Brian Bacak, MD

Associate Professor, Family Medicine

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Medical School
  • MD, The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio (1994)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Trinity University (TX) (1990)
Internship
  • Martin Army Community Hospital Program (1995)
Residency
  • Martin Army Community Hospital Program, Chief Resident, Family Medicine (1997)
Languages
English
Department
Family Medicine

Professional Titles

  • Vice Chair for Quality and Clinical Affairs
  • Chair, Department of Family Medicine Appointments and Promotion Committee

Recognitions

  • Teacher of the Year, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2010)
  • Teacher of the Year, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians (2011)
  • Program Director Recognition Award, Bronze Level, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (2011)
  • Selected for Membership, Academy of Medical Educators (2016)
    Recognition for Contributions to Teaching
  • Faculty of the Year Award, Rose Family Medicine Residency (2015)
    Annual award created by the residency and named the Brian S. Bacak Faculty of the Year Award for annual presentation to others at the residency
  • Richard Patt, MD Community Precepting Award, Rose Family Medicine Residency (2018)
    Awarded for Teaching Excellence in the Family Medicine Outpatient Setting
  • Excellence in Professionalism Award, Department of Family Medicine (2023)
    The Professionalism Award mirrors the School of Medicine’s criteria and is awarded to faculty who: Are positive role models who lead by example Put the wellbeing of community and patients ahead of themselves Exemplify the ideals embraced by the School of Medicine’s Professionalism Code of Conduct which are: civil and courteous behavior respect for teachers, students supporting staff and colleagues; service to the community dedication to lifelong learning empathy, altruism, compassion and other attitudes and behaviors which represent the core traditions of the profession of medicine

Publications

  • Hadley D, Bacak BS, "Pediatric Depression", Subject Chapter, PDA Clinical Information Suite, PEPID LLC, Version 8.3, January 2008.
  • Bacak BS, "Leadership Training in Residency - The Key to Professionalism", National Institute for Program Director Development Fellowship, Scholarly Project, Distributed to Fellowship class.
  • “Developing a Competency Based Chronic Pain Curriculum in Your Residency”, AAFP Residency Program Solutions Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, March 30, 2009.
  • “Best Practices of the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians”, AAFP Multistate Regional Conference, Dallas, Texas, March 1, 2009.
  • Winslow B, Bacak BS, Dwinnell, BG, Dierking S, “Patient Safety Education for Residents—A Colorado Story”, Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2011, June:271.
  • Bacak BS, “Obstetric Ultrasonography: Imaging Principles”, Update-PEPID Primary Care Plus, Evanston, IL: PEPID. V12.1, June 2011. http://www.pepidonline.com
  • Bacak BS, “Obstetric Ultrasonography: First Trimester Sonography”, Update-PEPID Primary Care Plus, Evanston, IL: PEPID. V12.1, June 2011. http://www.pepidonline.com
  • Bacak BS, “Obstetric Ultrasonography: Second and Third Trimester Sonography”, Update-PEPID Primary Care Plus, Evanston, IL: PEPID. V12.1, June 2011. http://www.pepidonline.com
  • Bacak BS, “Obstetric Ultrasonography: Obstetric Sonography in Special Situations”, Update-PEPID Primary Care Plus, Evanston, IL: PEPID. V12.1, June 2011. http://www.pepidonline.com
  • "Overview of Family Medicine Training as Compared to Advanced Nurse Practice", Referenced, with Bibliography, Letter to Chair, Colorado Commission on Family Medicine as presented to the Governor of Colorado's Scopes of Practice Committee, September 8, 2008.
  • "A Longitudinal Curriculum in Chronic Pain Management: Meshing the Chronic Care Model with the ACGME Competencies to Improve Patient Care and Resident Evaluation", Poster Presentation, 2009 AFMRD Program Director's Workshop, Overland Park, Kansas.
  • "Office Management of Chronic Pain", CAFP 2009 Annual Scientific Assembly, Colorado Springs, CO.
  • GME Task Force on ACGME Program Requirements that Impact Patient Safety, UC School of Medicine Graduate Education Forum: Patient Centered Care and Resident Education, Auroral, CO, October 2009.
  • "A Moral Imperative" (Access to Healthcare),CAFP News-Quarterly Journal, Publishing Concepts, Inc., Edition 21, Fall 2009, pg. 9-10.
  • "Academy is Well Positioned to Address Huge Issues", CAFP News-Quarterly Journal, Publishing Concepts, Inc., Edition 21, Fall 2009, pg.4.
  • "President's Thoughts", CAFP News-Quarterly Journal, Publishing Concepts,Inc., Edition 22, Winter 2010, pg. 4.
  • AAFP Multistate Conference,"CAFP Best Practices and Legislative Update", Hyatt Regency, DFW International Airport, Dallas, TX, February 28, 2010.
  • Wachtl, Z. Bacak BS, “Intrauterine Growth Restriction”, PEPID Primary Care Plus, Evanston, IL: PEPID. In Press, June 2010. http://www.pepidonline.com
  • Bacak BS, “Making a Difference for our Patients”, CAFP News-Quarterly Journal, Publishing Concepts, Inc., Edition 24 Summer 2010, pg. 4.
  • Bacak BS, “Driving Residency Practice Transformation into a Patient Centered Medical Home through the Use of a Practice Dashboard” Poster Presentation – Competitive Oral Presentation - Competetive AAFP 42nd Annual Workshop for Directors of Family Medicine Residencies, Kansas City, Missouri, June 6, 2010.
  • Bacak BS, “Community Partnership: A Strategy for Teaching Community Oriented Primary Care Through an Alliance with a Residential Substance-Abuse Treatment Facility” Poster Presentation -Competitive AAFP 42nd Annual Workshop for Directors of Family Medicine Residencies, Kansas City, Missouri, June 6, 2010.
  • “Driving Residency Practice Transformation into a Patient Centered Medical Home through the Use of a Practice Dashboard” Innovative Ideas Discussion Forum - Invited Presenter – Oral Presentation AAFP 42nd Annual Workshop for Directors of Family Medicine Residencies, Kansas City, Missouri, June 7, 2010.
  • Thomas SB, Bacak BS, “Nuchal Translucency Genetic Screening”, PEPID Primary Care Plus, Evanston, IL: PEPID. V12.1, June 2011. http://www.pepidonline.com
  • "Making Your Medical Home More Inclusive: A Blueprint for Cultural Competency Training" Workshop Presentation Bacak BS, Rollins VB AAFP Residency Program Solutions Conference Kansas City, Missouri, April 1, 2012
  • "Patient Safety in Residency Education: A Colorado Success Story" Winslow B, Dwinnell B, Bacak B, Dirking S, Poster Presentation AAFP 44th Annual Workshp for Directors of Family Medicine Residencies Kansas City, Missouri, June 4, 2012
  • Standardized Patient Trainig for Disclosure of Error in the Patient Safety Curriculum for Residents" Poster Dirking S, Dwinnell B, Winslow B, Bacak B The Coaltion for Physician Ehnancement CPE Spring 2012 Meeting Denver, CO June 7-8, 2012
  • Sandvig LM, Orr JR, Bacak BS, "Urine Drug Screening in Chronic Pain Management", eMEDREF (PEPID), V13.1, Family Practice Inquiries Network, August 2012; http://wwwpepidonline.com
  • Bacak BS, Cross L; CU/TLC Adult Hypertension Guidelines: The Hypertension Pilot, The Little Clinic and CU Partners, July 1, 2016
  • Bacak BS, Budensiek R, Report from the 2016 Conference of Delegates, Colorado Family Physician, Submitted for Publication
  • Bacak BS; "Snowflake", included in What our Patients Have Taught Us by Richard Feldman; Indiana Historical Society Press; 2021
  • Bacak BS; "Memories", included in What our Patients Have Taught Us by Richard Feldman; Indiana Historical Society Press; 2021
  • Bacak BS; "Afternoon Tea", included in What our Patients Have Taught Us by Richard Feldman; Indiana Historical Society Press; 2021
  • Bacak BS; "Controlled Chaos", included in What our Patients Have Taught Us by Richard Feldman; Indiana Historical Society Press; 2021
  • Bacak BS; "But What Did She Say ?", included in What our Patients Have Taught Us by Richard Feldman; Indiana Historical Society Press; Release date Scheduled 2021
  • Bacak BS; Do I Have What I Need ? Do I Have What My Patients Need ?; Family Medicine, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Scheduled January 2021
  • Knierim K; Smith PC; Holtrop JS, Staton E; Rodriguez RR, Bacak BS; Rapid Transition to Telehealth During COVID-19: Lessons Learned that Can Move Primary Care Forward; Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
  • Bacak BS; Reflections From a Life in Practice: Memories; The Human Touch-The Journal of Poetry, Prose, and Visual Arts; University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Volume 13, 56-57; 2020; as accessed at https://www.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librariesprovider139/human-touch/humantouch_2020_book_c.pdf?sfvrsn=5145c8b9_2 on November 13, 2020
  • McMillen S, Bacak BS; Podcast -Advancing Patient Access through Leadership and Change Management; Medical Group Management Association; June 23, 2020; as accessed at advancing-patient-access-through-leadership-and-ch on November 13, 2020
  • McMillen S, Bacak BS; Physician Leadership in Ambulatory Care: The Role of the Physician Access Leader; ECG Management Consultants; March 12, 2020; as accessed at https://www.ecgmc.com/thought-leadership/articles/physician-leadership-in-ambulatory-care-the-role-of-the-physician-access-leader on November 13, 2020
  • McMillen S, Bacak BS; The Role of Physician Leadership in Establishing a Contact Center - A Case Study- UCHealth ; ECG Management Consultants; March 12, 2020; as accessed at https://www.ecgmc.com/clients/case-studies/the-role-of-physician-leadership-in-establishing-a-contact-center?utm_source=pdf&utm_medium=pdf&utm_content=tl-cs-/the-role-of-physician-leadership-in-establishing-a-contact-center&utm_campaign=thought+leadership on November 13, 2020
  • Knierim K, Palmer C, Kramer ES, Rodriguez RS, VanWyk J, Shmerling A, Smith P, Holmstrom H, Bacak BS, Brown Levey SM, Staton EW, Holtrop JS. Lessons Learned During COVID-19 That Can Move Telehealth in Primary Care Forward. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Feb;34(Suppl):S196-S202. PubMed PMID: 33622838
  • Bacak BS. Do I Have What I Need? Do I Have What My Patients Need?. Fam Med. 2021 Jan;53(1):65-66. PubMed PMID: 33471926
  • Martin MR, Awadallah NA, Bacak BS, “The Creation and Implementation of a Provider Well-being Fellowship Curriculum”, Really Good Stuff – Journal of Medical Education; American Society of Medical Education, February 24, 2022; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/medu.14766
  • Bacak BS, “Sunshine”, appears in What our Patients Have Taught Us, by Richard Feldman, MD, Indiana Historical Society Press, 2023, p.107-108. LCCN 2022054783
  • Bacak BS, “Afternoon Tea”, as appears in What our Patients Have Taught Us, by Richard Feldman, MD, Indiana Historical Society Press, 2023, p.115-116. LCCN 2022054783
  • Bacak BS, “But What did She Say ?” , as appears in What our Patients Have Taught Us, by Richard Feldman, MD, Indiana Historical Society Press, 2023, p.109-110. LCCN 2022054783
  • Bacak BS, “Memories”, as appears in What our Patients Have Taught Us, by Richard Feldman, MD, Indiana Historical Society Press, 2023, p.113-114. LCCN 2022054783
  • Bacak BS, “Controlled Chaos”, as appears in What our Patients Have Taught Us, by Richard Feldman, MD, Indiana Historical Society Press, 2023, p.111-112. LCCN 2022054783

Professional Memberships

  • Colorado Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP), Member
  • American Academy of Family Physicians, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Primary Care - Lone Tree
9540 Park Meadows Dr
Lone Tree, CO 80124
720-848-9300

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Family Medicine, Board Certification (1997, 2023)
Care Philosophy
I believe strongly in the value of patient-centered care based on relationships over time. I love being a Family Physician and caring for patients of all ages, with all conditions, over long periods of time.

Personal Interests
As a prior US Army veteran and prior Family Medicine Residency Program Director, I'm passionate about medical education, team- based care, equitable care, and developing medical leaders under the concept of service to others. I strongly believe in the value of integrated coordinated care at a system level that raises the quality of care for all.

Public Speaking
Yes
Medical leadership; The Physician Patient Relationship


School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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