Rebecca Braverman, MD

Associate Professor, Ophthalmology


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Medical School
  • MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine (1993)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Albion College (MI) (1988)
Internship
  • Naval Medical Center (San Diego) Program (1994)
Residency
  • University of Florida Program, Ophthalmology (2002)
Fellowships
  • Emory University School of Medicine Program, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus (2003)
Languages
English
Department
Ophthalmology

Recognitions

  • Honor Award, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (2015)
  • Secretariat Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2016)
  • Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2018)

Publications

  • Eye. In Hay W (ed): Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment 19th Edition., McGraw Hill, Inc. Columbus, OH, 2008.
  • Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group. Primary treatment of nasolacrimal duct obstruction with probing in children younger than 4 years. Ophthalmology 2008;115:577-584.
  • Braverman, R. Diagnosis and treatment of refractive errors in the pediatric population. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2007;18;379-383.
  • Petersen WC, Schlis KD, Braverman RS, Carlson I, Liang X, Wang M. Co-Pseudohypopyon: Extrameduliary relapse of acute myelogenous leukemia with poor prognosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008 Dec 17 (Epub ahead of print).
  • SooHoo JR, Davies BW, Braverman RS, Enzenauer RW, McCourt EA. Pediatric traumatic hyphema: a review of 138 consecutive cases. J AAPOS. 2013 Dec;17(6):565-7. PubMed PMID: 24215806
  • Braverman RS, Enzenauer RW. Socioeconomics of retinopathy of prematurity care in the United States. Am Orthopt J. 2013;63:92-6. PubMed PMID: 24141758
  • SooHoo JR, Davies BW, Braverman RS, Enzenauer RW, McCourt EA. Pediatric traumatic hyphema: a review of 138 consecutive cases. J AAPOS. 2013 Dec;17(6):565-7. PubMed PMID: 24215806
  • Braverman RS, Enzenauer RW. Socioeconomics of retinopathy of prematurity care in the United States. Am Orthopt J. 2013;63:92-6. PubMed PMID: 24141758
  • Miller AM, Chandler DL, Repka MX, Hoover DL, Lee KA, Melia M, Rychwalski PJ, Silbert DI, Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (Collaborator Braverman RS), Beck RW, Crouch ER 3rd, Donahue S, Holmes JM, Quinn GE, Sala NA, Schloff S, Wallace DK, Foster NC, Frick KD, Golden RP, Lambert SR, Tien DR, Weakley DR Jr. Office probing for treatment of nasolacrimal duct obstruction in infants. J AAPOS. 2014 Feb;18(1):26-30.
  • Caruso Brown AE, Cohen MN, Tong S, Braverman RS, Rooney JF, Giller R, Levin MJ. Pharmacokinetics and safety of intravenous cidofovir for life-threatening viral infections in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Jul;59(7):3718-25. PubMed PMID: 25733509
  • Athappily GK, Braverman RS. ”Congenital alacrima in a patient with blepharophimosis syndrome. Ophthalmic Genet. 2009 Mar;30(1):37-9.
  • Braverman RS, Enzenauer RW. The socioeconomics of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in-hospital care. Arch Ophthalmol, 2010 (in press).
  • Capitena C, Glazier R, McCourt E, Enzenauer R, Braverman RS. Corneal injuries from liquid detergent pods. J AAPOS. 2015 Feb;19(1):99-100. PubMed PMID: 25727609
  • Braverman RS. "Eye" in Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment 20th edition. McGraw Hill, Inc. Columbus, OH, 2010 (in press).
  • Athappily GK, Braverman RS. Congenital alacrima in a patient with blepharophimosis syndrome. Ophthalmic Genet. 2009; 30(1):37-9.
  • Braverman RS. "Eye" in Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment 19th edition. McGraw Hill, Inc. Columbus, OH, 2009.
  • Petersen WC, Schlis KD, Braverman RS, Carlson I, Liang X, Wang M. Pseudohypopyon: Extramedullary relapse of acute myelogenous leukemia with poor prognosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009; 52(7):885-7.
  • Braverman, RS, Enzenauer RW. Incidental detection of bilateral corectopia by photo screening leads to the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.Binocular Vision & Strabismus Quarterly. Volume 25, Number 1.
  • Patel CC, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H, Oliver SC, Braverman RS, Olson J. Treatment of intractable posterior uveitis in pediatric patients with the fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal inplant (retisert). Poster Presentation at ARVO’s 2010 Annual Meeting, The Future of Eye and Vision Research, May 6, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  • Hendrick AM, Curtis T, Drack A, Braverman RS. Pediatric anisocoria: a 3 year, single institution experience. Poster Presentation at ARVO’s 2010 Annual Meeting, The Future of Eye and Vision Research, May 6, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  • Cao JH, Wagner BD, Cerda A, McCourt EA, Palestine A, Enzenauer RW, Braverman RS, Wong RK, Tsui I, Gore C, Robbins SL, Puente MA Jr, Kauffman L, Kong L, Morrison DG, Lynch AM. Colorado retinopathy of prematurity model: a multi-institutional validation study. J AAPOS. 2016 Jun;20(3):220-5. PubMed PMID: 27166790
  • Cao JH, Wagner BD, McCourt EA, Cerda A, Sillau S, Palestine A, Enzenauer RW, Mets-Halgrimson RB, Paciuc-Beja M, Gralla J, Braverman RS, Lynch A. The Colorado-retinopathy of prematurity model (CO-ROP): postnatal weight gain screening algorithm. J AAPOS. 2016 Feb;20(1):19-24. PubMed PMID: 26917066
  • Braverman RS. “Eye” in Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment 23rd edition. McGraw Hill, Inc. Columbus, OH 2016.
  • Braverman RS. “Ocular Manifestations of Endocrinologic Diseases” in The Eye in Pediatric Systemic Disease. Springer Nature, Puducherry, India.
  • Elias ER, Braverman, RS. A Novel Treatment for Retinal Dysfunction in Patients with the Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS). Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting, March 24-28,2010 in Alburquerque, NM.
  • Braverman RS, Bartz SK. “Ocular Manifestations of Endocrinologic Diseases” in The Eye in Pediatric Systemic Disease. Springer, New York, NY 2017.
  • Braverman RS. Revision author. Ophthalmic Medical Assisting sixth edition. American Academy of Ophthalmology. San Francisco, CA 2017.
  • Braverman RS. Revision author. Basic Clinical and Science Course Section 6. Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2017-18 (In Press). American Academy of Ophthalmology. San Francisco, CA 2017.
  • McCourt EA, Wagner B, Jung J, Wymore E, Singh J, Enzenauer R, Braverman R, Lynch A. Validation of the CHOP model for detecting severe retinopathy of prematurity in a cohort of Colorado infants. Acta Ophthalmol. 2017 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:28653816.
  • Braverman RS, Enzenauer RW. The socioeconomics of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in-hospital care. Arch Ophthalmol, 2010 Aug: 128(8):1055-8.
  • Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons statewide poll and strategic plan revision.
  • Braverman RS, Enzenauer RW. Incidental detection of bilateral corectopia by photo screening leads to the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. A case report. Binocular Vision and Strabismus Quarterly 2010; 25(1):37-39.
  • Braverman RS, "Eye" in Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment 20th edition. McGraw Hill, Inc. Columbus, OH, 2010.
  • Patel CC, Mandava N, Oliver SCN, Braverman RS, Quiroz-Mercado H, Olson JL. Treatment of Intractable Posterior Uveitis in Pediatric Patients with the Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant (Retisert) Retina 2011, Vol. 10 (10): 1-6.
  • Braverman RS, "Eye" in Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment 21st edition. McGraw Hill, Inc. Columbus, OH, 2012 (in press).
  • Braverman RS. Pediatric vision screening: The Colorado School nurse experience. JNEP. 2018:8(11):47-49.
  • Braverman RS "Cornea Opacities" in Clinical Decision Support: PEDIATRICS. Decision Support in Medicine, LLC. Wilmington, DE, 2012 (in press).
  • Braverman RS, Enzenauer RW. Socioeconomics of retinopathy of prematurity care in the United States. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting poster session, October 24-25, 2011. Orlando Convention Center. Orlando, FL.
  • Braverman RS, Mandava N, Tong S, Elias ER. Treatment of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome and retina function determined by electroretinography. American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Annual Meeting poster session, March 27-28, 2012, San Antonio, TX.
  • Braverman RS, "Eye" in current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment 21st edition. McGraw Hill, Inc. Columbus, OH 2012.
  • Braverman RS, "Corneal Opacity" in Clinical Decision Support: PEDIATRICS. Decision Support in Medicine, LLC, Wilmington, DE (in press).
  • Braverman RS, Patel CC, "Retinopathy of Prematurity" in Clinical Decision Support: PEDIATRICS. Decision Support in Medicine, LLC, Wilmington, DE (in press).
  • Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Infants Born at 31 Weeks Gestational Age or Older Undergoing Screening Examinations for ROP. AAPOS meeting Boston, MA.
  • The New Age of Medical Management of Pediatric Non-infectious Uveitis. AAPOS workshop.
  • "Socioeconomics of retinopathy of prematurity care in the United States" American Orthoptic Journal, Madison, WI (in press).
  • Ahmad M, Patnaik J, Thevarajah T, Cathcart J, Jung J, Singh J, Braverman R, Lynch A, McCourt E. Delayed resolution of retinopathy of prematurity J AAPOS. 2019 Feb 14. pii: S1091-8531(19)30055-2. doi: 10.1016/j. jaapos.2018.10.012 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 30772472
  • Imbornoni LM, Oliver S, Jung J, Enzenauer RW, Singh JK, Braverman RS, Foreman N, Hemenway M, McCourt, EA. Incidence of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Inhibitor-Associated Retinopathy in Pediatric Patients. American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, March 27, 2019.
  • Bhatia S, Siegel L, Braverman RS, Enzenauer R, Granet DB, Robbins, SL. Socioeconomics of Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening and Treatment in the United States. American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, March 27, 2019.
  • Braverman RS. Revision author. Basic Clinical and Science Course Section 6. Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2019-20. American Academy of Ophthalmology. San Francisco, CA 2019.
  • Bhatia SK, Siegel L, Braverman R, Enzenauer R, Granet DB, Robbins SL. Socioeconomics of retinopathy of prematurity screening and treatment in the United States. J AAPOS. 2021 Aug;25(4):227.e1-227.e6. PubMed PMID: 34271210
  • Strong AD, Sturdy A, McCourt EA, Braverman RS, Singh JK, Enzenauer RW, Jung JL. Clinical Utility of Electroretinograms for Evaluating Vigabatrin Toxicity in Children. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2021 May-Jun;58(3):174-179. PubMed PMID: 34039156
  • Braverman RS, Wagner,BD, Cerda AM, Thevarajah T, McCourt EA, Singh J, Jung JL, Lynch AM, Enzenauer RW. Ocular outcomes of children screened for retinopathy of prematurity. Ophthalmology Reports and Research (In-Press)

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Member
  • American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), Member
  • Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (CSEPS), Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Children's Hospital Colorado South Campus - Highlands Ranch
1811 Plaza Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-478-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Ophthalmology, Board Certification (2003, 2023)
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Specialized Training (2003)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Eyes and Vision
  • Child and Teen Health - Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
  • Child and Teen Health
  • Eyes and Vision - Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
  • Surgery - Eye and/or Orbital Surgery
  • Surgery
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests include medical and surgical diseases that affect the eyes of children. In addition, I provide medical and surgical care for adults with double vision and strabismus (misalignment of the eyes).

Care Philosophy
I strive to provide the best care to all my patients by being a member of the healthcare team at The Children's Hospital and the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Personal Interests
I enjoy biking and reading.