Leopoldo Rodriguez, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology

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Medical School
  • MD, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas (1993)
Graduate School
  • MBA, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2020)
Internship
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program (1997)
Residency
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program, Chief Resident, Anesthesiology (2000)
Languages
English, Spanish
Department
Anesthesiology

Professional Titles

  • Anesthesiologist

Recognitions

  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (2020)
    Masters of Business Administration at the Isenberg School of Business, GPA 4.0

Publications

  • Rajan, Niraja MD, FASA, SAMBA-F*; Duggan, Elizabeth W. MD, MA†; Abdelmalak, Basem B. MD, FASA, SAMBA-F‡; Butz, Steven MD, SAMBA-F§; Rodriguez, Leopoldo V. MD, MBA, FAAP, FASA, SAMBA-F?; Vann, Mary Ann MD, FASA¶; Joshi, Girish P. MBBS, MD, FCAI, FASA#. Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Updated Consensus Statement on Perioperative Blood Glucose Management in Adult Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia ():10.1213/ANE.0000000000006791, March 22, 2024. | DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006791
  • Rodriguez LV, Bloomstone JA. Benchmarking outcomes for day surgery. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2023 Sep;37(3):331-342. doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2023.03.001. Epub 2023 Mar 9. PMID: 37938080.
  • Pai SL, Grech D, Gayer S, Rodriguez L, Joshi GP, Rajan N. Should rocuronium and sugammadex replace succinylcholine for airway emergencies in class B ambulatory anesthesia settings?. Minerva Anestesiol. 2023 Mar;89(3):197-205. PubMed PMID: 36326774
  • Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology – March 2023 – Benchmarking Outcomes for Day Surgery. Leopoldo Vicente Rodriguez, Joshua Aaron Bloomstone. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpa.2023.03.001
  • Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology – December 2022 – Leopoldo Vicente Rodriguez, J. Aaron Bloomstone, COVID-19 infection and ambulatory surgery: Decision making based on known knowns, Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpa.2022.12.002
  • Citation Leopoldo V. Rodriguez, Joshua A. Bloomstone, Gary S. Hindin; The Practice of Ambulatory Anesthesiology. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:25–26 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000791604.70898.82
  • Anesthesia Clinics of North America – 2019 Ambulatory Anesthesia Edition. Outcomes in Ambulatory Anesthesia. Measuring What Matters. Leopoldo V. Rodriguez, MD FAAP FASA; Joshua A. Bloomstone MD MSc; Gerald A. Mascioli, MD MBA, FCCM. Anesthesiology Clin 37 (2019) 361–372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anclin.2019.01.008
  • Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America: Anesthesia for Ambulatory and Office-based ENT Surgery (In print) Leopoldo V. Rodriguez, MD FAAP FASA Otolaryngol Clin N Am - (2019) -–- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2019.08.012
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Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists, Member
  • Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists, Member
  • Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA), Past-President, Member Emeritus
  • Society for Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine, Founding Member
  • Florida Society of Anesthesiologists, Past-President
  • ASA Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care, Past-Chair
  • ASA Committee on Quality Management and Department Administration (QMDA), Member
  • ASA Committee on Performance and Outcome Measures (CPOM), Member
  • International Association for Ambulatory Surgery, Officer of the General Assembly (SAMBA)

Practice Locations

UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital
1750 E. Ken Pratt Boulevard
Longmont, CO 80504
720-718-7000

UCHealth Longs Peak Surgery Center
1750 E. Ken Pratt Boulevard
Longmont, CO 80504
720-718-1400

UCHealth Broomfield Hospital
11820 Destination Drive
Broomfield, CO 80021
303-464-4500

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Anesthesiology, Board Certification (2001, 2021)
Personal Interests
Ambulatory Anesthesiology Hiking Camping

Volunteer Activities
I have volunteered as a primary care physician in Venezuela, South America. Have volunteered at the Legislative Clinic of the Florida Legislature.

Public Speaking
Yes
The value of Physician led care Ambulatory Anesthesiology topics

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz

Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Campus Box C290

Aurora, CO 80045


303.724.5375