Matthew Zuckerman, MD

Professional Titles

• Associate Professor

Recognitions

• John Marx Medical Education Development Scholarship, Department of Emergency Medicine (2019)
• Stephen J Wolf Innovative Thinking Award, Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine (2018)
• Best Attending Lecture Award, Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine (2018)
• Students Thanking & Recognizing Outstanding Faculty Award, SOM Class of 2025 (2022)

Research Interests

Publications

• Zuckerman M, Greller HA, Babu KM. A Review of the Toxicologic Implications of Obesity. J Med Toxicol. 2015 Sep;11(3):342-54. PubMed PMID: 26108709
• Zuckerman M, Weisberg SN, Boyer EW. Pitfalls of Intranasal Narcan - Response to a Letter to the Editor. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2015 January-March;19(1):138-139. PubMed PMID: 25153369
• Zuckerman M. Tap Into Your Network & Start a Dialogue: Twitter for EPs. Common Sense. 2016:26-27.
• Zuckerman M. Methemoglobinemia: Not the Usual Blue Man With Low SpO2. ALiEM. http://www.aliem.com/2015/blue-man/. Published 2015.
• Zuckerman M. Lipid Rescue: Why Aren’t We Using It? ALiEM. 2015. http://www.aliem.com/2015/lipid-rescue-why-arent-we-using-it/.
• Zuckerman MD, Babu K. Drugs of Abuse. In: Brown D, editor. Scientific American emergency medicine. Hamilton (ON): Decker Intellectual Properties; September 2015. DOI: 10.2310/7900.4000. Available at: www.SciAmEmerg.com (accessed September 10, 2015).
• Zuckerman MD, Phillips SD. Chapter X: Fumigants. In: Brent J, Burkhart K, Dargan P, Hatten B, Megarbane B, Palmer R, editor. Critical Care Toxicology. 3rd ed. Springer International Publishing; 2016.
• Zuckerman M. Fumigants. In: Brent J, Burkhart K, Dargan P, Hatten B, Megarbane B, Palmer R, editors. Critical Care Toxicology. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2016. p. 1-13.
• Zuckerman M, Vo T. Recurrent Ethylene Glycol Poisoning with Elevated Lactate Levels to Obtain Opioid Medications. J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;54(6):815-818. PubMed PMID: 29627349
• Zuckerman MD. Something More to Give. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Aug;68(2):236-7. PubMed PMID: 27451302
• Zuckerman MD, Church R. Chapter 20: Gastrointestinal Principles. In: Hoffman R, Howland MA, Lewin N, Nelson L, Goldfrank L. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Zuckerman MD, Babu KM. Drugs of Abuse. In: Brown D, editor. Scientific American emergency medicine. Hamilton (ON): Decker Intellectual Properties; Jan 2016. Available at: www.SciAmEmerg.com
• Zuckerman M. Tap into Your Network & Start a Dialogue: Twitter for EPs. Common Sense. 2015;22(6):26-27.
• Wagner S, Hoppe J, Zuckerman M, Schwarz K, McLaughlin J. Efficacy and safety of topical capsaicin for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in the emergency department. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Sep 4;:1-5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31482758
• Brevik C, Zuckerman M. Cold Anaphylaxis: A Case Report. J Emerg Med. 2020 Oct 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33121839
• Zuckerman M, Kelly T, Heard K, Zosel A, Marlin M, Hoppe J. Physician attitudes on buprenorphine induction in the emergency department: results from a multistate survey. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Sep 1;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32870039
• Vo T, Ledbetter C, Zuckerman M. Video delivery of toxicology educational content versus textbook for asynchronous learning, using acetaminophen overdose as a topic. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Oct;57(10):842-846. PubMed PMID: 30806092
• Wagner S, Hoppe J, Zuckerman M, Schwarz K, McLaughlin J. Authors' response to "Efficacy and safety of topical capsaicin for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in the emergency department". Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Sep;58(9):939. PubMed PMID: 32067516
• Kelly T, Hoppe JA, Zuckerman M, Khoshnoud A, Sholl B, Heard K. A novel social work approach to emergency department buprenorphine induction and warm hand-off to community providers. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Jun;38(6):1286-1290. PubMed PMID: 31959523
• Zuckerman M, Vo T. Recurrent Ethylene Glycol Poisoning with Elevated Lactate Levels to Obtain Opioid Medications. J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;54(6):815-818. PubMed PMID: 29627349
• Wagner S, Hoppe J, Zuckerman M, Schwarz K, McLaughlin J. Efficacy and safety of topical capsaicin for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in the emergency department. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jun;58(6):471-475. PubMed PMID: 31482758
• Vo T, Ledbetter C, Zuckerman M. Video delivery of toxicology educational content versus textbook for asynchronous learning, using acetaminophen overdose as a topic. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Oct;57(10):842-846. PubMed PMID: 30806092
• Zuckerman M, Kaplan B. Effect of Audience Response System on Morbidity and Mortality Conference Engagement. MedEdPublish. In press
• Zuckerman, MD, Hayward A. Multiple resource theory. In: Educational Theory Made Practical, 4th Ed. Epub in press
• Parsons M, Zuckerman M, Twigg S, Martínez Martínez CJ, Gottlieb M. A national assessment of residency wellness initiatives in emergency medicine. AEM Educ Train. 2021 Aug;5(4):e10691. PubMed PMID: 34632248
• Zuckerman MD, Lin S, Alsalmi F, Li-Sauerwine S. Narrative Review of Clinical Productivity and Teaching in Emergency Medicine. Cureus. 2021 Apr 5;13(4):e14309. PubMed PMID: 33842179
• Pepin LC, Buchanan JA, Pizon AF, Heard K, Zuckerman M. Educating the Educators. J Med Toxicol. 2021 Apr;17(2):157-159. PubMed PMID: 33565003
• Brevik C, Zuckerman M. Cold Anaphylaxis: A Case Report. J Emerg Med. 2021 Feb;60(2):226-228. PubMed PMID: 33121839
• Zuckerman M, Kelly T, Heard K, Zosel A, Marlin M, Hoppe J. Physician attitudes on buprenorphine induction in the emergency department: results from a multistate survey. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Apr;59(4):279-285. PubMed PMID: 32870039
• Parsons M, Zuckerman M, Twigg S, Martínez Martínez CJ, Gottlieb M. A national assessment of residency wellness initiatives in emergency medicine. AEM Educ Train. 2021 Aug;5(4):e10691. PubMed PMID: 34632248
• Zuckerman MD, Lin S, Alsalmi F, Li-Sauerwine S. Narrative Review of Clinical Productivity and Teaching in Emergency Medicine. Cureus. 2021 Apr 5;13(4):e14309. PubMed PMID: 33842179
• Zuckerman MD. Take the Naloxone Challenge. KevinMD available at https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/03/take-the-naloxone-challenge.html posted March 2019
• Pepin LC, Buchanan JA, Pizon AF, Heard K, Zuckerman M. Educating the Educators. J Med Toxicol. 2021 Apr;17(2):157-159. PubMed PMID: 33565003
• Zuckerman MD, Hayward A, Lee E. Is Digital Attendance Enough? Academic Life in EM available at https://www.aliem.com/2019/11/is-digital-attendance-enough/
• Brevik C, Zuckerman M. Cold Anaphylaxis: A Case Report. J Emerg Med. 2021 Feb;60(2):226-228. PubMed PMID: 33121839
• Zuckerman M, Kelly T, Heard K, Zosel A, Marlin M, Hoppe J. Physician attitudes on buprenorphine induction in the emergency department: results from a multistate survey. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Apr;59(4):279-285. PubMed PMID: 32870039
• Fu, V.J., Zuckerman, M.D. Digital MD: A Novel Undergraduate Medical School Elective for Social Media and Digital Scholarship. Med.Sci.Educ. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-022-01671-1
• Zuckerman M, Flood R, Tan RJB, Kelp N, Ecker DJ, Menke J, Lockspeiser T. ChatGPT for assessment writing. Med Teach. 2023 Nov;45(11):1224-1227. PubMed PMID: 37789636
• Zuckerman M, Pardis P, Horsley T, Dhanireddy B, YIlmaz Y, Gottlieb M, Thoma B, Chan TM. The rebel, the professor, and the entrepreneur: Qualitative study to explore creator stories of FOAM. AEM Educ Train. 2023 Aug;7(4):e10892. PubMed PMID: 37448629
• Fu VJ, Zuckerman MD. Digital MD: A Novel Undergraduate Medical School Elective for Social Media and Digital Scholarship. Med Sci Educ. 2022 Dec;32(6):1257-1259. PubMed PMID: 36532412
• Sutton J, Mann M, Zuckerman M. Man With Headache. Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Jan;79(1):e1-e2. PubMed PMID: 34949418

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado
• Denver Health Medical Center

Specialty Information

• Emergency Medicine, Board Certification (, 2012)
• Medical Toxicology, Board Certification (2016)