Douglas A Colquhoun, MB ChB, MPH
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Program Director
Anesthesiology and Program Assistant
Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
1500 E. Medical Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]

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Douglas A Colquhoun, MB ChB, MPH
Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Links
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr Douglas Colquhoun is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. He joined the faculty of University of Michigan in 2019. Douglas is board certified in Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Informatics. Clinically his work focuses on the care of patients undergoing major inpatient surgery.

    His research interests are in the application of informatics approaches to further perioperative research with a particular interest in the understanding postoperative pulmonary complications. He serves as an Associate Research Director for the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG), a international anesthesia research collaborative based at the University of Michigan.

    He has lead current and recent research work supported by the National Institutes of Health, foundations and industry partners.

    Links
    • Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group
    Qualifications
    • MPH, Research in Practice
      University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 2012
    • MB ChB
      University of Glasgow, Glasgow, 2010
    • MSc
      University of Glasgow, Glasgow, 2008
    • BS, BSc (Med Sci)
      University of Glasgow, Glasgow, 2007
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Precision Health Initiative
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    • Understanding of risk for and prevention of post operative pulmonary complications
    • Methods to improve secondary use of multisite EHR data for perioperative research
    • Use of the EHR as a platform for enabling perioperative clinical trials
    • Applications of informatics to improve medical decision making and delivery of perioperative care
    • Management of high acuity and critically ill surgical patients

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Presentation
      Case Discussion: Sugammadex in Patients with Renal Failure
      Colquhoun D. 2024 Sep 30;
    • Journal Article
      Statistical modeling of acute and chronic pain patient-reported outcomes obtained from ecological momentary assessment.
      Leroux A, Crainiceanu C, Zeger S, Taub M, Ansari B, Wager TD, Bayman E, Coffey C, Langefeld C, McCarthy R, Tsodikov A, Brummet C, Clauw DJ, Edwards RR, Lindquist MA, ; A2CPS Consortium . Pain, 2024 Sep 1; 165 (9): 1955 - 1965. DOI:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003214
      PMID: 38718196
    • Journal Article
      Use of Neuromuscular Blocking and Antagonism Agents across the Spectrum of Renal Impairment Undergoing Major Inpatient Surgery: A Single-center Retrospective Observational Cohort Study.
      Colquhoun DA, Kumar S, Jewell E, Mentz G, Bickett-Hickok R, Kheterpal S. Anesthesiology, 2024 Sep 1; 141 (3): 602 - 607. DOI:10.1097/ALN.0000000000005079
      PMID: 39136482
    • Additional Scholarship
      An Evolving Framework for Using Big Data Tools and Machine Learning to Enhance Perioperative Quality Improvement, Research, and Patient Safety
      Colquhoun D, Mathis MR, Schonberger RB, Edelman AL, Janda A, Burns ML, Shah N. 2024 Jun 1;
    • Journal Article
      Does Propofol Improve Polyp Detection during Colonoscopy? The Promise and Peril of Clinical Registry Data.
      Colquhoun DA, Somsouk M, Chen CL. Anesthesiology, 2024 Jun 1; 140 (6): 1062 - 1064. DOI:10.1097/ALN.0000000000004987
      PMID: 38629962
    • Journal Article
      Sugammadex Use in Pediatric Patients with Stage IV-V Chronic Kidney Disease in a Quaternary Referral Hospital: A Case Series
      Samba S, Daklallah Y, Brown SES, Colquhoun DA, Modi Z, Nause-Osthoff R. 2024 Jun;
    • Presentation
      Mock Study Section
      Colquhoun D, Rubin D. 2024 May 18;
    • Presentation
      Succeeding Across the Tripartite Mission: Partnering with Clinically Focused Faculty
      Colquhoun D, Fritz B, Safavynia S, Rengel K. 2024 May 18;
    Featured News & Stories
    Department News
    New study aims to understand and reduce persistent postoperative opioid use among older surgical patients
    Through a collaboration with Stanford University, researchers have received an initial $1.1 million in funding from the NIH HEAL Initiative to expand data capabilities in search of solutions.
    Department News
    Study aims to understand and reduce persistent postoperative opioid use among older surgical patients
    New study aims to understand and reduce persistent postoperative opioid use among older surgical patients