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Office
7100 E Belleview Ave Ste G10
Greenwood Village, CO 80111Phone+1 303-745-0000Fax+1 303-773-3675
Summary
- Dr. Chakradhar Kotaru is a pulmonologist based in Aurora, Greenwood Village and Vail, CO, with subspecialty training in Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases. He completed his fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado and National Jewish, and his residency in Internal Medicine at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Dr. Kotaru graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1995. He has significant experience in critical care medicine including management of acute respiratory failure and shock including use of ECMO. He is an advanced bronchoscopist with expertise in robotic navigational bronchoscopy and endobronchial therapies for lung cancer. He has authored multiple research publications, particularly in the areas of respiratory medicine and fibroblast mechanisms. His work has been cited numerous times, indicating active engagement in scientific research.
Education & Training
- University of ColoradoFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2001 - 2004
- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
- University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- CO State Medical License 2002 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 1997 - 2002
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsSuccessful COVID-19 rescue therapy by extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory failure: A case reportMichael S. Firstenberg, Philip F. Stahel, Jennifer Hanna, Chakradhar Kotaru, Joseph Crossno
Patient Safety in Surgery. 2020-05-08 - 26 citationsMechanisms of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 augmentation by IL-13 on TGF-β1–stimulated primary human fibroblastsXiuxia Zhou, Haizhen Hu, Mai-Lan N. Huynh, Chakradhar Kotaru, Silvana Balzar
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2007-06-01 - 70 citationsRegional fibroblast heterogeneity in the lung: implications for remodeling.Chakradhar Kotaru, Kathryn J. Schoonover, John B. Trudeau, Mai-Lan Huynh, Xiuxia Zhou
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2006-06-01
Press Mentions
- You Won’t Remember the Pandemic the Way You Think You WillApril 6th, 2021
- Coronavirus Patient Leaves the Medical Center of Aurora After 76 DaysJune 23rd, 2020
- Inside a Colorado Hospital’s COVID-19 Unit, a Quiet Fight to Keep Coronavirus Patients BreathingMay 31st, 2020
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