Overview of Dr. Leininger
Brian Leininger is a surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO and is affiliated exclusively with UCHealth Memorial hospitals. He received his medical degree from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and has been in practice 21 years. He is fellowship trained and board certified in both general surgery and surgical critical care. He specializes in trauma surgery, emergency general surgery and surgical critical care. He does not have an elective office practice, but has several excellent partners who do accept referrals for the full spectrum of elective general surgery.
Office
1400 E Boulder Street
Suite 500
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Education & Training
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2007 - 2008
- University of Arizona College of Medicine-PhoenixResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2003
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- CO State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2007 - 2008
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 151 citationsExperience with wound VAC and delayed primary closure of contaminated soft tissue injuries in Iraq.Brian E. Leininger, Todd E. Rasmussen, David L. Smith, Donald H. Jenkins, Christopher P. Coppola
The Journal of Trauma. 2006-11-01 - 10 citationsEmergency department management of patients with rib fracture based on a clinical practice guidelineChase Hamilton, Lauren Barnett, Allison Trop, Brian E. Leininger, Adam Olson
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2017-12-01 - 19 citationsGuideline-Driven Care Improves Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Rib Fractures.Kathleen Flarity, Whitney C. Rhodes, Andrew J. Berson, Brian E. Leininger, Paul Eugene Reckard
The American Surgeon. 2017-09-01
Press Mentions
- Colorado Springs Top Doctors 2018October 9th, 2018
- Top Docs 2016October 2nd, 2016
Committees
- Co-chair, American College of Surgeons Colorado Membership Committee 2018 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Cofinity PPO
Excellus BCBS BluePPO
Excellus BCBS HMOBlue
First Health PPO
GHI PPOGreat West PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Kaiser Permanente
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare HMO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Rocky Mountain Group/Indiv - HMO/Private Pay
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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