Arek Wiktor, MD

Professional Titles

• Director UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center
• Director UCH Surgical Critical Care and Burn Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Recognitions

• UCHealth Medical Staff Leadership Award, UCHealth Hospital (2022)
  Given to providers who have exemplified exceptional leadership skills, dedication to patients, staff, and epitomize UCH mission, vision, and values.

Research Interests

Burns, Frostbite, Hidradenitis, Resusciation, Endotheliopathy, infection, PTSD, pain, marijuana

Publications

• Wiktor AJ, Haft JW, Bartlett RH, Park PK, Raghavendran K, Napolitano LM. Prolonged VV ECMO (265 Days) for ARDS without technical complications. ASAIO J. 2015 Mar-Apr;61(2):205-6. PubMed PMID: 25423122
• Bell C, Slim J, Flaten HK, Lindberg G, Arek W, Monte AA. Butane Hash Oil Burns Associated with Marijuana Liberalization in Colorado. J Med Toxicol. 2015 Dec;11(4):422-5. PubMed PMID: 26289652
• Arek Wiktor and David Richards. Treatment of minor thermal burns [Internet]. Uptodate, 2015; Final edit August 21, 2015. Available from: http://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-minor-thermal-burns?source=search_result&search=minor+burns&selectedTitle=1%7E23
• Arek Wiktor and David Richards. Patient Information: Treatment of minor thermal burns [Internet]. Uptodate, 2015; final edit October 5, 2015. Available from: http://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-minor-thermal-burns?source=search_result&search=minor+burns+patient+info&selectedTitle=1%7E23
• Bell C, Holden M, Gomez B, Rove M, Pierce R, Wiktor AJ. Burning Ambition: Blending Process Improvement and Design Thinking to Achieve the Quadruple Aim. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 2016 Supplement; Vol. 37, Number 3; S111 (90)
• Asher ZP, Wiktor AJ, Bucker TW, Schulick R, Peltz ED, McIntyre RC. Acquired hemophilia A in the postoperative setting: Two cases successfully treated using plasmapheresis as an adjunct to steroids and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy. Poster abstract 43, pg. 203
• Arek Wiktor and David Richards. Treatment of minor thermal burns. UpToDate chapter, November 2017; version 22. http://www.uptodate.com
• Wiktor AJ, Madsen L, Carmichael H, Smith T, Zanyk S, Amani H, Wagner AL. Multiregional Utilization of a Mobile Device App for Triage and Transfer of Burn Patients. J Burn Care Res. 2018 Oct 23;39(6):858-862. PubMed PMID: 30107518
• Mueller SW, Baumgartner LJ, MacLaren R, Neumann R, Wiktor AJ, Kiser TH, Lindberg G, Cava L, Fish DN, Janoff EN. Divergent humoral responses to 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in critically-ill burn and neurosurgical patients. PLoS One. 2018;13(5):e0197037. PubMed PMID: 29758059
• Cherry-Bukowiec JR, Engoren M, Wiktor A, Raghavendran K, Napolitano LM. Hepcidin and Anemia in Surgical Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study. Crit Care Med. 2018 Jun;46(6):e567-e574. PubMed PMID: 29517550
• Tignanelli CJ, Wiktor AJ, Vatsaas CJ, Sachdev G, Heung M, Park PK, Raghavendran K, Napolitano LM. Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Severe ARDS Due to Influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 Virus. Am J Crit Care. 2018 Jan;27(1):67-73. PubMed PMID: 29292278
• King BT, Wiktor AJ, Wagner AL. A near miss: autonomic dysfunction in a 2% TBSA burn patient with ventilator-dependent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Clinical Case Reports, December 2018; 1-4.
• Steward L, Wagner AL, Neumann R, Wiktor AJ. Delayed Presentation of a Vertex Epidural Hematoma Following High-Voltage Electrical Injury to the Head. J Burn Care Res. 2019 Jun 21;40(4):517-519. PubMed PMID: 30938441
• Arek Wiktor and David Richards. Treatment of minor thermal burns. UpToDate chapter; November 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 version 20, 21, 22. http://www.uptodate.com
• Carmichael H, Wiktor AJ, McIntyre RC, Lambert Wagner A, Velopulos CG. Regional disparities in access to verified burn center care in the United States. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Jul;87(1):111-116. PubMed PMID: 30865160
• Carmichael H, Joyce S, Smith T, Patton L, Lambert Wagner A, Wiktor AJ. Safety and efficacy of intraoperative gastric feeding during burn surgery. Burns. 2019 Aug;45(5):1089-1093. PubMed PMID: 30948280
• Carmichael H, Dyamenahalli K, Duffy PS, Lambert Wagner A, Wiktor AJ. Triage and Transfer to a Regional Burn Center-Impact of a Mobile Phone App. J Burn Care Res. 2020 Sep 23;41(5):971-975. PubMed PMID: 32588890
• Jeschke MG, Phelan HA, Wolf S, Romanowski K, Rehou S, Saetamal A, Weber J, Schulz J, New C, Wiktor A, Foster C, Deeter L, Tuohy K. State of the Science Burn Research: Burns in the Elderly. J Burn Care Res. 2020 Jan 30;41(1):65-83. PubMed PMID: 31999337
• Carmichael H, Michel S, Smith TM, Duffy PS, Wiktor AJ, Lambert Wagner A. Remote Delivery of Thrombolytics Prior to Transfer to a Regional Burn Center for Tissue Salvage in Frostbite: A Single-center Experience of 199 Patients. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Jan 5;43(1):54-60. PubMed PMID: 33657205
• Carmichael H, Brackett H, Scott MC, Dines MM, Mather SE, Smith TM, Duffy PS, Wiktor AJ, Lambert Wagner A. Early Palliative Care Consultation in the Burn Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Utilization. J Burn Care Res. 2021 Nov 24;42(6):1128-1135. PubMed PMID: 34302472
• Dyamenahalli K, Choy K, Frank DN, Najarro K, Boe D, Colborn KL, Idrovo JP, Wagner AL, Wiktor AJ, Afshar M, Burnham EL, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Age and Injury Size Influence the Magnitude of Fecal Dysbiosis in Adult Burn Patients. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Sep 1;43(5):1145-1153. PubMed PMID: 35020913
• Torian SC, Wiktor AJ, Roper SE, Laramie KE, Miller MA, Mueller SW. Burn Injury and Augmented Renal Clearance: A Case for Optimized Piperacillin-Tazobactam Dosing. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36173707
• 2. Choy K, Dyamenahalli KU, Shanawaj Khair S, Colborn KL, Wiktor AJ, Idrovo JP, McMahan RH, 1,3, PhD, Burnham EL, Kovacs, EJ. Aberrant Inflammatory Responses in Intoxicated Burn Injured Patients Parallel Impaired Cognitive Function. Alcohol; accepted for publication January 2023.
• 1. Mueller SW, Blass B, Molina KC, Gibson C, Krsak M, Kohler AD, Deeter L, Stalilonis J, Wiktor AJ. Augmented Renal Function in Burn Patients: Occurrence and Discordance with Commonly Used Methods to Assess Renal Function. Journal of Burn Care & Research; accepted for publication July 2023.
• Hoisington AJ, Choy K, Khair S, Dyamenahalli KU, Najarro KM, Wiktor AJ, Frank DN, Burnham EL, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Recent alcohol intake impacts microbiota in adult burn patients. Alcohol. 2024 Aug;118:25-35. PubMed PMID: 38604285
• Mueller SW, Molina KC, Blass B, Gibson C, Kohler AD, Krsak M, Wiktor AJ. Bone and Skin/Subcutaneous Tissue Concentrations of Cefiderocol During Treatment of Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Burn Care Res. 2024 May 6;45(3):808-810. PubMed PMID: 38422368

Professional Memberships

• American College of Surgeons, Fellow

Practice Locations

UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
12605 E 16th Ave
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion, 3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0747

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

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Trauma Center
12505 E. 16th Avenue
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, First floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2711

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Surgery, Board Certification (, 2014)
• Surgical Critical Care, Board Certification (2014)

Conditions & Treatments

• Surgery - Burn Surgery
• Surgery
• Surgery - Trauma and Acute Care
• Surgery - Amputation
• Critical Care
• Surgery - Limb Salvage
• Skin, Hair and Nails - Burns
• Skin, Hair and Nails
• Surgery - Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery