Christopher Ruzas, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Publications

• Janas AM, Miller KR, Stence NV, Wyrwa JM, Ruzas CM, Messer R, Mourani PM, Fink EL, Maddux AB. Utility of Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Enhance Outcome Prediction in Critically Ill Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurocrit Care. 2024 Aug;41(1):80-90. PubMed PMID: 38148435
• Hong SJ, Wainwright MS, Abend NS, Appavu BL, Francoeur C, Erklauer JC, Guerguerian AM, Guerriero RM, Guilliams KP, Lee-Eng J, Loeb J, Lovett ME, Murphy SA, Pardo AC, Pineda JA, Ruzas CM, Topjian AA. A Survey of Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training in North America. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Sep;146:1-7. PubMed PMID: 37356227
• Spear MB, Miller K, Press C, Ruzas C, LaVelle J, Mourani PM, Bennett TD, Maddux AB. Unplanned Admissions, Emergency Department Visits, and Epilepsy After Critical Neurological Illness Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Children. Neurohospitalist. 2023 Jan;13(1):31-39. PubMed PMID: 36531841
• 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.
• 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. 2019 Sep 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31549348

Practice Locations

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

Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Hospital Affiliation

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Pediatrics, Board Certification (2012, 2012)
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2018, 2018)

Conditions & Treatments

• Child and Teen Health - Children's Health
• Child and Teen Health - Infant and Toddler Health
• Child and Teen Health
• Critical Care