Irina Topoz, MD

Publications

• Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Management.
• Burns B, Topoz I. Turnor Lysis Syndrome: Current Controversies. Pediatric Emergency Care, 2014 Aug;30(8):571-6
• Development of a Quality Improvement Curriculum in a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
• Tyler A, Krack P, Bakel LA, O'Hara K, Scudamore D, Topoz I, Freeman J, Moss A, Allen R, Swanson A, Bajaj L. Interventions to Reduce Over-Utilized Tests and Treatments in Bronchiolitis. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun;141(6). PubMed PMID: 29752289
• Shilpa J.PatelMD, MPH, Donald H.ArnoldMD, MPH, Irina TopozMD, Marion R.SillsMD, MPH. Literature Review: Prediction Modeling of Emergency Department Disposition Decisions for Children with Acute Asthma Exacerbations. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2018 19(1), p 76-87
• Amy Tyler, MD, MSCSab, Jillian M. Cotter, MDab, Angela Moss, MSc, Irina Topoz, MDab, Amanda Dempsey, MD, PhD, MPHabc, Jennifer Reese, MDab, Stanley Szefler MDab, Heather Hoch, MD, MSCSab. Outcomes for Pediatric Inpatient Asthmatics Following Implementation of an Emergency Department Dexamethasone Treatment Protocol. Hospital Pediatrics 2018
• Carney KP, Topoz I, Vu TT, Mistry RD, DiStefano M. Development of a Quality Improvement Curriculum in a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 May;35(5):373-376. PubMed PMID: 30964849
• Tyler A, Cotter JM, Moss A, Topoz I, Dempsey A, Reese J, Szefler S, Hoch H. Outcomes for Pediatric Asthmatic Inpatients After Implementation of an Emergency Department Dexamethasone Treatment Protocol. Hosp Pediatr. 2019 Feb;9(2):92-99. PubMed PMID: 30670462
• Neubrand TL, Topoz I, Mistry RD. Updated Approaches to Cardiac Electrical Stimulation and Pacing in Pediatrics. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Sep;36(9):430-439. PubMed PMID: 32868549
• Navanandan N. Schmidt SK, Cabrera N, Topoz I. DiStefano MC, Mistry RD. 72-hour Returns Initiative. Improving Emergency Department Discharge to Decrease Returns. Pediatric Quality and Safety (In press)
• Minimizing the “Kitchen Sink” Approach: De-implementation of Unnecessary Care for Patients with Anaphylaxis in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Accepted for publication in Pediatric Quality and Safety October 2021
• Vanston L, Ogawa K, Freeman J, Bauer M, Carel K, Topoz I. Minimizing the "Kitchen Sink" Approach: De-implementation of Unnecessary Care for Patients with Anaphylaxis in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2022 Mar-Apr;7(2):e535. PubMed PMID: 35369411
• Coleman KD, McKinley K, Ellison AM, Alpern ER, Hariharan S, Topoz I, Wurtz M, Nielsen B, Cook LJ, Morris CR, Brandow AM, Campbell AD, Liem RI, Nuss R, Quinn CT, Thompson AA, Villella A, King AA, Baumann A, Frankenberger W, Brousseau DC. Return visit rates after an emergency department discharge for children with sickle cell pain episodes. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Oct;70(10):e30553. PubMed PMID: 37458568
• Ozkaynak M, Amura CR, Sills MR, Topoz I. Effects of a QI intervention on pediatric asthma treatment using patient outcomes and workflow in an emergency department. J Asthma. 2023 Aug;60(8):1573-1583. PubMed PMID: 36562525
• Aronson PL, Louie JP, Kerns E, Jennings B, Magee S, Wang ME, Gupta N, Kovaleski C, McDaniel LM, McDaniel CE. Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection, Bacteremia, and Meningitis Among Febrile Infants Aged 8 to 60 Days With SARS-CoV-2. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 May 1;6(5):e2313354. PubMed PMID: 37171815

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), member, Section of Emergency Medicine

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Pediatrics, Board Certification (2010, 2010)
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine

• Emergency Care