Brandy Deffenbacher, MD

Professional Titles

• Associate Professor

Publications

• "Procedural Training in a Family Medicine Residency", Poster session North American Primcary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November 15 2010, Seattle WA.
• Burden of Narcotic Use in Primary Care. Podium Presentation. NAPCRG. Banff, Alberta, November 2011
• "Patient-centered Medical Home: Does It Improve Maternity Care In a Family Medicine Residency Continuity Clinic?", Poster session Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference April 28, 2011, New Orleans, LA.
• Multimodal Direct Observation: An Essential Tool for Teaching and Assessing Resident Clinical Competency, STFM, Seattle, WA April 2012
• Procedural Training In Residency: Helping Residents Achieve Competency Through A Structured Curriculum, Roundtable Discussion. STFM, Seattle, WA April 2012.
• Procedure Passport: A Guide to Procedural Training, Tracking and Evaluation for Resident Education. Works-In Progress Presentation. STFM. Seattle, WA, April 2012.
• "Multimodal Direct Observation: An Essential Tool for Teaching and Assessing Resident Clinical Competence"; presented Program Director's Workshop April 2013
• "Successful Experimental Treatment of Congenital Ichthyosis in an Infant" Case report accepted and to be published in British Medical Journal
• A Shared Medical Visit Model for Weight Loss: A Pilot Study; poster to be presented at SGIM 4/2013
• Deffenbacher B. Successful experimental treatment of congenital ichthyosis in an infant. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Mar 6;2013. PubMed PMID: 23470675
• Langner S, Deffenbacher B, Nagle J, Khodaee M. Barriers and methods to improve office-based procedural training in a family medicine residency. Int J Med Educ. 2016 May 29;7:158-9. PubMed PMID: 27238385
• Mount HR, Zakrajsek T, Huffman M, Deffenbacher B, Gallagher K, Skinker B, Rivard G, Benson S, Dancel R, Buckman F, Hayes M, Jackson J, Viera AJ. Text messaging to improve resident knowledge: a randomized controlled trial. Fam Med. 2015 Jan;47(1):37-42. PubMed PMID: 25646876
• Deffenbacher B, Langner S, Khodaee M. Are Self-study Procedural Teaching Methods Effective? A Pilot Study of a Family Medicine Residency Program. Fam Med. 2017 Nov;49(10):789-795. PubMed PMID: 29190405
• Lyon C, Mullen R, Deffenbacher B, Reed A, Nashelsky J. Clinical Inquiries: Does exercise relieve vasomotor menopausal symptoms?. J Fam Pract. 2018 Mar;67(3):175-176. PubMed PMID: 29509823
• Kramer ES DO, MPH, Deffenbacher B MD, Staton EW MSTC, Smith PC MD, Summers Holtrop J PhD. The Weight-Prioritized Visit: An Idea Whose Time Has Come. Fam Pract Manag. 2023 Nov;30(6):19-25. PubMed PMID: 37963258

Professional Memberships

• Society for Teachers in Family Medicine, Member
• American Academy of Family Medicine, Member
• Colorado Academy of Family Medicine, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Family Medicine, Board Certification

• Primary Care
• Men's Health
• Pregnancy and Reproduction - Childbirth
• Pregnancy and Reproduction - Pregnancy
• Pregnancy and Reproduction - Prenatal Care
• Seniors' Health
• Symptoms and Manifestations
• Child and Teen Health - Children's Health
• Child and Teen Health - Infant and Toddler Health
• Child and Teen Health - Teen Health
• Women's Health
• Child and Teen Health
• Pregnancy and Reproduction