Ivor S Douglas MD FRCP (UK) FCCP
Critical Care Medicine
Chief of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center Professor, Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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777 Bannock StDavis 3 South, MC 4000Denver, CO 80204
Phone+1 303-602-5013
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Summary
- Dr. Ivor Douglas is an academic critical care specialist and pulmonologist in Denver, CO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Denver Health, University of Colorado Hospital, and UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of the Witwatersrand and has been in practice 27 years. He is experienced in sepsis, critical care medicine, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and health policy. Dr. Douglas has been recognized for 12 years as a 5280 Best Docs critical care physician
Clinical Expertise
- Sepsis, Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, Adult respiratory distress syndrome, Critical care medicine, Health policy, Microbiological Techniques, Healthcare delivery, Delirium, Withdrawal, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Acute lung injury, Pneumonia, Respiratory insufficiency, Severity of illness index
Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1997 - 2000
University of the WitwatersrandClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1999 - 2027
CO State Medical License 2002 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1995 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Royal College of Physicians (UK)Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP, UK)
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- 5280 Magazine, Top Doc Critical Care 5280, 2008-2019, 2023-2024
- Clinician of the year award Denver Health Medical Center, 2016
Clinical Trials
- Pilot Study of Haloperidol to Treat Critical Illness Delirium Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
- Study to Determine Quicker Methods of Diagnosing Pneumonia Caused by a Breathing Machine in Critically Ill Patients Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
- The Modifying the Impact of ICU-Associated Neurological Dysfunction-USA (MIND-USA) Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 14
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The circulating renin-angiotensin system and mortality among patients hospitalized for COVID-19: a mechanistic substudy of the ACTIV-4 Host Tissue trials.Christopher L Schaich, Mark C Chappell, Matthew S Shotwell, Meghan M Joly, Kevin W Gibbs
American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2025-03-01 - 1 citationsLactated Ringer's or Normal Saline for Initial Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis-Induced Hypotension.Georg Gelbenegger, Nathan I Shapiro, Markus Zeitlinger, Bernd Jilma, Ivor S Douglas
Critical Care Medicine. 2025-02-19 - Decreased left ventricular ejection fraction is associated with increased mortality in sepsis: A retrospective cohort study.August A Longino, Jacqueline A Urban, Katharine C Martin, Katarina R Leyba, Theresa N Thai
European Journal of Heart Failure. 2025-01-01
Journal Articles
- Tocilizumab in Hospitalized Patients with Severe Covid-19 PneumoniaIvan O Rosas, Ronaldo C Go, Ivor S Douglas, Larry Tsai, Atul Malhotra, The New England Journal of Medicine
Press Mentions
Physician Chosen to Lead Departments of Medicine at New York Medical College and Westchester Medical CenterApril 2nd, 2025- COVID-19 Modeling Team: Colorado Should Increase Mitigation StrategiesNovember 11th, 2021
- Colorado COVID Hospitalizations Highest Since MayAugust 23rd, 2021
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Grant Support
- Impact of SARS CoV2 on post-hospital recovery of carbohydrate and muscle metabolism: role of endothelial injuryUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER2021–2025
- Impact of SARS CoV2 on post-hospital recovery of carbohydrate and muscle metabolism: role of endothelial injuryNIH2021–2024
- Prediction of Functional Outcomes from Chronic Critical Illness (CCI)NIH2016–2021
- Angiogenesis In Hyperoxic Lung FibrosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2007
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