Natalie Held, MD

Research Interests

My research interests are primarily focused on improving the education of medical trainees in the intensive care unit (ICU). My current work focuses on the application of cognitive load theory to teaching during ICU rounds.

Publications

• Held N, Moss M. Optimizing Post-Intensive Care Unit Rehabilitation. Turk Thorac J. 2019 Apr;20(2):147-152. PubMed PMID: 30958989
• Kelmenson DA, Held N, Allen RR, Quan D, Burnham EL, Clark BJ, Ho PM, Kiser TH, Vandivier RW, Moss M. The authors reply. Crit Care Med. 2018 Apr;46(4):e347-e348. PubMed PMID: 29538131
• Kelmenson DA, Held N, Allen RR, Quan D, Burnham EL, Clark BJ, Ho PM, Kiser TH, Vandivier RW, Moss M. Outcomes of ICU Patients With a Discharge Diagnosis of Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2017 Dec;45(12):2055-2060. PubMed PMID: 29019851
• Fang C, Avis I, Bianco C, Held N, Morris J, Ylaya K, Hewitt SM, Aplin AC, Nicosia RF, Fung LA, Lewis JD, Stetler-Stevenson WG, Salomon DS, Cuttitta F. SCNH2 is a novel apelinergic family member acting as a potent mitogenic and chemotactic factor for both endothelial and epithelial cells. Open J Clin Diagn. 2013 Jun;3(2):37-51. PubMed PMID: 23956953
• Held, Natalie MD1; Jimenez, Sheilah1; Lockspeiser, Tai MD, MHPE1; Adams, Jennifer E. MD1. Redistribution of Basic Medical Science Content During Undergraduate Medical Education Curricular Reform: An Expert-Derived List of Recommendations. Academic Medicine 97(11S):p S164, November 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004826
• Bianco C, Castro NP, Baraty C, Rollman K, Held N, Rangel MC, Karasawa H, Gonzales M, Strizzi L, Salomon DS. Regulation of human Cripto-1 expression by nuclear receptors and DNA promoter methylation in human embryonal and breast cancer cells. J Cell Physiol. 2013 Jun;228(6):1174-88. PubMed PMID: 23129342
• Varela D, Held N, Linas S. Overview of Cerebral Edema During Correction of Hyperglycemic Crises. Am J Case Rep. 2018 May 15;19:562-566. PubMed PMID: 29760374
• Held N, Little N, Krantz MJ, Stauffer BL. Refractory Cardiogenic Shock from Right Ventricular Infarction Successfully Managed with Inhaled Epoprostenol. Am J Case Rep. 2017 Mar 16;18:271-275. PubMed PMID: 28298620
• Held N, Jimenez S, Lockspeiser T, Adams JE. Designing a Shortened Preclinical Basic Science Curriculum: Expert-Derived Recommendations. Acad Med. 2023 Aug 1;98(8):922-928. PubMed PMID: 36972132

Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Pulmonology Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0748

UCHealth Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, 7th Fl
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0748

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Center Affiliations

• Comprehensive Lungs and Breathing Program

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2018)
• Pulmonary Disease, Board Certification (2021)
• Critical Care Medicine, Board Certification (2022)