Robert Metter, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine-Hospital Medicine


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Medical School
  • MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2013)
Residency
  • UPMC Medical Education (Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital) Program, Internal Medicine (2016)
Department
Medicine-Hospital Medicine

Professional Titles

  • Hospitalist

Publications

  • Maw AM, Ho PM, et al. Hospitalist Perceptions of Barriers to Lung Ultrasound Adoption in Diverse Hospital Environments. Diagnostics 2021;11(8):1451
  • Metter, RB; Adrian, B; Pell, J; Scott, B. Bringing the Wearable Revolution Into the Hospital: Adaptation of Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring to the Inpatient Non-intensive Care Setting. Abstract published at Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition. Abstract Oral. Journal of Hospital Medicine. https://shmabstracts.org/abstract/bringing-the-wearable-revolution-into-the-hospital-adaptation-of-continuous-vitalsign- monitoring-to-the-inpatient-non-intensive-care-setting.
  • Metter RB, Adrian B, Pell J, Scott BK. BRINGING THE WEARABLE REVOLUTION INTO THE HOSPITAL: ADAPTATION OF CONTINUOUS VITAL SIGN MONITORING TO THE INPATIENT NON-INTENSIVE CARE SETTING. SHM 2020, San Diego, CA.
  • Hanna RM, Keniston A, Jones CD, Metter RB, Anderson M. Self-perceived Educational Needs of Clinicians who care for refugee patients. SHM 2020, San Diego, CA.
  • Canfield GS, Bock A, Mann S, Zimmer S, Somerset H, Franco-Paredes C, Wilson CC, and Metter RB. A 31-year-old Micronesian man with shoulder fungating mass. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 14;70(5):973-975.
  • Morris M, Metter RB, Hanna R. Abdominal pain and liver abscess: Using clinical judgement to avoid the needle. Society of General Internal Medicine National Conference. Denver, CO. April 12th, 2018.
  • Conway M, Hanna RM, Metter RB. Worming the way to the diagnosis: Abdominal pain in a Southeast Asian refugee patient. Society of General Internal Medicine Mountain West Regional Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. October 12th, 2018.
  • Conway M, Hanna RM, Metter RB. Worming the way to the diagnosis: Abdominal pain in a Southeast Asian refugee patient. Rocky Mountain Hospital Medicine Symposium. Aurora, CO. October 28th, 2018.
  • Metter RB, Jones C, Anstett T. Liberal oxygen therapy associated with increased mortality. In the Literature: Physician Reviews of Hospital Medicine-Related Research. The Hospitalist. 2018.
  • Metter RB, Jones C, Anstett T. Surviving Sepsis Campaign bundles shortened to one hour. In the Literature: Physician Reviews of Hospital Medicine-Related Research. The Hospitalist. 2018.
  • Metter RB, Lessing J, Scarpato S. Postoperative atrial fibrillation is associated with stroke risk. In the Literature: Physician Reviews of Hospital Medicine-Related Research. The Hospitalist. 2021.
  • Metter, RB and Patel, HP. Medical Complications. In: Patel, V, Complications in Orthopedics: Spine Surgery. Elsevier 2022. In preparation.
  • Editorial for the Joint Commission Journal on Patient Safety on Comanagement of Surgical Patients (currently writing)
  • Metter RB, Patel H. Complications in Orthopaedics: Spine Surgery. Chapter 3: Managing Medical Complications.
  • Metter RB, Sandhu A, Nguyen DT. Differences In Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Between Patients With Valve Intervention-associated And Non-valvular Complete Heart Block. Heart Rhythm Society 2018. (submitted, not yet accepted)
  • Metter RB, Sandhu A, Nguyen DT. Lack Of Pre-existing Bundle Branch Block Predicts Lower Right Ventricular Pacing Burden In Patients Presenting With Complete Heart Block. Heart Rhythm Society 2018. (submitted, not yet accepted)
  • Metter RB, Tzou WS, Tumolo AZ, Fleeman BE, Mantini N, Aleong RG, Sauer WH, Sandhu A, Nguyen DT. Difference in Pacing Burden After Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Post-TAVR Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. Heart Rhythm Society 2018. (submitted, not yet accepted)
  • Morris M, Metter RB, Hanna RM. Abdominal pain and liver abscess: using clinical judgement to avoid the needle. Society for General Internal Medicine 2018. (submitted, not yet accepted)

Practice Locations

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

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Hospital Medicine