Margaret Smith, MD

Publications

• Smith ME, Obi AT. The operating room may be hazardous to your health. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Apr;75(4):1437-1438. PubMed PMID: 35314042
• Brown CS, Smith ME, Kim GY, Sutzko DC, Henke PK, Corriere MA, Siracuse JJ, Goodney PP, Osborne NH. Exploring the rapid expansion of office-based laboratories and peripheral vascular interventions across the United States. J Vasc Surg. 2021 Sep;74(3):997-1005.e1. PubMed PMID: 33617980
• Sheetz KH, Smith ME, Nathan H, Dimick JB. Employee Healthcare Travel Programs: Promise or Hype?. Ann Surg. 2020 May;271(5):815-816. PubMed PMID: 31804396
• Smith ME, Vitous CA, Hughes TM, Shubeck SP, Jagsi R, Dossett LA. Barriers and Facilitators to De-Implementation of the Choosing Wisely(®) Guidelines for Low-Value Breast Cancer Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Aug;27(8):2653-2663. PubMed PMID: 32124126
• Davis FM, Sutzko DC, Smith ME, Gallagher K, Henke PK, Osborne N. Variation in Hospital Door-to-Intervention Time for Ruptured AAAs and Its Association with Outcomes. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Jan;62:83-91. PubMed PMID: 31201978
• Smith ME, Andraska EA, Sutzko DC, Boniakowski AM, Coleman DM, Osborne NH. The decline of open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery among individual training programs and vascular surgery trainees. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Apr;71(4):1371-1377. PubMed PMID: 31564586
• Smith ME, Sutzko DC, Davis FM, Eliason JL, Henke PK, Osborne NH. Volume Standards for Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Are Not Associated With Improved Clinical Outcomes. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Jan;62:1-7. PubMed PMID: 31207399
• Smith ME, Nuliyalu U, Dimick JB, Nathan H. Local Referral of High-Risk Pancreatectomy Patients to Improve Surgical Outcomes and Minimize Travel Burden. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 Apr;24(4):882-889. PubMed PMID: 31073798
• Smith ME, Shubeck SP, Nuliyalu U, Dimick JB, Nathan H. Local Referral of High-risk Patients to High-quality Hospitals: Surgical Outcomes, Cost Savings, and Travel Burdens. Ann Surg. 2020 Jun;271(6):1065-1071. PubMed PMID: 30672794
• Fry BT, Smith ME, Thumma JR, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB. Ten-year Trends in Surgical Mortality, Complications, and Failure to Rescue in Medicare Beneficiaries. Ann Surg. 2020 May;271(5):855-861. PubMed PMID: 31306158
• Sheetz KH, Chhabra KR, Smith ME, Dimick JB, Nathan H. Association of Discretionary Hospital Volume Standards for High-risk Cancer Surgery With Patient Outcomes and Access, 2005-2016. JAMA Surg. 2019 Nov 1;154(11):1005-1012. PubMed PMID: 31411663
• Smith ME, Bacal D, Bonham AJ, Varban OA, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Finks JF. Perioperative and 1-year outcomes of bariatric surgery in septuagenarians: implications for patient selection. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Oct;15(10):1805-1811. PubMed PMID: 31530451
• Smith ME, Bonham AJ, Varban OA, Finks JF, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA. Financial impact of improving patient care setting selection after bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Nov;15(11):1994-2001. PubMed PMID: 31648980
• Smith ME, Ghaferi AA. Understanding the Long-term Effects of Bariatric Surgery: From Weight Loss to Bone Health. JAMA Surg. 2019 Aug 1;154(8):754. PubMed PMID: 31090877
• Smith ME, Nathan H. Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: Safety Is Only Half of the Story. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jan 4;2(1):e186839. PubMed PMID: 30646199
• Smith ME, Sutzko DC, Beck AW, Osborne NH. Provider Trends in Atherectomy Volume between Office-Based Laboratories and Traditional Facilities. Ann Vasc Surg. 2019 Jul;58:83-90. PubMed PMID: 30684609
• Smith ME, Lee JS, Bonham A, Varban OA, Finks JF, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA. Effect of new persistent opioid use on physiologic and psychologic outcomes following bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2019 Aug;33(8):2649-2656. PubMed PMID: 30353238
• Smith ME, Ghaferi AA. Understanding the Benefits of Bariatric Surgery: How Much Evidence Is Enough?. JAMA Surg. 2018 Nov 1;153(11):e183332. PubMed PMID: 30193356
• Smith ME, Wells EE, Friese CR, Krein SL, Ghaferi AA. Interpersonal And Organizational Dynamics Are Key Drivers Of Failure To Rescue. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 Nov;37(11):1870-1876. PubMed PMID: 30395494
• Sutzko DC, Obi AT, Kimball AS, Smith ME, Wakefield TW, Osborne NH. Clinical outcomes after varicose vein procedures in octogenarians within the Vascular Quality Initiative Varicose Vein Registry. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2018 Jul;6(4):464-470. PubMed PMID: 29752187
• Smith M, Wakam G, Wakefield T, Obi A. New Trends in Anticoagulation Therapy. Surg Clin North Am. 2018 Apr;98(2):219-238. PubMed PMID: 29502768
• Smith ME, Braet DJ, Albright J, Corriere MA, Osborne NH, Henke P. Real-world application of Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection scores in peripheral arterial disease patients. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Oct;80(4):1216-1223. PubMed PMID: 38723913
• ME Smith, AB Haynes. Choosing Wisely, From Policy to Practice: Effective De-implementation of Low Value Preoperative Testing. JAMA Surgery. In press

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

CU Medicine Vascular Surgery - Aurora
13100 E Colfax Ave
Suite 70
Aurora, CO 80011
720-516-9585

CU Medicine Vascular Surgery - Cherry Creek Medical Center
100 Cook Street
Suite 412
Denver, CO 80206
720-516-9403

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Vascular Surgery