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Overview of Dr. Damek
Dr. Denise Damek is a neurologist in Aurora, CO and is affiliated with UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. She received her medical degree from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and has been in practice 34 years. Dr. Damek accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 236 doctors at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital who specialize in Neurology. She has more than 40 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Neurology, 1993 - 1996- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
CO State Medical License 1998 - 2027
MN State Medical License 1993 - 1999
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- A Study of Rindopepimut/GM-CSF in Patients With Relapsed EGFRvIII-Positive Glioblastoma
- Study of Tirabrutinib (ONO-4059) in Patients With Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PROSPECT Study) Start of enrollment: 2021 Dec 29
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsEvaluation of Regorafenib in Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Glioblastoma: GBM AGILE Phase II/III Bayesian Randomized Platform Trial.Patrick Y Wen, Donald A Berry, Meredith B Buxton, Howard Colman, John de Groot
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2026-06-20 - Monitoring the Response of a Pineal Parenchymal Tumor of Intermediate Differentiation With Cerebrospinal Fluid Dissemination Using a Circulating Tumor Cell Assay.Matthew Pelletier, B K Kleinschmidt-Demasters, Perry Corkos, Tony J Pircher, Denise Damek
Cureus. 2026-02-01 - 1 citationsHigh-Throughput Screening of Epigenetic Inhibitors in Meningiomas Identifies HDAC, G9a, and Jumonji-Domain Inhibition as Potential Therapies.Philip D Tatman, Tadeusz H Wroblewski, Anthony R Fringuello, Samuel R Scherer, William B Foreman
Journal of Neurological Surgery. Part B, Skull Base. 2023-10-01
Journal Articles
- The Neurologic Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (NANO) Scale as an Assessment Tool for Survival in Patients with Primary GlioblastomaDenise Damek, Kevin O Lillehei, D Ryan Ormond, Chad G Rusthoven, A Samy Youssef, Timothy H Ung, Douglas E Ney, Neurosurgery
Press Mentions
Recent College Grad Fights Malignant Brain Tumor While Living Fully to Honor Others Who Haven’t SurvivedJuly 14th, 2025
Nineteen Years in, Brain Tumor Patient Runs for His LifeJuly 31st, 2018
Professional Memberships
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
Anthem Blue Access PPO
Anthem Blue Preferred HMO
Anthem PPO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Cofinity PPO
First Health PPOGreat West PPO
HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Kaiser Permanente
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Plus
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed POS
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan 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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