Christopher Davis, MD

Professional Titles

• Medical Director Virtual Health

Publications

• Davis, C., M. Brownson, et al. (2012). "Employee Perception of a Mandated Helmet Policy at Vail Resorts " Wilderness Environ Med 22(2).
• Yaron, M., R. Paterson, C. Davis. (In-press). High Altitude Medicine. Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. J. A. Marx, R. S. Hockberger and R. Wall, Mosby.
• Davis, C., et al., Wilderness medical society practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of lightning injuries. Wilderness Environ Med, 2012. 23(3): p. 260-9.
• Christopher Davis, M.D.1, Elaine Reno, M.D.2, Brian Vestal, M.A.3, Edward Maa, M.D.4, and Robert Roach, Ph.D.1. Risk Factors for Headache While Hiking Above 4300 Meters. Hypoxia Symposia. 2013
• Davis,C et al. "Altitude Emergencies." Decision Making in Emergency Critical Care: An Evidence-Based Handbook. 1st ed. Ed. John Arbo, et al. Peterborough: Broadview, 2013. In-press.
• 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
• Davis CB, Kendall JL. Emergency bedside ultrasound diagnosis of superior mesenteric artery dissection complicating acute aortic dissection. J Emerg Med. 2013 Dec;45(6):894-6. PubMed PMID: 23932465
• Subudhi AW, Bourdillon N, Bucher J, Davis C, Elliott JE, Eutermoster M, Evero O, Fan JL, Jameson-Van Houten S, Julian CG, Kark J, Kark S, Kayser B, Kern JP, Kim SE, Lathan C, Laurie SS, Lovering AT, Paterson R, Polaner DM, Ryan BJ, Spira JL, Tsao JW, Wachsmuth NB, Roach RC. AltitudeOmics: the integrative physiology of human acclimatization to hypobaric hypoxia and its retention upon reascent. PLoS One. 2014;9(3):e92191. PubMed PMID: 24658407
• Davis C, Engeln A, Johnson EL, McIntosh SE, Zafren K, Islas AA, McStay C, Smith WR, Cushing T. Wilderness medical society practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of lightning injuries: 2014 update. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014 Dec;25(4 Suppl):S86-95. PubMed PMID: 25498265
• Cauchy E, Davis CB, Pasquier M, Meyer EF, Hackett PH. A New Proposal for Management of Severe Frostbite in the Austere Environment. Wilderness Environ Med. 2016 Mar;27(1):92-9. PubMed PMID: 26948558
• Brandenburg WE, Davis CB. Medical Knowledge and Preparedness of Climbers on Colorado's 14,000-Foot Peaks. Wilderness Environ Med. 2016 Mar;27(1):62-8. PubMed PMID: 26948555
• Subudhi AW, Bourdillon N, Bucher J, Davis C, Elliott JE, Eutermoster M, Evero O, Fan JL, Jameson-Van Houten S, Julian CG, Kark J, Kark S, Kayser B, Kern JP, Kim SE, Lathan C, Laurie SS, Lovering AT, Paterson R, Polaner DM, Ryan BJ, Spira JL, Tsao JW, Wachsmuth NB, Roach RC. AltitudeOmics: the integrative physiology of human acclimatization to hypobaric hypoxia and its retention upon reascent. PLoS One. 2014;9(3):e92191. PubMed PMID: 24658407
• Jekich BM, Drake BD, Nacht JY, Nichols A, Ginde AA, Davis CB. Avalanche Fatalities in the United States: A Change in Demographics. Wilderness Environ Med. 2016 Mar;27(1):46-52. PubMed PMID: 26948553
• Campbell AD, Davis C, Paterson R, Cushing TA, Ng P, Peterson CS, Sedgwick PE, McIntosh SE. Preparticipation Evaluation for Climbing Sports. Wilderness Environ Med. 2015 Dec;26(4 Suppl):40-6. PubMed PMID: 26617377
• Lemery J, Sorensen C, Balbus J, Newman L, Davis C, Reno E, Salas R, Hynes EC. Science Policy Training for a New Physician Leader: Description and Framework of a Novel Climate and Health Science Policy Fellowship. AEM Educ Train. 2019 Jul;3(3):233-242. PubMed PMID: 31360816
• Reno E, Evans D, Davis C. The Complexity of Diagnosing High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Case Report and Review of the Differential Diagnosis of Greater Than Expected Hypoxemia at Altitude. High Alt Med Biol. 2019 Jun;20(2):181-186. PubMed PMID: 31233382
• Brown SP, Davis HE, McGladrey L, Brooks L, Lorentzen AK, Penninga L, Davis C, Lemery J. Psychological Care Augmented by Telemedicine after a Polar Bear Encounter at an Arctic Research Station: A Case Report. Telemed J E Health. 2019 Mar 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30912705
• Davis CB, Marzec LN, Blea Z, Godfrey D, Bickley D, Michael SS, Reno E, Bookman K, Lemery JJ. Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Sinusitis Within a Direct-to-Consumer Virtual Urgent Care. Telemed J E Health. 2018 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30020851
• Davis CB, Marzec LN, Blea Z, Godfrey D, Bickley D, Michael SS, Reno E, Bookman K, Lemery JJ. Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Sinusitis Within a Direct-to-Consumer Virtual Urgent Care. Telemed J E Health. 2019 Jun;25(6):519-522. PubMed PMID: 30020851
• Davis C, Cheung D, et al; Direct-to-Consumer Virtual Urgent Care: A Descriptive Study and Outline for Common Practice Management Decisions. TeleHealth Medicine Today. 2019, June (4).
• Subudhi AW, Evero O, Reitinger J, Davis C, Gronewold J, Nichols AJ, Van-Houten SJ, Roach RC. Combined methazolamide and theophylline improves oxygen saturation but not exercise performance or altitude illness in acute hypobaric hypoxia. Exp Physiol. 2020 May 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32363610
• Musi ME, Melher A, Bromfield A, Rochon PJ, Davis CB. Effort Thrombosis Presenting as Unilateral "Pumped" Arm in a Climber. Wilderness Environ Med. 2020 Sep;31(3):344-349. PubMed PMID: 32773353
• Penninga L, Lorentzen AK, Davis C. A Telemedicine Case Series for Acute Medical Emergencies in Greenland: A Model for Austere Environments. Telemed J E Health. 2020 Aug;26(8):1066-1070. PubMed PMID: 31804895
• Lin CT, Bookman K, Sieja A, Markley K, Altman RL, Sippel J, Perica K, Reece L, Davis C, Horowitz E, Pisney L, Sottile PD, Kao D, Adrian B, Szkil M, Griffin J, Youngwerth J, Drew B, Pell J. Clinical informatics accelerates health system adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic: examples from Colorado. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2020 Dec 9;27(12):1955-1963. PubMed PMID: 32687152
• Hayden EM, Davis C, Clark S, Joshi AU, Krupinski EA, Naik N, Ward MJ, Zachrison KS, Olsen E, Chang BP, Burner E, Yadav K, Greenwald PW, Chandra S. Telehealth in emergency medicine: A consensus conference to map the intersection of telehealth and emergency medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Jul 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34245649
• Davis C, Faruki A, Breyer D, Cumbler E, Fisher B, Hassell A, Hess S, Pierce R, Wiler J, Zane R. The Case for Virtual Sepsis Surveillance and Intervention. Telemed J E Health. 2021 Apr 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33826409
• Lorentzen AK, Davis C, Penninga L. Interventions for frostbite injuries. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Dec 20;12:CD012980. PubMed PMID: 33341943
• Ho BM, Davis HE, Forrester JD, Sheele JM, Haston T, Sanders L, Lee MC, Lareau S, Caudell M, Davis CB. Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Tick-Borne Illness in the United States. Wilderness Environ Med. 2021 Dec;32(4):474-494. PubMed PMID: 34642107

Professional Memberships

• Wilderness Medical Society, Member
• Emergency Medical Residents Association, Member
• American College of Emergency Physicians, Member
• Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Travel, Expedition, and Altitude Medicine (TEAM) Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2631

UCHealth Emergency Care - Anschutz Medical Campus (Hospital-based)
12505 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-9111

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Emergency Medicine
• Certificate in Travel Health, Certificate (2012)
• Diploma in Mountain Medicine, International Certificate (2016)

Conditions & Treatments

• Emergency Care