Adam Rosenberg, MD

Professor, Pediatrics-Neonatology


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1976)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Vanderbilt University (TN) (1972)
Internship
  • University of Colorado (1977)
Residency
  • University of Colorado, Pediatrics (1979)
Fellowships
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Program, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (1981)
Languages
English
Department
Pediatrics-Neonatology

Professional Titles

  • Director - University of Colorado Pediatric Residency Program

Recognitions

  • Partners in Care Award, University of Colorado Hospital (2008)
  • Top Doctor in Denver, 5280 Magazine (2015)
    Voted a 5280 best doctor by my peers in response to the question, "Which physician would you trust to treat you and your family?" for the last 10 years; 2007-2017
  • Career Teaching Scholar, Department of Pediatrics (2015)
    Awarded as a career award for dedication to the education of students, residents and subspecialty fellows

Publications

  • Guillet R, Edwards AD, Thoresen M, et al and the CoolCap Trial Group: Seven to eight year follow-up of the CoolCap trial of head cooling for neonatal encephalopathy. Pediatr Res 2012;71:205-09.
  • Barry J, Gibbs M, Rosenberg A: A delivery room-focused education and deliberate practice can improve pediatric resident resuscitation training. J Perinatol 2012;32(12):920-6
  • Rozance PJ and Rosenberg AA: The Neonate, In: Gabbe SJ et al: Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies, 6th Ed Elsevier Inc: 2012; PP 481-516.
  • Thilo EH, Rosenberg AA: The Newborn Infant. In: Hay WW et al: Pediatrics: Current Diagnosis and Treatment. McGraw Hill Lange 21st Ed. 2012; pp:9-72.
  • Boland K, Arca M, Dieffenbach K, DiGiovine M, Grundlach M, Von Oettingen J, Rosenberg A, Nwomeh B: Assessing the need for a surgery curriculum for pediatric residency training. APPD, San Antonio, 2012.
  • Lockspeiser T, Lane JL, Jones MJ, Rosenberg AA: Lessons learned from implementation of a career focused longitudinal block for 3rd year residents. APPD, San Antonio, 2012
  • Lockspeiser T, Rosenberg AA, Schmitter P, Lane JL: Creation of a learning goal scoring rubric. APPD, San Antonio, 2012.
  • West DC, Jannicelli A, Boscardin C, Li S-T, Bhavaraju VL, Ferrell CL, Rosenberg AA: Validity and reliability of the Western PedSCO: a novel structured clinical observation tool to measure pediatric patient encounter skills across the continuum of medical education. APPD, San Antonio, 2012
  • Ohls RK, Kamath-Rayne B, Christensen R, Wiedmeier S, rosenberg A et al: Neurocognitive outcome at 18-22 months are improved in former preterm infants administered darbepoetin or erythropoietin. PAS, Boston, 2012
  • Kaul P, Gong J, Barley G, Rosenberg A, Guiton G. Pediatric resident performance on an adolescent medicine examination. PAS, Boston, 2012
  • Lockspeiser T, Rosenberg AA, Schmitter P, Lane JL. Creation of a learning goal scoring rubric. PAS, Boston, 2012.
  • Lockspeiser T, Schmitter P, Lane J, Hanson J, Rosenberg A: A validated rubric for scoring learning goals. MedEdPORTAL(www.mededportal.org/publication/9369, 2013.
  • Ohls RK, Christensen RD, Kamath-Rayne BD, Rosenberg A et al: A randomized, masked, placebo-controlled study of darbepoetin administered to preterm infants. Pediatrics 2013; 132:e119-27.
  • Ohls RK, Kamath-Rayne BD, Christensen RD, Wiedmeier SE, Rosenberg A et al: Cognitive outcomes of preterm infants randomized to darbepoetin, erythropoietin, or placebo. Pediatrics 2014; 133:1023-30.
  • Kaul P, Gong J, Guiton G, rosenberg A, Barley G. Measuring pediatric resident competencies in adolescent medicine. J Adol Health 2014; 55:301-303.
  • Rosenberg AA, Grover T. The Newborn Infant, in CPDT 22nd ed p 9-74, 2014
  • Lockspeiser TM, Schmitter PA, Lane JL, Hanson JL, Rosenberg AA, Park YS: Assessing residents' written learning goals and goal writing skill: validity evidence for the learning goal scoring rubric. Acad Med 2013; 88:1558-63.
  • Hanson JL, Rosenberg AA, Lane JL: Narrative descriptions should replace grades in medical education in the United States. Front Psychol 4: doi:103389/fpsyg.2013.00668, 2013.
  • Rozance PJ, Rosenberg AA: The Neonate. In: Gabbe SG et al (editors). Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. Elsevier, pp 468-98, 2016
  • Lockspeiser TM, Li ST, Burke AE, Rosenberg AA et al: In pursuit of meaningful use of learning goals in residency: A qualitative study of pediatric residents. Acad Med 2016; 91(6): 839-46.
  • Reed S, Lockspeiser TM, Burke A, Gifford KA, Hanson JL, Mahan JD, McKenna M, Rosenberg AA, Li ST: Practical suggestions for the creation of meaningful learning goals in graduate medical education. Acad Ped 2016; 16(1): 20-24
  • Hoffman BD, Barnes M, Ferrell C and the CHAMP Study Group. The community health and advocacy milestones profile: a novel tool linking community pediatrics and advocacy training to assessment of milestones-based competence in pediatric residency training. Acad Ped 16(4): 309-13.
  • Wimberly YH, Rosenberg AA. Professionalism with physician colleagues and other health professionals. Ch 3 in: Trimm F, Spector N (eds): Teaching, promoting and assessing professionalism across the continuum: a medical educators guide. www.abp.org/content/professionalism-guide/.
  • Woods SK, Rosenberg AA (eds): General Pediatrics Program Director's Guidebook to the ABP. www.abp.org/content/program-directors/.
  • Sass AE, Rosenberg AA, Lane JL, Hanson JL: An innovative approach to teaching personal and professional development and resiliency during pediatrics residency. APPD, New Orleans, March 2016.
  • Vollrath K, Rosenberg A, Gabrielski L et al. NICU Feeding Bundle Improves Accuracy of Postdischarge Feeding Preparation and Potentially Prevents Readmission. Adv Neonatal Care (e pub) 11/2018
  • Rosenberg A, Lockspeiser T, Lane JL et al: Creation of a career focused educational experience for third year pediatric residents. JGME 2013; 5:639-45.
  • Lockspeiser TM, Schmitter PA, Lane JL, rosenberg AA, Hanson JL: Does the quality of written learning goals correlate with self-reported success at learning? PAS, Washington DC, May 2013.
  • Lockspeiser TM, Schmitter PA, Lane JL, Hanson JL, Rosenberg AA, Park YS: Validity evidence for a learning goal scoring rubric. MHPE Summer Conference, Chicago, July 2013.
  • Lane JL, Rosenberg A, Hanson JL: Using narrative descriptions as data to document learners' progress on milestones: A practical response to the Next Accreditation System. AMEE Conference, Prague CR, August 2013.
  • Hanson J, Lane JL, Rosenberg A: Descriptive comments form for faculty of residents' clinical performance. MedEdPORTAL: icollaborative, https://mededportal.org/icollaborative/resource/844. 2013.
  • Barger LK, Sullivan JP, Blackwell T, O'Brien CS, St Hilaire MA, Rahman SA, Phillips AJK, Qadri S, Wright KP, Segar JL, McGuire JK, Vitiello MV, de la Iglesia HO, Poynter SE, Yu PL, Zee P, Sanderson AL, Halbower AC, Lockley SW, Landrigan CP, Stone KL, Czeisler CA. Effects on resident work hours, sleep duration, and work experience in a randomized order safety trial evaluating resident-physician schedules (ROSTERS). Sleep. 2019 Aug 1;42(8). PubMed PMID: 31106381
  • Vollrath K, Rosenberg A, Gabrielski L, Deacon J, Marshall S, Rihn A, Grover T. NICU Discharge Feeding Bundle Improves Accuracy of Postdischarge Feeding Preparation and Potentially Prevents Readmission. Adv Neonatal Care. 2019 Apr;19(2):90-96. PubMed PMID: 30325750
  • Landrigan CP, Rahman SA, Sullivan JP et al and ROSTERS Study Group. Effects on patient safety of a resident physician schedule without 24-hour shifts. N Engl J Med 2020;382(26):2514-23. PMID: 32579812.
  • Schwartz A, Balmer D, Borman-Shoap E, Chin A, Henry D, Herman B, Hobday P, Lee J, Multera S, Myers R, Ponitz K, Rosenberg A, Soep J, West DC, Englander R. Shared mental models among clinical competency committees in the context of time-variable competency-based advancement to residency. Acad Med…
  • Schumacher, D et al: Etiology of unable to assess entrustable professional activities in a national study. APPD, San Diego, March 2020 (poster)
  • Schwartz A, Balmer DF, Borman-Shoap E, Chin A, Henry D, Herman BE, Hobday P, Lee JH, Multerer S, Myers RE, Ponitz K, Rosenberg A, Soep JB, West DC, Englander R. Shared Mental Models Among Clinical Competency Committees in the Context of Time-Variable, Competency-Based Advancement to Residency. Acad Med. 2020 Nov;95(11S Association of American Medical Colleges Learn Serve Lead: Proceedings of the 59th Annual Research in Medical Education Presentations):S95-S102. PubMed PMID: 32769469
  • Rahman SA, Sullivan JP, Barger LK, St Hilaire MA, O'Brien CS, Stone KL, Phillips AJK, Klerman EB, Qadri S, Wright KP Jr, Halbower AC, Segar JL, McGuire JK, Vitiello MV, de la Iglesia HO, Poynter SE, Yu PL, Sanderson AL, Zee PC, Landrigan CP, Czeisler CA, Lockley SW. Extended Work Shifts and Neurobehavioral Performance in Resident-Physicians. Pediatrics. 2021 Mar;147(3). PubMed PMID: 33619044
  • Shah P, Cannon DC, Lowe JR, Phillips J, Christensen RD, Kamath-Rayne B, Rosenberg A, Wiedmeier S, Patel S, Winter S, Baker S, Ohls RK. Effect of blood transfusions on cognitive development in very low birth weight infants. J Perinatol. 2021 Jun;41(6):1412-1418. PubMed PMID: 33911186

Professional Memberships

  • Phi Beta Kappa, Member
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Member
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Fellow
  • Society For Pediatric Research (SPR), Member
  • American Pediatric Association, Member
  • Association of Pediatric Program Directors, Member

Practice Locations

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

Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • Denver Health Medical Center
  • Lutheran Medical Center
  • Parker Adventist Hospital

Center Affiliations

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Board Certification (2009)
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification (1981)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Brain and Nervous System - Epilepsy
  • Brain and Nervous System - Hydrocephalus
  • Brain and Nervous System - Meningitis
  • Child and Teen Health - Infant and Toddler Health
  • Child and Teen Health - Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Ear Infection
  • Heart and Circulation - Congenital Heart Disease
  • Infections - Influenza
  • Infections - Pneumonia
  • Lungs and Breathing - Asthma
  • Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Disorders
  • Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Hearing Loss
  • Infections - Viral Infections
  • Infections - Bacterial Infections
  • Infections - Fungal Infections
  • Mental Health and Behavior - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
  • Pregnancy and Reproduction - Maternal and Fetal Health
  • Pregnancy and Reproduction - Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Brain and Nervous System
  • Child and Teen Health
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)
  • Heart and Circulation
  • Infections
  • Lungs and Breathing
  • Mental Health and Behavior
  • Pregnancy and Reproduction
Clinical Interests
Continue an active neonatal practice at several institutions in the Denver metro area. Also provide high risk neonatal follow up care at Children’s Hospital 2 afternoons per week.

Personal Interests
Avid baseball fan and tennis player

Volunteer Activities
Medical Advisory committee for Round-Up-River Ranch camp. Physician volunteer at the camp during the summer.