Robert McIntyre, MD

Professional Titles

• Director of Endocrine Surgery
• Vice Chairman of Finance, Department of Surgery
• John and Cynthia Schultz Professor and Chief Division of GI, Trauma and Endocrine Surgery
• Associate Chief Medical Officer for Perioperative Services

Recognitions

• Best Doctor, Surgery, 5280 Magazine (2020)
  Also named each year from 2008-2019
• Best Doctors in America, Castle Connolly (2020)
  Also named each year from 2009-2019
• Best Doctor Surgical Critical Care, 5280 Magazine (2020)
  Also named each year 2008-2019

Publications

• 110) Feliciano D, Moore FA, Moore EE, West M, Cocanour CS, Davis J, McIntyre RC Jr. WTA Critical Decisions in Trauma: Evaluation and management of peripheral vascular injury, part I. J Trauma 2011; 70: 1551-1556.
• 111) Kozar RA, Moore FA, Moore EE, West M, Cocanour CS, Davis J, Biffl WL, McIntyre RC Jr. Western trauma association critical decisions in trauma: Operative management of adult blunt hepatic trauma. J Trauma 2011; 71: 1-5.
• 112) Woods J, Partrick D, Travers S, McIntyre RC Jr. Pediatric thyroidectomy: a collaborative surgical approach. J Ped Surg 2011; 46: 823-828.
• 113) Scalea T, Moore FA, Moore EE, West M, Cocanour CS, Davis J, McIntyre RC Jr. Western trauma association critical decisions in trauma: Mangled extremity. J Trauma 2012; 72:86-93.
• 116) Caveny SA, Klingensmith WC, Martin W, Sage-El A, McIntyre RC Jr, Raeburn CA, Wolfe P. Parathyroid Imaging: The Importance of Dual Radiopharmaceutical Simultaneous Acquisition with Tc-99m-Sestamibi and I-123. J Nuc Med Tech 2012, in press.
• 117) French JD, Said S, Raeburn RD, McIntyre RC Jr., Klopper J, Haugen B. Programmed Death-1+ T Cells and Regulatory T Cells are Enriched in Tumor-Involved Lymph Nodes and Associated with Aggressive Features in Papillary Thyroid Cancer. JCEM 2012 in press.
• McIntyre, RC Jr. IQI: Improving Quality Improvement. Am J Surg. 2012, in press.
• 113) Scalea T, Moore FA, Moore EE, West M, Cocanour CS, Davis J, McIntyre RC Jr. Western trauma association critical decisions in trauma: Mangled extremity. J Trauma 2012; 72:86-93
• 116) Caveny SA, Klingensmith WC, Martin W, Sage-El A, McIntyre RC Jr, Raeburn CA, Wolfe P. Parathyroid Imaging: The Importance of Dual Radiopharmaceutical Simultaneous Acquisition with Tc-99m-Sestamibi and I-123. J Nuc Med Tech 2012, 40: 104-110.
• 117) French JD, Said S, Raeburn RD, McIntyre RC Jr., Klopper J, Haugen B. Programmed Death-1+ T Cells and Regulatory T Cells are Enriched in Tumor-Involved Lymph Nodes and Associated with Aggressive Features in Papillary Thyroid Cancer. JCEM 2012; 97: 934-943.
• 118) Burlew CC, Moore, EE, Moore, FA, Coimbra R, McIntyre RC Jr, Davis JW, Sperry J, Biffl WL. Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions in Trauma: Resuscitative Thoracotomy. J Trauma 2012; 73: 1357-1361.
• 119) Moore FA, Moore EE, Berluw CC, Coimbra R, McIntyre RC Jr, Davis JW, Sperry J, Biffl WL. Western Trauma Association/Critical Decisions in Trauma: Management of Complicated Diverticulitis. J Trauma 2012; 73: 1363-1369.
• 120) Moore HB Moore EE, Berluw CC, Moore FA, Coimbra R, McIntyre RC Jr, Davis JW, Sperry J, Biffl WL. Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions in Trauma: Management of Parapneumonic Effusion. J Trauma 2012;73:1370-1377.
• 141) McIntyre, RC Jr. IQI: Improving Quality Improvement. Presidential Address Southwestern Surgical Congress. Am J Surg 2012; 815-825
• 121) Lin Y, Ross HL, Raeburn CD, DeWitt PE, Albuja-Cruz M, Jones EL, McIntyre RC Jr. Vitamin D deficiency does not increase the rate of postoperative hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy. Am J Surg 2012; 204:888-903.
• 122) Klingensmith WC, Koo PJ, Summerlin A, Fehrenbach BW, Karki R, Shulman BC, Raeburn CD, McIntyre RC. Parathyroid imaging: The importance of pinhole collimation with both single and dual tracer acquisition. J Nuc Med Tch 2013 in press.
• Klingensmith WC, Koo PJ, Summerlin A, Fehrenbach BW, Karki R, Shulman BC, Raeburn CD, McIntyre RC. Parathyroid imaging: The importance of pinhole collimation with both single and dual tracer acquisition. J Nuc Med Tch 2013; 41:99-104.
• Feliciano D, Moore FA, Moore EE, West M, Cocanour CS, Davis J, McIntyre RC Jr. WTA Critical Decisions in Trauma: Evaluation and management of peripheral vascular injury, part II. J Trauma 2013; 75:1-7.
• Sperry J, Moore EE, Coimbra R, Croce M, Davis JW, Karmy-Jones R, McIntyre RC Jr, Moore FA, Malhotra A, Shatz DV, Biffl WL. Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions in Trauma: Penetrating neck trauma. J Trauma 2013; 75: 936-40.
• Biffl W, Moore EE, Croce M, Davis JW, Combria R, Karmy-Jones, McIntyre RC Jr., Moore FA, Sperry J, Malhotra A, Feliciano. Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions in Trauma: Management of Pancreatic Injuries. J Trauma, 2013; 75: 941-6.
• Raeburn CD, Schoen J, McIntyre RC Jr. Endocrine Surgery. In McDermott MT Ed. Endocrine Secrets, Sixth Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier Inc. 2013
• McIntyre RC Jr., Peltz E, Albuja-Cruz M. Endocrine Emergencies. Denver Health Medical Center Handbook of Surgical Critical Care: The Practice and the Evidence. In press.
• Jones T, McIntyre RC Jr., Peltz E. Fundamentals of Oxygen Transport and Cellular Metabolism. Denver Health Medical Center Handbook of Surgical Critical Care: The Practice and the Evidence. In press.
• American College of Surgeons Comprehensive Review: Small Bowel Obstruction
• American College of Surgeons Comprehensive Review: Perioperative Cardiac Care
• American College of Surgeons Comprehensive Review: Perioperative Respiratory Care
• American College of Surgeons Comprehensive Review: Thyroid Nodules and Cancer
• American College of Surgeons Comprehensive Review: Hyperparathyroidism
• American College of Surgeons Comprehensive Review: Adrenal Neoplasms
• American College of Surgeons Comprehensive Review: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
• 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
• Karmy-Jones R, Namias N, Coimbra R, Moore EE, Schreiber M, McIntyre R Jr, Croce M, Livingston DH, Sperry JL, Malhotra AK, Biffl WL. Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: penetrating chest trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Dec;77(6):994-1002. PubMed PMID: 25423543
• 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
• 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
• Lin Y, Meguid RA, Hosokawa PW, Henderson WG, Hammermeister KE, Schulick RD, Shelstad RC, Wild TT, McIntyre RC Jr. An institutional analysis of unplanned return to the operating room to identify areas for quality improvement. Am J Surg. 2016 Dec 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28057294
• 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
• Frazee R, Burlew CC, Regner J, McIntyre R, Peltz E, Cribari C, Dunn J, Butler L, Reckard P, Dissanaike S, Karimi K, Behnfield C, Melo N, Margulies D. Discussion of: "Outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy can be successfully performed for uncomplicated appendicitis: A Southwestern Surgical Congress multicenter trial". Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1010-1011. PubMed PMID: 29079020
• Frazee R, Burlew CC, Regner J, McIntyre R, Peltz E, Cribari C, Dunn J, Butler L, Reckard P, Dissanaike S, Karimi K, Behnfield C, Melo N, Margulies D. Outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy can be successfully performed for uncomplicated appendicitis: A Southwestern Surgical Congress multicenter trial. Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1007-1009. PubMed PMID: 28943063
• Lin Y, Meguid RA, Hosokawa PW, Henderson WG, Hammermeister KE, Schulick RD, Shelstad RC, Wild TT, McIntyre RC Jr. An institutional analysis of unplanned return to the operating room to identify areas for quality improvement. Am J Surg. 2017 Jul;214(1):1-6. PubMed PMID: 28057294
• Bergese SD, Mestek ML, Kelley SD, McIntyre R Jr, Uribe AA, Sethi R, Watson JN, Addison PS. Multicenter Study Validating Accuracy of a Continuous Respiratory Rate Measurement Derived From Pulse Oximetry: A Comparison With Capnography. Anesth Analg. 2017 Apr;124(4):1153-1159. PubMed PMID: 28099286
• Bookman K, West D, Ginde A, Wiler J, McIntyre R, Hammes A, Carlson N, Steinbruner D, Solley M, Zane R. Embedded Clinical Decision Support in Electronic Health Record Decreases Use of High-cost Imaging in the Emergency Department: EmbED study. Acad Emerg Med. 2017 Jul;24(7):839-845. PubMed PMID: 28391603
• Shackford SR, Dunne CE, Karmy-Jones R, Long W 3rd, Teso D, Schreiber MA, Watson J, Watson C, McIntyre RC Jr, Ferrigno L, Shapiro ML, Southerland K, Dunn JA, Reckard P, Scalea TM, Brenner M, Teeter WA. The evolution of care improves outcome in blunt thoracic aortic injury: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Dec;83(6):1006-1013. PubMed PMID: 28538630
• Bergese SD, Mestek ML, Kelley SD, McIntyre R Jr, Uribe AA, Sethi R, Watson JN, Addison PS. In Response. Anesth Analg. 2017 Sep;125(3):1077-1078. PubMed PMID: 28708663
• Bergese SD, Mestek ML, Kelley SD, McIntyre R Jr, Uribe AA, Sethi R, Watson JN, Addison PS. In Response. Anesth Analg. 2017 Sep;125(3):1075-1076. PubMed PMID: 28742782
• Heelan Gladden AA, Peltz ED, McIntyre RC Jr, Vega S, Krell R, Velopulos C, Ferrigno L, Wright FL. Effect of Pre-Hospital Use of the Assessment of Blood Consumption Score and Pre-Thawed Fresh Frozen Plasma on Resuscitation and Trauma Mortality. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30476549
• Shackford SR, Dunne CE, Karmy-Jones R, Long W 3rd, Teso D, Schreiber MA, Watson J, Watson C, McIntyre RC Jr, Ferrigno L, Shapiro ML, Southerland K, Dunn JA, Reckard P, Scalea TM, Brenner M, Teeter WA. The evolution of care improves outcome in blunt thoracic aortic injury: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Dec;83(6):1006-1013. PubMed PMID: 28538630
• Heelan Gladden AA, Bell MT, Cohen MJ, Cleveland J Jr, McIntyre RC Jr. Traumatic Tricuspid Valve Rupture Associated with Pericardial Rupture and Cardiac Herniation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31688785
• Moskowitz EE, McIntyre RC, Burlew CC, Helmkamp LJ, Peltz ED, Coleman JR, Kovar A, Truitt M, Agrawal V, Onkendi E, Dev R, Diaz JJ, Eaton B, Campion EM. Evaluation of a water-soluble contrast protocol for small bowel obstruction: A southwestern surgical congress multicenter trial. Am J Surg. 2019 Dec;218(6):1046-1051. PubMed PMID: 31623878
• Kovar A, Carmichael H, McIntyre RC Jr, Mago J, Gladden AH, Peltz ED, Wright FL. The Extremity/Mechanism/Shock Index/GCS (EMS-G) score: A novel pre-hospital scoring system for early and appropriate MTP activation. Am J Surg. 2019 Dec;218(6):1195-1200. PubMed PMID: 31564406
• Carmichael H, Jamison E, Bol KA, McIntyre R Jr, Velopulos CG. Premeditated versus "passionate": patterns of homicide related to intimate partner violence. J Surg Res. 2018 Oct;230:87-93. PubMed PMID: 30100045
• Samuels JM, Urban S, Peltz E, Schroeppel T, Heise H, Dorlac WC, Britton LJ, Burlew CC, Robinson C, Swope ML, McIntyre RC Jr. A modern, multicenter evaluation of hepatic angioembolization - Complications and readmissions persist. Am J Surg. 2020 Jan;219(1):117-122. PubMed PMID: 31272677
• Frazee R, Burlew CC, Regner J, McIntyre R, Peltz E, Cribari C, Dunn J, Butler L, Reckard P, Dissanaike S, Karimi K, Behnfield C, Melo N, Margulies D. Outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy can be successfully performed for uncomplicated appendicitis: A Southwestern Surgical Congress multicenter trial. Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1007-1009. PubMed PMID: 28943063
• Davis S, McIntyre R, Cribari C, Dunn J. Thyroid Storm Induced by Trauma: A Challenging Combination. Am Surg. 2018 Feb 1;84(2):e44-e46. PubMed PMID: 30454474
• Moskowitz E, Campion EM, Burlew CC, Helmkamp LJ, Peltz ED, Gansar BL, McIntyre RC. Obstruction reduction: Use of water-soluble contrast challenge to differentiate between partial and complete small bowel obstruction. Am J Surg. 2019 Nov;218(5):913-917. PubMed PMID: 30910130
• Carmichael H, Wiktor AJ, McIntyre RC, Lambert Wagner A, Velopulos CG. Regional disparities in access to verified burn center care in the United States. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Jul;87(1):111-116. PubMed PMID: 30865160
• Frazee R, Regner J, Truitt MS, Agrawal V, Swope M, Burlew CC, Dissanaike S, Vangipurum D, Bruns B, O'Meara L, Stivers J, Kwok A, Grover BT, Kothari SN, Cibari C, Dunn J, McIntyre RC Jr, Wright F, Scherer EP, Crane C, Schroeppel TJ, Callaghan E, Gordy S, Todd R. The southwestern surgical congress multi-center trial on suspected common duct stones. Am J Surg. 2019 Jun;217(6):1006-1009. PubMed PMID: 30654919
• Callcut RA, Kornblith LZ, Conroy AS, Robles AJ, Meizoso JP, Namias N, Meyer DE, Haymaker A, Truitt MS, Agrawal V, Haan JM, Lightwine KL, Porter JM, San Roman JL, Biffl WL, Hayashi MS, Sise MJ, Badiee J, Recinos G, Inaba K, Schroeppel TJ, Callaghan E, Dunn JA, Godin S, McIntyre RC Jr, Peltz ED, O'Neill PJ, Diven CF, Scifres AM, Switzer EE, West MA, Storrs S, Cullinane DC, Cordova JF, Moore EE, Moore HB, Privette AR, Eriksson EA, Cohen MJ. The why and how our trauma patients die: A prospective Multicenter Western Trauma Association study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 May;86(5):864-870. PubMed PMID: 30633095
• Heelan Gladden AA, Peltz ED, McIntyre RC Jr, Vega S, Krell R, Velopulos C, Ferrigno L, Wright FL. Effect of Pre-Hospital Use of the Assessment of Blood Consumption Score and Pre-Thawed Fresh Frozen Plasma on Resuscitation and Trauma Mortality. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Feb;228(2):141-147. PubMed PMID: 30476549
• Samuels JM, Carmichael H, Kovar A, Urban S, Vega S, Velopulos C, McIntyre RC Jr. Exercise Caution Using Hepatic Angioembolization in the Stable Trauma Patient: In reply to Clements and Colleagues. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Dec;231(6):778. PubMed PMID: 32972833
• Rozeboom PD, Bronsert MR, Velopulos CG, Henderson WG, Colborn KL, Hammermeister KE, Lambert-Kerzner A, Hall MG, McIntyre RC Jr, Meguid RA. A comparison of the new, parsimonious tool Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) risk calculator in emergency surgery. Surgery. 2020 Dec;168(6):1152-1159. PubMed PMID: 32900494
• Barrett CD, Moore HB, Moore EE, McIntyre RC, Moore PK, Burke J, Hua F, Apgar J, Talmor DS, Sauaia A, Liptzin DR, Veress LA, Yaffe MB. Fibrinolytic therapy for refractory COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome: Scientific rationale and review. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2020 May;4(4):524-531. PubMed PMID: 32542213
• Asher ZP, Buckner TW, McIntyre RC Jr. Postoperative hemorrhage secondary to acquired hemophilia A. JAAPA. 2020 Jun;33(6):24-26. PubMed PMID: 32452957
• Moore HB, Barrett CD, Moore EE, McIntyre RC, Moore PK, Talmor DS, Moore FA, Yaffe MB. Is there a role for tissue plasminogen activator as a novel treatment for refractory COVID-19 associated acute respiratory distress syndrome?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Jun;88(6):713-714. PubMed PMID: 32281766
• . Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study. Lancet. 2020 Jul 4;396(10243):27-38. PubMed PMID: 32479829
• Moore HB, Barrett CD, Moore EE, Jhunjhnuwala R, McIntyre RC, Moore PK, Wang J, Hajizadeh N, Talmor DS, Sauaia A, Yaffe MB. STudy of Alteplase for Respiratory failure in SARS-Cov2/COVID-19: Study Design of the Phase IIa STARS Trial. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2020 May 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32838109
• Wright FL, Vogler TO, Moore EE, Moore HB, Wohlauer MV, Urban S, Nydam TL, Moore PK, McIntyre RC Jr. Fibrinolysis Shutdown Correlation with Thromboembolic Events in Severe COVID-19 Infection. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Aug;231(2):193-203.e1. PubMed PMID: 32422349
• Samuels JM, Carmichael H, Kovar A, Urban S, Vega S, Velopulos C, McIntyre RC Jr. Reevaluation of Hepatic Angioembolization for Trauma in Stable Patients: Weighing the Risk. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Jul;231(1):123-131.e3. PubMed PMID: 32422347
• Wang J, Hajizadeh N, Moore EE, McIntyre RC, Moore PK, Veress LA, Yaffe MB, Moore HB, Barrett CD. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment for COVID-19 associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): A case series. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Jul;18(7):1752-1755. PubMed PMID: 32267998
• Wang J, Hajizadeh N, Moore EE, McIntyre RC, Moore PK, Veress LA, Yaffe MB, Moore HB, Barrett CD. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment for COVID-19 associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): A case series. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Jul;18(7):1752-1755. PubMed PMID: 32267998
• Heelan Gladden AA, Bell MT, Cohen MJ, Cleveland J Jr, McIntyre RC Jr. Traumatic tricuspid valve rupture associated with pericardial rupture and cardiac herniation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Feb;88(2):e96-e97. PubMed PMID: 31688785
• . Outcomes after perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with proximal femoral fractures: an international cohort study. BMJ Open. 2021 Nov 30;11(11):e050830. PubMed PMID: 34848515
• Lee JS, Khan AD, Wright FL, McIntyre RC Jr, Dorlac WC, Cribari C, Brockman V, Vega SA, Cofran JM, Schroeppel TJ. Whole Blood Versus Conventional Blood Component Massive Transfusion Protocol Therapy in Civilian Trauma Patients. Am Surg. 2021 Nov 27;:31348211049752. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34839732
• . Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score. Br J Surg. 2021 Nov 11;108(11):1274-1292. PubMed PMID: 34227657
• Campion EM, Cralley A, Sauaia A, Buchheit RC, Brown AT, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Moore S, Tann K, Leskovan J, Camazine M, Barnes SL, Otaibi B, Hazelton JP, Jacobson LE, Williams J, Castillo R, Stewart NJ, Elterman JB, Zier L, Goodman M, Elson N, Miner J, Hardman C, Kapoen C, Mendoza AE, Schellenberg M, Benjamin E, Wakam GK, Alam HB, Kornblith LZ, Callcut RA, Coleman LE, Shatz DV, Burruss S, Linn AC, Perea L, Morgan M, Schroeppel TJ, Stillman Z, Carrick MM, Gomez MF, Berne JD, McIntyre RC, Urban S, Nahmias J, Tay E, Cohen M, Moore EE, McVaney K, Burlew CC. Prehospital End Tidal Carbon Dioxide is Predictive of Death and Massive Transfusion in Injured Patients: An EAST Multicenter Trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Oct 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34686640
• Lee JS, Khan AD, Dorlac WC, Dunn J, McIntyre RC Jr, Wright FL, Platnick KB, Brockman V, Vega SA, Cofran JM, Duero C, Schroeppel TJ. The Patient's Voice Matters: The Impact of Advance Directives on Elderly Trauma Patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Sep 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34538829
• Rozeboom PD, Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Velopulos CG, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, McIntyre RC Jr, Meguid RA. The preoperative risk tool SURPAS accurately predicts outcomes in emergency surgery. Am J Surg. 2021 Sep;222(3):643-649. PubMed PMID: 33485618
• Wandling M, Cuschieri J, Kozar R, O'Meara L, Celii A, Starr W, Burlew CC, Todd SR, de Leon A, McIntyre RC, Urban S, Biffl WL, Bayat D, Dunn J, Peck K, Rooney AS, Kornblith LZ, Callcut RA, Lollar DI, Ambroz E, Leichtle SW, Aboutanos MB, Schroeppel T, Hennessy EA, Russo R, McNutt M. Multi-center validation of the Bowel Injury Predictive Score (BIPS) for the early identification of need to operate in blunt bowel and mesenteric injuries. Injury. 2021 Jul 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34380598
• Carmichael H, Wright FL, McIntyre RC, Vogler T, Urban S, Jolley SE, Burnham EL, Firth W, Velopulos CG, Idrovo JP. Early ventilator liberation and decreased sedation needs after tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 infection. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021;6(1):e000591. PubMed PMID: 34192162
• Lee JS, Khan AD, Quinn CM, Colborn K, Patel DC, Barmparas G, Margulies DR, Waller CJ, Kallies KJ, Fitzsimmons AJ, Kothari SN, Raines AR, Mahnken H, Dunn J, Zier L, McIntyre RC Jr, Urban S, Coleman JR, Campion EM, Burlew CC, Schroeppel TJ. Patient characteristics and diagnostic tests associated with syncopal falls: A Southwestern surgical congress multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2022 Dec;224(6):1374-1379. PubMed PMID: 35940931
• Khan AD, McIntyre RC, Gonzalez RP, Schroeppel TJ. Response to letter to the editor, re: A multicenter validation of the modified brain injury guidelines: Are they safe and effective?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Nov 1;93(5):e174-e175. PubMed PMID: 35801719
• McIntyre RC Jr. The VIPoma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Nov 1;93(5):567-571. PubMed PMID: 35393382
• Moren AM, Waschmann M, Martin MJ, McIntyre RC Jr, Kaplan LJ. Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey. Am J Surg. 2022 Aug;224(2):761-768. PubMed PMID: 35397922
• Hansen CK, Hosokawa PW, Mcintyre RC, McStay C, Ginde AA. A National Study of Emergency Thoracotomy for Trauma. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2021 Jan-Mar;14(1):14-17. PubMed PMID: 33911430
• Khan AD, Lee J, Galicia K, Billings JD, Dobaria V, Patel PP, McIntyre RC, Gonzalez RP, Schroeppel TJ. A multicenter validation of the modified brain injury guidelines: Are they safe and effective?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jul 1;93(1):106-112. PubMed PMID: 35358157
• Carmichael H, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Stearns D, Birnbaum EH, McIntyre RC, Meguid RA, Velopulos CG. Social vulnerability is associated with increased morbidity following colorectal surgery. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt A):100-105. PubMed PMID: 35337645
• Dyas AR, Henderson WG, Madsen HJ, Bronsert MR, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, McIntyre RC Jr, Meguid RA. Development and validation of a prediction model for conversion of outpatient to inpatient surgery. Surgery. 2022 Jul;172(1):249-256. PubMed PMID: 35216822
• Lee JS, Khan AD, Wright FL, McIntyre RC Jr, Dorlac WC, Cribari C, Brockman V, Vega SA, Cofran JM, Schroeppel TJ. Whole Blood Versus Conventional Blood Component Massive Transfusion Protocol Therapy in Civilian Trauma Patients. Am Surg. 2022 May;88(5):880-886. PubMed PMID: 34839732
• Rozeboom PD, Henderson WG, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, Hammermeister KE, McIntyre RC Jr, Meguid RA. Development and Validation of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Stay in a Broad Surgical Population. JAMA Surg. 2022 Apr 1;157(4):344-352. PubMed PMID: 35171216
• Barrett CD, Moore HB, Moore EE, Wang J, Hajizadeh N, Biffl WL, Lottenberg L, Patel PR, Truitt MS, McIntyre RC Jr, Bull TM, Ammons LA, Ghasabyan A, Chandler J, Douglas IS, Schmidt EP, Moore PK, Wright FL, Ramdeo R, Borrego R, Rueda M, Dhupa A, McCaul DS, Dandan T, Sarkar PK, Khan B, Sreevidya C, McDaniel C, Grossman Verner HM, Pearcy C, Anez-Bustillos L, Baedorf-Kassis EN, Jhunjhunwala R, Shaefi S, Capers K, Banner-Goodspeed V, Talmor DS, Sauaia A, Yaffe MB. Study of Alteplase for Respiratory Failure in SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19: A Vanguard Multicenter, Rapidly Adaptive, Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Trial. Chest. 2022 Mar;161(3):710-727. PubMed PMID: 34592318
• . Outcomes and Their State-level Variation in Patients Undergoing Surgery With Perioperative SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the USA: A Prospective Multicenter Study. Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):247-251. PubMed PMID: 34793350
• Campion EM, Cralley A, Sauaia A, Buchheit RC, Brown AT, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Moore S, Tann K, Leskovan J, Camazine M, Barnes SL, Otaibi B, Hazelton JP, Jacobson LE, Williams J, Castillo R, Stewart NJ, Elterman JB, Zier L, Goodman M, Elson N, Miner J, Hardman C, Kapoen C, Mendoza AE, Schellenberg M, Benjamin E, Wakam GK, Alam HB, Kornblith LZ, Callcut RA, Coleman LE, Shatz DV, Burruss S, Linn AC, Perea L, Morgan M, Schroeppel TJ, Stillman Z, Carrick MM, Gomez MF, Berne JD, McIntyre RC, Urban S, Nahmias J, Tay E, Cohen M, Moore EE, McVaney K, Burlew CC. Prehospital end-tidal carbon dioxide is predictive of death and massive transfusion in injured patients: An Eastern Association for Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Feb 1;92(2):355-361. PubMed PMID: 34686640
• Lee JS, Khan AD, Dorlac WC, Dunn J, McIntyre RC Jr, Wright FL, Platnick KB, Brockman V, Vega SA, Cofran JM, Duero C, Schroeppel TJ. The patient's voice matters: The impact of advance directives on elderly trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Feb 1;92(2):339-346. PubMed PMID: 34538829
• Wandling M, Cuschieri J, Kozar R, O'Meara L, Celii A, Starr W, Burlew CC, Todd SR, de Leon A, McIntyre RC, Urban S, Biffl WL, Bayat D, Dunn J, Peck K, Rooney AS, Kornblith LZ, Callcut RA, Lollar DI, Ambroz E, Leichtle SW, Aboutanos MB, Schroeppel T, Hennessy EA, Russo R, McNutt M. Multi-center validation of the Bowel Injury Predictive Score (BIPS) for the early identification of need to operate in blunt bowel and mesenteric injuries. Injury. 2022 Jan;53(1):122-128. PubMed PMID: 34380598
• Lee JS, Billings J, McIntyre RC, Brockman V, Decker C, Stillman Z, Rodriquez J, Graf E, Vega S, McVicker J, Schroeppel TJ. To observe or not to observe: Evaluation of the modified brain injury guideline management of small volume intracranial hemorrhage. Am J Surg. 2023 Jun 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37394349
• Khan AD, McIntyre RC, Gonzalez RP, Schroeppel TJ. Response to letter to the editor, re: "A multicenter validation of the modified brain injury guidelines: Are they safe and effective?". J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 May 1;94(5):e35-e36. PubMed PMID: 36719285
• Argandykov D, Dorken-Gallastegi A, El Moheb M, Gebran A, Proaño-Zamudio JA, Bokenkamp M, Renne AM, Nepogodiev D, Bhangu A, Kaafarani HMA. Is perioperative COVID-19 really associated with worse surgical outcomes? A nationwide COVIDSurg propensity-matched analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Apr 1;94(4):513-524. PubMed PMID: 36949053
• Samuels JM, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Nahmias J, Tay E, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Burlew CC, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Velopulos C, Harmon LA. An observation-first strategy for liver injuries with "blush" on computed tomography is safe and effective. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Feb 1;94(2):281-287. PubMed PMID: 36149844
• Barrio MJ, Pozdeyev N, Raeburn CD, McIntyre RC Jr, Marshall CB, Haugen B, La Greca A. Pre-operative thyroglobulin measurement for thyroid cancer risk of recurrence and response to therapy. Am J Surg. 2024 Dec;238:115818. PubMed PMID: 39004566
• Barrio MJ, Pozdeyev N, McIntyre RC Jr, Albuja-Cruz MB, Haugen BR, Raeburn CD. Long term outcomes after repeat lymph node dissections for persistent or recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer. Am J Surg. 2024 Oct 24;239:116045. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39489005
• Stuart CM, Chanes N, Dyas AR, Albuja Cruz MB, Raeburn CD, McIntyre RC Jr, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Robotic-assisted ectopic mediastinal parathyroidectomy: a single institution experience and operative review for the thoracic surgeon. J Thorac Dis. 2024 Jul 30;16(7):4128-4136. PubMed PMID: 39144347
• Nguyen PD, Nahmias J, Aryan N, Samuels JM, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Burlew CC, Velopulos C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TCP, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Grigorian A. Main versus segmental hepatic artery angioembolization in patients with traumatic liver injuries: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study. Surgery. 2024 Nov 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39521628
• Aryan N, Grigorian A, Tay-Lasso E, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Velopulos C, Cothren Burlew C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Samuels JM, Spalding MC, Nahmias J. High-grade liver injuries with contrast extravasation managed initially with interventional radiology versus observation: A secondary analysis of a WTA multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2024 Aug;234:105-111. PubMed PMID: 38553335
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Professional Memberships

• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Member
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member
• American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, Member
• American Thyroid Association (ATA) , Member
• Association for Academic Surgery, Member
• International Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Member
• International Society of Surgery, Member
• Shock Society, Member
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Member
• Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member
• Society of University Surgeons, Member
• Western Surgical Association, Member
• Western Trauma Association, President Elect
• Southwestern Surgical Congress, Past President
• American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Trauma Center
12505 E. 16th Avenue
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, First floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2711

UCHealth Surgical Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
6th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2700

CU Medicine General Surgery - Cherry Creek Medical Center
100 Cook Street
Suite 312
Denver, CO 80206
720-848-2700

UCHealth Ambulatory Surgery Center - Cherry Creek Medical Center
100 Cook Street
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80206
720-516-9373

UCHealth Thyroid Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Court
Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, 6th floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-3299

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Center Affiliations

• University of Colorado Cancer Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Surgery, Board Certification (1992, 2012)
• Surgical Critical Care, Board Certification (1993, 2013)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Certificate (2020)
• Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma, Certificate (2020)

Conditions & Treatments

• Digestive System - Pancreas Surgery
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Thyroid Disease
• Endocrine System (Hormones)
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Adrenal Diseases
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Thyroid Cancer
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Endocrine Cancer (Parathyroid, Adrenal, Carcinoid)
• Critical Care
• Digestive System
• Digestive System - Biliary Surgery
• Digestive System - Gastroenterology (Stomach, Bowel, General GI Problems)
• Digestive System - Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Digestive System - Hemorrhoids
• Digestive System - Hernia
• Digestive System - Surgical Endoscopy
• Emergency Care
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Pancreatitis
• Failed Prior Surgery
• Food, Nutrition and Metabolism - Nutrition
• Injuries and Wounds
• Injuries and Wounds - Wounds
• Surgery - Laparoscopic Surgery
• Surgery - Trauma and Acute Care
• Cancers
• Food, Nutrition and Metabolism
• Surgery