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Office
1001 Richmond Dr SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106Phone+1 505-269-6938
Summary
- I am board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism. I have spent 17 yrs in Academics and have Achieved Professor with Tenure Status at the University of New Mexico due to excellence in Teaching, Research, and Clinical Care.
I then moved to a Private Practice setting with one Partner for >5 yrs
I was successful in managing a busy practice seeing between 15-20 patients a day, performing Thyroid Biopsies and Teaching Family Medicine Residents.
I have also worked in a rural hospital based center and a Multidisciplinary outpatient center.
I have specific interest in working with underserved patient populations and communities including Transgender Care.
Clinical Expertise
- Diabetes mellitus, Obesity and obesity-related disorders, Lipid metabolism disorders, Osteoporosis, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid disease, Adrenal disease, Transgender Care
Education & Training
- University of New Mexico School of MedicineFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1994 - 1997
- University of New Mexico School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1991
- University of WisconsinBS, Molecular Biology, 1981 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- NM State Medical License 1991 - 2026
- CO State Medical License 2014 - 2015
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Aventis Scholar, Awarded best Resident Abstract 2004
- Dean�s Award of Distinction 2001
- Nomination for Teaching in Excellence Award 2000
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Clinical Trials
- The Pleiotropic Effects of Atorvastatin When Combined With Common Antihypertenisve Medications. Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 01
- An Open-label, Multi-center, Expanded Access Study of Pasireotide s.c. in Patients With Cushing's Disease. Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 16
- Computer-based Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 302 citationsExpanding access to hepatitis C virus treatment--Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) project: disruptive innovation in specialty care.Sanjeev Arora, Summers Kalishman, Karla Thornton, Denise Dion, Glen H. Murata
Hepatology. 2010-09-01 - 207 citationsPartnering Urban Academic Medical Centers And Rural Primary Care Clinicians To Provide Complex Chronic Disease CareSanjeev Arora, Summers Kalishman, Denise Dion, Dara Som, Karla Thornton
Health Affairs. 2011-06-01 - 45 citationsBuilding capacity to reduce disparities in diabetes: training community health workers using an integrated distance learning model.Kathleen Colleran, Erika Harding, Billie Jo Kipp, Andrea Zurawski, Barbara MacMillan
The Diabetes Educator. 2012-04-06
Journal Articles
- Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity During Mifepristone Treatment of Cushing Syndrome: Early and Late EffectsWallia A, Colleran KM, Purnell J, Gross C, Molitch M, Diabetes Care, 1/1/2013
- Building Capacity to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes: Training Community Health Workers Using an Integrated Distance Learning ModelColleran K, Harding E Kipp B, Zurawski A, MacMillan B, Jelinkova L, Kalishman S, Dion D, Som D, and Arora S, The Diabetes Educator, 1/1/2012
- Carvedilol vs Metoprolol: A comparison of effects on endothelial function and oxidative stress in response to acute hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes and ...Colleran K, Aguirre L, Burge MR, Journal of Diabetes Mellitus, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Digital retinal imaging: community Health Workers as Imagers in Rural Areas versus an Ophthamology clinic.Colleran K, et al, European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Barcelona, Spain, 1/1/2013
- Assessing physician's attitudes toward community health care workers as members of the diabetes care team.Jones, B, Iwamoto T, and Colleran, K, Western Medical Student, Resident and Fellow Research Conference, Carmel, CA, 1/25/2012
- Effectiveness of standardization of community healthcare workers with training programs.Iwamoto, T and Colleran, K, Western Medical Student, Resident and Fellow Research Conference, Carmel, CA, 1/25/2012
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Lectures
- Common Thyroid Dilemnas1/1/2015
- An update on Type 1 Diabetes.1/1/2014
- Pediatric Obesity Update1/1/2013
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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