Stephen Wolf, MD

Professional Titles

• Director of Service Denver Health Emergency Medicine
• Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine

Publications

• Thiessen MEW, Godwin SA, Hatten BW, Whittle JA, Haukoos JS, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Wolf SJ, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Out-of-Hospital or Emergency Department Patients Presenting With Severe Agitation: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors, October 6, 2023. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jan;83(1):e1-e30. PubMed PMID: 38105109
• Landeck T, Schwarz H, Hammermüller S, Noreikat K, Reske S, Gottschaldt U, Nestler C, Wolf SJ, Ramm J, Lange M, Wrigge H, Girrbach F, Brehm W, Reske AW. High positive end-expiratory pressure ventilation mitigates the progression from unilateral pulmonary contusion to ARDS: An animal study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Feb 1;96(2):287-296. PubMed PMID: 37335128
• Gerardo CJ, Blanda M, Garg N, Shah KH, Byyny R, Wolf SJ, Diercks DB, Wolf SJ, Diercks DB, Anderson J, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Finnell JT, Friedman BW, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent SA, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Blunt Trauma. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Oct;84(4):e25-e55. PubMed PMID: 39306386
• Thiessen MEW, Godwin SA, Hatten BW, Whittle JA, Haukoos JS, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Wolf SJ, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Out-of-Hospital or Emergency Department Patients Presenting With Severe Agitation: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors, October 6, 2023. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jan;83(1):e1-e30. PubMed PMID: 38105109
• Diercks DB, Adkins EJ, Harrison N, Sokolove PE, Kwok H, Wolf SJ, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent S, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Appendicitis: Approved by ACEP Board of Directors February 1, 2023. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 Jun;81(6):e115-e152. PubMed PMID: 37210169
• Core Pendium, Blunt Chest Trauma Chapter. https://www.emrap.org/corependium/
• Lo BM, Carpenter CR, Ducey S, Gottlieb M, Kaji A, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Wolf SJ, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent S, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 Aug;82(2):e17-e64. PubMed PMID: 37479410
• Promes SB, Gemme S, Westafer L, Wolf SJ, Diercks DB. Use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin in the emergency department: A policy resource and education paper (PREP) from the American College of Emergency Physicians. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023 Aug;4(4):e12999. PubMed PMID: 37426553
• Smith MD, Fee C, Mace SE, Maughan B, Perkins JC Jr, Kaji A, Wolf SJ. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Jan;77(1):e1-e57. PubMed PMID: 33349374
• Stojanovska J, Hurwitz Koweek LM, Chung JH, Ghoshhajra BB, Walker CM, Beache GM, Berry MF, Colletti PM, Davis AM, Hsu JY, Khosa F, Kicska GA, Kligerman SJ, Litmanovich D, Maroules CD, Meyersohn N, Syed MA, Tong BC, Villines TC, Wann S, Wolf SJ, Kanne JP, Abbara S. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Blunt Chest Trauma-Suspected Cardiac Injury. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Nov;17(11S):S380-S390. PubMed PMID: 33153551
• Hatten BW, Cantrill SV, Dubin JS, Ketcham EM, Runde DP, Wall SP, Wolf SJ. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues Related to Opioids in Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Sep;76(3):e13-e39. PubMed PMID: 32828340
• Chapter: Sepsis Syndromes, Emergency Medicine Secrets
• Chapter: Venous Thromboembolism. Emergency Medicine Secrets.
• Chapter: Urination Retention and Incontinence. Harward-Nuss, Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine.
• Chapter: Chest Trauma. Harward-Nuss, Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine.
• Chapter: Explosive Injuries, Emergency Medicine Secrets
• Mutter, M.K., Martindale, J.R., Shah, N. et al. Case-Based Teaching: Does the Addition of High-Fidelity Simulation Make a Difference in Medical Students’ Clinical Reasoning Skills?. Med.Sci.Educ. 30, 307–313 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-019-00904-0
• Jordan J, Dorfsman ML, Wagner MJ, Wolf SJ. The Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Academy for Scholarship Coaching Program: Addressing the Needs of Academic Emergency Medicine Educators. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Jan;20(1):105-110. PubMed PMID: 30643611
• Jordan J, Dorfsman ML, Wagner MJ, Wolf SJ. The Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Academy for Scholarship Coaching Program: Addressing the Needs of Academic Emergency Medicine Educators. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Jan;20(1):105-110. PubMed PMID: 30643611
• Tips for teaching leadership in graduate medical education JD Hartzell, B Clyne, R Robinson, K Shah, SJ Wolf… - Pharos, 2019
• Chapter: Blunt Chest Trauma. EMRAP CorePendium Online Textbook. https://www.emrap.org/corependium/.
• Godwin SA, Cherkas DS, Panagos PD, Shih RD, Byyny R, Wolf SJ. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Headache: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors June 26, 2019 Clinical Policy Endorsed by the Emergency Nurses Association (July 31, 2019). Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Oct;74(4):e41-e74. PubMed PMID: 31543134
• Kraut AS, Omron R, Caretta-Weyer H, Jordan J, Manthey D, Wolf SJ, Yarris LM, Johnson S, Kornegay J. The Flipped Classroom: A Critical Appraisal. West J Emerg Med. 2019 May;20(3):527-536. PubMed PMID: 31123556
• Jordan J, Dorfsman ML, Wagner MJ, Wolf SJ. The Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Academy for Scholarship Coaching Program: Addressing the Needs of Academic Emergency Medicine Educators. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Jan;20(1):105-110. PubMed PMID: 30643611
• Chapter: Conflict Management D Goode, SJ Wolf - Communication in Emergency Medicine, 2019
• Wolf SJ, Lockspeiser TM, Gong J, Guiton G. Identification of foundational non-clinical attributes necessary for successful transition to residency: a modified Delphi study with experienced medical educators. BMC Med Educ. 2018 Jun 22;18(1):150. PubMed PMID: 29929502
• Wolf SJ, Hahn SA, Nentwich LM, Raja AS, Silvers SM, Brown MD. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolic Disease. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 May;71(5):e59-e109. PubMed PMID: 29681319
• Wolf SJ, Akhtar S, Gross E, Barnes D, Epter M, Fisher J, Moreira M, Smith M, House H. ACGME Clinical and Educational Work Hour Standards: Perspectives and Recommendations from Emergency Medicine Educators. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Jan;19(1):49-58. PubMed PMID: 29383056
• Gregor D, Wolf SJ, Trowbridge M.Teaching Design Thinking to Develop Medical Students’ Leadership & Innovation Competencies. AAMC Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. 2018
• Jordan J, Dorfsman M, Wagner MJ. Wolf SJ. Speaking to the Speakers: A Novel National Coaching Program in Emergency Medicine. American College of Emergency Physicians Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA 2018.

Practice Locations

Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Hospital Affiliation

• Denver Health Medical Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Emergency Medicine, Board Certification

Conditions & Treatments

• Emergency Care