Carmen Lewis, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Medicine-Internal Medicine

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Medical School:
  • MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School (1988)
Graduate School :
  • MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2000)
Internship:
  • Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University (1989)
Residencies:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Program, Preventive Medicine (2000)
  • Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Internal Medicine (1991)
Languages: English
Department: Medicine-Internal Medicine

Publications

  • Saini SD, Lewis CL, Kerr EA, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Hawley ST, Forman JH, Zauber AG, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, van Hees F, Saffar D, Myers A, Gauntlett LE, Lipson R, Kim HM, Vijan S. Personalized Multilevel Intervention for Improving Appropriate Use of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Dec 1;183(12):1334-1342. PubMed PMID: 37902744
  • Scherer LD, Suresh K, Lewis CL, McCaffery KJ, Hersch J, Cappella JN, Morse B, Tate CE, Mosley BS, Schmiege S, Schapira MM. Assessing and Understanding Reactance, Self-Exemption, Disbelief, Source Derogation and Information Conflict in Reaction to Overdiagnosis in Mammography Screening: Scale Development and Preliminary Validation. Med Decis Making. 2023 Oct-Nov;43(7-8):789-802. PubMed PMID: 37705500
  • Dalton AF, Golin CE, Morris C, Kistler CE, Dolor RJ, Bertin KB, Suresh K, Patel SG, Lewis CL. Effect of a Patient Decision Aid on Preferences for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Dec 1;5(12):e2244982. PubMed PMID: 36469317
  • Knoepke CE, Wallace BC, Allen LA, Lewis CL, Gupta SK, Peterson PN, Kramer DB, Brancato SC, Varosy PD, Mandrola JM, Tzou WS, Matlock DD. Experiences Implementing a Suite of Decision Aids for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Qualitative Insights From the DECIDE-ICD Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2022 Nov;15(11):e009352. PubMed PMID: 36378770
  • Drake LA, Suresh K, Chrastil H, Lewis CL, Altman RL. Improving Tobacco Cessation Rates Using Inline Clinical Decision Support. Appl Clin Inform. 2022 Oct;13(5):1116-1122. PubMed PMID: 36252806
  • Parekh A, Hochheimer CJ, Espinoza JM, Karlitz JJ, Lewis CL, Wani S, Patel SG. Primary Care Provider Knowledge and Practice in Risk Assessment for Early Age Onset Colorectal Cancer: Opportunities for Improvement. J Cancer Prev. 2021 Dec 30;26(4):298-303. PubMed PMID: 35047456
  • Lewis CL, Chrastil HJ, Schorr-Ratzlaff W, Lam H, McCord M, Williams L, Drake L, Kozloski M, Lebduska E, Dashiell-Earp C. Achieving 70% Hypertension Control: How Hard Can It Be?. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 Jun;46(6):335-341. PubMed PMID: 32418805
  • Schonberg MA, Kistler CE, Pinheiro A, Jacobson AR, Aliberti GM, Karamourtopoulos M, Hayes M, Neville BA, Lewis CL, Wee CC, Fagerlin A, Nekhlyudov L, Marcantonio ER, Hamel MB, Davis RB. Effect of a Mammography Screening Decision Aid for Women 75 Years and Older: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Jun 1;180(6):831-842. PubMed PMID: 32310288
  • Ross RK, Kuo TM, Webster-Clark M, Lewis CL, Kistler CE, Jonsson Funk M, Lund JL. Validation of a 5-Year Mortality Prediction Model among U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Dec;68(12):2898-2902. PubMed PMID: 32889756
  • Wallace BC, Allen LA, Knoepke CE, Glasgow RE, Lewis CL, Fairclough DL, Helmkamp LJ, Fitzgerald MD, Tzou WS, Kramer DB, Varosy PD, Gupta SK, Mandrola JM, Brancato SC, Peterson PN, Matlock DD. A multicenter trial of a shared DECision Support Intervention for Patients offered implantable Cardioverter-DEfibrillators: DECIDE-ICD rationale, design, Medicare changes, and pilot data. Am Heart J. 2020 Aug;226:161-173. PubMed PMID: 32599257
  • Cox CE, White DB, Hough CL, Jones DM, Kahn JM, Olsen MK, Lewis CL, Hanson LC, Carson SS. Effects of a Personalized Web-Based Decision Aid for Surrogate Decision Makers of Patients With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Jan 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30690645
  • Cox CE, White DB, Hough CL, Jones DM, Kahn JM, Olsen MK, Lewis CL, Hanson LC, Carson SS. Effects of a Personalized Web-Based Decision Aid for Surrogate Decision Makers of Patients With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Mar 5;170(5):285-297. PubMed PMID: 30690645
  • Lund JL, Kuo TM, Brookhart MA, Meyer AM, Dalton AF, Kistler CE, Wheeler SB, Lewis CL. Development and validation of a 5-year mortality prediction model using regularized regression and Medicare data. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2019 May;28(5):584-592. PubMed PMID: 30891850
  • Kistler CE, Vu M, Sutkowi-Hemstreet A, Gizlice Z, Harris RP, Brewer NT, Lewis CL, Dolor RJ, Barclay C, Sheridan SL. Exploring factors that might influence primary-care provider discussion of and recommendation for prostate and colon cancer screening. Int J Gen Med. 2018;11:179-190. PubMed PMID: 29844698
  • Lewis CL, Kistler CE, Dalton AF, Morris C, Ferrari R, Barclay C, Brewer NT, Dolor R, Harris R, Vu M, Golin CE. A Decision Aid to Promote Appropriate Colorectal Cancer Screening among Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Med Decis Making. 2018 Jul;38(5):614-624. PubMed PMID: 29847251
  • Dalton AF, Lyon C, Parnes B, Fernald D, Lewis CL. Developing a Quality Measurement Strategy in an Academic Primary Care Setting: An Environmental Scan. J Healthc Qual. 2018 Nov Dec;40(6):e90-e100. PubMed PMID: 30113366
  • Kistler CE, Golin C, Sundaram A, Morris C, Dalton AF, Ferrari R, Lewis CL. Individualized Colorectal Cancer Screening Discussions Between Older Adults and Their Primary Care Providers: A Cross-Sectional Study. MDM Policy Pract. 2018 Jan-Jun;3(1):2381468318765172. PubMed PMID: 30288441
  • Piper MS, Maratt JK, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Lewis C, Forman J, Vijan S, Metko V, Saini SD. Patient Attitudes Toward Individualized Recommendations to Stop Low-Value Colorectal Cancer Screening. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Dec 7;1(8):e185461. PubMed PMID: 30646275
  • Tate CE, Matlock DD, Dalton AF, Schilling LM, Marcus A, Schommer T, Lyon C, Lewis CL. Implementation and Evaluation of a Novel Colorectal Cancer Decision Aid Using a Centralized Delivery Strategy. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018 Jun;44(6):353-360. PubMed PMID: 29793886
  • Maratt JK, Lewis CL, Saffar D, Weston LE, Myers A, Piper MS, Saini SD. Veterans' Attitudes Towards De-Intensification of Surveillance Colonoscopy for Low-Risk Adenomas. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Dec;16(12):1999-2000. PubMed PMID: 29609067
  • Portalupi LB, Lewis CL, Miller CD, Whiteman-Jones KL, Sather KA, Nease DE Jr, Matlock DD. Developing a patient and family research advisory panel to include people with significant disease, multimorbidity and advanced age. Fam Pract. 2017 Jan 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28122848
  • Kistler CE, Golin C, Morris C, Dalton AF, Harris RP, Dolor R, Ferrari RM, Brewer NT, Lewis CL. Design of a randomized clinical trial of a colorectal cancer screening decision aid to promote appropriate screening in community-dwelling older adults. Clin Trials. 2017 Dec;14(6):648-658. PubMed PMID: 29025270
  • Kistler CE, Zimmerman S, Ward KT, Reed D, Golin C, Lewis CL. Health of Older Adults in Assisted Living and Implications for Preventive Care. Gerontologist. 2017 Oct 1;57(5):949-954. PubMed PMID: 27053505
  • Portalupi LB, Lewis CL, Miller CD, Whiteman-Jones KL, Sather KA, Nease DE Jr, Matlock DD. Developing a patient and family research advisory panel to include people with significant disease, multimorbidity and advanced age. Fam Pract. 2017 Jun 1;34(3):364-369. PubMed PMID: 28122848
  • Sheridan SL, Sutkowi-Hemstreet A, Barclay C, Brewer NT, Dolor RJ, Gizlice Z, Lewis CL, Reuland DS, Golin CE, Kistler CE, Vu M, Harris R. A Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Alternate Formats for Presenting Benefits and Harms Information for Low-Value Screening Services: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jan 1;176(1):31-41. PubMed PMID: 26720730
  • Sheridan SL, Sutkowi-Hemstreet A, Barclay C, Brewer NT, Dolor RJ, Gizlice Z, Lewis CL, Reuland DS, Golin CE, Kistler CE, Vu M, Harris R. A Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Alternate Formats for Presenting Benefits and Harms Information for Low-Value Screening Services: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jan;176(1):31-41. PubMed PMID: 26720730
  • Dalton AF, Golin CE, Esserman D, Pignone MP, Pathman DE, Lewis CL. Relationship between Physicians' Uncertainty about Clinical Assessments and Patient-Centered Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Elderly. Med Decis Making. 2015 Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25712448
  • Lewis CL, Adams J, Tai-Seale M, Huang Q, Knowles SB, Nielsen ME, Pignone MP, Walter LC, Frosch DL. A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial for PSA Screening Decision Support Interventions in Two Primary Care Settings. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Feb 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25666221
  • Kistler CE, Hess TM, Howard K, Pignone MP, Crutchfield TM, Hawley ST, Brenner AT, Ward KT, Lewis CL. Older adults' preferences for colorectal cancer-screening test attributes and test choice. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2015;9:1005-16. PubMed PMID: 26203233
  • Cox CE, Wysham NG, Walton B, Jones D, Cass B, Tobin M, Jonsson M, Kahn JM, White DB, Hough CL, Lewis CL, Carson SS. Development and usability testing of a Web-based decision aid for families of patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation. Ann Intensive Care. 2015;5:6. PubMed PMID: 25852965
  • Dalton AF, Golin CE, Esserman D, Pignone MP, Pathman DE, Lewis CL. Relationship between Physicians' Uncertainty about Clinical Assessments and Patient-Centered Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Elderly. Med Decis Making. 2015 May;35(4):458-66. PubMed PMID: 25712448
  • Lewis CL, Adams J, Tai-Seale M, Huang Q, Knowles SB, Nielsen ME, Pignone MP, Walter LC, Frosch DL. A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial for PSA Screening Decision Support Interventions in Two Primary Care Settings. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Jun;30(6):810-6. PubMed PMID: 25666221
  • Gross CP, Fried TR, Tinetti ME, Ross JS, Genao I, Hossain S, Wolf E, Lewis CL. Decision-making and cancer screening: a qualitative study of older adults with multiple chronic conditions. J Geriatr Oncol. 2015 Mar;6(2):93-100. PubMed PMID: 25544380
  • Murphy CC, Lewis CL, Golin CE, Sandler RS. Underuse of surveillance colonoscopy in patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer. Am J Gastroenterol. 2015 May;110(5):633-41. PubMed PMID: 25384901
  • Moore KL, Lewis CL, Zimmerman S, Ward K, Reed D, Rodriguez R, Kistler CE. A pilot study to examine colorectal cancer screening in two assisted living communities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Feb;62(2):386-8. PubMed PMID: 24521371
  • Harris RP, Sheridan SL, Lewis CL, Barclay C, Vu MB, Kistler CE, Golin CE, Defrank JT, Brewer NT. The harms of screening: a proposed taxonomy and application to lung cancer screening. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Feb 1;174(2):281-5. PubMed PMID: 24322781
  • Brenner A, Howard K, Lewis C, Sheridan S, Crutchfield T, Hawley S, Reuland D, Kistler C, Pignone M. Comparing 3 Values Clarification Methods for Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision-Making: A Randomized Trial in the US and Australia. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Mar;29(3):507-13. PubMed PMID: 24272830
  • Gross CP, Fried TR, Tinetti ME, Ross JS, Genao I, Hossain S, Wolf E, Lewis CL. Decision-making and cancer screening: A qualitative study of older adults with multiple chronic conditions. J Geriatr Oncol. 2014 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25544380
  • Pignone MP, Crutchfield TM, Brown PM, Hawley ST, Laping JL, Lewis CL, Lich K, Richardson LC, Tangka F, Wheeler SB. Using a discrete choice experiment to inform the design of programs to promote colon cancer screening for vulnerable populations in North Carolina. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014 Nov 30;14(1):611. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25433801
  • Murphy CC, Lewis CL, Golin CE, Sandler RS. Underuse of Surveillance Colonoscopy in Patients at Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer. Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Nov 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25384901
  • Harris RP, Sheridan SL, Lewis CL. Real-world evidence about potential psychosocial harms of lung cancer screening--reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Aug;174(8):1416-7. PubMed PMID: 25090182
  • Wheeler SB, Kuo TM, Goyal RK, Meyer AM, Hassmiller Lich K, Gillen EM, Tyree S, Lewis CL, Crutchfield TM, Martens CE, Tangka F, Richardson LC, Pignone MP. Regional variation in colorectal cancer testing and geographic availability of care in a publicly insured population. Health Place. 2014 Sep;29:114-23. PubMed PMID: 25063908
  • Moore KL, Lewis CL, Zimmerman S, Ward K, Reed D, Rodriguez R, Kistler CE. A pilot study to examine colorectal cancer screening in two assisted living communities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Feb;62(2):386-8. PubMed PMID: 24521371
  • Harris RP, Sheridan SL, Lewis CL, Barclay C, Vu MB, Kistler CE, Golin CE, DeFrank JT, Brewer NT. The harms of screening: a proposed taxonomy and application to lung cancer screening. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Feb 1;174(2):281-5. PubMed PMID: 24322781
  • Brenner A, Howard K, Lewis C, Sheridan S, Crutchfield T, Hawley S, Reuland D, Kistler C, Pignone M. Comparing 3 values clarification methods for colorectal cancer screening decision-making: a randomized trial in the US and Australia. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Mar;29(3):507-13. PubMed PMID: 24272830
  • Watson LC, Esserman DA, Ivey JL, Lewis CL, Hansen R, Weinberger M, Roth MT. Enhancing Quality in Psychiatry with Psychiatrists (EQUIPP)--results from a pilot study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2014 Sep;22(9):884-8. PubMed PMID: 24021216
  • Howard K, Brenner AT, Lewis C, Sheridan S, Crutchfield T, Hawley S, Nielsen ME, Pignone MP. A comparison of US and Australian men's values and preferences for PSA screening. BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 Oct 5;13:388. PubMed PMID: 24093428
  • Watson LC, Esserman DA, Ivey JL, Lewis CL, Hansen R, Weinberger M, Roth MT. Enhancing Quality in Psychiatry with Psychiatrists (EQUIPP)-Results from a Pilot Study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 Sep 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24021216
  • Leone LA, Reuland DS, Lewis CL, Ingle M, Erman B, Summers TJ, Dubard CA, Pignone MP. Reach, usage, and effectiveness of a Medicaid patient navigator intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening, Cape Fear, North Carolina, 2011. Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 May 23;10:E82. PubMed PMID: 23701719
  • Hansen RA, Esserman DA, Roth MT, Lewis C, Burkhart JI, Weinberger M, Watson LC. Performance of Medometer visual tool for measuring medication adherence and comparison with other measures. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2013 Mar-Apr;53(2):198-205. PubMed PMID: 23571629
  • Lewis CL, Esserman D, DeLeon C, Pignone MP, Pathman DE, Golin C. Physician decision making for colorectal cancer screening in the elderly. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Sep;28(9):1202-7. PubMed PMID: 23539281
  • Pignone MP, Howard K, Brenner AT, Crutchfield TM, Hawley ST, Lewis CL, Sheridan SL. Comparing 3 techniques for eliciting patient values for decision making about prostate-specific antigen screening: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Mar 11;173(5):362-8. PubMed PMID: 23400279
  • Politi MC, Lewis CL, Frosch DL. Supporting shared decisions when clinical evidence is low. Med Care Res Rev. 2013 Feb;70(1 Suppl):113S-128S. PubMed PMID: 23124616
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Practice Locations

UCHealth Internal Medicine - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
5th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2300

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification

General Information

Medical Schools:
  • MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School (1988)
Graduate Schools:
  • MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2000)
Internships:
  • Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University (1989)
Residency Programs:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Program, Preventive Medicine (2000)
  • Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Internal Medicine (1991)
Languages: English
Department: Medicine-Internal Medicine
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