Steve Fuest, MD

Recognitions

• Excellence in Education Award, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2025)
• LIC Champion, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2025)
• David E. Rogers Junior Faculty Education Award, Society of General Internal Medicine (2024)
  Top three most outstanding workshop at 2024 Annual Meeting for Launching Patient Portal Visits in the Primary Care Clinic.
• Teacher of the Year: Primary Care, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2023)
• Teacher of the Year: Primary Care, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2022)

Publications

• Fuest S, Jackson CD, Wheeler SGB. EBM BLS: In Older Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression, Adding Aripiprazole to Current Antidepressant Increased Psychological Well-Being and Depression Remission Rates. J Gen Intern Med. 2025;40(2):511-512. doi:10.1007/s11606-024-08995-1
• Qua K, Fuest S, Taddese N, Windish D, Kryzhanovskaya IE. Communication in Clinical and Educational Spaces: Challenges and Opportunities. J Gen Intern Med. 2025;40(1):6-7. doi:10.1007/s11606-024-09154-2.
• Gallagher BD, Vohra-Khullar PD, Fuest S, et al. The Primary Care Exception Rule in Internal Medicine Residency Clinic: Benefits, Disadvantages, Best Practices, and Recommendations for Reform. J Gen Intern Med. 2025;40(6):1419-1423. doi:10.1007/s11606-024-09230-7
• Fuest S, Burstein DS. G2211: Improving Primary Care Compensation with the Click of a Button. J Gen Intern Med. Published online January 13, 2025. doi:10.1007/s11606-025-09364-2.
• Krienke M, Fuest S. EBM BLS: Varenicline Improves Electronic Cigarette Quit Success Rate. J Gen Intern Med. 2025;40(6):1483-1484. doi:10.1007/s11606-025-09370-4.
• Qadir N, Palacio C, Fuest S. EBM BLS: E-Cigarettes and Varenicline are Both Effective for Smoking Cessation. J Gen Intern Med. 2025;40(7):1663-1664. doi:10.1007/s11606-025-09354-4
• Fuest S, Fischer C, Alexander JT. Use of Intravenous Albumin. JAMA. Published online May 7, 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.3792.
• Pasha AS, Habib AR, Bello F, Fuest S. Open Access and Citation Frequency: Evaluating Trends in High-Impact General Internal Medicine Journals. J Gen Intern Med. 2025. Accepted.
• Fuest S, Bello F, Habib AR, Cameron NA, Pasha AS. Open Access: Opening or Closing Doors for Junior Faculty?. J Gen Intern Med. 2024;39(13):2571-2575. doi:10.1007/s11606-024-08921-5. PMID: 38980462.
• Fuest S, Ganipisetti V, Cunningham JM. EBM BLS: Adding tirzepatide to long-acting insulin is superior to adding mealtime insulin for type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Gen Intern Med. 2024;39(14):2878-2879. doi:10.1007/s11606-024-08901-9. PMID: 39090425.
• Fuest S, Baumann N, McDonnell PJ, Forget N. Two-year outcomes of a primary care physician transitions program in a residency continuity clinic. J Public Health. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02215-0.
• Fuest S, Murphy E. Digital Evaluation and Management Services: A Route to Harmony with the Portal. SGIM Forum. February 2024. https://www.sgim.org/article/digital-evaluation-and-management-services-a-route-to-harmony-with-the-portal/.
• Wong GJ, Douglas K, Fuest S, McDonnell PJ, Forget N. COVID-19 Home Monitoring: An Institutional Approach to Bridging Care During a Pandemic. Telemed J E Health. 2022;28(7):1044-1049. PMID: 35012381.
• Fuest S, Gleva MJ, Noheria A. Regular tachycardia despite Wenckebach atrioventricular conduction. J Electrocardiol. 2018 Jan-Feb;51(1):126-128. PubMed PMID: 29033052.

Professional Memberships

• Society of General Internal Medicine, Member
• American College of Physicians, Member

Practice Locations

Specialty Information

• Internal Medicine, Board Certification