/
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47. Watlington AT; Byers T; Mouchawar J; Sauaia A; Ellis J. Does Having
Insurance Affect Differences in Clinical Presentation between Hispanic and
Non-Hispanic White Women with Breast Cancer? Cancer, 109(10):20939.2007 (*)
48. Sauaia A; Min S; Lack D; Apodaca C; Osuna D; Stowe S; McGinnis GF;
Latts LM; Byers T. A church-based community-health worker health
education: impact on Latinas enrolled in public and private health insurance
plans. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online], 2007, October online issue.
49. Fischer SM, Sauaia A, Kutner JS. Patient Navigation: A Culturally Competent
Strategy to Address Disparities in Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative
Medicine, 10(5):1023-8, 2007. (*)
50. Kashuk JL, Moore EE, Johnson JL, Haenel J, Wilson, M, Moore JB, Cothren
CC, Biffl WL, Banerjee A, Sauaia A. Post Injury Life Threatening
Coagulopathy: Is 1:1 FFP:RBC the Answer? J Trauma, 65(2):261-70 2008
(Senior Author)
51. Sauaia A, Moore EE, Banerjee A. Blood Substitutes and risk of myocardial
infarction and death. JAMA, 300(11):1297, 2008 (letterr)
52. Sauaia A, Moore EE, Johnson JL, Ciesla DJ, Biffl WL, Banerjee A. Validation
of Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure Scores. Shock, Oct 2008, (e-publication
ahead of print).
53. Peltz ED, Moore EE, Eckels PC, Damle SS, Tsuruta Y, Johnson JL, Sauaia
A, Silliman CC, Banerjee A, Abraham EHmgb1 is markedly elevated within six
hours of mechanical trauma in humans. Shock. 32(1):17-22, 2009. PMID:
19533845 (*)
54. Kulungowski A, Kashuk JL, Moore EE, Gallup H, Sandaria M, Biffl WL,
Cothren CC, Johnson JL, Sauaia A. HELLP Syndrome: When Is Surgical
Help Needed? Am J Surg. 198(6):916-20, 2009. (Senior Author)
55. Sauaia A, Dellavalle RP. Health Disparities: An Introduction to Dermatology
Providers. Dermatol Clin. 27(2): 103-7, 2009
56. Beauchamp K, Kashuk J, Moore EE, Sauaia A. Cranioplasty Following PostTraumatic Decompressive Craniectomy: Is Timing of the Essence? 2010
Aug;69(2):270-4. PubMed PMID: 20699735. (senior author)
57. Wood JH, Partrick DA, Bruny JL, Sauaia A, Moulton SL. Operative Versus
Non-Operative Management of Blunt Pancreatic Trauma in Children. J
Pediatr Surg. 45(2):401-6, 2010.PMID: 20152361 (*)
58. Kashuk, J, Moore, EE, Hartman, Z, Sauaia A., Biffl WL, Cothren CC, Barnett
C, Stahel P, Sillman CC, Sauaia A. Postinjury Coagulopathy Management:
Goal Directed Resuscitation via Point-of-care Thrombelastography. Ann Surg,
251: 604-14, 2010 (Senior author)
59. Johnson JL, Moore EE, Kashuk JL, Banerjee A, Cothren CC, Biffl WL. Sauaia
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A. Early Transfusion of FFP is Independently Associated with Postinjury
Multiple Organ Failure, Arch Surg. 2010 Oct; 145(10):973-7.PMID: 20956766
(Senior author)
60. Kashuk JL, Moore EE, Sawyer M, Wohlauer M, Pezold M, Barnett C, Biffl WL,
Burlew CC, Johnson JL, Sauaia A. Primary fibrinolysis is integral in the
pathogenesis of the acute coagulopathy of trauma. Ann Surg. 2010
Sep;252(3):434-42; discussion 443-4.PMID: 20739843 (*)
61. Gonzalez E, Kashuk JL, Moore EE, Linas S, Sauaia A. Two-stage brachialbasilic transposition fistula provides superior patency rates for dialysis access
in a safety-net population. Surgery. 2010 Oct;148(4):687-93; discussion 6934. Epub 2010 Aug 19. PubMed PMID: 20723958 (*)
62. Kashuk JL, Moore EE, Johnson JL, Biffl WL, Burlew CC, Barnett C, Sauaia A.
Progressive postinjury thrombocytosis is associated with thromboembolic
complications. Surgery. 2010 Oct;148(4):667-74; discussion 674-5. Epub
2010 Aug PMID: 20719351.(senior author)
63. Brody A, Kashuk JL, Moore EE, Beauchamp K, Barnett C, Biffl WL, Burlew
CC, Johnson JL, Sauaia A. Fatal gunshot wounds to the head: a critical
appraisal of organ donation rates. Am J Surg. 2010 Dec; 200(6):728-33;
discussion 733. PMID: 21146012 (senior author)
64. Burlew CC, Moore EE, Cuschieri J, Jurkovich GJ, Codner P, Crowell K, Nirula
R, Haan J, Rowell SE, Kato CM, Macnew H, Ochsner MG, Harrison PB,
Fusco C, Sauaia A, Kaups KL; the WTA Study Group. Sew it Up! A Western
Trauma Association Multi-Institutional Study of Enteric Injury Management in
the Postinjury Open Abdomen. J Trauma. 2011 Feb;70(2):273-277. PMID:
21307721
65. Nydam TL, Kashuk JL, Moore EE, Johnson JL, Burlew CC, Biffl WL, Barnett
CC Jr, Sauaia A. Refractory Postinjury Thrombocytopenia Is Associated With
Multiple Organ Failure and Adverse Outcomes. J Trauma. 2011
Feb;70(2):401-407. PMID: 21307741 (senior author) (*)
66. Wood JH, Partrick DA, Hays T, Sauaia A, Karrer FM, Ziegler MM.
Contemporary Pediatric Splenectomy: continuing controversies. Pediatr Surg
Int. 2011 May 28. [Epub ahead of print] and Volume 27, Issue 11 (2011),
Pages 1165-1171 of the paginated issue. PMID: 21626013 (*)
67. Fischer SM, Min S, Sauaia A, Kutner J. “They're Going to Unplug Grandma":
Advance Directive Discussions and Documentation Do Not Decrease Survival
in Patients at Baseline Lower Risk of Death. J Hospital Medicine 7(1): 3-7,
2011.
68. Kashuk JL, Moore EE, Wohlauer M, Johnson JL, Pezold M, Lawrence J, Biffl
WL, Burlew CC, Barnett C, Sawyer M, Sauaia A. Initial experiences with
point-of-care rapid thrombelastography for management of life-threatening
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postinjury coagulopathy. Transfusion 2012 Jan;52(1):23-33. doi:
10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03264.x. PMID:21790635 (senior author) (*)
69. Pezold M, Moore EE, Wohlauer M, Sauaia A, Gonzalez E, Banerjee A,
Silliman CC: Viscoelastic clot strength predicts coagulation-related mortality
within 15 minutes. Surgery 2012; 151:48–54 (*)
70. Wohlauer MV, Sauaia A, Moore EE, Burlew CC, Banerjee A, Johnson J.
Acute Kidney Injury and Post-Trauma Multiple Organ Failure: The Canary in
the Coal Mine. J Trauma. Feb;72(2):373-80, 2012. PMID: 22327979. (Senior
author). (*)
71. Wohlauer MV, Moore EE, Thomas S, Sauaia A, Evans, E, Harr J, Silliman
CC, Poplis V, Castellino FJ, Walsh, M. Early Platelet Dysfunction: An
Unrecognized Role in the Acute Coagulopathy of Trauma. J Am Coll
Surgeons, 2012 (in press) (*)
72. Moore HB, Moore PK, Grant AR, Tello TL, Knudson MM, Kornblith LZ, Song
TE, Sauaia A, Zuckerbahn B, Moore EE. Future of acute care surgery: a
perspective from the next generation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 72(1):949,2012 (PMID:22310121) (*)
73. Fischer SF, Sauaia A, Min S, Kutner J. Advance Directive Discussions: Lost
in Translation or Lost Opportunities? Journal of Palliative Medicine.
doi:10.1089/jpm.2011.0328. Online Ahead of Print: January 12, 2012
74. Abeyta, IM, Tuitt NR, Byers, TE, Sauaia A, Community Affluence and
Individual Socioeconomic Status on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors.
Prev Chronic Disease. Volume: 9; Year: 2012 (in press) (senior author) (*)
75. Sauaia A, Moore EE, Crebs J, Maier RV, Hoyt DB, Shackford SR. Evidence
level of individual studies: a proposed framework for surgical research. J
Trauma, 2012 (in press, 1st author).
76. Sauaia A, Byers TE. Socio-economic status and obesity: why don’t we look?
JAMA, 2012 (letter, in press).
77. Chin T, Sauaia A, Moore EE, Chandler JG, Johnson JL, A. Banerjee A.
Elderly trauma patients may benefit from tight glucose control. Surgery (in
press) (senior author) (*)
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Non-peer review publications (from 2004 to present only)
1. Sauaia A.: Executive Summary: Colorado Health Disparities Conference, cosponsored by the Chancellor's office of the University of Colorado at Denver
and Health Sciences Center, the Office of the Honorable Colorado State
Senator Peter Groff and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals 2005
2. Sauaia A: A Guide to Church-based Health Promotion Interventions for
Latinas. Available at www.uchsc.edu/hcpr/disparity.html
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Book chapters
1. Sauaia A, Moore FA, Moore EE: Pneumonia: Cause or Symptom of
Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure? In: Vincent JL (ed). 1994 Yearbook of
Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg,
Germany, 1994.
2. Sauaia A, Moore FA, Moore EE: Early Postinjury Enteral Nutrition. In: Latifi R
and Dudrick SJ (eds). Surgical Nutrition 2000: Strategies for the New
Millennium. Georgetown, TX : R.G. Landes Company, 1994.
3. Moore FA, Moore EE, Sauaia A: Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure. In: Mattox
KL, Feliciano DV, Moore EE (eds.). Trauma: Fourth Edition. Norwalk, CN:
Appleton & Lange, 1998.
4. Sauaia A, Moore FA, Moore EE: Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure. In: Mattox
KL, Feliciano DV, Moore EE (eds.). Trauma: Seventh Edition. Norwalk, CN:
Appleton & Lange, 2012.
5. Sauaia A, Moore EE. Multiple Organ Failure. In: Jean-Louis Vincent & Jesse
B. Hall (eds.), Encyclopedia of Intensive Care Medicine, DOI 10.1007/978-3642-00418-6_449,# Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
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Abstracts accepted for presentations (first author)
1. Nutritional Support in Critically Ill Patients. VII Medical University Congress,
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1988.
2. Educational objectives and evaluation instruments in teaching Internal
Medicine. XXXVII Brazilian Congress of Medical Education, Manaus, Brazil,
1989.
3. Nutritional Support in Critical Ill Patients.I Intensive Care Medicine Course for
Surgery Residents, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine,Sao Paulo,
Brazil, 1990.
4. Pneumonia in head trauma is not related to multiple organ failure or mortality.
V Panamerican Congress of Trauma, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1992.
5. Reliability of quantitative cultures of endotracheal aspirate in mechanically
ventilated trauma patients. 1993 Western Trauma Association Meeting,
Snowbird,Utah, USA, 1993.
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6. Pneumonia is not an inconsequential symptom of postinjury multiple organ
failure. 45th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress,
Monterey,California, USA, 1993.
7. Early predictors of postinjury multiple organ failure.13th Annual Meeting of the
Surgical Infection Society, Baltimore, MD, 1993.
8. Epidemiology of Trauma Deaths: A Reassessment. 53rd Annual Meeting of
the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, New Orleans, Louisiana,
1993.
9. The role of gun shot wounds in Denver traumatic deaths. 13th Annual
Epidemiological Research Exchange. Denver, Colorado, 1994.
10. Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure: A Bimodal Phenomenon. 55th Annual
Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada, 1995.
11. Multiple organ failure can be predicted as early as 12 hours postinjury. 57th
Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
Waikoloa, Hawaii, 1997.
12. Diabetes: Practice patterns in Colorado. 16th Epidemiological Research
Exchange. Denver, CO, 1997.
13. Reducing the burden of diabetes in Colorado. Technical Conference of the
American Health Quality Association. Austin, Texas, 1998
14. Diabetes care: a quality improvement project in the HMO setting. 126 th
Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington DC,
1998
15. Autologous blood transfusion does not reduce postoperative infection rates in
elective surgery. 51st Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress.
Coronado, CA, 1999.
16. Quality Improvement Organizations: Applying Science to Real Life. 2000
Annual Meeting of the Colorado Public Health Association and Public Health
Nurses Association of Colorado. Breckenridge, CO, 2000.
17. The Tepeyac Project: a Church-based approach to increase breast cancer
screening among Latinas in Colorado. 21st Annual Epidemiologic Research
Exchange, Denver, CO, 2003
18. The Tepeyac Project: a Church-based approach to increase breast cancer
screening among Latinas in Colorado. 9th Biennial Symposium on Minorities,
the Medically Underserved & Cancer, Intercultural Cancer Council,
Washington, DC, 2004.
19. A Four-year Cultural Competence Medical School Curriculum: the UCDHSC
Experience. University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Diversity Week
Research Exchange. Denver CO, April 2005.
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20. Validating multiple organ failure scores. Shock International Meeting,
Cologne, Germany, 2008.
21. Project TEACH (Teaching Equity to Advance Community Health): UCD
Health Equity 2010 Meeting, Aurora CO.
22. Project TEACH (Teaching Equity to Advance Community Health): American
Public Health Association 2010 Meeting, Denver CO.
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Selected abstracts accepted for presentations (Senior author and Coauthor)
1. Septicemia: Clinical and laboratory data and prognostic factors in 50
inpatients in an Intensive Care Unit. Brazilian Congress of Intensive Care
Medicine, Parana, Brazil, 1986.
2. Continuous extrapleural intercostal nerve block for amelioration of multiple rib
fracture pain. 18th Society of Critical Care Medicine's Symposium, 1993
3. Cardiac enzymes are irrelevant in the patient with suspected myocardial
contusion. Jack A. Barney Resident Award, 46th Annual Meeting of the
Southwestern Surgical Congress, Tucson, Arizona, 1994.
4. Early postinjury neutrophil priming status predicts multiple organ failure. 3rd
International Congress on the Immune Consequences of Trauma, Shock and
Sepsis,Munich, Germany, 1994
5. The inflammatory profile of interleukin-8 and soluble intercellular adhesion
molecule-1 (cICAM-1) in postinjury multiple organ failure. Jack A. Barney
Resident Award, 47th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical
Congress, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1995.
6. Early neutrophil sequestration after injury: a pathogenic mechanism for
multiple organ failure. 25th Annual Meeting of the Western Trauma
Association. Big Sky, Montana, 1995.
7. Predicting life-threatening coagulopathy in the massively transfused trauma
patient: a prospective analysis. Annual Meeting of the American Association
for the Surgery of Trauma. Houston, TX, 1996.
8. Abdominal compartment syndrome: prospective characterization and
response to decompression. 56th Annual Meeting of the American
Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Houston, Texas, 1996.
9. Blood transfusion: an independent risk factor for postinjury multiple organ
failure. 104th Scientific Session of the Western Surgical Association.
Portland, Oregon, 1996
10. Temporal trends in postinjury MOF incidence and outcome. 57th Annual
Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Waikoloa,
Hawaii, 1997.
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11. Emergency Department Utilization and Poor Diabetes Care. American
Federation for Medical Research Western Meeting, Carmel, CA, February
2002. (Senior author) (*)
12. Medicaid Eligibility And Ethnicity Predict Sub-optimal Diabetes Care among
Medicare Patients. American Diabetes Association National Scientific
Session, San Francisco, CA, June 2002 (Senior author) (*)
13. Effects of Ethnicity on One Year Mortality in Seriously Ill Veteran Population,
VAHSR&D National Meeting, Washington, D.C., February 2003 . (*)
23. Effect of Altitude on Low Birth Weight (LBW) Among Colorado Twins. 21st
Annual Epidemiologic Research Exchange, Denver Colorado, February,
2003. (*)
24. Processes and Outcomes Of Care In Elderly Patients With Acute Bronchitis.
2003 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society Baltimore,
Maryland, May, 2003. (*)
25. Processes and Outcomes Of Care In Elderly Patients With Acute Bronchitis.
2003 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine,
Vancouver, Canada, April, 2003.
26. Effects of Ethnicity on One Year Mortality in Seriously Ill Veteran Population,
UCHSC Diversity Week Research Exchange, Denver, CO, April 2003. (*)
22. Organ Dysfunction During Resuscitation Does Not Predict Post-Injury Multiple
Organ Failure. Western Surgical Association, Tucson, Arizona, Nov
2003.(Senior author)
27. A 10-year prospective outcome study of postinjury multiple organ failure. 6th
World Congress on Shock and Inflammation Munich Germany, March 2004.
(Senior author)
28. Acute Lung injury is the motor that drives postinjury multiple organ failure
Shock Society Annual Meeting Halifax Nova Scotia, June 2004. (Senior
author)
29. A 10-Year Prospective Outcome study of Postinjury Multi0ple Organ Failure.
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Annual Meeting, Maui, HI,
September 2004. (Senior author)
30. Johnson JL, Moore EE, Ciesla DJ, Cothren CC, Sauaia A: Male Gender is
and Independent Risk Factor for Major Infection after Severe Blunt Trauma.
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Annual Meeting, Maui, HI,
September 2004 (Senior author)
31. A 10-Year Prospective Study of Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure: Has
Anything Changed? Western Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Tucson
Arizona, November 2004. (Senior author)
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32. Decreased blood transfusion trauma resuscitation is associated with a
decreased risk of postinjury multiple organ failure. 7th World Congress on
Shock and Inflammation, 2005. (Senior author)
33. Advances in Surgical Critical Care Have Decreased the Severity of the
Postinjury Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Central Surgical
Association, Kentucky, 2005. (Senior author)
34. Obesity increases the risk of postinjury organ dysfunction but not death in
high risk trauma patients, Western Trauma Association, 2005. (Senior author)
35. Pain Prevalence and Treatment: Are There Ethnic Differences in Hospitalized
Adults? 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, Los
Angeles CA, 2006. (Co-Author) (*)
36. Does Having Insurance Affect Differences in Clinical Presentation between
Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women with Breast Cancer? (Co-Author).
Preventive Medicine, Miami, Florida, 2007(Co-Author) (*)
37. The Colorado Colorectal Screening Program. American Cancer Society 2007
Bridging the Health Care Divide: Research and Programs to Eliminate Cancer
Disparities. New Orleans, LA, 2007 (Co-Author)
38. Early Transfusion of FFP is Independently Associated with Postinjury MOF.
2007 Annual Meeting of the Western Surgical Association. Colorado Springs,
CO, 2007. (Second author)
39. Massive coagulopathy: is 1:1 Plasma: RBC Ratio the answer? 2007 Annual
Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Las Vegas,
Nebraska, 2007. (Senior author)
40. HMGB1 is markedly elevated early after injury. Shock International Meeting,
Cologne, Germany, 2008. (Co- author) (*)
41. Adrenal insufficiency after injury is associated with multiple organ failure.
Shock International Meeting, Cologne, Germany, 2008. (Senior author)
42. Targeted 1:1 FFP: RBC Ratios In Pelvic Fractures: Disassociation Of
Coagulopathy With Mortality. 67th Annual Meeting of the American
Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Maui, Hawaii, US, 2008 (Co-author)
43. Defining the role of the surgical intensivist in the era of acute care surgery.
67th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma,
Maui, Hawaii, US, 2008 (Co-author)
44. Older age and blood transfusion are co-conspirators in the development of
postinjury multiple organ failure and subsequent death. 39th Annual Scientific
Meeting of the Western Trauma Association, Crested Butte, CO, February
2009 (senior author).
45. Cranioplasty following Decompressive Craniectomy- Is Timing of the
Essence? 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of
Trauma, Maui, Hawaii, US, 2009 (senior author)
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46. HELLP Syndrome: When Is Surgical Help Needed? Southwestern Surgical
Congress, 61st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 2009. (senior author)
47. Rapid thrombelastography is Associated with Hypercoagulability and Predicts
Thromboembolic Events in Surgical Patients- Central Surgical Association,
annual meeting, March 6, 2009 (senior author)
48. Rapid thrombelastography improves management of postinjury coagulopathy
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Pittsburgh, PA Oct 2, 2009
(senior author)
49. Current enthusiasm for urban bicycle use in America: the perfect storm for an
injury epidemic: American College of Surgeons annual meeting, plenary
presentation, Chicago, IL, October, 2009 (senior author)
50. Wood JH, Partrick DA, Hays T, Sauaia A, Karrer FM, Ziegler MM.
Contemporary Pediatric Splenectomy: continuing controversies. 117th
Scientific Session of the Western Surgical Association, San Antonio, TX, 9
November, 2009 (*)
51. Postinjury Thrombocytopenia is Associated With Adverse Outcomes: Eastern
Association for Surgery of Trauma, annual meeting, Phoenix, AZ February,
2010 (senior author). (*)
52. Project TEACH (Teaching Equity to Advance Community Health): A capacity
building community-academic partnership to achieve health equity. Annual
Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO, 2010 (first
author).
53. Health disparities in Colorado: What can we learn from Geographic
Information Systems? Public Health in the Rockies Conference, Denver,
Colorado, September 9-10, 2010. (senior author) (*)
54. Project TEACH: using GIS to map regional health inequities and empower the
community. ESRI Health Mapping Conference, Denver, Colorado, 2010.
(Senior author) (*)
55. Targeted 1:1 FFP: RBC for Life Threatening Pelvic Trauma: Not Achievable
and Not Beneficial. 2010 Surgical Forum Program of the Clinical Congress
American College of Surgeons, Washington, DC, Oct 2010. (senior author)
56. The future of acute care surgery: a perspective from the next generation. 41st
Annual Meeting of The Western Trauma Association, Big Sky, Montana,
2011. (co-author) (*)
57. The Changing Profile Of Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure: Disappearance Of
The Delayed Peak. 6th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Huntington
Beach, California, 2011. (senior author) (*)
58. Max V Wohlauer, MD, Angela Sauaia, MD, PhD, Jeffrey Johnson, MD,
Anirban Banerjee, PhD, Ernest E Moore, MD. Acute kidney injury and posttrauma multiple organ failure: the canary in the coal mine. 2011 American
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Association for the Surgery of Trauma Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. This
abstract was featured in the MD Consult on Oct 20, 2011, (senior author) (*)
59. Jeffrey N. Harr MD, MPH, Ernest E. Moore MD, Jeffrey Johnson MD, Theresa
L. Chin MD, Max V. Wohlauer MD, Ronald Maier MD, Joseph Cuschieri MD,
Jason Sperry MD, Miguel Fragoso DVM, Anirban Banerjee PhD, Christopher
C. Silliman MD, PhD, and Angela Sauaia MD, PhD. Anti-Platelet Therapy: A
New Strategy To Reduce Post-Injury Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome,
Multiple Organ Failure, And Mortality in Trauma Patients. American College of
Surgeons Committee on Trauma March 7-10th, 2012 Chicago, Illinois. (senior
author) (*)
60. T. Chin, A. Sauaia, E. E. Moore, J. G. Chandler, J. L. Johnson, A. Banerjee.
Elderly Trauma Patients May Benefit From Tight Glucose Control. 2012
Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV, Feb 2012 (senior author) (*)
61. Stacy Fischer MD, Jean Kutner MD MSPH, Angela Sauaia, MD PhD. Patient
satisfaction with pain management: complex interactions with SES and
ethnicity. 2012 AAHPM & HPNA Annual Assembly, Denver, CO, March 2012
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