Douglas A Colquhoun, MB ChB, MPH
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Program Director, Anesthesiology
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
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  • 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 and clinically in the understanding postoperative pulmonary complications. He serves as an associate research director 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 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
    • Management of high acuity and critically ill surgical patients
    • Use of clinical informatics to improve medical decision making and delivery of perioperative care
    • Methods to improve secondary use of multisite EHR data for perioperative research

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      The Impact of Sugammadex Introduction on Employing Neuromuscular Blockade and Endotracheal Intubation in a Pediatric Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Cross-Sectional Study.
      Brown S, Cassidy R, Zhao X, Nause-Osthoff R, Wade M, Wagner D, Haydar B, Chimbira W, Kheterpal S, Colquhoun D. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2024 Jul;
    • 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
      Trajectories of Recovery after Intravenous propofol versus inhaled VolatilE anesthesia
      Colquhoun D, Kumar S. 2024 May 31;
    • 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;
    • Presentation
      Developing Practice Changing Evidence Through Innovative Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trials: Leveraging the EHR for Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trials
      Colquhoun D, Spence J, Davidson GD. 2024 May 17;
    • Journal Article
      A Retrospective Observational Cross-Sectional Study of Intraoperative Neuromuscular Blockade Medication Use and Decision to Use Endotracheal Intubation in a Pediatric Referral Hospital After Introduction of Sugammadex
      Brown S, Cassidy R, Zhao X, Nause-Osthoff R, Wade M, Wagner D, Haydar B, Chimbira W, Kheterpal S, Colquhoun D. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2024 May;
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