CliffordWZwillichMD

Pulmonology • Aurora, CO

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Professor, Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

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Office
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 720-848-0000
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Education & Training

University of ColoradoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1974
University of ColoradoFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1972 - 1974
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
University of RochesterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1969
University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1967

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 1972 - 2021

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Master, American College of Physicians ACP, 2005
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

214 citations
Hypercapnic ventilatory response in sleeping adults.
Neil J. Douglas, David P. White, John V. Weil, Cheryl K. Pickett, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 2015 May 14
71 citations
Hypoxic ventilatory response during sleep in normal premenopausal women.
David P. White, Neil J. Douglas, Cheryl K. Pickett, John V. Weil, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 2015 May 14
190 citations
Hypoxic ventilatory response decreases during sleep in normal men.
Neil J. Douglas, David P. White, John V. Weil, Cheryl K. Pickett, Richard J. Martin, David W. Hudgel, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 1982 Mar 1
154 citations
Sleep deprivation and the control of ventilation.
David P. White, Neil J. Douglas, Cheryl K. Pickett, Clifford W. Zwillich, John V. Weil> ;The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 2015 May 14
54 citations
Moderate alcohol ingestion increases upper airway resistance in normal subjects.
Richard W. Robinson, David P. White, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 2015 May 14
3 citations
Hypercapnic obstructive sleep apnea: an underappreciated marker of severity.
Clifford Zwillich, Carolyn H. Welsh> ;Chest. 2007 Dec 1
114 citations
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: Hypoxemia during continuous positive airway pressure
Dev Banerjee, Brendon J. Yee, Amanda J. Piper, Clifford W. Zwillich, Ronald R. Grunstein> ;Chest. 2007 Jun 1
175 citations
The obesity hypoventilation syndrome
Amy L. Olson, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2005 Sep 1
284 citations
Obesity-associated hypoventilation in hospitalized patients: prevalence, effects, and outcome.
Sogol Nowbar, Kristin M Burkart, Ralph Gonzales, Andrew Fedorowicz, Wendolyn S. Gozansky, Jon C Gaudio, Matthew R.G. Taylor, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2004 Jan 1
2 citations
Hyperkalemia with concomitant watery diarrhea: an unusual association
Jeremy G. Taylor, Clifford W. Zwillich, William D Kaehny, Moshe Levi, Mordecai Popovtzer> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2003 Aug 1
1 citations
Thyroid-stimulating-hormone concentrations and risk of hypothyroidism
Jeffrey J. Glasheen, Clifford W. Zwillich, E. Chester Ridgway> ;Lancet. 2002 Dec 21
Respiratory Arrest in the Eye Clinic
Marc A. Simon, Gregory P. Cosgrove, Clifford W. Zwillich, Edward D. Chan> ;Chest. 2001 Jun 1
6 citations
Is untreated sleep apnea a contributing factor for chronic hypertension
Clifford W. Zwillich> ;JAMA. 2000 Apr 12
73 citations
The control of breathing in clinical practice.
Brendan Caruana-Montaldo, Kevin Gleeson, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;Chest. 2000 Jan 1
178 citations
Nasal congestion secondary to allergic rhinitis as a cause of sleep disturbance and daytime fatigue and the response to topical nasal corticosteroids
Timothy J. Craig, S. Teets, Erik Lehman, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 1998 May 1
9 citations
On Bedside Teaching
Clifford W. Zwillich> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 1997 Jul 15
2 citations
OSA and Cardiovascular Morbidity:Will CPAP Prove To Be Effective?
Clifford W. Zwillich> ;Chest. 1996 Jun 1
151 citations
Influence of Treatment on Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Sleep Apnea
N V Waradekar, Lawrence I. Sinoway, Clifford W. Zwillich, Urs A. Leuenberger> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1996 Apr 1
22 citations
Is an Anticholinergic Agent Superior to a β2-Agonist in Improving Dyspnea and Exercise Limitation in COPD?
Sandralee Blosser, Steven L. Maxwell, Mary Kathryn Reeves-Hoche, A. Russell Localio, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;Chest. 1995 Sep 1
203 citations
Surges of muscle sympathetic nerve activity during obstructive apnea are linked to hypoxemia.
Urs A. Leuenberger, E. Jacob, L. Sweer, Neil Waravdekar, Clifford W. Zwillich, Lawrence I. Sinoway> ;Journal of Applied Physiology. 1995 Aug 1
108 citations
Continuous versus bilevel positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea.
M. K. Reeves-Hoche, D. W. Hudgel, R. Meck, R.F Witteman, A. Ross, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1995 Feb 1
45 citations
Obstructive sleep apnea.
Laurel Wiegand, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;Disease-a-Month. 1994 Apr 1
5 citations
The post-cardiac injury syndrome following blunt chest trauma: case report.
Laurel Wiegand, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;The Journal of Trauma. 1993 Mar 1
7 citations
Ventilatory response to sustained eucapnic hypoxia in the adult conscious dog.
Ke-Ying Cao, Clifford W. Zwillich, Michael Berthon-Jones, Colin E. Sullivan> ;Respiration Physiology. 1992 Jul 1
12 citations
Effect of oxygen breathing following submaximal and maximal exercise on recovery and performance.
Mark K. Robbins, Kevin Gleeson, Clifford W. Zwillich> ;Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 1992 Jun 1
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