Kerry Hildreth, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Publications

• Hildreth KL, Van Pelt RE, Schwartz RS. Obesity, Insulin resistance and Alzheimer’s Disease. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2012 Feb 7, doi: 10.1038/oby.2012.19 [Epub ahead of print] PMID:22310232
• Milhon F, Hildreth K, Moreau K, Bert R. Comparison of Common Carotid Compliance Measured with Cardiac-Gated 3D Time of Flight MRI and Ultrasound. American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, New York, April, 2012.
• Testosterone and resistance exercise effects on function, strength and body composition in older men (Submitted GSA 3/05/12)
• Cognitive Decline and Cardiometabolic Risk among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Adults in The San Luis Valley Health and Aging Study (Submitted - Journal of Behavioral Medicine 3/21/12)
• Kerry L. Hildreth, Jim Grigsby, Lucinda L. Bryant, Pamela Wolfe and Judith Baxter. Cognitive decline and cardiometabolic risk among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adults in the San Luis Valley Health and Aging Study. J Behav Med 2013 DOI 10.1007/s10865-013-9491-z
• Kerry L. Hildreth, Catherine M. Jankowski, Jim Grigsby and Wendy M. Kohrt. Association of serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and cognition in older adults: sex steroid, inflammatory, and metabolic mechanisms. Neuropsychology. DOI: 10.1037/a0032230
• Kerry L. Hildreth, Daniel W. Barry, Kerrie L. Moreau, Joseph VandeGriend, Randall B. Meacham, Tammie Nakamura, Pamela Wolfe, Wendy Kohrt, J. Mark Ruscin, John Kittelson, M. Elaine Cress, Robert Ballard, Robert S. Schwartz. Effects of testosterone and progressive resistance exercise in healthy, highly functioning older men with low-normal testosterone levels. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Accepted February 14, 2013.
• Moreau KL, Hildreth KL, Meditz AL, Deane KD, Kohrt WM. Endothelial Function is Impaired Across the Stages of the Menopause Transition. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Sept 11. (Epub ahead of print) PMID 22969140
• Hildreth KL, Barry DW, Moreau KL, Nakamura T, Vande Griend J, Wolfe P, Schwartz RS. Testosterone and resistance exercise effects on function, strength and body composition in older men. Gerontologic Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November, 2012.
• Hildreth KL, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. Oxidative stress contributes to arterial stiffening across the stages of the menopause transition in healthy women. North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October, 2012.
• Hildreth KL, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. Oxidative stress contributes to arterial stiffening across the stages of the menopause transition in healthy women. Women’s Research Day, Center for Women’s Health Research, Aurora, CO, September, 2012.
• Milhon F, Hildreth K, Moreau K, Bert R. Comparison of Common Carotid, Internal Carotid and Vertebral Arterial Compliance in Young Healthy Controls and Elderly Subjects Directly Measured with 3D Time-of-Flight MR Angiography. ASNR Annual Meeting, San Diego, CO, May, 2013.
• Hildreth KL, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. Oxidative stress contributes to large elastic arterial stiffening across the stages of the menopausal transition. Menopause. 2013 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24149926
• Effects of pioglitazone or exercise in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and insulin resistance: a pilot study. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra
• Vascular Aging across the Menopause Transition in Healthy women. Advances in Vascular Medicine
• Sleep Disorders in Older Adults in Primary Care Sleep Medicine A Practical Guide, 2nd ed.
• Evaluation and Management of the Elderly Patient with Cognitive Complaints. Med Clin North Am
• Effects of Pioglitazone and Exercise in Older Adults with MCI and Insulin Resistance. Gerontological Society of America, poster presentation
• Exercise: Physiological and Functional Effects in Hazzard's Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 7th Edition.
• Hildreth KL, Gozansky WS, Jankowski CM, Grigsby J, Wolfe P, Kohrt WM. Association of serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and cognition in older adults: sex steroid, inflammatory, and metabolic mechanisms. Neuropsychology. 2013 May;27(3):356-63. PubMed PMID: 23688217
• Hildreth KL, Barry DW, Moreau KL, Vande Griend J, Meacham RB, Nakamura T, Wolfe P, Kohrt WM, Ruscin JM, Kittelson J, Cress ME, Ballard R, Schwartz RS. Effects of testosterone and progressive resistance exercise in healthy, highly functioning older men with low-normal testosterone levels. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 May;98(5):1891-900. PubMed PMID: 23533227
• Hildreth KL, Grigsby J, Bryant LL, Wolfe P, Baxter J. Cognitive decline and cardiometabolic risk among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adults in the San Luis Valley Health and Aging Study. J Behav Med. 2014 Apr;37(2):332-42. PubMed PMID: 23329423
• Hildreth KL, Van Pelt RE, Moreau KL, Grigsby J, Hoth KF, Pelak V, Anderson CA, Parnes B, Kittelson J, Wolfe P, Nakamura T, Linnebur SA, Trujillo JM, Aquilante CL, Schwartz RS. Effects of pioglitazone or exercise in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and insulin resistance: a pilot study. Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra. 2015 Jan-Apr;5(1):51-63. PubMed PMID: 25852732
• Hua JT, Hildreth KL, Pelak VS. Effects of Testosterone Therapy on Cognitive Function in Aging: A Systematic Review. Cogn Behav Neurol. 2016 Sep;29(3):122-38. PubMed PMID: 27662450
• Hildreth KL, Church S. Evaluation and management of the elderly patient presenting with cognitive complaints. Med Clin North Am. 2015 Mar;99(2):311-35. PubMed PMID: 25700586
• Ozemek C, Hildreth KL, Groves DW, Moreau KL. Acute ascorbic acid infusion increases left ventricular diastolic function in postmenopausal women. Maturitas. 2016 Oct;92:154-61. PubMed PMID: 27621254
• Exercise: Physiological and Functional Effects in Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 7th ed. Editors JB Halter, JG Ouslander, S Studenski, KP High, S Asthana, C Ritchie, MA Supiano. Editor emeritus WR Hazzard.
• Ozemek C, Hildreth KL, Van Pelt RE, Schwartz RS, Moreau KL. Pioglitazone Or Exercise Effects On LV Diastolic Function In Adults With MCI And Insulin Resistance: 755 Board #71 June 1, 3: 30 PM - 5: 00 PM. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 May;48(5 Suppl 1):206. PubMed PMID: 27359898
• Hildreth KL, Melanson EL, Moreau KL. (2016) Exercise: Physiological and Functional Effects in Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 7th edition. Editors JB Halter, JG Ouslander, S Studenski, KP High, S Asthana, C Ritchie, MA Supiano. Editor emeritus WR Hazzard.
• Klawitter J, Hildreth KL, Christians U, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. A relative L-arginine deficiency contributes to endothelial dysfunction across the stages of the menopausal transition. Physiol Rep. 2017 Sep;5(17). PubMed PMID: 28904082
• KL Hildreth, C Ozemek, WM Kohrt, PJ Blatchford, KL Moreau. Vascular dysfunction across the stages of the menopause transition is associated with menopausal symptoms and quality of life. Menopause, in revision.
• Hildreth KL, Schwartz RS, Vande Griend J, Kohrt WM, Blatchford PJ, Moreau KL. Effects of Testosterone and Progressive Resistance Exercise on Vascular Function in Older Men. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2018 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30188798
• Lind KE, Hildreth K, Lindrooth R, Morrato E, Crane LA, Perraillon MC. Effect of Medicare Part D on Ethnoracial Disparities in Antidementia Medication Use. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Sep;66(9):1760-1767. PubMed PMID: 30095169
• Lind KE, Hildreth K, Lindrooth R, Crane LA, Morrato E, Perraillon MC. Ethnoracial Disparities in Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Utilization: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Database. Med Care. 2018 Sep;56(9):761-766. PubMed PMID: 30015726
• Hildreth KL, Ozemek C, Kohrt WM, Blatchford PJ, Moreau KL. Vascular dysfunction across the stages of the menopausal transition is associated with menopausal symptoms and quality of life. Menopause. 2018 Sep;25(9):1011-1019. PubMed PMID: 29634636
• Harper SA, Baptista LC, Roberts LM, Wherry SJ, Boxer RS, Hildreth KL, Seay RS, Allman PH, Carter CS, Aban I, Kohrt WM, Buford TW. A ngiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors C ombined with E xercise for Hypertensive S eniors (The ACES Trial): Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Med (Lausanne). 2019;6:327. PubMed PMID: 32039215
• Litwin NS, Van Ark HJ, Hartley SC, Michell KA, Vazquez AR, Fischer EK, Melby CL, Weir TL, Wei Y, Rao S, Hildreth KL, Seals DR, Pagliassotti MJ, Johnson SA. Impact of Red Beetroot Juice on Vascular Endothelial Function and Cardiometabolic Responses to a High-Fat Meal in Middle-Aged/Older Adults with Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial. Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Nov;3(11):nzz113. PubMed PMID: 31737860
• Lind KE, Hildreth KL, Perraillon MC. Persistent Disparities in Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit Utilization. Med Care. 2019 Dec;57(12):984-989. PubMed PMID: 31584462
• Keller AC, Klawitter J, Hildreth KL, Christians U, Putnam K, Kohrt WM, Reusch JEB, Moreau KL. Elevated plasma homocysteine and cysteine are associated with endothelial dysfunction across menopausal stages in healthy women. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2019 Jun 1;126(6):1533-1540. PubMed PMID: 30896357
• Babcock MC, DuBose LE, Witten TL, Brubaker A, Stauffer BL, Hildreth KL, Moreau KL. Assessment of macrovascular and microvascular function in aging males. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2021 Jan 1;130(1):96-103. PubMed PMID: 33151774
• Moreau KL, Hildreth KL, Klawitter J, Blatchford P, Kohrt WM. Decline in endothelial function across the menopause transition in healthy women is related to decreased estradiol and increased oxidative stress. Geroscience. 2020 Dec;42(6):1699-1714. PubMed PMID: 32770384
• Gavin KM, Melanson EL, Hildreth KL, Gibbons E, Bessesen DH, Kohrt WM. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ovarian Suppression in Premenopausal Women: No Change in Free-Living Energy Expenditure. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Nov;28(11):2125-2133. PubMed PMID: 33150745
• Park YM, Jankowski CM, Ozemek C, Hildreth KL, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. Appendicular lean mass is lower in late compared with early perimenopausal women: potential role of FSH. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 May 1;128(5):1373-1380. PubMed PMID: 32298212
• Babcock MC, DuBose LE, Witten TL, Stauffer BL, Hildreth KL, Schwartz RS, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. Oxidative stress and inflammation are associated with age-related endothelial dysfunction in men with low testosterone. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34597384
• Binder EF, Christensen JC, Stevens-Lapsley J, Bartley J, Berry SD, Dobs AS, Fortinsky RH, Hildreth KL, Kiel DP, Kuchel GA, Marcus RL, McDonough CM, Orwig D, Sinacore DR, Schwartz RS, Volpi E, Magaziner J, Schechtman KB. A multi-center trial of exercise and testosterone therapy in women after hip fracture: Design, methods and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 May;104:106356. PubMed PMID: 33716173
• Park YM, Jankowski CM, Swanson CM, Hildreth KL, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. Bone Mineral Density in Different Menopause Stages is Associated with Follicle Stimulating Hormone Levels in Healthy Women. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 29;18(3). PubMed PMID: 33572819
• Lind KE, Hildreth K, Lindrooth R, Morrato E, Crane LA, Perraillon MC. The effect of direct cognitive assessment in the Medicare annual wellness visit on dementia diagnosis rates. Health Serv Res. 2021 Apr;56(2):193-203. PubMed PMID: 33481263
• Babcock MC, DuBose LE, Witten TL, Brubaker A, Stauffer BL, Hildreth KL, Moreau KL. Assessment of macrovascular and microvascular function in aging males. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2021 Jan 1;130(1):96-103. PubMed PMID: 33151774
• Ozemek C, Hildreth KL, Blatchford PJ, Hurt KJ, Bok R, Seals DR, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. Effects of resveratrol or estradiol on postexercise endothelial function in estrogen-deficient postmenopausal women. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 Apr 1;128(4):739-747. PubMed PMID: 32134713
• Lind KE, Hildreth K, Lindrooth R, Morrato E, Crane LA, Perraillon MC. The effect of direct cognitive assessment in the Medicare annual wellness visit on dementia diagnosis rates. Health Serv Res. 2021 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33481263
• Moreau KL, Babcock MC, Hildreth KL. Sex differences in vascular aging in response to testosterone. Biol Sex Differ. 2020 Apr 15;11(1):18. PubMed PMID: 32295637
• Harper SA, Baptista LC, Roberts LM, Wherry SJ, Boxer RS, Hildreth KL, Seay RS, Allman PH, Carter CS, Aban I, Kohrt WM, Buford TW. A ngiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors C ombined with E xercise for Hypertensive S eniors (The ACES Trial): Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Med (Lausanne). 2019;6:327. PubMed PMID: 32039215

Professional Memberships

• American Geriatrics Society, Member, Public Education Committee
• Gerontologic Society of America, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

• Center On Aging

Specialty Information

• Geriatric Medicine, Board Certification (2009)
• Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2007, 2017)

• Primary Care
• Seniors' Health