Brian Montague, DO

Professional Titles

• Professor of Medicine
• Medical Director, Division of Occupational Health, Department of Environmental Health and Safety
• Physician Informaticist
• Medical Director Transplant Infectious Disease

Research Interests

Publications

• Hallman H, Pell J, Ho PM, Montague B, Schilling L, Sieja A, Ream K, Anstett T. The Leaders in Informatics, Quality, and Systems (LInQS) Fellowship. Appl Clin Inform. 2024 Oct;15(5):914-920. PubMed PMID: 39477247
• Westgard LK, Sato T, Bradford WS, Eaton EF, Pilcher F, Hale AJ, Singh D, Martin M, Appa AA, Meyer JP, Weimer MB, Barakat LA, Felsen UR, Akiyama MJ, Ridgway JP, Grussing ED, Thakarar K, White A, Mutelayi J, Krsak M, Montague BT, Nijhawan A, Balakrishnan H, Marks LR, Wurcel AG. National HIV and HCV Screening Rates for Hospitalized People who Use Drugs Are Suboptimal and Heterogeneous Across 11 US Hospitals. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 May;11(5):ofae204. PubMed PMID: 38746950
• Krsak M, Scherger S, Miller MA, Cobb V, Montague BT, Henao-Martínez AF, Molina KC. Substance use disorder-associated infections' treatment with dalbavancin enabling outpatient transition (SUDDEN OUT) - an investigator-initiated single-arm unblinded prospective cohort study. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2024 Jan-Dec;11:20499361231223889. PubMed PMID: 38249543
• Wolf AB, Money KM, Chandnani A, Daley CL, Griffith DE, Chauhan L, Coffman N, Piquet AL, Tyler KL, Zimmer SM, Montague BT, Mann S, Pastula DM. Mycobacterium abscessus Meningitis Associated with Stem Cell Treatment During Medical Tourism. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Aug;29(8):1655-1658. PubMed PMID: 37486227
• Rigolon A, Németh J, Anderson-Gregson B, Miller AR, deSouza P, Montague B, Hussain C, Erlandson KM, Rowan SE. The neighborhood built environment and COVID-19 hospitalizations. PLoS One. 2023;18(6):e0286119. PubMed PMID: 37314984
• Wolf AB, Money KM, Chandnani A, Daley CL, Griffith DE, Chauhan L, Coffman N, Piquet AL, Tyler KL, Zimmer SM, Montague BT, Mann S, Pastula DM. Mycobacterium abscessus Meningitis Associated with Stem Cell Treatment During Medical Tourism. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Aug;29(8):1655-1658. PubMed PMID: 37486227
• Rigolon A, Németh J, Anderson-Gregson B, Miller AR, deSouza P, Montague B, Hussain C, Erlandson KM, Rowan SE. The neighborhood built environment and COVID-19 hospitalizations. PLoS One. 2023;18(6):e0286119. PubMed PMID: 37314984
• Jaenisch T, Lamb MM, Gallichotte EN, Adams B, Henry C, Riess J, van Sickle JT, Hawkins KL, Montague BT, Coburn C, Conners Bauer L, Kovarik J, Hernandez MT, Bronson A, Graham L, James S, Hanenberg S, Kovacs J, Spencer JS, Zabel M, Fox PD, Pluss O, Windsor W, Winstanley G, Olson D, Barer M, Berman S, Ebel G, Chu M. Investigating transmission of SARS-CoV-2 using novel face mask sampling: a protocol for an observational prospective study of index cases and their contacts in a congregate setting. BMJ Open. 2022 Nov 23;12(11):e061029. PubMed PMID: 36418127
• Montague BT, Wipperman MF, Chio E, Crow R, Hooper AT, O'Brien MP, Simões EAF. Elevated serum IgA following vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in a cohort of high-risk first responders. Sci Rep. 2022 Sep 2;12(1):14932. PubMed PMID: 36056118
• Montague BT, Wipperman MF, Hooper AT, Hamon SC, Crow R, Elemo F, Hersh L, Langdon S, Hamilton JD, O'Brien MP, Simões EAF. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA Identifies Asymptomatic Infection in First Responders. J Infect Dis. 2022 Feb 15;225(4):578-586. PubMed PMID: 34636907
• Montague BT, Wipperman MF, Hooper AT, Hamon SC, Crow R, Elemo F, Hersh L, Langdon S, Hamilton JD, O'Brien MP, Simões EAF. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA Identifies Asymptomatic Infection in First Responders. J Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34636907
• Cohen MS, Nirula A, Mulligan MJ, Novak RM, Marovich M, Yen C, Stemer A, Mayer SM, Wohl D, Brengle B, Montague BT, Frank I, McCulloh RJ, Fichtenbaum CJ, Lipson B, Gabra N, Ramirez JA, Thai C, Chege W, Gomez Lorenzo MM, Sista N, Farrior J, Clement ME, Brown ER, Custer KL, Van Naarden J, Adams AC, Schade AE, Dabora MC, Knorr J, Price KL, Sabo J, Tuttle JL, Klekotka P, Shen L, Skovronsky DM. Effect of Bamlanivimab vs Placebo on Incidence of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff of Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 Jul 6;326(1):46-55. PubMed PMID: 34081073
• Hazlett C, Wulf DA, Pasaniuc B, Arah OA, Erlandson KM, Montague BT. Credible learning of hydroxychloroquine and dexamethasone effects on COVID-19 mortality outside of randomized trials. medRxiv. 2020 Dec 8. PubMed PMID: 33330889
• Krsak M, Montague BT, Trowbridge P, Johnson SC, Binswanger IA. Opioid Use and Chronic Infections: The Value of Addressing the Syndemic in Correctional Settings Via Telemedicine Guidance and Broader Use of Long-Acting Medications. J Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 2;222(Supplement_5):S486-S493. PubMed PMID: 32877543
• Tiruneh YM, Li X, Bovell-Ammon B, Iroh P, Flanigan TP, Montague BT, Rich JD, Nijhawan AE. Falling Through the Cracks: Risk Factors for Becoming Lost to HIV Care After Incarceration in a Southern Jail. AIDS Behav. 2020 Aug;24(8):2430-2441. PubMed PMID: 32006154
• Krsak M, Jeffers A, Shah J, Johnson SC, Montague BT. Access to Specialty Services: Opportunities for Expansion of Telemedicine to Support Correctional Health Care in Colorado. Telemed J E Health. 2020 Jun;26(6):776-783. PubMed PMID: 31486710
• Hawkins KL, Montague BT, Rowan SE, Beum R, McLees MP, Johnson S, Gardner EM. Boosted darunavir and dolutegravir dual therapy among a cohort of highly treatment-experienced individuals. Antivir Ther. 2019 Sep 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31538963
• Krsak M, Jeffers A, Shah J, Johnson SC, Montague BT. Access to Specialty Services: Opportunities for Expansion of Telemedicine to Support Correctional Health Care in Colorado. Telemed J E Health. 2019 Sep 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31486710
• Morrisette T, Miller MA, Montague BT, Barber GR, McQueen RB, Krsak M. On- and off-label utilization of dalbavancin and oritavancin for Gram-positive infections. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Aug 1;74(8):2405-2416. PubMed PMID: 31322694
• Morrisette T, Miller MA, Montague BT, Barber GR, McQueen RB, Krsak M. Long-Acting Lipoglycopeptides: "Lineless Antibiotics" for Serious Infections in Persons Who Use Drugs. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Jul;6(7):ofz274. PubMed PMID: 31281868
• Snyder BM, Montague BT, Anandan S, Madabhushi AG, Pragasam AK, Verghese VP, Balaji V, Simões EAF. Risk factors and epidemiologic predictors of blood stream infections with New Delhi Metallo-b-lactamase (NDM-1) producing Enterobacteriaceae. Epidemiol Infect. 2019 Jan;147:e137. PubMed PMID: 30869056
• Levi ME, Montague BT, Thurstone C, Kumar D, Huprikar SS, Kotton CN. Marijuana use in transplantation: A call for clarity. Clin Transplant. 2019 Feb;33(2):e13456. PubMed PMID: 30506888
• Levi ME, Montague BT, Thurstone C, Kumar D, Huprikar SS, Kotton CN. Marijuana use in transplantation: A call for clarity. Clin Transplant. 2018 Dec 2:e13456. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13456. [Epub ahead of print]
• Montague BT, John B, Sammartino C, Costa M, Fukuda D, Solomon L, Rich JD. Use of viral load surveillance data to assess linkage to care for persons with HIV released from corrections..PLoS One. 2018 Feb 12;13(2):e0192074. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192074. eCollection 2018.

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Infectious Disease, Board Certification (2017)
• Internal Medicine (2006, 2016)
• Clinical Informatics (2020)
• T32: Infectious Complications of Substance Use, Other (2009)

• Infections
• Infections - Bacterial Infections
• Infections - Fungal Infections
• Infections - Influenza
• Infections - Pneumonia
• Infections - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Infections - Viral Infections
• Organ Transplant