Christopher Raeburn, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery-GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery

Recognition & Awards

• Golden Apple Award for Faculty Teacher of the Year, Dept of Surgery (2009)
  
• Ben Eiseman FacultyTeaching Excellence Award, University of Colorado SOM (2008)
  
• Edward J. Bartle M.D. Outstanding Teacher Award, Dept of Surgery (2007)
  
• Golden Apple Award for Faculty Teacher of the Year, University of Colorado SOM (2007)
  
• Golden Apple Award for Resident Teacher of the Year, University of Colorado SOM (2004)
  
• J. Cuthbert Owens Award for Excellence in Teaching and Patient Care, Dept of Surgery (2003)
  
• Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Omega Alpha (1997)
  
• Phi Beta Kappa , Phi Beta Kappa (1993)
  

Teaching

Publications

• Rosenberg R, Raeburn CD, Clay MR, Wierman ME. Dual Aldosterone- and Cortisol-Secreting Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma: Pre- and Perioperative Evaluation and Management. JCEM Case Rep. 2023 Jul;1(4):luad073. PubMed PMID: 37909000
• Pozdeyev N, Dighe M, Barrio M, Raeburn C, Smith H, Fisher M, Chavan S, Rafaels N, Shortt JA, Lin M, Leu MG, Clark T, Marshall C, Haugen BR, Subramanian D, Crooks K, Gignoux C, Cohen T. Thyroid cancer polygenic risk score improves classification of thyroid nodules as benign or malignant. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Sep 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37683082
• Barrio M, Raeburn CD, McIntyre R , Jr, Albuja-Cruz M, Haugen BR, Pozdeyev N. Computer-Assisted Levothyroxine Dose Selection for the Treatment of Postoperative Hypothyroidism. Thyroid. 2023 May;33(5):547-555. PubMed PMID: 37084246
• Raeburn CD. Commentary on "Venous Invasion and Lymphatic Invasion are Correlated With The Postoperative Prognosis Of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm.". Surgery. 2023 Feb;173(2):373-374. PubMed PMID: 36396491
• Raeburn CD. Commentary on "Venous Invasion and Lymphatic Invasion are Correlated With The Postoperative Prognosis Of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm.". Surgery. 2022 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36396491
• Haddad RI, Bischoff L, Ball D, Bernet V, Blomain E, Busaidy NL, Campbell M, Dickson P, Duh QY, Ehya H, Goldner WS, Guo T, Haymart M, Holt S, Hunt JP, Iagaru A, Kandeel F, Lamonica DM, Mandel S, Markovina S, McIver B, Raeburn CD, Rezaee R, Ridge JA, Roth MY, Scheri RP, Shah JP, Sipos JA, Sippel R, Sturgeon C, Wang TN, Wirth LJ, Wong RJ, Yeh M, Cassara CJ, Darlow S. Thyroid Carcinoma, Version 2.2022, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2022 Aug;20(8):925-951. PubMed PMID: 35948029
• Borgers JSW, Tobin RP, Torphy RJ, Vorwald VM, Van Gulick RJ, Amato CM, Cogswell DT, Chimed TS, Couts KL, Van Bokhoven A, Raeburn CD, Lewis KD, Wisell J, McCarter MD, Mushtaq RR, Robinson WA. Melanoma Metastases to the Adrenal Gland Are Highly Resistant to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34348236
• Alzofon N, Koc K, Panwell K, Pozdeyev N, Marshall CB, Albuja-Cruz M, Raeburn CD, Nathanson KL, Cohen DL, Wierman ME, Kiseljak-Vassiliades K, Fishbein L. Mastermind Like Transcriptional Coactivator 3 (MAML3) Drives Neuroendocrine Tumor Progression. Mol Cancer Res. 2021 Sep;19(9):1476-1485. PubMed PMID: 33986121
• Hicks HM, McKenna LR, Espinoza VL, Pozdeyev N, Pike LA, Sams SB, LaBarbera D, Reigan P, Raeburn CD, E Schweppe R. Inhibition of BRAF and ERK1/2 has synergistic effects on thyroid cancer growth in vitro and in vivo. Mol Carcinog. 2021 Mar;60(3):201-212. PubMed PMID: 33595872
• Schreiber AR, Kar A, Goodspeed AE, Pozdeyev N, Somerset H, Raeburn CD, Tan AC, Leong S, Wierman ME, Kiseljak-Vassiliades K. Leptomeningeal Metastasis from Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Case Report. J Endocr Soc. 2020 Mar 1;4(3):bvaa017. PubMed PMID: 32154490
• Head L, Kiseljak-Vassiliades K, Clark TJ, Somerset H, King J, Raeburn C, Albuja-Cruz M, Weyant M, Cleveland J, Wierman ME, Leong S. Response to Immunotherapy in Combination With Mitotane in Patients With Metastatic Adrenocortical Cancer. J Endocr Soc. 2019 Dec 1;3(12):2295-2304. PubMed PMID: 31745526
• Schweppe RE, Pozdeyev N, Pike LA, Korch C, Zhou Q, Sams SB, Sharma V, Pugazhenthi U, Raeburn C, Albuja-Cruz MB, Reigan P, LaBarbera DV, Landa I, Knauf JA, Fagin JA, Haugen BR. Establishment and Characterization of Four Novel Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines and PDX Models Expressing the RET/PTC1 Rearrangement, BRAFV600E, or RASQ61R as Drivers. Mol Cancer Res. 2019 May;17(5):1036-1048. PubMed PMID: 30733375
• Haddad RI, Nasr C, Bischoff L, Busaidy NL, Byrd D, Callender G, Dickson P, Duh QY, Ehya H, Goldner W, Haymart M, Hoh C, Hunt JP, Iagaru A, Kandeel F, Kopp P, Lamonica DM, McIver B, Raeburn CD, Ridge JA, Ringel MD, Scheri RP, Shah JP, Sippel R, Smallridge RC, Sturgeon C, Wang TN, Wirth LJ, Wong RJ, Johnson-Chilla A, Hoffmann KG, Gurski LA. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Thyroid Carcinoma, Version 2.2018. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2018 Dec;16(12):1429-1440. PubMed PMID: 30545990
• Kiseljak-Vassiliades K, Zhang Y, Kar A, Razzaghi R, Xu M, Gowan K, Raeburn CD, Albuja-Cruz M, Jones KL, Somerset H, Fishbein L, Leong S, Wierman ME. Elucidating the Role of the Maternal Embryonic Leucine Zipper Kinase in Adrenocortical Carcinoma. Endocrinology. 2018 Jul 1;159(7):2532-2544. PubMed PMID: 29790920
• Kiseljak-Vassiliades K, Zhang Y, Bagby SM, Kar A, Pozdeyev N, Xu M, Gowan K, Sharma V, Raeburn CD, Albuja-Cruz M, Jones KL, Fishbein L, Schweppe RE, Somerset H, Pitts TM, Leong S, Wierman ME. Development of new preclinical models to advance adrenocortical carcinoma research. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2018 Apr;25(4):437-451. PubMed PMID: 29371329
• Sams SB, Tompkins KD, Mayson S, Raeburn CD, Mehrotra S. Oncocytic variant of medullary thyroid carcinoma; a rare tumor with numerous diagnostic mimics by fine needle aspiration. Diagn Cytopathol. 2017 Dec;45(12):1148-1152. PubMed PMID: 28802094
• Bastman JJ, Serracino HS, Zhu Y, Koenig MR, Mateescu V, Sams SB, Davies KD, Raeburn CD, McIntyre RC Jr, Haugen BR, French JD. Tumor-Infiltrating T Cells and the PD-1 Checkpoint Pathway in Advanced Differentiated and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Jul;101(7):2863-73. PubMed PMID: 27045886
• Badani H, White T, Schulick N, Raeburn CD, Topkaya I, Gilden D, Nagel MA. Frequency of varicella zoster virus DNA in human adrenal glands. J Neurovirol. 2016 Jun;22(3):400-2. PubMed PMID: 26843382
• Severson JJ, Serracino HS, Mateescu V, Raeburn CD, McIntyre RC, Sams SB, Haugen BR, French JD. PD-1 Tim-3 CD8 T Lymphocytes Display Varied Degrees of Functional Exhaustion in Patients with Regionally Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Cancer Immunol Res. 2015 Feb 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25701326
• Albuja-Cruz MB, Pozdeyev N, Robbins S, Chandramouli R, Raeburn CD, Klopper J, Haugen BR, McIntyre R Jr. A "safe and effective" protocol for management of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia. Am J Surg. 2015 Dec;210(6):1162-9. PubMed PMID: 26601651
• Bhatt PR, Klingensmith WC 3rd, Bagrosky BM, Walter JC, McFann KK, McIntyre RC Jr, Raeburn CD, Koo PJ. Parathyroid Imaging with Simultaneous Acquisition of 99mTc-Sestamibi and 123I: The Relative Merits of Pinhole Collimation and SPECT/CT. J Nucl Med Technol. 2015 Dec;43(4):275-81. PubMed PMID: 26584615
• Haddad RI, Lydiatt WM, Ball DW, Busaidy NL, Byrd D, Callender G, Dickson P, Duh QY, Ehya H, Haymart M, Hoh C, Hunt JP, Iagaru A, Kandeel F, Kopp P, Lamonica DM, McCaffrey JC, Moley JF, Parks L, Raeburn CD, Ridge JA, Ringel MD, Scheri RP, Shah JP, Smallridge RC, Sturgeon C, Wang TN, Wirth LJ, Hoffmann KG, Hughes M. Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma, Version 2.2015. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2015 Sep;13(9):1140-50. PubMed PMID: 26358798
• Severson JJ, Serracino HS, Mateescu V, Raeburn CD, McIntyre RC Jr, Sams SB, Haugen BR, French JD. PD-1 Tim-3 CD8 T Lymphocytes Display Varied Degrees of Functional Exhaustion in Patients with Regionally Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Cancer Immunol Res. 2015 Jun;3(6):620-30. PubMed PMID: 25701326
• Tuttle RM, Haddad RI, Ball DW, Byrd D, Dickson P, Duh QY, Ehya H, Haymart M, Hoh C, Hunt JP, Iagaru A, Kandeel F, Kopp P, Lamonica DM, Lydiatt WM, McCaffrey J, Moley JF, Parks L, Raeburn CD, Ridge JA, Ringel MD, Scheri RP, Shah JP, Sherman SI, Sturgeon C, Waguespack SG, Wang TN, Wirth LJ, Hoffmann KG, Hughes M. Thyroid carcinoma, version 2.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Dec;12(12):1671-80; quiz 1680. PubMed PMID: 25505208
• Robinson TN, Dunn CL, Adams JC, Hawkins CL, Tran ZV, Raeburn CD, Moss M. Tryptophan supplementation and postoperative delirium--a randomized controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Sep;62(9):1764-71. PubMed PMID: 25112175
• Klingensmith WC 3rd, Koo PJ, Summerlin A, Fehrenbach BW, Karki R, Shulman BC, Raeburn CD, McIntyre RC Jr. Parathyroid imaging: the importance of pinhole collimation with both single- and dual-tracer acquisition. J Nucl Med Technol. 2013 Jun;41(2):99-104. PubMed PMID: 23539762

Professional Memberships

• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow
• Association for Academic Surgery, Councilor
• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Member
• Southwest Surgical Congress, Member