Amy Clevenger, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Critical Care Medicine
Medical School
- MD, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (2007)
Graduate School
- PhD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (2005)
Undergraduate School
- BS, Stanford University (CA) (1998)
Internship
- Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children's Hospital (2008)
Residency
- Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children's Hospital, Chief Resident, Pediatrics (2011)
Fellowships
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Program, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2014)
Languages
English, SpanishDepartment
Pediatrics-Critical Care MedicineRecognitions
- Children's Hospital Colorado Provider of the Month - April 2018, Children's Hospital Colorado (2018)
- Children's Hospital Colorado Provider of the Month - April 2019, Children's Hospital Colorado (2019)
Research Interests
My research focuses on traumatic brain injury in children. I am specifically interested in understanding what processes result in worsened brain injury in the hours and days after head trauma, and how to prevent or reverse those processes to improve outcomes.Publications
- Clevenger AC, Kilbaugh T, Margulies SS. Carotid artery blood flow decreases after rapid head rotation in piglets. J Neurotrauma. 2015 Jan 15;32(2):120-6. PubMed PMID: 25133889
- Clevenger AC, Kilbaugh T, Margulies SS. Carotid artery blood flow decreases after rapid head rotation in piglets. J Neurotrauma. 2015 Jan 15;32(2):120-6. PubMed PMID: 25133889
- Clevenger AC, Kim H, Salcedo E, Yonchek JC, Rodgers KM, Orfila JE, Dietz RM, Quillinan N, Traystman RJ, Herson PS. Endogenous Sex Steroids Dampen Neuroinflammation and Improve Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice. J Mol Neurosci. 2018 Mar;64(3):410-420. PubMed PMID: 29450697
- Quillinan N, Dingman AL, Deng G, Tatum S, Orfila JE, Clevenger AC, Klawitter J, Traystman RJ, Herson PS. Single dose of 17ß-estradiol provides transient neuroprotection in female juvenile mice after cardiac-arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Neurochem Int. 2018 Nov 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30471325
- Reiter PD, Clevenger AC. Nalbuphine Reduces Opioid-Associated Urinary Retention in Pediatric Patients. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 May;20(5):e240-e244. PubMed PMID: 31013261
- Dingman AL, Rodgers KM, Dietz RM, Hickey SP, Frazier AP, Clevenger AC, Yonchek JC, Traystman RJ, Macklin WB, Herson PS. Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cell Proliferation and Fate after White Matter Stroke in Juvenile and Adult Mice. Dev Neurosci. 2019 Mar 12;:1-16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30861520
- Quillinan N, Dingman AL, Deng G, Tatum S, Orfila JE, Clevenger AC, Klawitter J, Traystman RJ, Herson PS. Single dose of 17ß-estradiol provides transient neuroprotection in female juvenile mice after cardiac-arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Neurochem Int. 2019 Jul;127:80-86. PubMed PMID: 30471325
- Suchovsky SB, Reiter PD, Lewis HE, Clevenger AC. Methylnaltrexone in the Management of Opioid-Associated Urinary Retention in Children. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2022;27(4):373-378. PubMed PMID: 35558358
Professional Memberships
- Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Member
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member
- Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group, Member
- National Neurotrauma Society, Member
- Society for Neuroscience, Member
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
Hospital Affiliation
- Children's Hospital Colorado
Center Affiliations
Specialty Information
Specialties- Pediatrics, Board Certification (2010)
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Board Certification (2016)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Certificate (2010)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Certificate (2007)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Certificate (2011)
- Critical Care