Annie Kulungowski, MD

Professional Titles

• Surgical Director, Vascular Anomalies Center Children's Hospital Colorado

Publications

• Annam A, Alexander ES, Cahill AM, Foley D, Green J, Himes EA, Johnson DT, Josephs S, Kulungowski AM, Leonard JC, Nance ML, Patel S, Pezeshkmehr A, Riggle K. Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on Endovascular Trauma Intervention in the Pediatric Population. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2024 Aug;35(8):1104-1116.e19. PubMed PMID: 38631607
• Weber NT, Ogle S, Cooper EH, Kaizer AM, Kulungowski AM, Acker SN. Low-risk pneumatosis intestinalis in the pediatric surgical population. Pediatr Surg Int. 2024 Mar 11;40(1):76. PubMed PMID: 38466447
• Ziogas IA, Roach JP, Acker SN, Corkum KS, Diaz-Miron JL, Kulungowski AM, Gosain A, Hills-Dunlap JL. Association of Sociodemographic Factors with Surgical Management of Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children. J Pediatr. 2024 Jun;269:113963. PubMed PMID: 38369237
• Acker SN, Ogle S, Cooper EH, Kaizer AM, Kulungowski AM. What is the role of neutropenia in pediatric cancer patients with pneumatosis intestinalis?. Pediatr Surg Int. 2023 May 23;39(1):203. PubMed PMID: 37219695
• Stevens J, Reppucci ML, Pickett K, Acker S, Carmichael H, Velopulos CG, Bensard D, Kulungowski A. Using the Social Vulnerability Index to Examine Disparities in Surgical Pediatric Trauma Patients. J Surg Res. 2023 Jul;287:55-62. PubMed PMID: 36868124
• Claire Hou YC, Evenson MJ, Corliss MM, Mahapatra L, Aldawood A, Carpentieri DF, Chamlin SL, Kulungowski AM, Madan-Khetarpal S, Sebastian J, Pet MA, Coughlin CC, Willing MC, Pearson GD, Setty BA, El-Haffaf Z, Cottrell CE, Parikh BA, Krysiak K, Schroeder MC, Heusel JW, Neidich JA, Cao Y. A comparative analysis of RAS variants in patients with disorders of somatic mosaicism. Genet Med. 2023 Mar;25(3):100348. PubMed PMID: 36571464
• Claire Hou YC, Evenson MJ, Corliss MM, Mahapatra L, Aldawood A, Carpentieri DF, Chamlin SL, Kulungowski AM, Madan-Khetarpal S, Sebastian J, Pet MA, Coughlin CC, Willing MC, Pearson GD, Setty BA, El-Haffaf Z, Cottrell CE, Parikh BA, Krysiak K, Schroeder MC, Heusel JW, Neidich JA, Cao Y. A comparative analysis of RAS variants in patients with disorders of somatic mosaicism. Genet Med. 2023 Mar;25(3):100348. PubMed PMID: 36571464
• Stevens J, Reppucci ML, Pickett K, Acker S, Carmichael H, Velopulos CG, Bensard D, Kulungowski A. Using the Social Vulnerability Index to Examine Disparities in Surgical Pediatric Trauma Patients. J Surg Res. 2023 Jul;287:55-62. PubMed PMID: 36868124
• Acker SN, Ogle S, Cooper EH, Kaizer AM, Kulungowski AM. What is the role of neutropenia in pediatric cancer patients with pneumatosis intestinalis?. Pediatr Surg Int. 2023 May 23;39(1):203. PubMed PMID: 37219695
• Hou YC, Evenson MJ, Corliss MM, Mahapatra L, Aldawood A, Carpentieri DF, Chamlin SL, Kulungowski AM, Madan-Khetarpal S, Sebastian J, Pet MA, Coughlin CC, Willing MC, Pearson GD, Setty BA, El-Haffaf Z, Cottrell CE, Parikh BA, Krysiak K, Schroeder MC, Heusel JW, Neidich JA, Cao Y. A Comparative Analysis of RAS Variants in Patients with Disorders of Somatic Mosaicism. Genet Med. 2022 Nov 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36571464
• Acker SN, Ogle S, Cooper E, Meier M, Peterson PN, Kulungowski AM. Current approaches to the management of pneumatosis intestinalis: an American Pediatric Surgical Association membership survey. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Dec;38(12):1965-1970. PubMed PMID: 36242600
• Nakano TA, Dori Y, Gumer L, Liptzin DR, Hill LRS, Kulungowski AM. How we approach pediatric congenital chylous effusions and ascites. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Aug;69 Suppl 3:e29246. PubMed PMID: 36070215
• Annam A, Josephs S, Johnson T, Kulungowski AM, Towbin RB, Cahill AM. Pediatric trauma and the role of the interventional radiologist. Emerg Radiol. 2022 Oct;29(5):903-914. PubMed PMID: 35678950
• Nakano TA, Rankin AW, Annam A, Kulungowski AM, McCallen LM, Hill LR, Chatfield KC. Trametinib for Refractory Chylous Effusions and Systemic Complications in Children with Noonan Syndrome. J Pediatr. 2022 Sep;248:81-88.e1. PubMed PMID: 35605646
• Reppucci ML, Meier M, Stevens J, Shirek G, Kulungowski AM, Acker SN. Incidence of and risk factors for perioperative blood transfusion in infants undergoing index pediatric surgery procedures. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jun;57(6):1067-1071. PubMed PMID: 35264304
• Acker SN, Ogle S, Cooper E, Meier M, Peterson PN, Kulungowski AM. Current approaches to the management of pneumatosis intestinalis: an American Pediatric Surgical Association membership survey. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Dec;38(12):1965-1970. PubMed PMID: 36242600
• Kulungowski AM, Patel M. Lymphatic malformations. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct;29(5):150971. PubMed PMID: 33069296
• Phillips R, Acker SN, Shahi N, Meier M, Leopold D, Recicar J, Kulungowski A, Patrick D, Moulton S, Bensard D. The ABC-D score improves the sensitivity in predicting need for massive transfusion in pediatric trauma patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb;55(2):331-334. PubMed PMID: 31718872
• Dewberry LC, Vuille-Dit-Bille RN, Kulungowski AM, Somme S. A Single Surgeon Laparoscopic Duodenoduodenostomy Case Series for Congenital Duodenal Obstruction in an Academic Setting. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2018 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30016184
• Moskowitz EE, Burlew CC, Kulungowski AM, Bensard DD. Survival after emergency department thoracotomy in the pediatric trauma population: a review of published data. Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 Aug;34(8):857-860. PubMed PMID: 29876644
• Acker SN, Bredbeck B, Partrick DA, Kulungowski AM, Barnett CC, Bensard DD. Shock index, pediatric age-adjusted (SIPA) is more accurate than age-adjusted hypotension for trauma team activation. Surgery. 2017 Mar;161(3):803-807. PubMed PMID: 27814956
• Acker SN, Wathen B, Roosevelt GE, Hill LR, Schubert A, Reese J, Bensard DD, Kulungowski AM. Rapid Response Team Activations in Pediatric Surgical Patients. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Feb;27(1):81-85. PubMed PMID: 27706523
• Kulungowski AM, Somme S. Tracheoesophageal Malformations. In: Harken AH, Moore EE (Eds), Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets, 7th Ed. Ch 89, pp409-411. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2017.
• Kulungowski AM. Pyloric Stenosis. In: Harken AH, Moore EE (Eds), Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets, 7th Ed. Ch 86, pp401-402. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2017.
• Kulungowski AM. Neck Cysts and Sinuses. In: Harken AH, Moore EE (Eds), Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets, 7th Ed. Ch 92, pp417-420. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2017.
• Kulungowski AM, Bruny JL. Abdominal Tumors. In: Harken AH, Moore EE (Eds), Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets, 7th Ed. Ch 91, pp415-416. Philadelphia, Elsevier, (in press).
• Somme S, Kulungowski AM. Intestinal Obstruction. In: Harken AH, Moore EE (Eds), Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets, 7th Ed. Ch 87, pp403-405. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2017.
• Kulungowski AM, Dewberry L, Bealer JF. Incarcerated umbilical cord hernia containing the gallbladder. Case Rep J Pediatr Surg 2017;21:48-50.
• Wallace B, Landman MP, Prager J, Friedlander, Kulungowski AM. Button battery ingestion complications. Case Rep J Pediatr Surg 2017;19:1-4
• Vascular Anomalies. Not a Textbook. American Pediatric Surgical Association. 2016
• Stewart CL, Kulungowski AM, Tong S, Langer JC, Soden J, Sømme S. Rectal biopsies for Hirschsprung disease: Patient characteristics by diagnosis and attending specialty. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26592956
• Rialon KL, Murillo R, Fevurly RD, Kulungowski AM, Zurakowski D, Liang M, Kozakewich HP, Alomari AI, Fishman SJ. Impact of Screening for Hepatic Hemangiomas in Patients with Multiple Cutaneous Infantile Hemangiomas. Pediatr Dermatol. 2015 Nov;32(6):808-12. PubMed PMID: 26223454
• Foley LS, Kulungowski AM. Vascular Anomalies in Pediatrics. Adv Pediatr. 2015 Aug;62(1):227-55. PubMed PMID: 26205116
• Acker SN, Kulungowski AM, Hodges M, Crombleholme TM, Somme S, Partrick DA. Pyloric stenosis--postoperative care on a nonsurgical ward. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov;199(1):149-52. PubMed PMID: 25972312
• Rialon KL, Murillo R, Fevurly RD, Kulungowski AM, Christison-Lagay ER, Zurakowski D, Kozakewich HP, Alomari AI, Fishman SJ. Risk factors for mortality in patients with multifocal and diffuse hepatic hemangiomas. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 May;50(5):837-41. PubMed PMID: 25783331
• Kulungowski AM, Acker SN, Hoffenberg EJ, Neigut D, Partrick DA. Initial operative treatment of isolated ileal Crohn's disease in adolescents. Am J Surg. 2015 Jul;210(1):141-5. PubMed PMID: 25457242
• Schook CC, Kulungowski AM, Greene AK, Fishman SJ. Male genital lymphedema: clinical features and management in 25 pediatric patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Nov;49(11):1647-51. PubMed PMID: 25475811
• Kulungowski AM, Acker SN, Hoffenberg EJ, Neigut D, Partrick DA. Initial operative treatment of isolated ileal Crohn's disease in adolescents. Am J Surg. 2014 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25457242

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Surgery, Member
• American Pediatric Surgical Association, Member
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow
• International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, Member

Practice Locations

Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation

• Children's Hospital Colorado
• Denver Health Medical Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Surgery, Board Certification (2013)
• Pediatric Surgery (2014)
• Vascular Anomalies, Specialized Training (2010)

Conditions & Treatments

• Cancers - Pediatric Cancer
• Surgery - Laparoscopic Surgery
• Surgery - Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Trauma and Acute Care
• Skin, Hair and Nails - Burns
• Injuries and Wounds - Wounds
• Critical Care
• Child and Teen Health - Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
• Child and Teen Health - Children's Health
• Cancers
• Child and Teen Health
• Injuries and Wounds
• Skin, Hair and Nails
• Surgery