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Richard Byyny, MD, Emergency Medicine, Aurora, CO, Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center

RichardLByynyMDMSc, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Aurora, CO

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Education & Training

  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Research with MSc in Epidemiology, 2004 - 2006
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, Los AngelesMSc, 2004 - 2006
  • Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2001 - 2004
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
    Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2001
  • University of Colorado Boulder
    University of Colorado BoulderB.A., Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2002 - Present
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2006 - 2025
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
  • American College of Emergency MedicineTeaching Fellowship

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • John Marx Education Award Colorado ACEP, 2020
  • Attending of the Year Denver Health Medical Center Emergency Medicine Nursing, 2019
  • Stephen V Cantrill Master Teacher Award Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine, 2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Diagnosis and Management of the Adult Psychiatric Patient in the Emergency Department  
    American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on the Adult Psychiatric Patient., Nazarian DJ, Broder JS, Thiessen ME, Wil..., Ann Emerg Med, 1/1/2017
  • Prediction of multiple organ failure after trauma: derivation of the Denver Trauma Organ Failure Score  
    Vogel JA, Liao MM, Hopkins E, Seleno N, Byyny RL, Gravitz G, Moore EE, Haukoos JS, Journal of Trauma, 1/1/2014
  • Validation of rules to predict emergent surgical intervention in pediatric trauma patients  
    Boatright, D. H., Byyny, R. L., Hopkins, E., Bakes, K., Hissett, J., Tunson, J., Easter, J. S., et al., Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Clinical Predictors of False-Negative FAST Examinations in Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma Patients.
    Quan G, Ruygrok ML, Byyny RL, Luoma KA, Louderback RZ & Kendall JL, 2015 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2015
  • Barriers to the remediation of struggling learners: A qualitative study
    Krzyzaniak S, Byyny R, Wolf S, Kaplan B, Barker L, Guerrasio, J, International Conference on Medical Education, Istanbul, Turkey, 1/1/2015
  • Faculty regrets in remediation experiences with trainees: A qualitative study
    Krzyzaniak S, Wolf S, Byyny R, Kaplan B, Barker L Guerrasio, J, AAMC Medical Education Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Grant Writing Workshop for Educational Grants 
    Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 1/1/2017
  • Oral Boards 
    Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO - 1/1/2017
  • Myocarditis and Pericarditis 
    Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO - 1/1/2017
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Press Mentions

  • Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolic Disease
    Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolic DiseaseMarch 20th, 2018
  • Clinical Policy: Emergency Department Management of Patients Needing Reperfusion Therapy for Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
    Clinical Policy: Emergency Department Management of Patients Needing Reperfusion Therapy for Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial InfarctionJune 28th, 2017
  • Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Initial Evaluation and Management of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department in Early Pregnancy
    Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Initial Evaluation and Management of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department in Early PregnancyOctober 13th, 2016

Committees

  • Methodologist, ACEP Clinical Policies Committee 2015 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations