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

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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

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