Sarah Jolley, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (2007)
Graduate Schools
  • MSc, University of Washington (2015)
  • MCR, Tulane University (2017)
Undergraduate School
  • BA/BS, Spring Hill College (AL) (2003)
Internship
  • University of Washington Program (2007)
Residency
  • University of Washington Program, Chief Resident, Internal Medicine (2011)
Fellowships
  • University of Washington Program, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine (2014)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care

Publications

  • Jolley SE, Angus DC, Clermont G, Hough CL. Discharge Destination As a Marker of Mobility Impairment in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Crit Care Med. 2019 Oct;47(10):e814-e819. PubMed PMID: 31356476
  • Jolley SE, Welsh DA. Substance use is independently associated with pneumonia severity in persons living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Subst Abus. 2019;40(2):256-261. PubMed PMID: 30883265
  • Kantrow SP, Jolley SE, Price-Haywood EG, Wang X, Tseng TS, Arnold D, Brown LF, Leonardi C, Scribner RA, Trapido EJ, Lin HY. Using the emergency department to investigate smoking in young adults. Ann Epidemiol. 2019 Feb;30:44-49.e1. PubMed PMID: 30555003
  • Lapinel NC, Jolley SE, Ali J, Welsh DA. Prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in HIV-infected patients admitted to hospital with pneumonia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019 Apr 1;23(4):491-497. PubMed PMID: 31064629
  • Spece LJ, Mitchell KH, Caldwell ES, Gundel SJ, Jolley SE, Hough CL. Low tidal volume ventilation use remains low in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome at a single center. J Crit Care. 2018 Apr;44:72-76. PubMed PMID: 29073535
  • Anderson CC, Johnson JL, deBoisblanc BP, Jolley SE. Care erosion in sedation assessment: A prospective comparison of usual care Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale assessment with protocolized assessment for medical intensive care unit patients. J Nurs Manag. 2020 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32881119
  • Jolley SE, Hough CL, Clermont G, Hayden D, Hou S, Schoenfeld D, Smith NL, Thompson BT, Bernard GR, Angus DC. Relationship between Race and the Effect of Fluids on Long-term Mortality after Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Secondary Analysis of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Fluid and Catheter Treatment Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Sep;14(9):1443-1449. PubMed PMID: 28708421
  • Hippensteel JA, Burnham EL, Jolley SE. Prevalence of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Br J Haematol. 2020 Aug;190(3):e134-e137. PubMed PMID: 32484907
  • Mayer, K, et al. Long-term Recovery of Survivors of COVID-19 treated with ECMO: The Next Imperative accepted at The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Carmichael, et al. Early Ventilator Liberation and Decreased Sedation Needs Following Tracheostomy in Patients with COVID-19 Infection. Accepted at Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open.
  • Steel TL, Afshar M, Edwards S, Jolley SE, Timko C, Clark BJ, Douglas IS, Dzierba AL, Gershengorn HB, Gilpin NW, Godwin DW, Hough CL, Maldonado JR, Mehta AB, Nelson LS, Patel MB, Rastegar DA, Stollings JL, Tabakoff B, Tate JA, Wong A, Burnham EL. Research Needs for Inpatient Management of Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Oct 1;204(7):e61-e87. PubMed PMID: 34609257
  • Jolley SE, Moss M, Needham DM, Caldwell E, Morris PE, Miller RR, Ringwood N, Anders M, Koo KK, Gundel SE, Parry SM, Hough CL. Point Prevalence Study of Mobilization Practices for Acute Respiratory Failure Patients in the United States. Crit Care Med. 2017 Feb;45(2):205-215. PubMed PMID: 27661864
  • Iwashyna TJ, Kamphuis LA, Gundel SJ, Hope AA, Jolley S, Admon AJ, Caldwell E, Monahan ML, Hauschildt K, Thompson BT, Hough CL. Continuing Cardiopulmonary Symptoms, Disability, and Financial Toxicity 1 Month After Hospitalization for Third-Wave COVID-19: Early Results From a US Nationwide Cohort. J Hosp Med. 2021 Aug 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34424190
  • Jolley SE, Hough CL. The authors reply. Crit Care Med. 2017 Mar;45(3):e330-e331. PubMed PMID: 28212232
  • Carmichael H, Wright FL, McIntyre RC, Vogler T, Urban S, Jolley SE, Burnham EL, Firth W, Velopulos CG, Idrovo JP. Early ventilator liberation and decreased sedation needs after tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 infection. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021;6(1):e000591. PubMed PMID: 34192162
  • Haddock JH, Mercante DE, Paccione R, Breaux JL, Jolley SE, Johnson JL, Connolly SE, deBoisblanc BP. Use of Digital Pupillometry to Measure Sedative Response to Propofol. Ochsner J. 2017 Fall;17(3):250-253. PubMed PMID: 29026357
  • Mayer KP, Jolley SE, Etchill EW, Fakhri S, Hoffman J, Sevin CM, Zwischenberger JB, Rove JY. Long-term recovery of survivors of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: The next imperative. JTCVS Open. 2021 Mar;5:163-168. PubMed PMID: 34173554
  • Anderson CC, Johnson JL, deBoisblanc BP, Jolley SE. Care erosion in sedation assessment: A prospective comparison of usual care Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale assessment with protocolized assessment for medical intensive care unit patients. J Nurs Manag. 2021 Mar;29(2):206-213. PubMed PMID: 32881119
  • Jolley, SE, Nordon-Craft, A, Wilson, MP, Ridgeway, K, Rauzi, M, Capin, J, Heery, L, Stevens-Lapsley, J, Erlandson, KE. Disparities in allocation of inpatient physical and occupational therapy services for patients with COVID19. Journal of Hospital Medicine
  • Valley, T, Schutz, A, Peltan, I, Vranas, K, Mathews, K, Jolley, S, Palakshappa, J, Hough, CL. "Organization of outpatient care after COVID-19 hospitalization". CHEST.
  • Rove, J, Taylor, L, Jolley, S, Ramani, C, Mayer, K, Etchill, E, Mart, M,... Zwischenberger, J. Early Post-Hospitalization Recovery After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Survivors of COVID-19. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Park BD, Kannappan A, Rizzo AN, Jin Y, Peterson RA, Burnham E, Moss M, Jolley S. Relationship Between a State-Directed Lockdown on Non-COVID-19-related ICU Admissions and Mortality in a Multicenter Colorado Healthcare System. Crit Care Explor. 2022 Dec;4(12):e0791. PubMed PMID: 36506833
  • Mayer KP, Palakshappa JA, Peltan ID, Andrew JS, Gundel SJ, Ringwood NJ, Mckeehan J, Hope AA, Rogers AJ, Biehl M, Hayden DL, Caldwell E, Mehkri O, Lynch DJ, Burham EL, Hough CL, Jolley SE. Functional, imaging, and respiratory evaluation (FIRE) of patients post-hospitalization for COVID-19: protocol for a pilot observational study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Sep 19;8(1):212. PubMed PMID: 36123599
  • Simon L, Jolley SE, Molina PE. Alcoholic Myopathy: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications. Alcohol Res. 2017;38(2):207-217. PubMed PMID: 28988574
  • Capin JJ, Jolley SE, Morrow M, Connors M, Hare K, MaWhinney S, Nordon-Craft A, Rauzi M, Flynn S, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Erlandson KM. Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study. BMJ Open. 2022 Jul 26;12(7):e061285. PubMed PMID: 35882451
  • Jolley SE, Alkhafaf Q, Hough C, Welsh DA. Presence of an Alcohol Use Disorder is Associated with Greater Pneumonia Severity in Hospitalized HIV-Infected Patients. Lung. 2016 Oct;194(5):755-62. PubMed PMID: 27405853
  • Jolley SE, Hough CL. Nighttime ICU Staffing and Mortality: Still in the Dark. Chest. 2016 Jan;149(1):287-8. PubMed PMID: 26757295
  • Attia EF, Jolley SE, Crothers K, Schnapp LM, Liles WC. Soluble Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) Is Elevated in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. PLoS One. 2016;11(2):e0149687. PubMed PMID: 26919714
  • Jolley SE, Dale CR, Hough CL. Hospital-level factors associated with report of physical activity in patients on mechanical ventilation across Washington State. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Feb;12(2):209-15. PubMed PMID: 25565021
  • Jolley SE, Caldwell E, Hough CL. Factors associated with receipt of physical therapy consultation in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2014 May-Jun;33(3):160-7. PubMed PMID: 24704742
  • Chockalingam L, Burnham EL, Jolley SE. Medication prescribing for alcohol use disorders during alcohol-related encounters in a Colorado regional healthcare system. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2022 Jun;46(6):1094-1102. PubMed PMID: 35723682
  • Littlefield KM, Watson RO, Schneider JM, Neff CP, Yamada E, Zhang M, Campbell TB, Falta MT, Jolley SE, Fontenot AP, Palmer BE. SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells associate with inflammation and reduced lung function in pulmonary post-acute sequalae of SARS-CoV-2. PLoS Pathog. 2022 May;18(5):e1010359. PubMed PMID: 35617421
  • Pfaff ER, Girvin AT, Bennett TD, Bhatia A, Brooks IM, Deer RR, Dekermanjian JP, Jolley SE, Kahn MG, Kostka K, McMurry JA, Moffitt R, Walden A, Chute CG, Haendel MA. Identifying who has long COVID in the USA: a machine learning approach using N3C data. Lancet Digit Health. 2022 Jul;4(7):e532-e541. PubMed PMID: 35589549
  • Jolley S, Nordon-Craft A, Wilson MP, Ridgeway K, Rauzi MR, Capin J, Heery LM, Stevens-Lapsley J, Erlandson KM. Disparities in the allocation of inpatient physical and occupational therapy services for patients with COVID-19. J Hosp Med. 2022 Feb;17(2):88-95. PubMed PMID: 35446466
  • Taylor LJ, Jolley SE, Ramani C, Mayer KP, Etchill EW, Mart MF, Fakhri S, Peterson S, Colborn K, Sevin CM, Kadl A, Enfield K, Whitman GJR, Zwischenberger JB, Rove JY. Early posthospitalization recovery after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in survivors of COVID-19. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35431034
  • Capin JJ, Wilson MP, Hare K, Vempati S, Little CE, McGregor D, Castillo-Mancilla J, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Jolley SE, Erlandson KM. Prospective telehealth analysis of functional performance, frailty, quality of life, and mental health after COVID-19 hospitalization. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Mar 26;22(1):251. PubMed PMID: 35337276
  • Danesh V, Boehm LM, Eaton TL, Arroliga AC, Mayer KP, Kesler SR, Bakhru RN, Baram M, Bellinghausen AL, Biehl M, Dangayach NS, Goldstein NM, Hoehn KS, Islam M, Jagpal S, Johnson AB, Jolley SE, Kloos JA, Mahoney EJ, Maley JH, Martin SF, McSparron JI, Mery M, Saft H, Santhosh L, Schwab K, Villalba D, Sevin CM, Montgomery AA. Characteristics of Post-ICU and Post-COVID Recovery Clinics in 29 U.S. Health Systems. Crit Care Explor. 2022 Mar;4(3):e0658. PubMed PMID: 35291316
  • Valley TS, Schutz A, Peltan ID, Vranas KC, Mathews KS, Jolley SE, Palakshappa JA, Hough CL. Organization of Outpatient Care After COVID-19 Hospitalization. Chest. 2022 Jun;161(6):1485-1489. PubMed PMID: 35108571
  • Jolley SE, Regan-Baggs J, Dickson RP, Hough CL. Medical intensive care unit clinician attitudes and perceived barriers towards early mobilization of critically ill patients: a cross-sectional survey study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2014;14:84. PubMed PMID: 25309124
  • Horwitz LI, Thaweethai T, Brosnahan SB, Cicek MS, Fitzgerald ML, Goldman JD, Hess R, Hodder SL, Jacoby VL, Jordan MR, Krishnan JA, Laiyemo AO, Metz TD, Nichols L, Patzer RE, Sekar A, Singer NG, Stiles LE, Taylor BS, Ahmed S, Algren HA, Anglin K, Aponte-Soto L, Ashktorab H, Bassett IV, Bedi B, Bhadelia N, Bime C, Bind MC, Black LJ, Blomkalns AL, Brim H, Castro M, Chan J, Charney AW, Chen BK, Chen LQ, Chen P, Chestek D, Chibnik LB, Chow DC, Chu HY, Clifton RG, Collins S, Costantine MM, Cribbs SK, Deeks SG, Dickinson JD, Donohue SE, Durstenfeld MS, Emery IF, Erlandson KM, Facelli JC, Farah-Abraham R, Finn AV, Fischer MS, Flaherman VJ, Fleurimont J, Fonseca V, Gallagher EJ, Gander JC, Gennaro ML, Gibson KS, Go M, Goodman SN, Granger JP, Greenway FL, Hafner JW, Han JE, Harkins MS, Hauser KSP, Heath JR, Hernandez CR, Ho O, Hoffman MK, Hoover SE, Horowitz CR, Hsu H, Hsue PY, Hughes BL, Jagannathan P, James JA, John J, Jolley S, Judd SE, Juskowich JJ, Kanjilal DG, Karlson EW, Katz SD, Kelly JD, Kelly SW, Kim AY, Kirwan JP, Knox KS, Kumar A, Lamendola-Essel MF, Lanca M, Lee-Lannotti JK, Lefebvre RC, Levy BD, Lin JY, Logarbo BP Jr, Logue JK, Longo MT, Luciano CA, Lutrick K, Malakooti SK, Mallett G, Maranga G, Marathe JG, Marconi VC, Marshall GD, Martin CF, Martin JN, May HT, McComsey GA, McDonald D, Mendez-Figueroa H, Miele L, Mittleman MA, Mohandas S, Mouchati C, Mullington JM, Nadkarni GN, Nahin ER, Neuman RB, Newman LT, Nguyen A, Nikolich JZ, Ofotokun I, Ogbogu PU, Palatnik A, Palomares KTS, Parimon T, Parry S, Parthasarathy S, Patterson TF, Pearman A, Peluso MJ, Pemu P, Pettker CM, Plunkett BA, Pogreba-Brown K, Poppas A, Porterfield JZ, Quigley JG, Quinn DK, Raissy H, Rebello CJ, Reddy UM, Reece R, Reeder HT, Rischard FP, Rosas JM, Rosen CJ, Rouphael NG, Rouse DJ, Ruff AM, Saint Jean C, Sandoval GJ, Santana JL, Schlater SM, Sciurba FC, Selvaggi C, Seshadri S, Sesso HD, Shah DP, Shemesh E, Sherif ZA, Shinnick DJ, Simhan HN, Singh U, Sowles A, Subbian V, Sun J, Suthar ... Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) adult study protocol: Rationale, objectives, and design. PLoS One. 2023;18(6):e0286297. PubMed PMID: 37352211
  • Thaweethai T, Jolley SE, Karlson EW, Levitan EB, Levy B, McComsey GA, McCorkell L, Nadkarni GN, Parthasarathy S, Singh U, Walker TA, Selvaggi CA, Shinnick DJ, Schulte CCM, Atchley-Challenner R, Alba GA, Alicic R, Altman N, Anglin K, Argueta U, Ashktorab H, Baslet G, Bassett IV, Bateman L, Bedi B, Bhattacharyya S, Bind MA, Blomkalns AL, Bonilla H, Bush PA, Castro M, Chan J, Charney AW, Chen P, Chibnik LB, Chu HY, Clifton RG, Costantine MM, Cribbs SK, Davila Nieves SI, Deeks SG, Duven A, Emery IF, Erdmann N, Erlandson KM, Ernst KC, Farah-Abraham R, Farner CE, Feuerriegel EM, Fleurimont J, Fonseca V, Franko N, Gainer V, Gander JC, Gardner EM, Geng LN, Gibson KS, Go M, Goldman JD, Grebe H, Greenway FL, Habli M, Hafner J, Han JE, Hanson KA, Heath J, Hernandez C, Hess R, Hodder SL, Hoffman MK, Hoover SE, Huang B, Hughes BL, Jagannathan P, John J, Jordan MR, Katz SD, Kaufman ES, Kelly JD, Kelly SW, Kemp MM, Kirwan JP, Klein JD, Knox KS, Krishnan JA, Kumar A, Laiyemo AO, Lambert AA, Lanca M, Lee-Iannotti JK, Logarbo BP, Longo MT, Luciano CA, Lutrick K, Maley JH, Marathe JG, Marconi V, Marshall GD, Martin CF, Matusov Y, Mehari A, Mendez-Figueroa H, Mermelstein R, Metz TD, Morse R, Mosier J, Mouchati C, Mullington J, Murphy SN, Neuman RB, Nikolich JZ, Ofotokun I, Ojemakinde E, Palatnik A, Palomares K, Parimon T, Parry S, Patterson JE, Patterson TF, Patzer RE, Peluso MJ, Pemu P, Pettker CM, Plunkett BA, Pogreba-Brown K, Poppas A, Quigley JG, Reddy U, Reece R, Reeder H, Reeves WB, Reiman EM, Rischard F, Rosand J, Rouse DJ, Ruff A, Saade G, Sandoval GJ, Schlater SM, Shepherd F, Sherif ZA, Simhan H, Singer NG, Skupski DW, Sowles A, Sparks JA, Sukhera FI, Taylor BS, Teunis L, Thomas RJ, Thorp JM, Thuluvath P, Ticotsky A, Tita AT, Tuttle KR, Urdaneta AE, Valdivieso D, VanWagoner TM, Vasey A, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Wallace ZS, Ward HD, Warren DE, Weiner SJ, Welch S, Whiteheart SW, Wiley Z, Wisnivesky JP, Yee LM, Zisis S, Horwitz LI, Foulkes AS. Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA. 2023 Jun 13;329(22):1934-1946. PubMed PMID: 37278994
  • Rauzi MR, Ridgeway KJ, Wilson MP, Jolley SE, Nordon-Craft A, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Erlandson KM. Rehabilitation Therapy Allocation and Changes in Physical Function Among Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Phys Ther. 2023 Mar 3;103(3). PubMed PMID: 37172130
  • Higa KC, Mayer K, Quinn C, Jubina L, Suarez-Pierre A, Colborn K, Jolley SE, Enfield K, Zwischenberger J, Sevin CM, Rove JY. Sounding the Alarm: What Clinicians Need to Know about Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Recovery After Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Crit Care Med. 2023 Sep 1;51(9):1234-1245. PubMed PMID: 37163480
  • Reynolds PM, Afshar M, Wright GC, Ho PM, Kiser TH, Sottile PD, Althoff MD, Moss M, Jolley SE, Vandivier RW, Burnham EL. Association between Substance Misuse and Outcomes in Critically III Patients with Pneumonia. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Apr;20(4):556-565. PubMed PMID: 37000145
  • Churchill L, Morrow M, Capin JJ, Jolley SE, Hare K, MaWhinney S, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Erlandson KM. Using Wearable Technology to Quantify Physical Activity Recovery: Secondary Report From the AFTER (App-Facilitated Tele-Rehabilitation) Program for COVID-19 Survivors Randomized Study. JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol. 2023 Mar 20;10:e43436. PubMed PMID: 36939818
  • Admon AJ, Iwashyna TJ, Kamphuis LA, Gundel SJ, Sahetya SK, Peltan ID, Chang SY, Han JH, Vranas KC, Mayer KP, Hope AA, Jolley SE, Caldwell E, Monahan ML, Hauschildt K, Brown SM, Aggarwal NR, Thompson BT, Hough CL. Assessment of Symptom, Disability, and Financial Trajectories in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 at 6 Months. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 1;6(2):e2255795. PubMed PMID: 36787143
  • Jolley SE, Mowry CJ, Erlandson KM, Wilson MP, Burnham EL. Impact of Alcohol Misuse on Requirements for Critical Care Services and Development of Hospital Delirium in Patients With COVID-19 pneumonia. Crit Care Explor. 2023 Jan;5(1):e0829. PubMed PMID: 36713630
  • Rockstrom M, Balaban E, Fakhri S, Peterson RA, Jin Y, Jolley SE, Erlandson KM, Hippensteel JA. Predictors of adverse outcomes in aged patients critically ill with COVID-19: a retrospective study. J Investig Med. 2023 Apr;71(4):315-320. PubMed PMID: 36655809
  • Taylor LJ, Jolley SE, Ramani C, Mayer KP, Etchill EW, Mart MF, Fakhri S, Peterson S, Colborn K, Sevin CM, Kadl A, Enfield K, Whitman GJR, Zwischenberger JB, Rove JY. Early posthospitalization recovery after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in survivors of COVID-19. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep;166(3):842-851.e1. PubMed PMID: 35431034

Professional Memberships

  • American Thoracic Society, Member, Women In Critical Care Committee

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
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

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pulmonary Disease, Board Certification (2014)
  • Critical Care Medicine, Board Certification (2015)
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2010)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Critical Care
  • Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Disorders
  • Lungs and Breathing
  • Critical Care - Long COVID
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests include General Pulmonary medicine and Critical Care medicine with particular interest in long-term recovery after COVID-19 and critical illness.

Care Philosophy
I strive to provide high-quality, evidenced-based care in a compassionate, caring manner.

Personal Interests
Outside of the hospital I enjoy exploring the outdoors with my family.

Public Speaking
Yes