Claudia Clavijo, MD

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology


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Fellowships
  • University of Colorado, Anesthesiology (2012)
Languages
English, Spanish
Department
Anesthesiology

Research Interests

My research interests are mainly focused on the development of analytical methods for the quantification of anesthesia related medication and their metabolites and on the development of low volume sampling techniques as dried blood spots to quantify this compounds.

Publications

  • J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2013 Sep;83:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.04.007. Epub 2013 Apr 16. Comparison of the quantification of acetaminophen in plasma, cerebrospinal fluid and dried blood spots using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Taylor RR1, Hoffman KL, Schniedewind B, Clavijo C, Galinkin JL, Christians U.
  • J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2013 Oct 15;937:79-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.08.014. Epub 2013 Aug 28. Quantification of the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor zileuton in human plasma using high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Pian P1, Labovitz E, Hoffman K, Clavijo CF, Rzasa Lynn R, Galinkin JL, Vinks AA, Malik P, Christians U.
  • Ondansetron Pharmacokinetics in Pregnant Women and Neonates: Towards a New Treatment for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome MH Elkomy1,2, P Sultan3, B Carvalho1, G Peltz1, M Wu1, C Clavijo4, JL Galinkin4 andDR Drover1,* Article first published online: 4 DEC 2014 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.5 © 2014 American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Issue Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Volume 97, Issue 2, pages 167–176, February 2015
  • Ondansetron pharmacokinetics in pregnant women and neonates: towards a new treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome. Elkomy MH, Sultan P, Carvalho B, Peltz G, Wu M, Clavijo C, Galinkin JL, Drover DR. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2015 Feb;97(2):167-76. doi: 10.1002/cpt.5. Epub 2014 Dec 4. PMID: 25670522
  • Fernandez-Bustamante A, Bartels K, Clavijo C, Scott BK, Kacmar R, Bullard K, Moss AFD, Henderson W, Juarez-Colunga E, Jameson L. Preoperatively Screened Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Associated With Worse Postoperative Outcomes Than Previously Diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Anesth Analg. 2017 Aug;125(2):593-602. PubMed PMID: 28682951
  • https://www.snacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SNACC-Article-of-The-Month_November-2018.pdf
  • 1. Claudia Clavijo, MD, Mary E. Arthur, MD and Efrain Riveros-Perez, MD. Anesthesia Care on the Day of Surgery in Anesthesiology CA-1 Pocket Survival Guide. Oxford University Press, 2018. Chapter 4, p 33.
  • 1. Claudia Clavijo, MD and Efrain Riveros-Perez, MD. Fundamentals of Anesthetic Care in Anesthesiology CA-1 Pocket Survival Guide. Oxford University Press, 2018. Chapter 5, p 51.
  • Claudia Clavijo, MD, Ronnie Zeidan, MD, Efrain Riveros-Perez, MD. Crisis Management in the Perioperative Setting in Anesthesiology CA-1 Pocket Survival Guide. Oxford University Press, 2018. Chapter 6, p 69.
  • Davari B, Kotecha N, Clavijo CF, Thomas JJ, Rzasa-Lynn R, Galinkin JL, Christians U, Sempio C. A SENSITIVE LC-MS/MS ASSAY FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF METHADONE AND ITS METABOLITES IN DRIED BLOOD SPOTS: COMPARISON WITH PLASMA. Ther Drug Monit. 2019 Jul 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31318842
  • 1. Leslie Jameson, MD, Claudia Clavijo, MD. Neuromonitoring in the Geriatric Patient in Essentials of Geriatric Neuroanesthesia. Taylor & Francis, CRC press. In Press.
  • Walker CT, Kim HJ, Park P, Lenke LG, Weller MA, Smith JS, Nemergut EC, Sciubba DM, Wang MY, Shaffrey C, Deviren V, Mummaneni PV, Chang JM, Mummaneni VP, Than KD, Berjano P, Eastlack RK, Mundis GM Jr, Kanter AS, Okonkwo DO, Shin JH, Lewis JM, Koski T, Hoh DJ, Glassman SD, Vinci SB, Daniels AH, Clavijo CF, Turner JD, McLawhorn M, Uribe JS. Neuroanesthesia Guidelines for Optimizing Transcranial Motor Evoked Potential Neuromonitoring During Deformity and Complex Spinal Surgery: A Delphi Consensus Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Jul 1;45(13):911-920. PubMed PMID: 32539292
  • Clavijo CF, Oliva AM, Dingmann C, Kaizer A, Christians U, Burger E, Patel V, Kleck CJ, Vogel SA, Scott BK, Janik DJ, Jameson LC, Ginde AA. Toxicology Screening Testing in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study. Ther Drug Monit. 2020 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33181620
  • Davari B, Kotecha N, Clavijo CF, Thomas JJ, Rzasa-Lynn R, Galinkin JL, Christians U, Sempio C. A Sensitive LC-MS/MS Assay for the Quantification of Methadone and its Metabolites in Dried Blood Spots: Comparison With Plasma. Ther Drug Monit. 2020 Feb;42(1):118-128. PubMed PMID: 31318842
  • Clavijo CF, Oliva AM, Dingmann C, Kaizer A, Christians U, Burger E, Patel V, Kleck CJ, Vogel SA, Scott BK, Janik DJ, Jameson LC, Ginde AA. Toxicology Screening Testing in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study. Ther Drug Monit. 2021 Feb 1;43(1):136-138. PubMed PMID: 33181620
  • Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2022:18 1455–1467 Incidence of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Following Inhalational vs Total Intravenous General Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Daniel Negrini,# 1 , 2 ,* Andrew Wu, 1 Atsushi Oba, 1 , 3 Ben Harnke, 4 Nicholas Ciancio, 1 Martin Krause, 5 Claudia Clavijo, 6 Mohammed Al-Musawi, 7 Tatiana Linhares, 1 Ana Fernandez-Bustamante, 6 and Sergio Schmidt# 8 ,*
  • New frontiers in intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring: a narrative review Anthony M. Oliva1, Julio Montejano1, Colby G. Simmons1, Scott A. Vogel1, Carlos F. Isaza2, Claudia F. Clavijo1 Submitted Sep 17, 2022. Accepted for publication Jun 25, 2023. Published online Jul 26, 2023. doi: 10.21037/atm-22-4586 View this article at: https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-22-4586
  • Happy Medium: Blood Pressure Goals in the OR Martin Krause, MD James Chen, MD, MBA Alisha Sachdev, MD, FASA Eugenia Ayrian, MD, FASA Claudia F. Clavijo, MD ASA Monitor ? October 2023
  • Gamboa JE, Nofal SS, Pattee J, Guess MK, Clavijo CF. Association Between English Proficiency and Postoperative Pain Management for Adult Patients Undergoing Gynecologic Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Perianesth Nurs. 2024 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39297816
  • Simmons CG, Montejano J, Eagleston L, Cao S, Kaizer AM, Jameson L, Oliva AM, Clavijo CF. Implementation of a Standardized Protocol for Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring Reduces False Negative Results During Neck Surgery: A Quality Control Case Study. Neurodiagn J. 2024 Aug 7;:1-10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39110909
  • Bao X, Kumar SS, Shah NJ, Penning D, Weinstein M, Malhotra G, Rose S, Drover D, Pennington MW, Domino K, Meng L, Treggiari M, Clavijo C, Wagener G, Chitilian H, Maheshwari K. AcumenTM hypotension prediction index guidance for prevention and treatment of hypotension in noncardiac surgery: a prospective, single-arm, multicenter trial. Perioper Med (Lond). 2024 Mar 4;13(1):13. PubMed PMID: 38439069

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Anesthesiologist, Member
  • Colorado Society of Anesthesiology, Member

Practice Locations

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

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests
My many clinical interests include anesthesia for neurosurgical patients including surgery for Parkinson's disease. I also enjoy taking care of patient who need spine surgery and abdominal surgery.

Care Philosophy
I am a passionate person. When I am taking care of a patient, I devote all my care, senses, knowledge and compassion and respect to them. I treat my patients as if they were members of my own family.

Personal Interests
I have two little kids, a girl and a boy, most of my time, when I am not working, is dedicated to enjoy them. I also enjoy doing Zumba.

Volunteer Activities
I have had the opportunity of serving under privileged rural communities in my country Colombia. I also joined red cross for a medical mission in Colombia in 1999 after a earthquake devastated a whole State. I became an official Spanish medical interpreter for University of Colorado Hospital to be able to communicate with Spanish speaking only patients in a better way and to break the language barrier when they are approaching the operating room.