Elan Small, MD

Research Interests

Publications

• Small E, Phillips C, Bunzel W, Cleaver L, Joshi N, Gardner L, Maharjan R, Marvel J. Prior Ambulatory Mild Coronavirus Disease 2019 Does Not Increase Risk of Acute Mountain Sickness. High Alt Med Biol. 2023 Sep;24(3):201-208. PubMed PMID: 37306966
• Small E, Ashenburg N, Schertzer K. 19-Year-Old with Sudden Onset Left Testicular Pain. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2022 Nov;6(4):327-329. PubMed PMID: 36427024
• Small E, Juul N, Pomeranz D, Burns P, Phillips C, Cheffers M, Lipman GS. Predictive Capacity of Pulmonary Function Tests for Acute Mountain Sickness. High Alt Med Biol. 2021 Jun;22(2):193-200. PubMed PMID: 33601996
• Small E, Phillips C, Marvel J, Lipman G. Older Age as a Predictive Risk Factor for Acute Mountain Sickness. Am J Med. 2022 Mar;135(3):386-392.e1. PubMed PMID: 34715059
• Small ER, Burbank SR, Lorme JM, Carlson K, Erickson TB, Young DS. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: A Review of Search and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Operations, 2006-2015. Wilderness Environ Med. 2018 Dec;29(4):463-470. PubMed PMID: 30293698
• Gardner L, Keyes LE, Phillips C, Small E, Adhikari T, Barott N, Zafren K, Maharjan R, Marvel J. Women at Altitude: Menstrual-Cycle Phase, Menopause, and Exogenous Progesterone Are Not Associated with Acute Mountain Sickness. High Alt Med Biol. 2024 Mar 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38516987
• Small E. February 14th. Fam Syst Health. 2023 Dec;41(4):558-559. PubMed PMID: 38284977
• Strickland B, Small E, Ryan M, Paterson R. Effectiveness of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Alleviating Hypoxemia and Improving Exertional Capacity at Altitude. High Alt Med Biol. 2024 Jul 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38984416
• Houser AP, Soto MA, Bell KS, Goldberg PG, Cronin KJ, Caldwell RC, Schilling BK, Bebarta VS, Ritter A, Small E, Eazor J, Getz T, Anderson A, Musi M, Miner T, Keenan S, Reno E, Giesbrect G, Comart C, Vallin T, Lemery J, Eisenhauer IF, Irons P, Treager CD, Spivey D, Gonzalez F, Stuart SM, Lopachin T, Gower L, Sheldon D, Friedrich EE, Lassiter B, Piehl M, Broome JM, Dransfield T, Marino M, Duchesne J. Special Operations Medical Association Training, Education & Scientific Assembly 2024: Recognized Research Track Abstracts. J Spec Oper Med. 2024 Oct 2;24(3):94-96. PubMed PMID: 39292948
• Derstine M, Small E, Davis AM. Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness. JAMA. 2024 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39446318

Professional Memberships

• Wilderness Medical Society, Research Council Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital