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Robert Wolfson, MD, MSHA

Dr. Wolfson is an experienced Physician, Educator and Healthcare Administrator with expertise in Healthcare Systems, Project Management & Medical Practice Management

Experience

I. Adjunct & Clinical Professor:

• University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Health;
• HSMP6603 Health Systems and Management: Fall 2008, Summer 2010
• Awards: Excellence in Clinical/Affiliated Teaching, 2011
• University of Colorado Denver, Graduate School of Business & Health Care Administration;
• HLTH6010 Healthcare Systems: 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011
• BUSN6711 Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations: Capstone Course, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2010.

II. President, Wolfson Consulting; Practice Management Consulting: 1999 -> Present:

Projects include:

• 2009 - 2010: Project Manager, Consultant: Establishment of New OB/GYN Practice, Arvada, CO.
• 2007 - 2008: Practice Management Consultant; Geriatric Group Practice, Lakewood, CO.
• 2006: Project Manager - EMR Implementation Project: Orthopedic Group Practice in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
• 2005 - 2009: University of Colorado, Center for Global Health Program Consultant & Executive Board Member.
• 2005: Project Manager: General Surgery Group Practice, Wheat Ridge, CO.
• 2004: Project Manager: OB/GYN Group Practice in Lakewood, CO.
• 2001 - 2002: Project Manager: Otolaryngology Group Practice, Arvada, CO.
• 1999 - 2000: Project Manager: General Surgery group practice, Wheat Ridge, CO.

III. Member, Ethics Committee: 2004 - 2008, Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO

IV. Director of Medical Informatics, Denver Health Authority, (Denver General Hospital), 1997- 1998

V. Medical Director, Department of Managed Care Services, Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO. 1995- 1996

VI. Medical Director, FHP of Colorado, (PacifiCare of Colorado) 1994 - 1995

VII. Private Medical Practice 1984 - 1994: General, Vascular, Thoracic & Trauma Surgery

A. Trauma Surgeon, Flight for Life Program, St. Anthony Hospital Systems, Denver, CO; 1986 - 1990
B. Chairman, Department of Surgery, St. Anthony Hospital Systems, Denver, CO., 1991-1992.
C. Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO 1993
D. Director, Utilization Review and Quality Review, Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO: 1990

VIII. Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 1983 - 1991

Education and Training:

I. MSHA (Executive Masters of Science in Health Care Administration), University of Colorado, School of Business, Class of 1997.
II. Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, 1985; Recertified, 1992.
III. Internship and Residency: General, Trauma, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, 1979-1994, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO.
IV. Medical Doctor, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO., 1975-1979
V. Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO., 1971-1975.

Professional Memberships:

I. Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1985 - today.
II. American Board of Surgeons Certified, 1985; Recertified 1993 - today.
III. Member: Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA).
IV. Member: Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

Publications:

I. Cogbill, TH; Wolfson, RH; Massive pneumatosis intestinalis and subcutaneous emphysema; Complication of needle catheter jejunostomy. J. Parenteral Enteral Nutrition. Vol. 7, No. 2, 1983.
II. Wolfson, RW; Kumpe, DA; Rutherford, RB. The role of intra-arterial streptokinase in the treatment of arterial thromboembolism; Archives of Surgery, Vol. 119; 698-702, 1984.
III. Wolfson, RW; Moore, EE; Free intraperitoneal cholelithiasis- A sign of traumatic perforation of the gallbladder. The Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 1; 223, 1984.
IV. Wolfson, RW; Moore, EE; VanWay, CW. Delayed staple penetration of the heart- Transthoracic migration with late tamponade. J. Trauma. Vol. 26; 293, 1986
V. Wolfson, RW; Adverse Effect of Blood Transfusion in Trauma Patients. Can this be altered with Immunomodulators? Immunology in Trauma and Burn Patients Conference, University of Utah, January 28, 1992.

Personal Information:

I. Background: Born 10/15/1953. 4th Generation Denver native.
II. Father: Graduate of University of Colorado, School of Medicine, 1945; Was a Physician (General Surgery & Family Practice) in Denver, from 1950-1987.
III. Family: Married, to Margaret Wolfson since 1/8/1983; Living in Lakewood, CO, 2 children; ages 22 and 24.