IVOR S. DOUGLAS, CHIEF OF PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE AND MICU MEDICAL DIRECTORIvor S. Douglas, MD is Chief of the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Medicine at Denver Health Medical Center and the Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Dr. Douglas, is a specialist pulmonary and critical care physician and Professor at the U. of Colorado. Having completed medical school in South Africa (Wits '90) and internal medicine residency training in London, Great Britain ('94), he completed pulmonary & critical care fellowship training the University of Chicago ('99). Dr. Douglas is principle investigator for ongoing investigations in several aspects of critical care, including acute lung injury, sepsis, ventilator-associated pneumonia, the contribution of alcohol intoxication and withdrawal in critical illness, and therapeutic strategies for sedation and delirium in the critically ill. Dr. Douglas serves on the steering committees and DSM’s for several multicenter international studies in sepsis and ARDS. Dr. Douglas directs an NIH funded research program exploring mechanisms of lung injury and repair failure in ARDS and emphysema and receives DoD funding to conduct studies in rapid microbiological diagnosis for severe hospital acquired infections. Dr. Douglas has received teaching awards at the U. Chicago, Columbia U. and U. Colorado. Dr. Douglas serves as co-chair of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines committee and chair of the American Thoracic Society’s Health Policy committee. He served on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC), The Joint Commission's Professional and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) and has been recognized as a 5280 Best Doctor for the past 9 years. Dr. Douglas is the site director for intensive care residency and fellowship training and is an acclaimed clinical educator.
Links
Pulmonary/Critical Care: https://www.denverhealth.org/services/critical-care/services/pulmonary
U. Colorado PROFILES: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/display/225653
Contact Information:
Ivor S. Douglas MD. FRCP(UK)
Chief, Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care Medicine
Director; Medical Intensive Care; Denver Health
Department of Medicine, MC 4000
601 Broadway, Rm 622; Denver, CO 80204
Telephone: (303) 602 5013
Fax: (303) 602 5055
Pager: (303) 826 9944
email: idouglas@dhha.org