Cara Riley, DMD

Professional Titles

• Associate Professor - Anesthesiology

Recognitions

• Harvard School of Dental Medicine Gold Award, Alumni Association (2009)
  Top-performing graduate in the Harvard School of Medicine Class of 2009
• Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society, O.K.U (2009)
  Excellence in the practice of dentistry
• Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity Award , Alpha Omega (2009)
  Excellence in academic achievement
• Horace Wells Senior Student Award, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (2009)
  Outstanding achievement in the field of dental anesthesiology
• Certificate of Recognition, American Academy of Orofacial Pain (2009)
  Overall excellence in the study of orofacial pain

Publications

• Shaefer J.R., Riley C.J., Caruso P., and Keith D., "Analysis of Criteria for MRI Diagnosis of TMJ Disc Displacement and Arthralgia," International Journal of Dentistry, vol. 2012, Article ID 283163, 8 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/283163
• Riley C.J., "Intravenous Fluids," Peri-Anesthestic Complications in the Dental Office. Bosack R., editor. Scheduled to be published in 2013.
• Yen P, Prior S, Riley C, Johnston W, Smiley M, Thikkurissy S. A comparison of fospropofol to midazolam for moderate sedation during outpatient dental procedures. Anesth Prog. 2013 Winter;60(4):162-77. PubMed PMID: 24423419
• Riley C, Kramer K, Bennett J. Anesthesia Complications in the Dental Office. Iowa: Wiley Blackwell; c2015. Chapter 28, Intravenous Fluids; p. 185-189.
• Riley C. Sedation of the Pediatric Patient. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. 2016 Mar;14(3):48-51.
• Riley C. Pediatric Sedation Principles. Decisions in Dentistry. 2016 May;2(5):44-47.
• Riley C, Moore T, Eagelston L, Burkett D, Auerbach S, Ing R. Cardiac Failure in a Trisomy 9 Patient Undergoing Anesthesia: A Case Report. Anesthesia Progress. 2016.
• Riley CJ, Moore T, Eagelston L, Burkett D, Auerbach S, Ing RJ. Cardiac Failure in a Trisomy 9 Patient Undergoing Anesthesia: A Case Report. Anesth Prog. 2017 Spring;64(1):29-32. PubMed PMID: 28128660
• Saraghi M, Fonner AM, Riley CJ, Brady JW. Administering oral and written board examinations remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Dent Educ. 2021 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34089186
• Kramer K, Riley C, Brady J. Overview of Local Anesthesia. Applied Head and Neck Anatomy for the Facial Cosmetic Surgeon. Ferneini et al (Eds.). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2020. Pages 3-15.
• Martin A, Strupp K, Mandler T, Shafer M, Riley C, Vyles K, Faulk D. NPO Violations: is our system failing our community? Poster presented at: International Anesthesia Research Society 2023 Annual Meeting; 2023 April 13-16; Denver, CO.
• Kramer KJ, Riley C. “Perioperative Epistaxis.” Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day, https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/perioperative-epistaxis. September 10th, 2024.
• Riley C. “Assessment of the Heart.” History and Physical for the Pediatric Dental Patient: Establishing a Systematic Approach for Procedural Sedation. Thikkurissy S and Golkari S (Eds.). Springer Cham, Switzerland. Pages 43-60.

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, Member
• American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, Member
• American Dental Board of Anesthesiology, President

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

• Center for Children's Surgery

Specialty Information

• Dental/Maxillofacial Anesthesiology, Certificate (2011)