Steven Lowenstein, MD, MPH

Professional Titles

• Professor of Community and Behavioral Health
• Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Recognitions

• Outstanding Research Mentor Award, University of Colorado Denver’s Clinical Sciences Program (2006)
  
• Hal Jayne Award for Excellence in Education , Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2009)
  
• Meritorious Service Award, Colorado Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians (2009)
  First Meritorious Service Award presented by the Colorado Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians – for significant contributions to the advancement of emergency medicine. November 11, 2009.
• Faculty Professionalism Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2010)
  2010 Faculty Professionalism Award. Presented at the Annual White Coat/Stethoscope Ceremony and Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction Ceremony. University of Colorado School of Medicine, August 13, 2010.

Publications

• Lowenstein SR. Tuesdays to write: A guide to time management in academic emergency medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2009; 16:165-167.
• Evans B, Gervais JT, Heard K, Valley M, Lowenstein SR. Ski patrollers: Reluctant role models for helmet use. International J Injury Control Safety Prom. 2009; 16:9-14.
• Druck J, Valley M, Lowenstein SR. Procedural skills training during emergency medicine residency: Are we teaching the right things? Western J Emerg Med. 2009; 10:152-156.
• Richason T, Paulson S, Lowenstein SR, Heard KH. Case reports describing treatments in the emergency medicine literature: Missing and misleading information. BMC Emerg Med. 2009. June 15;9(1):10.
• Mayer PM, Lowenstein SR, Yaron M. Learning to use an emergency department information system: Impact on patient length-of-stay. Western J Emerg Med. 2010 (In press).
• Stone SC, McClung CD, Colwell CB, Abbott J, Lowenstein SR. Paramedic knowledge, attitudes and training in end-of-life care. Prehospital Disaster Med. 2009; 24: 529-34.
• Spaulding S, Mayer P, Ginde A, Lowenstein SR, Yaron M. Impact of computerized physician order entry on emergency department patient length of stay. Am J Emerg Med. 2010 (In press).
• Valley M, Heard K, Ginde A, Lezotte D, Lowenstein SR. Observational studies of patients in the emergency department: A comparison of four sampling methods. Submitted for publication.
• Betz ME, Lowenstein SR. Driving patterns among older adults: Results from the Second Injury ContROl and Risk Survey (ISCARIS-2). Submitted for publication. Revisions submitted.
• Lowenstein SR. Students set the tone. Holding faculty accountable on professionalism. The New Physician. 2009; 58(8):31-32.
• Druck J, Blok B, Valley M, Ginde A, Lowenstein SR, Anderson B. Does clinical productivity affect assessment of teaching effectiveness? Poster presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. New Orleans, LA. May 13-17, 2009. Acad Emerg Med. 2009; 16 (Suppl. 1): S61.
• Betz ME, Lowenstein SR. Driving patterns of the old-old: Results from the Second Injury Control and Risk Survey (ICARIS-2). Accepted for poster presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. June 3-6, 2010. Publication forthcoming in Acad Emergency Medicine.
• Anderson B, Valley M, Lowenstein SR, Kestler A. High-Fidelity Simulation is an Effective Instructional Method, Even for Observers. Submitted for presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. June 3-6, 2010.
• Abbott J, Riviello R, Lowenstein SR. Emergency medicine residency training in women's health care: A needs assessment. Submitted for publication.
• Betz ME, Lowenstein SR. Driving patterns among older adults: Results from the Second Injury Control and Risk Survey (ICARIS-2). J Amer Geriatr Soc. 2010. 58:1931-1935.
• Mayer PM, Lowenstein SR, Yaron M. Learning to use an emergency department information system: Impact on patient length-of-stay. Western J Emerg Med. 2010; 11:329-332.
• Spaulding SC, Mayer PH, Ginde AA, Lowenstein SR, Yaron M. Impact of computerized physician order entry on emergency department patient length of stay. Am J Emerg Med. 2011; 29:207-211.
• Kestler AM, Kestler M, Morchi R, Lowenstein SR, Anderson B. A high-fidelity simulation scenario for an uncommon, life-threatening disease: Sever malaria. J Trop Med. Accepted for publication.
• Betz ME, Kryzankiak S, Hedegaard H, Lowenstein SR. Completed Suicides in Colorado: Differences between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites. J Suicide Life Threat Behavior. Accepted for publication.
• Lowenstein SR, Earnest M. What’s wrong with Amendment 63? Denver Post Guest Commentary. October 9, 2010. http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_16290616?source=rss.
• Bucklin BA, Valley M, Welch C, Tran ZV, Lowenstein SR. Predictors of early faculty attrition at one Academic Medical Center. BMC Med Educ. 2014 Feb 10;14:27. PubMed PMID: 24512629
• Vogel JA, Ginde AA, Lowenstein SR, Betz ME. Emergency department visits by older adults for motor vehicle collisions. West J Emerg Med. 2013 Nov;14(6):576-81. PubMed PMID: 24381674
• Davis CB, Brownson MR, Levy BJ, Valley MA, Evans B, Lowenstein SR. Employee perception of a mandated helmet policy at Vail Resorts. Wilderness Environ Med. 2013 Dec;24(4):402-6. PubMed PMID: 24001389
• Betz ME, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Older adult opinions of "advance driving directives". J Prim Care Community Health. 2013 Jan;4(1):14-27. PubMed PMID: 23799685
• Dhaliwal JS, Crane LA, Valley MA, Lowenstein SR. Student perspectives on the diversity climate at a U.S. medical school: the need for a broader definition of diversity. BMC Res Notes. 2013 Apr 17;6:154. PubMed PMID: 23595029
• Zosel A, Barterlson BB, Bailey JE, Lowenstein SR, Dart R. Characterization of adolescent prescription drug abuse and misuse using the Researched Abuse Diversion and Addiction-Related Surveillance (RADARS) System. J Amer Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013; 52:196-204.
• Valley MA, Trotter JF, Thomas D, Ginde AA, Lowenstein SR, Honigman B. The relationship between hepatopulmonary syndrome and altitude. Canadian J Gastroenterology and Hepatology. In Press.
• Betz ME, Carr D, DiGuiseppi Haukoos JS, Lowenstein SR< Schwartz R. Recruitment of older drivers from primary care clinics for on-road fitness-to-drive testing. J Amer Geriatrics Soc. In press.
• Betz ME, Jones J, Genco E, Carr DB, DiGuiseppi C, Haukoos JS, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Tiered older driver assessment in the primary care setting: It’s how you present the question. The Gerontologist. Under revision.
• Krugman RD, Jones D, Lowenstein SR. Can we learn civility? Reflections on changing culture. Acad Med. 2014. In press.
• Lowenstein SR. Prepare to be surprised. Forward to the first edition of Letters to a third-year medical student. Program in Medical Ethics and Humanities, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Spring, 2011.
• Betz ME, Valley M, Lowenstein SR, Hedegaard HB, Stallones L, Honigman B. Suicide at High Altitude: The Importance of Sociodemographic and Mental Health Care Factors. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. Letter. Accepted for publication.
• Ayres L, Miller MW, Díaz MD, Farley T, De Witt P, Melillo A, Lowenstein SR. Legal needs among urban safety net clinic patients. Accepted for podium presentation (one of 5 national award winners) at the American College of Physicians, 2013 National Medical Student Abstract Competition
• Miller MW, Ayres L, Lowenstein SR. Unmet legal needs among emergency department patients. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Atlanta, GA, May 15-18, 2013.
• Boatright D, Tunson J, Angerhofer C, King R, Lowenstein SR, Druck J. The impact of the 2008 Council of Emergency Residency Directors (CORD) Panel on Emergency Medicine Residency Diversity. Accepted for oral presentation at the 2014 annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Dallas, TX, May 13-17, 2014. Also selected for poster presentation at the 2014 CORD Academic Assembly Advances in Education Research and Innovations Forum, New Orleans, LA, March 31-April 2, 2014.
• Betz ME, Lowenstein SR. Driving patterns of the “old-old:” Results from the Second Injury Control and Risk Survey (ICARIS-2). Poster presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Phoenix, AZ. June 3-6, 2010. Acad Emerg Med. 2010; 17(Suppl.1):S112.
• Liao MM, Lezotte D, Lowenstein SR, Howard K, Finley Z, Feng Z, Byyny RL, Sankoff JD, Douglas IS, Haukoos JS. Sensitivity of systemic inflammatory response syndrome for critical illness among ED patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov;32(11):1319-25. PubMed PMID: 25205616
• Krugman RD, Jones MD Jr, Lowenstein SR. Can we learn civility? Reflections on the challenge of changing culture. Acad Med. 2014 Dec;89(12):1586-8. PubMed PMID: 25054417
• Betz ME, Carr DB, DiGuiseppi C, Haukoos JS, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Recruitment of older drivers from primary care clinics for on-road fitness-to-drive testing: results of a pilot study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jul;62(7):1388-90. PubMed PMID: 25039512
• Kryzaniak S, Betz ME, Hedegaard H, Lowenstein SR. Completed suicides in Colorado: Comparison of Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites. Poster presented at the 2010 Annual Research Forum of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Las Vegas, NV. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;56(Suppl. 1):S54-55.
• Betz ME, Jones J, Genco E, Carr DB, Diguiseppi C, Haukoos JS, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Perspectives on Tiered Older Driver Assessment in Primary Care Settings. Gerontologist. 2014 May 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24793645
• Vogel JA, Ginde AA, Lowenstein SR, Betz ME. Emergency department visits by older adults for motor vehicle crashes. Poster presented at the 2010 Annual Research Forum of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Las Vegas, NV. Ann Emerg Med. 2010; 56(Suppl. 1):S91.
• Betz ME, Jones VC, Lowenstein SR. Physicians and advance planning for 'driving retirement'. Am J Med. 2014 Aug;127(8):689-90. PubMed PMID: 24704316
• Dhaliwal JS, Crane LA, Killkenny R, Valley MA, Kaul P, Nyquist A, Lowenstein SR. Student perspectives on the insitutional diversity climate at a US medical schoool: the need for a broader definition of diversity. Abstract. Journal of Investigative Medicine 2011:58(1); 104
• Bucklin BA, Valley M, Welch C, Tran ZV, Lowenstein SR. Predictors of early faculty attrition at one Academic Medical Center. BMC Med Educ. 2014 Feb 10;14:27. PubMed PMID: 24512629
• Betz ME, Valley M, Lowenstein SR, Hedegaard HB, Stallones L, Honigman B. The Highs and Lows of Mental Illness: Suicides At Low, Middle And High Altitude. Presented (oral abstract) at the Western Regional meeting of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. Keystone Colorado, February 24-26, 2011.
• Boatright D, Tunson J, Caruso E, Angerhofer C, King R, Lowenstein SR, Druck J. The impact of the 2008 Council of Emergency Residency Directors (CORD) Panel on Emergency Medicine Resident Diversity. Abstract accepted for oral presentation at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (Dallas, TX, May 13-17, 2014). Also selected for poster presentation at the 2014 CORD Academic Assembly, Advances in Education Research and Innovations Forum, New Orleans, LA, March 31-April2, 2014. Accepted for oral presentation, and also selected for presentation as a “highest-caliber” abstract at the Gallery of Excellence Poster session, at the 2014 annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Dallas, TX, May 13-17, 2014.
• Valley M, Betz ME, Lowenstein SR, Honigman B. Suicides at high altitude. Poster presented at the Seventeenth International Hypoxia Symposium, Alberta, Canada. February 15, 2011
• Betz ME, Vogel J, Ginde A, Lowenstein SR. Emergency department visits by older adults for motor vehicle crashes. Accepted for poster presentation at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. May 12-13, 2011.
• Betz ME, Valley M, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Older adult opinions about driving cessation. Accepted for poster presentation at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. May 12-13, 2011.
• Kestler AM, Morchi R, Lowenstein SR, Anderson B. Developing and testing a high-fidelity simulation scenario for an uncommon, life-threatening disease: Severe malaria. Journal of Tropical Medicine. Vol. 2011. Article ID 310524. 2011. doi:10.1155/2011/310524
• Betz ME, Jones J, Genco E, Carr DB, DiGuiseppi C, Haukoos JS, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. “It’s in How You Present the Question:” Screening Older Drivers in Primary Care Settings. Oral presentation, 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington DC, November 5-9, 2014.
• Betz ME, Kryzankiak S, Hedegaard H, Lowenstein SR. Completed Suicides in Colorado: Differences between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites. J Suicide Life Threat Behavior. 2011; 41(4):445-52.
• Betz ME, Valley M, Lowenstein SR, Hedegaard HB, Stallones L, Honigman B. Elevated suicide rates at high altitude: Sociodemographic and health issues may be to blame. Suicide and Life-threatening Behavior. 2011; 41:562-573.
• Betz ME, Schwartz R, Valley MS, Lowenstein SR. Older Adult Opinions about Driving Cessation: A Role for Advanced Driving Directives. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. In press.
• Valley M, Heard K, Ginde A, Lezotte D, Lowenstein SR. Observational studies of patients in the emergency department: A comparison of four sampling methods. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Mar 6. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 22401950.
• Tunson J, Boatright D, Oberfoell S, Bakes K, Angerhofer C, Lowenstein S, Zane R, King R, Druck J. Increasing Resident Diversity in an Emergency Medicine Residency Program: A Pilot Intervention With Three Principal Strategies. Acad Med. 2015 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26556294
• Boatright D, Tunson J, Hopkins E, Angerhofer C, Baker B, King R, Bakes K, Oberfoell S, Lowenstein SR, Druck J. The Impact of the 2008 Council of Emergency Residency Directors (CORD) Panel on Emergency Medicine Resident Diversity. J Emerg Med. 2016.
• Hudak ML, Lowenstein SR, Cumbler E. Imprinting Interprofessional Empathy through Preclinical Quality Improvement. Am Med Student Research J. In press.
• Camarena-Michel A, Boatright D, Lowenstein SR. Does a Second-Look Day affect residency program rankings by under-represented minority applicants? Accepted for presentation at the Council on Residency Directors (CORD) Annual Conference in Nashville, TN (for presentation in 2016).
• Schmid K, Mould-Millman NK, Lowenstein SR. Layperson CPR Education: Views of Emergency Physicians in San José, Costa Rica”- submitted to SAEM 2016 Annual Conference and Western Regional Conference.
• Development of an Advisory College Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Accepted for presentation, Panel and Poster Session, at the 2015 University of New Mexico Mentoring Conference.
• Schmid K, Mould-Millman NK, Lowenstein SR. Barriers and Facilitators to Community CPR in San Jose, Costa Rica. Oral presentation at the 2015 Western Regional Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. E-poster presentation at the 2015 National Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. San Diego, CA, May 14, 2015. Acad Emerg Med. 2015; 22(S1): 679.
• Tunson J, Boatright D, Oberfoell S, Bakes K, Angerhofer C, Lowenstein SR, Zane R, King R, Druck J. Increasing resident diversity in an emergency medicine residency program: A pilot intervention. Oral presentation at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. San Diego, CA, May 13, 2015.
• Boatright DH, Tunson J, Caruso E, Angerhofer C, Druck J, Lowenstein SR. Improving the Attractiveness of an Emergency Medicine Residency to Underrepresented Minorities Through the Implementation of the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency's (CORD) Diversity Recruitment Strategies. E-poster presentation at the 2015 National Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. San Diego, CA, May 15, 2015.
• Lowenstein SR. Prepare to be surprised. Forward to the first edition of Letters to a third-year medical student. Program in Medical Ethics and Humanities, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Spring, 2011.
• Boatright D, Tunson J, Caruso E, Angerhofer C, Baker B, King R, Bakes K, Oberfoell S, Lowenstein S, Druck J. The Impact of the 2008 Council of Emergency Residency Directors (CORD) Panel on Emergency Medicine Resident Diversity. J Emerg Med. 2016 Nov;51(5):576-583. PubMed PMID: 27595369
• Schmid KM, Mould-Millman NK, Hammes A, Kroehl M, García RQ, McDermott MU, Lowenstein SR. Barriers and Facilitators to Community CPR Education in San José, Costa Rica. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016 Oct;31(5):509-15. PubMed PMID: 27491645
• Tunson J, Boatright D, Oberfoell S, Bakes K, Angerhofer C, Lowenstein S, Zane R, King R, Druck J. Increasing Resident Diversity in an Emergency Medicine Residency Program: A Pilot Intervention With Three Principal Strategies. Acad Med. 2016 Jul;91(7):958-61. PubMed PMID: 26556294
• Betz ME, Jones J, Genco E, Carr DB, DiGuiseppi C, Haukoos JS, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Perspectives on Tiered Older Driver Assessment in Primary Care Settings. Gerontologist. 2016 Apr;56(2):272-81. PubMed PMID: 24793645
• Hudak ML, Lowenstein SR, Cumbler E. Imprinting interprofessional empathy through preclinical quality improvement. Am Med Student Research J. 2016; 3:47-49.
• Reddi A, Lowenstein SR. New rules for a new audience: Disclosure of industry financial relationships to medical students. Acad Med. In press.
• Nessen KS, McDaniel K, Wolf SJ, Lowenstein SR, Sande MK. Integration of an audience response system into simulation-based training: A mixed methods study of engagement and retention. Oral presentation, 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. May, 2017.
• Betz ME, Valley M, Lowenstein SR, Hedegaard HB, Stallones L, Honigman B. Suicide at High Altitude: The Importance of Sociodemographic and Mental Health Care Factors. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. Accepted for publication.
• Betz ME, Lowenstein SR, Johnson R, Schwartz R. Feasibility of use of the Useful Field of View in a Geriatric Clinic. Poster presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. October 29 - November 2, 2011. Washington, DC.
• Betz ME, Schwartz R, Valley M, Lowenstein SR. Driving Patterns Among Older Emergency Department Patients. Poster presentation, 2011 annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians. San Francisco, CA, October, 2011.
• Betz ME, Schwartz R, Valley M, Lowenstein SR. Should Miss Daisy Be Driving? Factors Associated with Adverse Driving Events Among Older Drivers. Poster presentation, 2011 annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians. San Francisco, CA, October, 2011.
• Schmid K, Garcia RQ, Montoya MF, Mould-Millman NK, Lowenstein SR. Teaching Hands-Only CPR in Schools: A Program Evaluation in San José, Costa Rica. Annals of Global Health. 2018; 84: 612–617.
• Sriram I, Harland R, Lowenstein SR I, EHR. A message about humanism from your electronic medical record. Undergoing revisions.
• Highland JA, Enriquez B, Lowenstein SR. A student-taught elective course in Spanish interpreting: Impact on patient care at a student-run free clinic. J Student-Run Clinics. Undergoing revisions. In press.
• Highland JA, Enriquez-Estrada B, Lowenstein SR. Patient satisfaction with student-trained interpreters: A model for interpreter services at student-run free clinics. Poster presented at the 2018 meeting of the (AAMC) Western Group on Academic Affairs. Denver, Colorado, March 25th, 2018. Oral abstract also presented at the 6th Annual University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Education Scholarship and Innovation Symposium, Aurora, CO, February 6, 2018. Winner of the 2018 University of Colorado School of Medicine Phase IV Student Choice Award at the Mentored Scholarly Activity Capstone Presentation, March 1, 2018.
• Sewell R, Gong J, Fitch L, Lowenstein SR. Curricular exposure and student knowledge related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender healthcare topics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Oral abstract presented at the 2018 meeting of the (AAMC) Western Group on Academic Affairs. Denver, Colorado, March 26th, 2018. Poster also presented at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Education Scholarship and Innovation Symposium, Aurora, CO, February 6, 2018. Winner of the 2018 University of Colorado School of Medicine Phase IV Student Choice Award at the Mentored Scholarly Activity Capstone Presentation, March 1, 2018.
• Lind KT, Osborne CM, Badesch B, Blood A, Lowenstein SR. Ending student mistreatment: early successes and continuing challenges. Med Educ Online. 2020 Dec;25(1):1690846. PubMed PMID: 31787035
• Honigman B, Valley M, Lowenstein SR. Editorial Comment on: Effect of Altitude on Veteran Suicide Rates by Sabic et al. (From: Sabic H, Kious B, Boxer D, Fitzgerald C, Riley C, Scholl L, McGlade E, Yurgelun-Todd D, Renshaw PF, Kondo DG. High Alt Med Biol 2019;20:171-177; DOI: 10.1089/ham.2018.0130). High Alt Med Biol. 2019 Jun;20(2):178-180. PubMed PMID: 31233383
• Sriram I, Harland R, Lowenstein SR. I, EHR. J Hosp Med. 2020 Feb 1;15(2):119-120. PubMed PMID: 31112500
• Highland JA, Enriquez B, Lowenstein SR. A student-taught elective course in Spanish interpreting: Impact on patient care at a student-run free clinic. J Student-Run Clinics. 20219; 5(1): September 27, 2019.
• Betz ME, Valley M, Lowenstein SR, Hedegaard H, Stallones L, Honigman B. The Highs and Lows of Mental Illness: Suicides at Low, Middle and High Altitude. Poster presentation, 2011 annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians. San Francisco, CA, October, 2011.
• Honigman B, Lowenstein SR, Valley M, Roach R. Rebuttal to Kious et al., re: " Editorial Comment on: Effect of Altitude on Veteran Suicide Rates by Sabic et al.". High Alt Med Biol. 2020 Jun;21(2):209. PubMed PMID: 32286885
• Lind KT, Osborne CM, Badesch B, Blood A, Lowenstein SR. Ending student mistreatment: early successes and continuing challenges. Med Educ Online. 2020 Dec;25(1):1690846. PubMed PMID: 31787035
• Sriram I, Harland R, Lowenstein SR. I, EHR. J Hosp Med. 2020 Feb 1;15(2):119-120. PubMed PMID: 31112500
• Patten M, Lowenstein S. The Duty to Vote: The case for a civic engagement curriculum in medical education. Colorado Medicine. 2020; 117(5): 10-11.
• Davis CB, Brownson M, Levy BA, Valley MA, Evans B, Lowenstein SR. Employee perception of a mandated helmet policy at Vail Resorts. Accepted for presentation at the 2012 meeting of the Wilderness and Mountain Medicine Society. Park City, UT, February 3-8, 2012.
• Betz ME, Schwartz R, Haukoos J, DiGuiseppi C, Valley M, Johnson R, Lowenstein SR. CRASH: A brief screening tool for older drivers. Poster presented at the Hartford Foundation Interdisciplinary Scholars Communications Conference. Chicago, IL, July 18-20, 2011. Also selected for oral presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. Seattle, Washington. May 3-5, 2012.
• Saifee J, Franco-Paredes C, Lowenstein SR. Refugee Health During COVID-19 and Future Pandemics. Curr Trop Med Rep. 2021;8(3):1-4. PubMed PMID: 34306967
• Betz ME, Schwartz R, Lowenstein SR. Older adult opinions of “Advanced Driving Directives.” Selected, as one of the highest ranked abstracts, for presentation in the Presidential Poster Session. Annual meeting of American Geriatrics Society, Seattle, WA. May 3-5, 2012.
• Repine KM, Bawmann O, Mendlen M, Lowenstein SR. Investigating wellness and burnout initiatives for anesthesiology resident physicians: Time for evidence-based investigation and implementation. Accepted for publication. Anesthesiology Clinics.
• Selling RE, De La Cruz S, Lowenstein SR, Yamashita T, Aagaard E. Mentoring in Academic Medicine: The Perspective of the Mentor. Accepted for poster presentation at the 2012 annual meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine.
• Betz ME, Lowenstein SR, Schwartz R. Older Adult Opinions of “Advance Driving Directives.” J Prim Care Comm Health. 2013;4(1):14-27. Epub May 16, 2012.
• Repine KM, Bawmann O, Mendlen M, Lowenstein SR. Investigating Wellness and Burnout Initiatives for Anesthesiology Resident Physicians: Time for Evidence-Based Investigation and Implementation. Anesthesiol Clin. 2022 Jun;40(2):275-285. PubMed PMID: 35659400
• Valley M, Heard K, Ginde A, Lezotte D, Lowenstein SR. Observational studies of patients in the emergency department: A comparison of four sampling methods. Ann Emerg Med. 2012; 60: 139-145.
• Betz ME, Schwartz R, Haukoos JS, Diguiseppi C, Valley M, Johnson R, Lowenstein SR. A pilot study to develop a brief question-based screening tool to identify higher-risk older drivers. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012; 60:1791-4.
• Zosel A, Barterlson BB, Bailey JE, Lowenstein SR, Dart R. Characterization of adolescent prescription drug abuse and misuse using the Researched Abuse Diversion and Addiction-Related Surveillance (RADARS) System. J Amer Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatr. 2013; 52: 196-204.
• Vogel JA, Ginde AA, Lowenstein SR, Betz ME. Emergency department visits by older adults for motor vehicle collisions: A five-year national study. Accepted for publication.
• Reddi A, Lowenstein SR. It’s time for faculty to disclose their industry financial ties to medical students. Acad Med. 2012; 87:682-683.
• Betz ME, Valley M, Lowenstein SR, Hedegaard HB, Stallones L, Honigman B. Suicide at High Altitude: The Importance of Sociodemographic and Mental Health Care Factors. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. Accepted for publication
• Betz ME, Schwartz R, Haukoos J, DiGuiseppi C, Valley M, Johnson R, Lowenstein SR. CRASH: A brief screening tool for older drivers. Poster presented at the Hartford Foundation Interdisciplinary Scholars Communications Conference. Chicago, IL, July 18-20, 2011. Also selected for oral presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. Seattle, Washington. May 3-5, 2012.
• Betz ME, Schwartz R, Lowenstein SR. Older adult opinions of “Advanced Driving Directives.” Selected, as one of the highest ranked abstracts, for presentation in the Presidential Poster Session. Annual meeting of American Geriatrics Society, Seattle, WA. May 3-5, 2012.
• Selling RE, De La Cruz S, Lowenstein SR, Yamashita T, Aagaard E. Mentoring in Academic Medicine: The Perspective of the Mentor. Poster presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine.
• Miller MW, Ayres L, Lowenstein SR. Unmet legal needs among emergency department patients. Accepted for poster presentation at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Atlanta, GA, May 15-18, 2013.
• Ayres LE, Miller MW, Díaz MD, Farley T, DeWitt P, Melillo A, Lowenstein SR. Unmet legal needs among urban safety net clinic patients. Poster presented at the 27th Annual Student Research Forum, University of Colorado Denver. December 11, 2012.
• Ayres L, Miller MW, Díaz MD, Farley T, De Witt P, Melillo A, Lowenstein SR. Legal needs among urban safety net clinic patients. Accepted for podium presentation (one of 5 national award winners) at the American College of Physicians, 2013 National Abstract Competition.
• Kaplan B, Cohen M, Richmond M, Fagan J, Lowenstein S, Broderick K. Development of a brief screen for patient prescription drug misuse in an emergency department and urgent care setting. Submitted to the 2012 Annual Research Forum of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Emergency Medicine, Board Certification
• Internal Medicine, Board Certification

• Emergency Care