Amiran Baduashvili, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine-Hospital Medicine

FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, The School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center (2011)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Stony Brook (2007)
Residency
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) Program, Internal Medicine (2014)
Languages
English, Georgian
Department
Medicine-Hospital Medicine

Professional Titles

  • Director, Advanced Hospital Medicine Clinical Scholars program
  • Associate Vice Chair of Education, Department of Medicine

Recognitions

  • Faculty Innovator Award, Department of Medicine (2022)
    Received for innovations in the online diagnostic reasoning curricula for students, residents, and faculty
  • Medical Staff Award for Innovation, University of Colorado Hospital (2020)
  • Medical Staff Award for Impact, University of Colorado Hospital (2020)

Publications

  • Patell R, Raska P, Lee N, Luciano G, DiNardo DJ, Baduashvili A, Anderson ML, Merritt F, Rothberg MB. Development and Validation of a Test for Competence in Evidence-Based Medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31848856
  • Choi JJ, Cornelius-Schecter A, Hayden JA, Jannat-Khah DP, O'Connell A, Baduashvili A, Lee J, McCarthy MW. Procalcitonin utilization in the real world: An observational study of antibiotic prescribing practices. J Eval Clin Pract. 2019 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31667954
  • Baduashvili A, Guyatt G, Evans AT. ROC Anatomy-Getting the Most Out of Your Diagnostic Test. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Sep;34(9):1892-1898. PubMed PMID: 31270785
  • Fischer BG, Baduashvili A. Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Non-Specific Rheumatologic Symptoms and Glomerulonephritis. Am J Case Rep. 2019 Apr 18;20:542-547. PubMed PMID: 30996221
  • Self WH, Semler MW, Leither LM, Casey JD, Angus DC, Brower RG, Chang SY, Collins SP, Eppensteiner JC, Filbin MR, Files DC, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Gong MN, Harrell FE Jr, Hayden DL, Hough CL, Johnson NJ, Khan A, Lindsell CJ, Matthay MA, Moss M, Park PK, Rice TW, Robinson BRH, Schoenfeld DA, Shapiro NI, Steingrub JS, Ulysse CA, Weissman A, Yealy DM, Thompson BT, Brown SM, Steingrub J, Smithline H, Tiru B, Tidswell M, Kozikowski L, Thornton-Thompson S, De Souza L, Hou P, Baron R, Massaro A, Aisiku I, Fredenburgh L, Seethala R, Johnsky L, Riker R, Seder D, May T, Baumann M, Eldridge A, Lord C, Shapiro N, Talmor D, O’Mara T, Kirk C, Harrison K, Kurt L, Schermerhorn M, Banner-Goodspeed V, Boyle K, Dubosh N, Filbin M, Hibbert K, Parry B, Lavin-Parsons K, Pulido N, Lilley B, Lodenstein C, Margolin J, Brait K, Jones A, Galbraith J, Peacock R, Nandi U, Wachs T, Matthay M, Liu K, Kangelaris K, Wang R, Calfee C, Yee K, Hendey G, Chang S, Lim G, Qadir N, Tam A, Beutler R, Levitt J, Wilson J, Rogers A, Vojnik R, Roque J, Albertson T, Chenoweth J, Adams J, Pearson S, Juarez M, Almasri E, Fayed M, Hughes A, Hillard S, Huebinger R, Wang H, Vidales E, Patel B, Ginde A, Moss M, Baduashvili A, McKeehan J, Finck L, Higgins C, Howell M, Douglas I, Haukoos J, Hiller T, Lyle C, Cupelo A, Caruso E, Camacho C, Gravitz S, Finigan J, Griesmer C, Park P, Hyzy R, Nelson K, McDonough K, Olbrich N, Williams M, Kapoor R, Nash J, Willig M, Ford H, Gardner-Gray J, Ramesh M, Moses M, Ng Gong M, Aboodi M, Asghar A, Amosu O, Torres M, Kaur S, Chen JT, Hope A, Lopez B, Rosales K, Young You J, Mosier J, Hypes C, Natt B, Borg B, Salvagio Campbell E, Hite RD, Hudock K, Cresie A, Alhasan F, Gomez-Arroyo J, Duggal A, Mehkri O, Hastings A, Sahoo D, Abi Fadel F, Gole S, Shaner V, Wimer A, Meli Y, King A, Terndrup T, Exline M, Pannu S, Robart E, Karow S, Hough C, Robinson B, Johnson N, Henning D, Campo M, Gundel S, Seghal S, Katsandres S, Dean S, Khan A, Krol O, Jouzestani M, Huynh P, Weissman A, Yealy D, Scho... Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on Clinical Status at 14 Days in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2020 Dec 1;324(21):2165-2176. PubMed PMID: 33165621
  • Baduashvili A, Oberle LP, Devitt J. Frequency of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Use Early in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Crit Care Explor. 2020 May;2(5):e0129. PubMed PMID: 32671352
  • Baduashvili A, Evans AT, Cutler T. How to understand and teach P values: a diagnostic test framework. J Clin Epidemiol. 2020 Jun;122:49-55. PubMed PMID: 32169596
  • Fischer BG, Baduashvili A, Evans AT. Evaluation for Fibrosis After Cure of Hepatitis C. JAMA. 2019 Apr 16;321(15):1534. PubMed PMID: 30990545
  • Baduashvili A. Simpson's Paradox: Meta-Analysis Comparing Torsemide Versus Furosemide in Patients With Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol. 2020 Apr 15;125(8):1285. PubMed PMID: 32098657
  • Patell R, Raska P, Lee N, Luciano G, DiNardo DJ, Baduashvili A, Anderson ML, Merritt F, Rothberg MB. Development and Validation of a Test for Competence in Evidence-Based Medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 May;35(5):1530-1536. PubMed PMID: 31848856
  • Choi JJ, Cornelius-Schecter A, Hayden JA, Jannat-Khah DP, O'Connell A, Baduashvili A, Lee J, McCarthy MW. Procalcitonin utilization in the real world: An observational study of antibiotic prescribing practices. J Eval Clin Pract. 2020 Aug;26(4):1220-1223. PubMed PMID: 31667954
  • Scarpato S, Pell J, Baduashvili A, Devitt J, Kramer H, Kannappan A, Pisney L, Virapongse A. Controlling Chaos: How to Construct Electronically Integrated Inpatient Clinical Pathways That Can Disseminate Best Practice Rapidly in Times of Crisis. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Jul-Aug 01;36(4):287-289. PubMed PMID: 33967193
  • Patel H, Virapongse A, Baduashvili A, Devitt J, Barr R, Bookman K. Implementing a COVID-19 Discharge Pathway to Improve Patient Safety. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Mar-Apr 01;36(2):84-89. PubMed PMID: 33830095
  • Barkauskas C, Mylonakis E, Poulakou G, Young BE, Vock DM, Siegel L, Engen N, Grandits G, Mosaly NR, Vekstein AM, Rogers R, Shehadeh F, Kaczynski M, Mylona EK, Syrigos KN, Rapti V, Lye DC, Hui DS, Leither L, Knowlton KU, Jain MK, Marines-Price R, Osuji A, Overcash JS, Kalomenidis I, Barmparessou Z, Waters M, Zepeda K, Chen P, Torbati S, Kiweewa F, Sebudde N, Almasri E, Hughes A, Bhagani SR, Rodger A, Sandkovsky U, Gottlieb RL, Nnakelu E, Trautner B, Menon V, Lutaakome J, Matthay M, Robinson P, Protopapas K, Koulouris N, Kimuli I, Baduashvili A, Braun DL, Günthard HF, Ramachandruni S, Kidega R, Kim K, Hatlen TJ, Phillips AN, Murray DD, Jensen TO, Padilla ML, Accardi EX, Shaw-Saliba K, Dewar RL, Teitelbaum M, Natarajan V, Laverdure S, Highbarger HC, Rehman MT, Vogel S, Vallée D, Crew P, Atri N, Schechner AJ, Pett S, Hudson F, Badrock J, Touloumi G, Brown SM, Self WH, North CM, Ginde AA, Chang CC, Kelleher A, Nagy-Agren S, Vasudeva S, Looney D, Nguyen HH, Sánchez A, Weintrob AC, Grund B, Sharma S, Reilly CS, Paredes R, Bednarska A, Gerry NP, Babiker AG, Davey VJ, Gelijns AC, Higgs ES, Kan V, Matthews G, Thompson BT, Legenne P, Chandra R, Lane HC, Neaton JD, Lundgren JD. Efficacy and Safety of Ensovibep for Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 : A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Sep;175(9):1266-1274. PubMed PMID: 35939810
  • Baduashvili A, McBeth L, Baird A, Burden M. Understanding the Shades of Gray in Diagnosis-An Online Course in Bayesian Reasoning. J Grad Med Educ. 2022 Jun;14(3):349-350. PubMed PMID: 35754627
  • Fischer BG, Baduashvili A, Evans AT. Cold Agglutinins in Mycoplasma Infection. JAMA. 2018 Sep 11;320(10):1038-1039. PubMed PMID: 30208447
  • Baduashvili A, Evans AT. Dual Antithrombotic Therapy with Dabigatran after PCI in Atrial Fibrillation. N Engl J Med. 2018 Feb 1;378(5):485. PubMed PMID: 29394039
  • Kampaktsis PN, Bang CN, Chiu Wong S, Skubas NJ, Singh H, Voudris K, Baduashvili A, Pastella K, Swaminathan RV, Kaple RK, Minutello RM, Feldman DN, Kim L, Hriljac I, Lin F, Bergman GS, Salemi A, Devereux RB. Prognostic Importance of Diastolic Dysfunction in Relation to Post Procedural Aortic Insufficiency in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Feb 15;89(3):445-451. PubMed PMID: 27218599
  • Kampaktsis PN, Ullal AV, Minutello RM, Feldman DN, Swaminathan RV, Voudris K, Baduashvili A, Pastella K, Pawar S, Kaple RK, Vavuranakis M, Bergman GS, Skubas NJ, Lin F, Salemi A, Devereux RB, Chiu Wong S. Impact of Paravalvular Aortic Insufficiency on Left Ventricular Remodeling and Mortality after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Heart Valve Dis. 2016 May;25(3):301-308. PubMed PMID: 27989040
  • Surguladze G, Baduashvili A, Tamsen A. Case report: incidental finding of a giant cardiac mass. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2014 Apr-Jun;10(2):118-20. PubMed PMID: 25114764
  • Jensen TO, Grandits GA, Jain MK, Murray TA, Grund B, Shaw-Saliba K, Matthay MA, Abassi M, Ardelt M, Baker JV, Chen P, Dewar RL, Goodman AL, Hatlen TJ, Highbarger HC, Holodniy M, Lallemand P, Laverdure S, Leshnower BG, Looney D, Moschopoulos CD, Mugerwa H, Murray DD, Mylonakis E, Nagy-Agren S, Rehman MT, Rupert A, Stevens RA, Turville S, Weintrob A, Wick K, Lundgren J, Ko ER. Effect of Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Treatment on Early Trajectories of Virologic and Immunologic Biomarkers in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19. J Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37948759
  • Kanagasundram AN, Baduashvili A, Liu CF, Cheung JW, Thomas G, Ip JE, Young SD, Lerman BB, Markowitz SM. A novel criterion for conduction block after catheter ablation of right atrial tachycardia after mitral valve surgery. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2013 Feb;6(1):39-47. PubMed PMID: 23243191

Professional Memberships

  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Member

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, Board Certification
Clinical Interests
Clinical reasoning, diagnostic reasoning, critical appraisal of medical literature, bedside diagnostic use of point-of-care ultrasonography, online educational course development


School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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