Anunta Virapongse, MD, MPH/MSPH

Associate Professor, Medicine-Hospital Medicine


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Medical School
  • MD, University of South Florida College of Medicine (2003)
Graduate School
  • MPH, Harvard School of Public Health (2007)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Miami (FL) (1999)
Internship
  • Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine Program (2004)
Residency
  • Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine Program, Internal Medicine (2006)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Hospital Medicine

Publications

  • Virapongse A, Misky GJ. Self-Identified Social Determinants of Health during Transitions of Care in the Medically Underserved: a Narrative Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Nov;33(11):1959-1967. PubMed PMID: 30128789
  • Coulter I, Virapongse A. Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm in a Patient with Prior Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Endograft Repair. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Nov;35(11):3372-3373. PubMed PMID: 32705475
  • Scarpato S, Pell J, Baduashvili A, Devitt J, Kramer H, Kannappan A, Pisney L, Virapongse A. Controlling Chaos: How to Construct Electronically Integrated Inpatient Clinical Pathways That Can Disseminate Best Practice Rapidly in Times of Crisis. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Jul-Aug 01;36(4):287-289. PubMed PMID: 33967193
  • Patel H, Virapongse A, Baduashvili A, Devitt J, Barr R, Bookman K. Implementing a COVID-19 Discharge Pathway to Improve Patient Safety. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Mar-Apr 01;36(2):84-89. PubMed PMID: 33830095
  • Auerbach, A.D., Astik, G.J., O’Leary, K.J. et al. Prevalence and Causes of Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Patients Under Investigation for COVID-19. J GEN INTERN MED 38, 1902–1910 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08176-6
  • 11. Auerbach AD, Lee TM, Hubbard CC, et al. Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults Who Died or Were Transferred to Intensive Care. JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 08, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7347
  • Ngov L, McBeth L, Grimm E, Keniston A, Patel H, Virapongse A, Ward T, Szemak E, Levin D. Creating a Provider-Centered Mortality Review Process. UCH Patient Safety Week Poster Session, 2023

Practice Locations

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

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Hospital Medicine, Board Certification (2006)
Clinical Interests
This physician treats inpatients only and does not make office appointments.