Mike Tchou, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Pediatric Hospital Medicine

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Medical School
  • MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2011)
Residency
  • Stanford University Program, Chief Resident, Pediatrics (2014)
Fellowships
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Program, Hospital Medicine (2018)
Department
Pediatrics-Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Publications

  • Beckman M, Washam MC, DeBurger B, Haslam DB, Courter JD, Andersen H, Schaffzin JK, Tchou MJ, Ankrum A, Mortensen J. Reliability of the Verigene system for the identification for Gram-positive Bacteria and detection of antimicrobial resistance markers from children with bacteremia. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30477953
  • Dewan M, Herrmann LE, Tchou MJ, Parsons A, Muthu N, Tenney-Soeiro R, Fieldston E, Lindell RB, Dziorny A, Gosdin C, Bamat TW. Development and Evaluation of High-Value Pediatrics: A High-Value Care Pediatric Resident Curriculum. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30425056
  • Tchou MJ, Tang Girdwood S, Wormser B, Poole M, Davis-Rodriguez S, Caldwell JT, Shannon L, Hagedorn PA, Biondi E, Simmons J, Anderson J, Brady PW. Reducing Electrolyte Testing in Hospitalized Children by Using Quality Improvement Methods. Pediatrics. 2018 May;141(5). PubMed PMID: 29618583
  • Tchou MJ, Dewan M, Herrmann LE. Confronting the Hidden Curriculum of High-Value Care Education. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 Mar;8(3):173-175. PubMed PMID: 29437837
  • Tchou MJ, Andersen H, Robinette E, Mortensen JE, Powell EA, Ankrum A, Washam MC, Haslam DB, Courter JD. Accelerating Initiation of Adequate Antimicrobial Therapy Using Real-Time Decision Support and Microarray Testing. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2019 Jul-Aug;4(4):e191. PubMed PMID: 31572892
  • Girdwood SCT, Sellas MN, Courter JD, Liberio B, Tchou MJ, Herrmann LE, Dewan ML, Statile AM, Unaka NI. Improving the Transition of Intravenous to Enteral Antibiotics in Pediatric Patients with Pneumonia or Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. J Hosp Med. 2019 Jul 24;14:E1-E7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31339843
  • Beck J, Wignall J, Jacob-Files E, Tchou MJ, Schroeder A, Henrikson NB, Desai AD. Parent Attitudes and Preferences for Discussing Health Care Costs in the Inpatient Setting. Pediatrics. 2019 Aug;144(2). PubMed PMID: 31270139
  • Brady PW, Tchou MJ, Ambroggio L, Schondelmeyer AC, Shaughnessy EE. Quality Improvement Feature Series Article 2: Displaying and Analyzing Quality Improvement Data. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 May 15;7(2):100-103. PubMed PMID: 29040644
  • Tchou MJ, Hall M, Shah SS, Johnson DP, Schroeder AR, Antoon JW, Genies MC, Quinonez R, Miller CW, Shah SP, Brady PW. Patterns of Electrolyte Testing at Children's Hospitals for Common Inpatient Diagnoses. Pediatrics. 2019 Jul;144(1). PubMed PMID: 31171587
  • Walker L, Hopkins A, Rooholamini S, McDaniel C, Jones Y, Herrmann L, Lee V, Bynum F, Tchou M, Beck J. Teaching High Value Care: Case Vignettes for Pediatric Practice. MedEdPortal. 2018;14:10723. doi:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10723
  • Beckman M, Washam MC, DeBurger B, Haslam DB, Courter JD, Andersen H, Schaffzin JK, Tchou MJ, Ankrum A, Mortensen J. Reliability of the Verigene system for the identification for Gram-positive Bacteria and detection of antimicrobial resistance markers from children with bacteremia. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Mar;93(3):191-195. PubMed PMID: 30477953
  • Herrmann L, Tchou M, Beck J, Dewan M, Avery C, Schickedanz A, Quinonez R, Walker L. A Faculty Development Workshop for High Value Care Education Across Clinical Settings. MedEdPortal. 2018;14:10745. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10745
  • Coe M, Gruhler H, Schefft M, Williford D, Burger B, Crain E, Mihalek AJ, Santos M, Cotter JM, Trowbridge G, Kessenich J, Nolan M, Tchou MJ. Learning from Each Other: A Multisite Collaborative to Reduce Electrolyte Testing. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Nov-Dec;5(6):e351. PubMed PMID: 33134756
  • Bassett HK, Coller RJ, Beck J, Hummel K, Tiedt KA, Flaherty B, Tchou MJ, Kapphahn K, Walker L, Schroeder AR. Financial Difficulties in Families of Hospitalized Children. J Hosp Med. 2020 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33147127
  • Markham JL, Thurm CW, Hall M, Shah SS, Quinonez R, Tchou MJ, Antoon JW, Genies MC, Parlar-Chun R, Johnson DP, Shah SP, Ittel M, Brady PW. Variation in Early Inflammatory Marker Testing for Infection-Related Hospitalizations in Children. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Oct;10(10):851-858. PubMed PMID: 32948631
  • Tchou MJ, May S, Holcomb J, Tanner-Edwards E, Good K, Frazier M, Stalets EL, Dewan M. Reducing Point-of-care Blood Gas Testing in the Intensive Care Unit through Diagnostic Stewardship: A Value Improvement Project. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Jul-Aug;5(4):e284. PubMed PMID: 32766484
  • Nathaniel E, Tchou MJ. An Explosive Workup for Diarrhea: The Cascade Effect From an Incidental Finding on a Laboratory Panel. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Jul;10(7):620-622. PubMed PMID: 32561526
  • Tchou MJ, Schondelmeyer AC, Alvarez F, Holmes AV, Lee V, Lossius MN, O'Callaghan J, Rajbhandari P, Soung PJ, Quinonez R. Choosing Wisely in Pediatric Hospital Medicine: 5 New Recommendations to Improve Value. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Nov;11(11):1179-1190. PubMed PMID: 34667087
  • Jain PN, Cotter JM, Tchou MJ. Practicing High-Value Pediatric Care During a Pandemic: The Challenges and Opportunities. J Hosp Med. 2021 Oct;16(10):631-633. PubMed PMID: 34613900
  • Bassett HK, Beck J, Coller RJ, Flaherty B, Tiedt KA, Hummel K, Tchou MJ, Kapphahn K, Walker L, Schroeder AR. Parent Preferences for Transparency of Their Child's Hospitalization Costs. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Sep 1;4(9):e2126083. PubMed PMID: 34546372
  • Stephens JR, Hall M, Cotter JM, Molloy MJ, Tchou MJ, Markham JL, Shah SS, Steiner MJ, Aronson PL. Trends and Variation in Length of Stay Among Hospitalized Febrile Infants =60 Days Old. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Sep;11(9):915-926. PubMed PMID: 34385333
  • Ackley ER, Tchou MJ, Press CA, Parker SK, Dominguez SR, Gaensbauer J, Messacar K. AKI In Suspected Meningitis/Encephalitis May Be "Avoidable Kidney Injury". Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Aug;11(8):e167-e169. PubMed PMID: 34244336
  • Cotter JM, Hall M, Shah SS, Molloy MJ, Markham JL, Aronson PL, Stephens JR, Steiner MJ, McCoy E, Collins M, Tchou MJ. Variation in bacterial pneumonia diagnoses and outcomes among children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infections. J Hosp Med. 2022 Nov;17(11):872-879. PubMed PMID: 35946482
  • Stephens JR, Hall M, Markham JL, Tchou MJ, Cotter JM, Shah SS, Steiner MJ, Gay JC. Outcomes Associated With High- Versus Low-Frequency Laboratory Testing Among Hospitalized Children. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Jun;11(6):563-570. PubMed PMID: 33952575
  • Stephens JR, Hall M, Molloy MJ, Markham JL, Cotter JM, Tchou MJ, Aronson PL, Steiner MJ, McCoy E, Collins ME, Shah SS. Establishment of achievable benchmarks of care in the neurodiagnostic evaluation of simple febrile seizures. J Hosp Med. 2022 May;17(5):327-341. PubMed PMID: 35560723
  • Bassett HK, Coller RJ, Beck J, Hummel K, Tiedt KA, Flaherty B, Tchou MJ, Kapphahn K, Walker L, Schroeder AR. Financial Difficulties in Families of Hospitalized Children. J Hosp Med. 2020 Nov;15(11):652-658. PubMed PMID: 33147127
  • Seltz LB, Nathaniel E, Ball A, Jimenez S, Tchou M. Pediatric Residents' Experiences With High-Value Care at an Academic Children's Hospital. J Grad Med Educ. 2022 Feb;14(1):80-88. PubMed PMID: 35222825
  • Coe M, Gruhler H, Schefft M, Williford D, Burger B, Crain E, Mihalek AJ, Santos M, Cotter JM, Trowbridge G, Kessenich J, Nolan M, Tchou MJ. Learning from Each Other: A Multisite Collaborative to Reduce Electrolyte Testing. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Nov-Dec;5(6):e351. PubMed PMID: 33134756
  • Markham JL, Thurm CW, Hall M, Shah SS, Quinonez R, Tchou MJ, Antoon JW, Genies MC, Parlar-Chun R, Johnson DP, Shah SP, Ittel M, Brady PW. Variation in Early Inflammatory Marker Testing for Infection-Related Hospitalizations in Children. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Oct;10(10):851-858. PubMed PMID: 32948631
  • Rooholamini SN, Jennings B, Zhou C, Kaiser SV, Garber MD, Tchou MJ, Ralston SL. Effect of a Quality Improvement Bundle to Standardize the Use of Intravenous Fluids for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Jan 1;176(1):26-33. PubMed PMID: 34779837
  • Bonafide CP, Xiao R, Schondelmeyer AC, Pettit AR, Brady PW, Landrigan CP, Wolk CB, Cidav Z, Ruppel H, Muthu N, Williams NJ, Schisterman E, Brent CR, Albanowski K, Beidas RS. Sustainable deimplementation of continuous pulse oximetry monitoring in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis: study protocol for the Eliminating Monitor Overuse (EMO) type III effectiveness-deimplementation cluster-randomized trial. Implement Sci. 2022 Oct 21;17(1):72. PubMed PMID: 36271399
  • Tchou MJ, May S, Holcomb J, Tanner-Edwards E, Good K, Frazier M, Stalets EL, Dewan M. Reducing Point-of-care Blood Gas Testing in the Intensive Care Unit through Diagnostic Stewardship: A Value Improvement Project. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Jul-Aug;5(4):e284. PubMed PMID: 32766484
  • Nathaniel E, Tchou MJ. An Explosive Workup for Diarrhea: The Cascade Effect From an Incidental Finding on a Laboratory Panel. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Jul;10(7):620-622. PubMed PMID: 32561526
  • Girdwood SCT, Sellas MN, Courter JD, Liberio B, Tchou MJ, Herrmann LE, Dewan ML, Statile AM, Unaka NI. Improving the Transition of Intravenous to Enteral Antibiotics in Pediatric Patients with Pneumonia or Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. J Hosp Med. 2020 Jan 1;15(1):10-15. PubMed PMID: 31339843
  • Markham JL, Hall M, Collins ME, Shah SS, Molloy MJ, Aronson PL, Cotter JM, Steiner MJ, McCoy E, Tchou MJ, Stephens JR. Variation in stool testing for children with acute gastrointestinal infections. J Hosp Med. 2023 Jun;18(6):473-482. PubMed PMID: 36988413
  • 32. Gilley S, Ta A, Pryor W, Roper B, Erickson M, Fenton LZ, Tchou MJ, Cotter JM, Moore JM. What Do We C in Children with Scurvy? A Case Series Focused on Musculoskeletal Symptoms. Hospital Pediatrics. (In Press)
  • Ugalde IT, Schroeder AR, Marin JR, Hall M, McCoy E, Goyal MK, Molloy MJ, Stephens JR, Steiner MJ, Tchou MJ, Markham JL, Cotter JM, Noelke C, Morse R, House SA. Childhood Opportunity Index and Low-Value Care in Children's Hospitals. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4). PubMed PMID: 39246171
  • Markham JL, Burns A, Hall M, Molloy MJ, Stephens JR, McCoy E, Ugalde IT, Steiner MJ, Cotter JM, House SA, Collins ME, Yu AG, Tchou MJ, Shah SS. Outcomes associated with initial narrow-spectrum versus broad-spectrum antibiotics in children hospitalized with urinary tract infections. J Hosp Med. 2024 Sep;19(9):777-786. PubMed PMID: 38734985
  • Tchou MJ, Hall M, Markham JL, Stephens JR, Steiner MJ, McCoy E, Aronson PL, Shah SS, Molloy MJ, Cotter JM. Changing patterns of routine laboratory testing over time at children's hospitals. J Hosp Med. 2024 Aug;19(8):671-679. PubMed PMID: 38643414
  • Forster CS, Wood AC, Davis-Rodriguez S, Chang PW, Desai S, Tchou M, Morrison JM, Mudd JD, Casey BD, Trevisanut V, Hamdy RF, Vemulakonda V, Brady PW, Wallace SS. Frequency of Treatment Failure of UTIs in Children With Congenital Urinary Tract Anomalies. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Mar 1;14(3):189-196. PubMed PMID: 38374793
  • Collins ME, Hall M, Shah SS, Molloy MJ, Aronson PL, Cotter JM, Steiner MJ, McCoy E, Tchou MJ, Stephens JR, Markham JL. Phlebotomy-free days in children hospitalized with common infections and their association with clinical outcomes. J Hosp Med. 2024 Apr;19(4):251-258. PubMed PMID: 38348499
  • Gilley SP, Ta A, Pryor W 3rd, Roper B, Erickson M, Fenton LZ, Tchou MJ, Cotter JM, Moore JM. What Do We C in Children With Scurvy? A Case Series Focused on Musculoskeletal Symptoms. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Feb 1;14(2):e98-e103. PubMed PMID: 38234212

Professional Memberships

  • Academic Pediatric Association, Member
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
  • Society of Hospital Medicine, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Children's Hospital Colorado South Campus
1811 Plaza Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-478-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification (2014)
Care Philosophy
I work to provide high-quality care for children in hospitals that maximizes the benefits to their rapid recovery.


School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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