Karl Hammermeister, MD

Professor Emeritus, Medicine-Cardiology


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, University of Washington School of Medicine (1964)
Internship
  • University of Washington Program (1965)
Residency
  • University of Washington Program, Internal Medicine (1967)
Fellowships
  • University of Washington Program, General Cardiology (1968)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Cardiology

Publications

  • 142. Ho PM, Prochazka AV, Magid DJ, Sales AE, Grunwald GK, Hammermeister KE, Rumsfeld JS. The association between processes, structures, and outcomes of secondary prevention care among VA ischemic heart disease patients. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2006;6(6). (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/6/6)
  • Khuri,S.F.; Henderson,W.G.; Daley,J.; Jonasson,O.; Jones,R.S.; Campbell,D.A.,Jr.; Fink,A.S.; Mentzer,R.M.,Jr.; Neumayer,L.; Hammermeister,K.; Mosca,C.; Healey,N. Successful implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in the private sector: the Patient Safety in Surgery study. Ann Surg 2008;248:329-336.
  • Dillon P, Hammermeister K, Morrato E, Kempe A, Oldham K, Moss L, Marchildon M, Ziegler M, Steeger J, Rowell K, Shiloach M, Henderson W. Developing a NSQIP module to measure outcomes in children's surgical care: opportunity and challenge. Semin Pediatr Surg, 2008;17(2):131-140.
  • Hammermeister,K., Fairclough,D. Emsermann,C.B., Hamman,R., Ho,M., Phibbs,S. Plomondon,M. Valuck,R., West,D., Steiner,J.F. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE AND HYDRALAZINE IN RACIAL/ETHNIC SUBGROUPS WITH HEART FAILURE. In press, Clinical Therapeutics.
  • Hammermeister K, Fairclough D, Bublitz Emersmann C, Hamman R, Ho M, Phibbs S, Plomondon M, Valuck R, West D, Steiner JF. The effectiveness of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine in racial/ethnic subgroups with heart failure. Clinical Therapeutics 2009;31(3):632-643.
  • Hammermeister, K. The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: Learning from the past and moving to the future. American Journal of Surgery 2009;198(5 Suppl):S69-S73.

Practice Locations

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

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (1970)
  • General Cardiology, Board Certification (1973)
  • Cardiology, Board Certification (1973)