Christopher Ruzas, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Critical Care Medicine

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Teaching

Publications

• Piantino, Juan A; Ruzas, Christopher M*; Press, Craig A; Subramanian, Subramanian; Balakrishnan, Binod; Panigrahy, Ashok; Pettersson, David; Maloney, John A; Vossough, Arastoo; Topjian, Alexis; Kirschen, Matthew P; Doughty, Lesley; Chung, Melissa G; Maloney, David; Haller, Tamara; Fabio, Anthony; Fink, Ericka L. Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Neuroprognostication After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Survey of Current Practices. Pediatric Neurology. 2022; 134: 45-51. *Co-First Author
• Matthew B. Spear, MD, MPH, Kristen Miller, MS, Craig Press, MD, PhD, Christopher Ruzas, MD, Jaime LaVelle, BSN, RN, Peter M. Mourani, MD, Tellen D. Bennett, MD, MS, and Aline B. Maddux, MD, MSCS. Unplanned Admissions, Emergency Department Visits, and Epilepsy After Critical Neurological Illness Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Children. The Neurohospitalist. 2022;0(0). doi:10.1177/19418744221123628
• https://www.childrenscolorado.org/4983cd/globalassets/healthcare-professionals/clinical-pathways/abdominal-pain-in-oncology-or-bone-marrow-transplant-patient-typhlitis.pdf
• Venkatasubramanian C, Lopez GA, O'Phelan KH. Emergency Neurological Life Support: Fourth Edition, Updates in the Approach to Early Management of a Neurological Emergency. Neurocrit Care. 2020 Apr;32(2):636-640. PubMed PMID: 31549348
• Neumann N, Fredericks R, Reiter P, Pihl S, Stenson E, Ruzas C, and Wang G. Persistent Hyperinsulinemia Following HIE: Does ECMO Alter Insulin Pharmacokinetics? Presented at: North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, September, 2020.
• Kilgallon K, Kim J, Press C, and Ruzas C. Cranial Ultrasound in Pediatric ECMO- Yield of Clinically Significant Findings. Presented at 31st Annual Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Meeting, September 2020.