David Partrick, MD

Professor, Surgery-Peds Surgery

FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, University of Washington School of Medicine (1992)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Washington (WA) (1988)
Residency
  • University of Colorado, Surgery (1999)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Surgery (2001)
Languages
English
Department
Surgery-Peds Surgery

Professional Titles

  • Director of Surgical Endoscopy for Infants and Children
  • Medical Director of 6th Floor, The Children's Hospital

Recognitions

  • Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2006)
  • Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2007)
  • Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2008)
  • Teacher of the Year, University of Colorado Department of Surgery (2005)
  • Top Doctor in Denver, 5280 Magazine (2011)
    Voted a 5280 best doctor by my peers in response to the question, "Which physician would you trust to treat you and your family?"

Publications

  • 78. Wood, J.H., Partrick, D.A., Hays, T., Ziegler, M.M. Predicting response to splenectomy in children with immune thrombocytopenic purpura. J Pediatr Surg 45:140-144, 2010.
  • 79. Soden J.S., Lovell, M.A., Brown, K., Partrick, D.A., Sokol, R.J. Failure of resolution of portal fibrosis during omega-3 fatty acid lipid emulsion therapy in two patients with irreversible intestinal failure. J Pediatr 156:327-331, 2010.
  • 80. Wood, J.H., Partrick, D.A., Bruny, J.L., Sauaia, A., Moulton, S.L. Operative versus non-operative management of blunt pancreatic trauma in children. J Pediatr Surg 45:401-406, 2010.
  • 81. Wood, J.H., Partrick, D.A., Johnston, R.B. The inflammatory response in children. Curr Opin Pediatr 22:315-320, 2010.
  • 82. Potter, D.D., Bruny, J.L., Allshouse, M.J., Narkewicz, M.R., Soden, J.S., Partrick, D.A. Laparoscopic suture rectopexy for full-thickness anorectal prolapse in children: An effective outpatient procedure. J Pediatr Surg 45:2103-2107, 2010.
  • 83. Sandoval, J.A., Partrick, D.A. Advances in the surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux. Adv Pediatr 57:373-389, 2010.
  • 84. Fox D, Morrato E, Campagna E.J., Rees, D.I., Dickinson LM, Partrick D.A., Kempe A. Outcomes of laparoscopic versus open fundoplication in children’s hospitals: 2005 – 2008. Pediatr 127:872-880, 2011.
  • Jones, T.S., Burlew, C.C., Kornblith, L.Z., Biffl, W.L., Partrick, D.A., Johnson, J.L., Barnett, C.C., Bensard, D.D., Moore, E.E. Blunt cerebrovascular injuries in the child. Am J Surg 204:7-10, 2012.
  • Bansal, S., Banever, G., Karrer, F.M., Partrick, D.A. Appendicitis in children less than 5 years old: Influence of age on presentation and outcome. Am J Surg 204:1031-1035, 2012.
  • Sauaia, A., Miller, J.I., Moore, E.E., Partrick, D.A. Firearm injuries of children and adolescents in 2 Colorado trauma centers: 2000-2008. JAMA 309:1683-1685, 2013.
  • Sauaia A, Miller JI, Moore EE, Partrick D. Firearm injuries of children and adolescents in 2 Colorado trauma centers: 2000-2008. JAMA. 2013 Apr 24;309(16):1683-5. PubMed PMID: 23613070
  • Stewart CL, Holscher CM, Moore EE, Bronsert M, Moulton SL, Partrick DA, Bensard DD. Base deficit correlates with mortality in pediatric abusive head trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Oct;48(10):2106-11. PubMed PMID: 24094965
  • Acker SN, Seedorf GJ, Abman SH, Nozik-Grayck E, Partrick DA, Gien J. Pulmonary artery endothelial cell dysfunction and decreased populations of highly proliferative endothelial cells in experimental congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2013 Dec;305(12):L943-52. PubMed PMID: 24124189
  • Acker SN, Linton J, Tan GM, Garrington TP, Bruny J, Hilden JM, Hoffman LM, Partrick DA. A multidisciplinary approach to the management of anterior mediastinal masses in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Oct 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25783332
  • Acker SN, Ross JT, Partrick DA, Tong S, Bensard DD. Pediatric specific shock index accurately identifies severely injured children. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Feb;50(2):331-4. PubMed PMID: 25638631
  • Acker SN, Seedorf GJ, Abman SH, Nozik-Grayck E, Kuhn K, Partrick DA, Gien J. Altered pulmonary artery endothelial-smooth muscle cell interactions in experimental congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Res. 2015 Apr;77(4):511-9. PubMed PMID: 25580737
  • Acker SN, Ross JT, Partrick DA, DeWitt P, Bensard DD. Injured children are resistant to the adverse effects of early high volume crystalloid resuscitation. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Dec;49(12):1852-5. PubMed PMID: 25487499
  • Nadlonek NA, Acker SN, Deterding RR, Partrick DA. Intraoperative chest tube removal following thoracoscopic lung biopsy results in improved outcomes. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Nov;49(11):1573-6. PubMed PMID: 25475796
  • Kulungowski AM, Acker SN, Hoffenberg EJ, Neigut D, Partrick DA. Initial operative treatment of isolated ileal Crohn's disease in adolescents. Am J Surg. 2014 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25457242
  • Liptzin DR, Fan LL, Stillwell PC, Dannull KA, Fadell MF, Partrick DA, Dishop MK. Flip-flop lung. An unusual etiology of bronchiectasis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Oct 15;190(8):e29. PubMed PMID: 25317474
  • Acker SN, Staulcup S, Partrick DA, Sømme S. Evolution of minimally invasive techniques within an academic surgical practice at a single institution. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2014 Nov;24(11):806-10. PubMed PMID: 25290379
  • Roach JP, Acker SN, Bensard DD, Sirotnak AP, Karrer FM, Partrick DA. Head injury pattern in children can help differentiate accidental from non-accidental trauma. Pediatr Surg Int. 2014 Nov;30(11):1103-6. PubMed PMID: 25252922
  • Acker SN, Bruny JL, Garrington TP, Partrick DA. Minimally invasive surgical techniques are safe in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric malignancies. Surg Endosc. 2014 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25159642
  • Acker SN, Ross JT, Partrick DA, Nadlonek NA, Bronsert M, Bensard DD. Glasgow motor scale alone is equivalent to Glasgow Coma Scale at identifying children at risk for serious traumatic brain injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Aug;77(2):304-9. PubMed PMID: 25058258
  • Acker SN, Stovall RT, Moore EE, Partrick DA, Burlew CC, Bensard DD. Trauma remains a surgical disease from cradle to grave. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Aug;77(2):219-25. PubMed PMID: 25058245
  • Fox D, Campagna EJ, Friedlander J, Partrick DA, Rees DI, Kempe A. National trends and outcomes of pediatric gastrostomy tube placement. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Nov;59(5):582-8. PubMed PMID: 24979479
  • Acker SN, Partrick DA, Ross JT, Nadlonek NA, Bronsert M, Bensard DD. Blood component transfusion increases the risk of death in children with traumatic brain injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Apr;76(4):1082-7; discussion 1087-8. PubMed PMID: 24662875
  • Acker SN, Partrick DA, Ross JT, Nadlonek NA, Bronsert M, Bensard DD. Head injury and unclear mechanism of injury: initial hematocrit less than 30 is predictive of abusive head trauma in young children. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Feb;49(2):338-40. PubMed PMID: 24528981
  • Acker SN, Petrun B, Partrick DA, Roosevelt GE, Bensard DD. Lack of utility of repeat monitoring of hemoglobin and hematocrit following blunt solid organ injury in children. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Dec;79(6):991-4. PubMed PMID: 26680138
  • Acker SN, Trinh BB, Partrick DA, Stewart CL, Bensard DD. Is Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Contrast Study Necessary prior to Laparoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Children?. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Feb;26(1):29-33. PubMed PMID: 26382658
  • Acker SN, Ross JT, Partrick DA, Bensard DD. A pediatric specific shock index in combination with GMS identifies children with life threatening or severe traumatic brain injury. Pediatr Surg Int. 2015 Nov;31(11):1041-6. PubMed PMID: 26349487
  • Nadlonek NA, Acker SN, Bensard DD, Bansal S, Partrick DA. Early diffuse slowing on electroencephalogram in pediatric traumatic brain injury: Impact on management and prognosis. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Aug;50(8):1338-40. PubMed PMID: 26220888
  • Acker SN, Stewart CL, Roosevelt GE, Partrick DA, Moore EE, Bensard DD. When is it safe to forgo abdominal CT in blunt-injured children?. Surgery. 2015 Aug;158(2):408-12. PubMed PMID: 25999252
  • Acker SN, Kulungowski AM, Hodges M, Crombleholme TM, Somme S, Partrick DA. Pyloric stenosis--postoperative care on a nonsurgical ward. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov;199(1):149-52. PubMed PMID: 25972312
  • Acker SN, Gonzales D, Ross JT, Dishop MK, Deterding RR, Partrick DA. Factors that increase diagnostic yield of surgical lung biopsy in pediatric oncology patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Sep;50(9):1490-2. PubMed PMID: 25957864
  • Acker SN, Roach JP, Partrick DA, Karrer FM, Bensard DD, Sirotnak AP. Beyond morbidity and mortality: the social and legal outcomes of non-accidental trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Apr;50(4):604-7. PubMed PMID: 25840071
  • Hodges MM, Burlew CC, Acker SN, Moore EE, Roosevelt GE, Schubert A, Hill LRS, Partrick DA, Bensard D. Pediatric appendicitis: Is referral to a regional pediatric center necessary?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Dec 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29283967
  • Clopton RG, Friesen R, Partrick D, Wilson N, Jaggers J, Ivy DD, Schwartz LI, Ing RJ. The Anesthetic Challenges of Lung Biopsy-Associated Intrathoracic Hemorrhage in a Child With Suprasystemic Pulmonary Hypertension. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Jun;21(2):172-177. PubMed PMID: 27815350
  • Acker SN, Bredbeck B, Partrick DA, Kulungowski AM, Barnett CC, Bensard DD. Shock index, pediatric age-adjusted (SIPA) is more accurate than age-adjusted hypotension for trauma team activation. Surgery. 2017 Mar;161(3):803-807. PubMed PMID: 27814956
  • Acker SN, Hall B, Hill L, Partrick DA, Bensard DD. Adult-Based Massive Transfusion Protocol Activation Criteria Do Not Work in Children. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Feb;27(1):32-35. PubMed PMID: 27533313
  • Bansal S, Karrer FM, Hansen K, Partrick DA. Contrast blush in pediatric blunt splenic trauma does not warrant the routine use of angiography and embolization. Am J Surg. 2015 Aug;210(2):345-50. PubMed PMID: 25827492
  • Hodges MM, Burlew CC, Acker SN, Moore EE, Roosevelt GE, Schubert A, Hill LRS, Partrick DA, Bensard D. Pediatric appendicitis: Is referral to a regional pediatric center necessary?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Apr;84(4):636-641. PubMed PMID: 29283967
  • Acker SN, Linton J, Tan GM, Garrington TP, Bruny J, Hilden JM, Hoffman LM, Partrick DA. A multidisciplinary approach to the management of anterior mediastinal masses in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 May;50(5):875-8. PubMed PMID: 25783332
  • Acker SN, Ross JT, Partrick DA, Tong S, Bensard DD. Pediatric specific shock index accurately identifies severely injured children. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Feb;50(2):331-4. PubMed PMID: 25638631
  • Acker SN, Seedorf GJ, Abman SH, Nozik-Grayck E, Kuhn K, Partrick DA, Gien J. Altered pulmonary artery endothelial-smooth muscle cell interactions in experimental congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Res. 2015 Apr;77(4):511-9. PubMed PMID: 25580737
  • Kulungowski AM, Acker SN, Hoffenberg EJ, Neigut D, Partrick DA. Initial operative treatment of isolated ileal Crohn's disease in adolescents. Am J Surg. 2015 Jul;210(1):141-5. PubMed PMID: 25457242
  • Acker SN, Bruny JL, Garrington TP, Partrick DA. Minimally invasive surgical techniques are safe in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric malignancies. Surg Endosc. 2015 May;29(5):1203-8. PubMed PMID: 25159642
  • Derderian SC, Meier M, Partrick DA, Demasellis G, Reiter PD, Annam A, Bruny J. Pediatric empyemas - Has the pendulum swung too far?. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31973927
  • Derderian SC, Potter DD, Bansal S, Rowse PG, Partrick DA. Open versus thoracoscopic thymectomy for juvenile myasthenia gravis. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31826816
  • Derderian SC, Phillips R, Acker SN, Bruny J, Partrick DA. Pediatric ulcerative colitis: three- versus two-stage colectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Pediatr Surg Int. 2020 Feb;36(2):171-177. PubMed PMID: 31696255
  • Acker SN, Hill LRS, Bensard DD, Moulton S, Partrick DA. The benefits of limiting scheduled blood draws in children with a blunt liver or spleen injury. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 May 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31133284
  • Han DS, Chalmers DJ, Greffe B, Garrington T, Partrick D, Lovell M, Schneider KW, Cost NG. A Cystic Renal Mass in the Setting of a Pneumothorax: More Than Meets the Eye?. Urology. 2021 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33571543
  • Partrick DA, Derderian SC. Reply to letter to the editor: Difficulties classifying myasthenia gravis in the pediatric surgical literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Aug;55(8):1680. PubMed PMID: 32826039
  • Derderian SC, Meier M, Partrick DA, Demasellis G, Reiter PD, Annam A, Bruny J. Pediatric empyemas - Has the pendulum swung too far?. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Nov;55(11):2356-2361. PubMed PMID: 31973927
  • Derderian SC, Potter DD, Bansal S, Rowse PG, Partrick DA. Open versus thoracoscopic thymectomy for juvenile myasthenia gravis. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Sep;55(9):1850-1853. PubMed PMID: 31826816
  • Derderian SC, Phillips R, Acker SN, Bruny J, Partrick DA. Pediatric ulcerative colitis: three- versus two-stage colectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Pediatr Surg Int. 2020 Feb;36(2):171-177. PubMed PMID: 31696255
  • Acker SN, Hill LRS, Bensard DD, Moulton S, Partrick DA. The benefits of limiting scheduled blood draws in children with a blunt liver or spleen injury. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jul;55(7):1219-1223. PubMed PMID: 31133284
  • Derderian SC, Meier M, Bensard DD, Partrick DA, Acker SN. Adolescent blunt solid organ injury: Differences in management strategies and outcomes between pediatric and adult trauma centers. Am J Surg. 2022 Feb 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35232541
  • Smiley K, Partrick DA, Corkum KS, Derderian SC. Torsed ectopic intra-abdominal liver rest within an adolescent female. J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Feb;2022(2):rjac036. PubMed PMID: 35154641
  • Bliss DP Jr, Strandness TB, Derderian SC, Kaizer AM, Partrick DA. Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus thoracic epidural analgesia: Postoperative pain management after Nuss repair for pectus excavatum. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb;57(2):207-212. PubMed PMID: 34949445
  • Derderian SC, Partrick D. Reply to letter to the editor. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jun;56(6):1260. PubMed PMID: 33581881
  • Han DS, Chalmers DJ, Greffe B, Garrington T, Partrick D, Lovell M, Schneider KW, Cost NG. A Cystic Renal Mass in the Setting of a Pneumothorax: More Than Meets the Eye?. Urology. 2021 Aug;154:275-277. PubMed PMID: 33571543
  • Acker SN, Nolan MM, Prendergast C, Lyttle B, Fares S, Bensard DD, Partrick DA. Blood Transfusion is Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Solid Tumor Oncology Patients Following Tumor Resection. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2022 Aug 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36031190
  • Derderian SC, Meier M, Bensard DD, Partrick DA, Acker SN. Adolescent blunt solid organ injury: Differences in management strategies and outcomes between pediatric and adult trauma centers. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt A):13-17. PubMed PMID: 35232541
  • Smiley K, Partrick DA, Corkum KS, Derderian SC. Torsed ectopic intra-abdominal liver rest within an adolescent female. J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Feb;2022(2):rjac036. PubMed PMID: 35154641
  • Bliss DP Jr, Strandness TB, Derderian SC, Kaizer AM, Partrick DA. Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus thoracic epidural analgesia: Postoperative pain management after Nuss repair for pectus excavatum. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb;57(2):207-212. PubMed PMID: 34949445
  • Acker SN, Nolan MM, Prendergast C, Lyttle B, Fares S, Bensard DD, Partrick DA. Blood Transfusion is Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Solid Tumor Oncology Patients Following Tumor Resection. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2023 Apr 1;45(3):137-142. PubMed PMID: 36031190

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member
  • American Pediatric Surgical Association, Member
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member
  • International Pediatric Endoscopy Group, Member
  • Western Surgical Association, Member
  • Southwestern Surgical Congress, Member
  • Shock Society, Member
  • Association for Academic Surgery, Member
  • Denver Academy of Surgery, Member

Practice Locations

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

Children's Hospital Colorado North Campus - Broomfield
469 State Highway 7
Broomfield, CO 80023
720-478-5000

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Surgery, Board Certification
  • Pediatric Surgery, Board Certification
Clinical Interests
I am interested in minimally invasive surgery, pectus excavatum (Nuss Bar)/carinatum, neonatal surgery, thoracic/lung surgery and gastroesophageal reflux disease.


School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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