Cassana Littler, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Medical School
- MD, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (2007)
Undergraduate School
- BA, University of Colorado - Boulder (CO) (1999)
Residency
- Central Iowa Health System (Iowa Methodist Medical Center) Program, Pediatrics (2010)
Languages
EnglishDepartment
PediatricsPublications
- Dempsey EC, Cool CD, Littler CM. Lung disease and PKCs. Pharmacol Res. 2007 Jun;55(6):545-59. PubMed PMID: 17582782
- Littler CM, Wehling CA, Fagan KA, Messing RO, Dempsey EC. Divergent contractile and structural responses of the murine protein kinase C-epsilon null pulmonary circulation to chronic hypoxia. Chest. 2005 Dec;128(6 Suppl):620S-621S. PubMed PMID: 16373877
- Littler CM, Wehling CA, Wick MJ, Fagan KA, Cool CD, Messing RO, Dempsey EC. Divergent contractile and structural responses of the murine PKC-epsilon null pulmonary circulation to chronic hypoxia. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2005 Dec;289(6):L1083-93. PubMed PMID: 16085670
- Littler CM, Morris KG Jr, Fagan KA, McMurtry IF, Messing RO, Dempsey EC. Protein kinase C-epsilon-null mice have decreased hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2003 Apr;284(4):H1321-31. PubMed PMID: 12505875
- Primary Care Payment Reform Collaborative (2023). Colorado’s Primary Care Payment Reform Collaborative Fourth Annual Recommendations Report. Colorado Health Institute.
- Littler CM. (2023, January 31). Opinion: In a youth mental health crisis, lawmakers must first do no harm. House Bill 1071 is not the solution to Colorado’s youth mental health crisis [Guest Commentary]. The Denver Post.
- Colorado House Public and Behavioral Health and Human Services Committee. HCR 0112. HB23-1071 Licensed Psychologist Prescriptive Authority. Virtual testimony in opposition. Feb 1, 2023.
- Colorado Senate Health and Human Services Committee. SCR 357. SB23-002 Medicaid Reimbursement for Community Health Services. Written testimony in support. March 2, 2023.
- Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Division of Professions and Occupations. State Board of Psychologist Examiners. Solicited Written Stakeholder Comments regarding the Permanent Rulemaking Hearing on Implementation of Colorado HB23-1071, Concerning the Authority of Licensed Psychologists to Prescribe Psychotropic Medication for the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders (2023). Westmoreland, P, Pevoto P, Littler CM, Pesko M. Colorado Psychiatric Society, Colorado Medical Society, American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Society.
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Finance (2023). Comments submitted regarding Stability and Meaningfulness of Measures in the Colorado Medicaid Program. Children’s Hospital Colorado, American Academy of Pediatrics Colorado Chapter.
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter President
Practice Locations
Denver Health777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000
Hospital Affiliation
- Denver Health Medical Center
Specialty Information
Specialties- Pediatrics, Board Certification (2010)
Public Speaking
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