Dan Reirden, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Adolescent Medicine

Professional Titles

• Medical Director, CHIP Youth Clinic
• Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
• Director, TRUE Center for Gender Diversity

Recognition & Awards

• Clinical Champion for Diversity and Inclusion, Children's Hospital Colorado (2018)
• Denver Mayor’s Diversity and Inclusion Award, Denver Mayor’s LGBTQ Commission (2018)
• People's Choice Ally Award, One-Colorado (2016)

Research Interests

Teaching

Publications

• Staggs S, Sewell R, Buchanan C, Claussen L, Franklin R, Levett L, Poppy DC, Porto A, Reirden DH, Simon A, Whiteside S, Nokoff NJ. Instituting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Training and Documentation to Increase Inclusivity at a Pediatric Health System. Transgend Health. 2022 Oct;7(5):461-467. PubMed PMID: 36311186
• Yager J, Brooks KM, Brothers J, Mulligan K, Landovitz R, Reirden D, Glenny C, Malhotra M, Anderson PL, Hosek S. Pharmacokinetics of Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Among Transgender Adolescents and Young Adults Without HIV Receiving Gender Affirming Hormones. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2022 Nov;38(11):840-846. PubMed PMID: 35943868
• Brown LK, Baltrusaitis K, Kennard BD, Emslie GJ, Chernoff M, Buisson S, Lypen K, Whiteley LB, Traite S, Krotje C, Knowles K, Townley E, Deville J, Wilkins M, Reirden D, Paul M, Beneri C, Shapiro DE. Forty-Eight Week Outcomes of a Site-Randomized Trial of Combined Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Medication Management Algorithm for Treatment of Depression Among Youth With HIV in the United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 Nov 1;91(3):296-304. PubMed PMID: 35839439
• Yager J, Brooks KM, Brothers J, Mulligan K, Landovitz RJ, Reirden D, Malhotra M, Glenny C, Harding P, Powell T, Anderson PL, Hosek S. Gender-Affirming Hormone Pharmacokinetics Among Adolescent and Young Adult Transgender Persons Receiving Daily Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2022 Dec;38(12):939-943. PubMed PMID: 35815468
• Amico KR, Lindsey JC, Hudgens M, Dallas R, Horvath KJ, Dunlap A, Goolsby R, Johnson MM, Heckman B, Crawford J, Secord E, Purswani M, Reirden D, Rathore M, Robinson LG, Gaur AH. Randomized Controlled Trial of a Remote Coaching mHealth Adherence Intervention in Youth Living with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2022 Dec;26(12):3897-3913. PubMed PMID: 35670987
• Nunes-Moreno M, Buchanan C, Cole FS, Davis S, Dempsey A, Dowshen N, Furniss A, Kazak AE, Kerlek AJ, Margolis P, Pyle L, Razzaghi H, Reirden DH, Schwartz B, Sequeira GM, Nokoff NJ. Behavioral Health Diagnoses in Youth with Gender Dysphoria Compared with Controls: A PEDSnet Study. J Pediatr. 2022 Feb;241:147-153.e1. PubMed PMID: 34571022
• Nunes-Moreno M, Buchanan C, Cole FS, Davis S, Dempsey A, Dowshen N, Furniss A, Kazak AE, Kerlek AJ, Margolis P, Pyle L, Razzaghi H, Reirden DH, Schwartz B, Sequeira GM, Nokoff NJ. Behavioral Health Diagnoses in Youth with Gender Dysphoria Compared with Controls: A PEDSnet Study. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34571022
• Palefsky JM, Lensing SY, Belzer M, Lee J, Gaur AH, Mayer K, Futterman D, Stier EA, Paul ME, Chiao EY, Reirden D, Goldstone SE, Tirado M, Cachay ER, Barroso LF, Da Costa M, Darragh TM, Rudy BJ, Wilson CM, Kahn JA. High Prevalence of Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions, and Prevention Through Human Papillomavirus Vaccination, in Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 20;73(8):1388-1396. PubMed PMID: 33991185
• Nokoff NJ, Scarbro SL, Moreau KL, Zeitler P, Nadeau KJ, Reirden D, Juarez-Colunga E, Kelsey MM. Body Composition and Markers of Cardiometabolic Health in Transgender Youth on Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists. Transgend Health. 2021 Apr;6(2):111-119. PubMed PMID: 33937527
• Baker Z, Javanbakht M, Moore J, Brosnan H, Squires K, Bunge K, Zimet G, Mensch B, Soto-Torres L, Kapogiannis B, Levy L, Hoesley C, Reirden D, Gaur A, Mayer K, Futterman D, Gorbach P. Qualitative Study on the Acceptability of and Adherence to a Vaginal Ring for HIV Prophylaxis Among Adolescent Girls. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Jul 1;87(3):944-950. PubMed PMID: 33675614
• Alon L, Bruce D, Blocker O, Bouris AM, Reirden DH, Schneider JA. Perceptions of quality and safety in cannabis acquisition amongst young gay and bisexual men living with HIV/AIDS who use cannabis: Impact of legalisation and dispensaries. Int J Drug Policy. 2021 Feb;88:103035. PubMed PMID: 33310342
• Bunge KE, Levy L, Szydlo DW, Zhang J, Gaur AH, Reirden D, Mayer KH, Futterman D, Hoesley C, Hillier SL, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Gorbach PM, Wilson CM, Soto-Torres L, Kapogiannis B, Nel A, Squires KE. Brief Report: Phase IIa Safety Study of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine in Adolescent Young Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Feb 1;83(2):135-139. PubMed PMID: 31929401
• Alon L, Bruce D, Blocker O, Bouris AM, Reirden DH, Schneider JA. Perceptions of quality and safety in cannabis acquisition amongst young gay and bisexual men living with HIV/AIDS who use cannabis: Impact of legalisation and dispensaries. Int J Drug Policy. 2020 Dec 9;88:103035. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33310342
• Bruce D, Bouris AM, Bowers S, Blocker O, Lee SY, Glidden MF, Schneider JA, Reirden DH. Medical, therapeutic, and recreational use of cannabis among young men who have sex with men living with HIV. Addict Res Theory. 2020;28(3):250-259. PubMed PMID: 32952491
• Shah SK, Essack Z, Byron K, Slack C, Reirden D, van Rooyen H, Jones NR, Wendler DS. Adolescent Barriers to HIV Prevention Research: Are Parental Consent Requirements the Biggest Obstacle?. J Adolesc Health. 2020 Oct;67(4):495-501. PubMed PMID: 32636140
• Knopf A, Ott MA, Draucker CB, Fortenberry JD, Reirden DH, Arrington-Sanders R, Schneider J, Straub D, Baker R, Bakoyannis G, Zimet GD. Innovative Approaches to Obtain Minors' Consent for Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials: Multi-Site Quasi-Experimental Study of Adolescent and Parent Perspectives. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Mar 30;9(3):e16509. PubMed PMID: 32224493
• Bunge KE, Levy L, Szydlo DW, Zhang J, Gaur AH, Reirden D, Mayer KH, Futterman D, Hoesley C, Hillier SL, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Gorbach PM, Wilson CM, Soto-Torres L, Kapogiannis B, Nel A, Squires KE. Brief Report: Phase IIa Safety Study of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine in Adolescent Young Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Feb 1;83(2):135-139. PubMed PMID: 31929401
• Bruce D, Bouris AM, Bowers S, Blocker O, Lee SY, Glidden MF, Schneider JA, Reirden DH. Medical, therapeutic, and recreational use of cannabis among young men who have sex with men living with HIV. Addict Res Theory. 2020;28(3):250-259. PubMed PMID: 32952491
• Shah SK, Essack Z, Byron K, Slack C, Reirden D, van Rooyen H, Jones NR, Wendler DS. Adolescent Barriers to HIV Prevention Research: Are Parental Consent Requirements the Biggest Obstacle?. J Adolesc Health. 2020 Oct;67(4):495-501. PubMed PMID: 32636140
• Knopf A, Ott MA, Draucker CB, Fortenberry JD, Reirden DH, Arrington-Sanders R, Schneider J, Straub D, Baker R, Bakoyannis G, Zimet GD. Innovative Approaches to Obtain Minors' Consent for Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials: Multi-Site Quasi-Experimental Study of Adolescent and Parent Perspectives. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Mar 30;9(3):e16509. PubMed PMID: 32224493
• Bunge KE, Levy L, Szydlo DW, Zhang J, Gaur AH, Reirden D, Mayer KH, Futterman D, Hoesley C, Hillier SL, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Gorbach PM, Wilson CM, Soto-Torres L, Kapogiannis B, Nel A, Squires KE. Brief Report: Phase IIa Safety Study of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine in Adolescent Young Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Feb 1;83(2):135-139. PubMed PMID: 31929401
• Reirden DH, Glover JJ. Maximizing Resources: Ensuring Standard of Care for a Transgender Child in a Rural Setting. Am J Bioeth. 2019 Jul;19(7):66-67. PubMed PMID: 31237502
• Kahn JA, Belzer M, Chi X, Lee J, Gaur AH, Mayer K, Martinez J, Futterman DC, Stier EA, Paul ME, Chiao EY, Reirden D, Goldstone SE, Ortiz Martinez AP, Cachay ER, Barroso LF, Da Costa M, Wilson CM, Palefsky JM. Pre-vaccination prevalence of anogenital and oral human papillomavirus in young HIV-infected men who have sex with men. Papillomavirus Res. 2019 Jun;7:52-61. PubMed PMID: 30658128
• Anderson PL, Reirden D, Castillo-Mancilla J. Pharmacologic Considerations for Preexposure Prophylaxis in Transgender Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Aug 15;72 Suppl 3:S230-4. PubMed PMID: 27429188
• Rowan SE, Burman WJ, Johnson SC, Connick E, Reirden D, Daniloff E, Gardner EM. Engagement-in-care during the first 5 years after HIV diagnosis: data from a cohort of newly HIV-diagnosed individuals in a large US city. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2014 Sep;28(9):475-82. PubMed PMID: 25084559
• Gardner EM, Daniloff E, Thrun MW, Reirden DH, Davidson AJ, Johnson SC, Wilmoth R, Connick E, Burman WJ. Initial linkage and subsequent retention in HIV care for a newly diagnosed HIV-infected cohort in Denver, Colorado. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2013 Nov-Dec;12(6):384-90. PubMed PMID: 23962912
• Reirden DH, Menchise AN, Knox B, Gereige R, Howard T, Thomas EL, Connelly R, Tyler S, McPeak K. Index of suspicion. Pediatr Rev. 2009 Sep;30(9):357-63. PubMed PMID: 19726702
• Reirden DH. Lessons outside the lecture hall. JAMA. 1999 Sep 1;282(9):820-1. PubMed PMID: 10478685

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Fellow
• American College of Physicians (ACP), Fellow
• Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Member
• American Academy of HIV Medicine, Member
• American Society of Bioethics and Humanities, Member
• WPATH, Member