Julia Bruckner, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Emergency Medicine

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Medical School
  • MD, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (2011)
Graduate School
  • MPH, Columbia University (2007)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Northwestern University (IL) (2002)
Residency
  • Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center Program, Pediatrics
Languages
English, Spanish
Department
Pediatrics-Emergency Medicine

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor

Recognitions

  • Harvard Medical School Resident Teaching Award, Harvard Medical School (2014)
  • Richard L. Day Award for Outstanding Performance in Pediatrics, State University of New York College of Medicine (2011)

Publications

  • Transforming Hearts and Minds: A Narrative Medicine Guidebook by Julia Michie Bruckner, Eve Makoff and Anjali Dhurandhar
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: What New Moms Should Know. GE Healthcare ClinicalView. https://www.gehealthcare.com/insights/article/fetal-heart-rate-monitoring-what-new-moms-should-know. February 2, 2024.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Sleeping Beauty. Discover Magazine. March/April 2024
  • Bad Breath, Blood and Body Fluids Exposure, Body Piercing, Cold Hands: Normal, Cold Hands: Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Costochondritis, Diarrhea from Travel, Domestic Violence, Emergency Contraceptive Pills, Eyelid Swelling, Face Swelling, Foot Swelling, Genital Injury-Girl, Hearing Changes, Hepatitis A Exposure, Heart Murmur Innocent, Itching Localized, Itching Generalized, Laryngomalacia, Lip Swelling, Menstrual Bleeding: Cramps, Menstrual Bleeding: First Period, Menstrual Bleeding: Normal, Metal Allergy, Mosquito-Borne Infections, Newborn Breathing Questions, Newborn Poop Questions, Newborn Torticollis, Newborn Weight Gain Questions, Numbness and Tingling, Parotitis, Pectus Excavatum, Plagiocephaly (Positional) in Babies, Postoperative Incision Care, Pregnancy Common Symptoms, Pregnancy Prevention-Teen, Pregnancy Staying Healthy, Ring Stuck, Postpartum Blues, Scoliosis, Super Glue Removal, Sweating Normal, Tampon How to Remove, Tattoo-Permanent Type, Tongue Tie, Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery, Urine Protein: Orthostatic Type, Varicocele, Vaginal Foreign Body, Vision Changes
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. “Difficult Conversations in Pediatric Urgent Care” Children’s Hospital Colorado Section of Emergency Medicine Urgent Care Continuing Medical Education Series, August 22, 2024.
  • Collaborative Section of Hospital Medicine and Section of Emergency Medicine Reflective Writing Workshop, “Growth”, June 11, 2024.
  • CHCO ED Nursing Resiliency Rounds, “Reflective Writing Workshop: Lightening Our Burdens”, April 17, 2024.
  • “Potions, Poisons and Creepy Creatures: Spooky Tales from the Pediatric Emergency Department”, Colorado Area Health Education Center J.J. Cohen Mini Med School, October 2, 2024
  • “Treating Secondary Trauma in the ED”, Children’s Hospital Colorado Department of Pediatrics Wellbeing Improvement Project Grant Poster Session, July 17, 2024
  • Bruckner, JM. "Dandelion". Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine. May 27, 2024. https://www.theintima.org/dandelions-julia-michie-bruckner
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Kids and THC. Discover Magazine. Spring 2024 (in press)
  • 3 Drawings featured in “We Are All Artists: Creations by Healthcare Workers”, Colorado Resiliency Arts Lab Exhibit presented by the National Endowment for the Arts, November 2023.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. "If You Like Pina Coladas" in What We Bring To The Practice of Medicine: Perspectives from Women Physicians. Kent State University Press. April 2023.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Kidney Transplant (artwork) The Human Touch Journal 2023.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. “Difficult Conversations in the Community Care Setting” Yale University School of Medicine Department of Community Pediatrics. May 18, 2023.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. “Difficult Conversations in the Urgent Care Setting”. Society for Pediatric Urgent Care. April 20, 2023
  • CHCO ED Nursing Resiliency Rounds, “Reflective Writing Workshop: Fostering Self-Compassion”, January 18, 2023.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Black Widow. Discover Magazine. Jan/Feb 2023
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: COVID and MIS-C. Discover Magazine. Sept/Oct 2023
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. If You Like Pina Coladas in As I Picked Up My Stethoscope: Reflections of Female Physicians. Anticipated 2023, Kent State University Press (in press).
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Black Widow. Discover Magazine. Jan/Feb 2023 (in press)
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: COVID and MIS-C. Discover Magazine. Fall 2023 (in press)
  • Bruckner, JM. Studio Art: The Garden. Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine. May 15, 2022.
  • Bruckner JM. The Night List. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Sep 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36162792
  • Bruckner JM. Artist's Statement: The Light. Acad Med. 2022 Jan 1;97(1):17. PubMed PMID: 35316240
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: What Was Causing This Newborn’s Startling Seizures?”. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/what-was-causing-this-newborns-startling-seizures. March/April 2022.
  • Bruckner, JM. In the Moment: The Night List. Academic Pediatrics. September 22, 2022
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. The Entrance and Gown and Coat in This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine (Volume Two). Oxford University Press. Anticipated 2022 (in press).
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. If You Like Pina Coladas in As I Picked Up My Stethoscope: Reflections of Female Physicians. Kent State University Press. Anticipated 2022 (in press).
  • Bruckner, JM. Cover Art: The Light. Academic Medicine. January 2022 (in press).
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Strange Symptoms After Heart Surgery Exposed a Teen’s Secret Struggle. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/strange-symptoms-after-heart-surgery-hid-a-teens-secret-struggle. August 2021.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Seizing Newborn. Discover Magazine. December 2021 (in press).
  • Bruckner, JM. In the Moment: COVID Monsters and Fairies. Academic Pediatrics. January 8, 2021.
  • Bruckner JM. COVID Monsters and Fairies. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Jul;21(5):765-766. PubMed PMID: 33429103
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Strange Symptoms After Heart Surgery Exposed a Teen’s Secret Struggle. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/strange-symptoms-after-heart-surgery-hid-a-teens-secret-struggle. August 2021.
  • Bruckner, JM. Cover Art: The Light. Academic Medicine. Anticipated 2021 (in press).
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. The Entrance and Gown and Coat in This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine (Volume Two). Oxford University Press. Anticipated 2021 (in press).
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. The Entrance & Gown and Coat in This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine (Volume Two). Oxford University Press. Anticipated 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Catatonia. Discover Magazine. Anticipated March 2020.
  • Bruckner JM. Securing the Sails. JAMA. 2020 Jun 2;323(21):2143-2144. PubMed PMID: 32484537
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Dilemma of the Self-Diagnosing Patient. Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/residents/the-dilemma-of-the-self-diagnosing-patient/. March 9, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. 5 Ways to Prepare for Difficult Patient Interactions. Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/physicians/5-ways-to-prepare-for-difficult-patient-interactions/. March 16, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Starting Residency? Get to Know Your Hospital. Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/residents/starting-residency-get-to-know-your-hospital/. March 16, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: An Outgoing Teenager Shuts Down. Something’s Out of Whack. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/an-outgoing-teenager-shuts-down-somethings-out-of-whack. April 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. The Benefits of Studying Abroad: The Benefits of an International Medical Rotation. Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/students/studying-abroad-as-a-medical-student-the-benefits-of-an-international-medical-rotation/. April 6, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Yoga for Doctors: A Prescription for Stress and Anxiety. Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/residents/yoga-for-doctors-a-prescription-for-stress-and-anxiety/. April 29, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Rizogalo. FOND. https://readfond.com/rizogalo. May 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. How My Experience as a Patient Shaped My Practice. Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/physicians/how-my-experience-as-a-patient-shaped-my-practice/. May 1, 2020.
  • Bruckner JM. Securing the Sails. JAMA. June 2, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Managing Risk Factors for Infectious Disease While Traveling with Children. Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/physicians/managing-risk-factors-for-infectious-diseases-while-traveling-with-children/. June 3, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Is Specializing in Pediatrics Right for You? Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/students/is-specializing-in-pediatrics-right-for-you/. June 5, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Virtual Pediatrics Telemedicine: The New House Call? Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/physicians/virtual-pediatrics-telemedicine-the-new-house-call/. June 18, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. The Pros and Cons of Living With a Roommate in Medical School. Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/students/the-pros-and-cons-of-living-with-a-roommate-in-medical-school/. July 16, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Promoting Equity in Healthcare for LGBTQ Youth. Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/physicians/promoting-equity-in-healthcare-for-lgbtq-youth/. July 24, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Navigating Pediatric Subspecialties: What’s Right for You? Lippincott Wolter Kluwers’ After Rounds. https://afterrounds.lww.com/residents/navigating-pediatric-subspecialties-whats-right-for-you/. August 5, 2020.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. When I Was Pregnant I Let My Patients Do the Talking. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/when-i-was-pregnant-i-let-my-patients-do-the-talking. Doximity.com Op-Med. Feb 5, 201
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Fake News Happens in Medicine Too. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/fake-news-happens-in-medicine-too. Doximity.com Op-Med. March 13, 2019
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. All Corners of the World Meet in the Hospital. KevinMD.com. https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/03/all-corners-of-the-world-meet-in-the-hospital.html. March 14, 2019.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Teen Angst. Discover Magazine. April 2019.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Facing Alternative Fever Facts. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/facing-alternative-fever-facts. Doximity.com Op-Med. April 9, 2019.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Harvest Moon. Bellevue Literary Review. Spring 2019.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. 6 Lessons from 12 Years as a Patient-Doctor. http://closler.org/lifelong-learning-in-clinical-excellence/6-lessons-from-12-years-as-a-patient-doctor CLOSLER.org, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence Initiative. April 2019
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. How I Would Have Preferred to Receive My Cancer Diagnosis. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/how-i-would-have-preferred-to-receive-my-cancer-diagnosis. Doximity.com Op-Med. May 2, 2019.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Mismatched. Coffee and Crumbs. www.coffeeandcrumbs.com. May 17, 2019.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Peppermint Oil. Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine. May 24, 2019
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Communication is the Heart of Medicine. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/communication-is-at-the-heart-of-medicine. Doximity.com Op-Med. June 27, 2019.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. My Most Important Takeaway from AAP NCE: How To Be Empathetic. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/my-most-important-takeaway-from-aap-nce-how-to-be-empathetic. Nov 4, 2019
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. The Entrance and Gown and Coat in This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine (Volume Two). Oxford University Press. Anticipated July 2019
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Brain Infection. Discover Magazine. Anticipated April 2019.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Why We Should Explain Before We Complain. Doximity.com Op-Med. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/why-we-should-explain-before-we-complain-bd4cb9628eb4. Sept 6, 2018.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. From Being in the Bed During Rounds to Standing Next to It. Doximity.com Op-Med. August 2, 2018. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/from-being-in-the-bed-during-rounds-to-standing-next-to-it-41f2591c29f6
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. It's Nothing. www.juliamd.com
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Becoming a Parent Has Made Me a Better Physician. Doximity.com Op-Med. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/becoming-a-parent-has-made-me-a-better-physician-f22b4f91db9f. Oct 5, 2018.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. How We Can All Make ED Waiting Rooms Less Crowded. Doximity.com Op-Med. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/how-we-can-all-make-ed-waiting-rooms-less-crowded. Nov 12, 2018.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: Low Note. Discover Magazine. http://discovermagazine.com/2018/oct/low-note October 2018.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. What Cancer and Teatime Taught Me About Burnout. KevinMD.com. https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2018/03/cancer-teatime-taught-burnout.html. March 15, 2018.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: By Its Cover. Discover Magazine. May 2018.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. After Years of Tumors, Growing a Baby Instead. Narratively. June 18, 2018. http://narrative.ly/after-years-of-tumors-growing-a-baby-instead/
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Auguste (artwork). The Human Touch Journal Issue 11, 2018
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. The Fugue (cover artwork) The Human Touch Journal Issue 11, 2018.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. Vital Signs: More Than Skin Deep. Discover Magazine. http://discovermagazine.com/2017/dec/more-than-skin-deep. December 2017.
  • Bruckner JM. The Spider. Acad Med. 2017 Sep;92(9):1230. PubMed PMID: 28857920
  • Michie Bruckner J. The Wait. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Jul;17(5):462-463. PubMed PMID: 28511817
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. "Vitals Signs: One More Thing". Discover Magazine. June 2017.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. "Vitals Signs: The Rash". Discover Magazine. December 2017
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia. "You Can’t Bargain With Your Health, And That’s Why We Deserve Affordable Health Care" http://www.scarymommy.com/everyone-deserves-affordable-health-care/. Published July 14, 2017.
  • Michie Bruckner, Julia, Dhurandhar, Anjali and Makoff, Eve. Lifelines: A Guided Journey Through the Transformative Power of Narrative Medicine (Taylor & Francis, anticipated 2024)

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Member
  • Gold Foundation Humanism Honor Society, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado North Campus - Broomfield
469 State Highway 7
Broomfield, CO 80023
720-478-5000

Children's Colorado Outpatient Care at Uptown - Denver
1830 Franklin St
Denver, CO 80218
720-777-1360

UCHealth Emergency Care - Anschutz Medical Campus (Hospital-based)
12505 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-9111

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification (2014)
Personal Interests
Medical Education, Narrative Medicine, Medical Journalism, Physician Wellness

Public Speaking
Yes
Cancer survivorship, medical humanities, medical education


School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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