TracyAlexandra(Farkas)CushingMDMPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine • Aurora, CO

assistant professor, emergency medicine, university of Colorado school of medicine

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Office
12605 E 16th Ave
# F402
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 720-848-0000

Fax+1 720-848-6802
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2003 - 2007
Brigham and Womens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
New York University School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 2010 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2023 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2005 - 2010
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Eye Injuries and Illnesses in the Wilderness: 2024 Update.
Ryan Paterson, Brandy Drake, Geoffrey Tabin, Tracy Cushing> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2024 Mar 1
20 citations
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update.
Andrew Schmidt, Justin Sempsrott, Seth C. Hawkins, Ali S. Arastu, Tracy Cushing, Paul S. Auerbach> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2019 Dec 1
An Introduction From the Co-Chairs of the Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee.
Christopher Davis, Michael J. Caudell, Tracy Cushing> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2019 Dec 1
4 citations
Fifteen years of emergency medicine literature in Africa: A scoping review.
Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman, Julia Dixon, Taylor W. Burkholder, Nana Sefa, Hiren Patel, Anna Q Yaffee, Amarachukwu Osisanya, Tolulope Oyewumi, Isaac Botchey, Maxwell Osei-A...> ;African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019 Mar 1
12 citations
Drugs of Abuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances at Outdoor Music Festivals in Colorado.
Jacob Fox, Alexis Smith, Alexander Yale, Christopher Chow, Elsa Alaswad, Tracy Cushing, Andrew A. Monte> ;Substance Use & Misuse. 2018 Jun 7
A Survey of Wilderness Medicine Analgesia Practice Patterns.
Steven G. Schauer, Jason F Naylor, Derek J. Brown, Robert V. Gibbons, Ian Syndergaard, Tracy Cushing> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2018 Jun 1
11 citations
Extreme event medicine: considerations for the organisation of out-of-hospital care during obstacle, adventure and endurance competitions.
Linda Laskowski-Jones, Michael J. Caudell, Seth C. Hawkins, Lawrence J. Jones, Chelsea A Dymond, Tracy Cushing, Sanjey Gupta, David S. Young, Jennifer Starling, Richar...> ;Emergency Medicine Journal. 2017 Oct 1
1 citations
Treating Decompression Sickness: Military Flight Simulation Site-Community Hospital Partnership.
Whitney C. Rhodes, George Hertner, Robert Price, Lani Finck, Claudia Temmer, Tracy Cushing, Kathleen Flarity> ;Military Medicine. 2017 Jul 5
20 citations
Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Drowning
Andrew Schmidt, Justin Sempsrott, Seth C. Hawkins, Ali S. Arastu, Tracy Cushing, Paul S. Auerbach> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2016 Jun 1
1 citations
General Medical Considerations for the Wilderness Adventurer: Medical Conditions That May Worsen With or Present Challenges to Coping With Wilderness Exposure
Tracy Cushing, William O. Roberts, Peter H. Hackett, William Dexter, Jeff S. Brent, Craig C. Young, Jessie R. Fudge, Seth C. Hawkins, Thomas G. DeLoughery, Benjamin J....> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2015 Dec 1
3 citations
Preparticipation Evaluation for Climbing Sports.
Aaron D. Campbell, Christopher Davis, Ryan Paterson, Tracy Cushing, Pearlly Ng, Charles S. Peterson, Scott E. McIntosh> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2015 Dec 1
General Medical Considerations for the Wilderness Adventurer: Medical Conditions That May Worsen With or Present Challenges to Coping With Wilderness Exposure.
Tracy Cushing, William O. Roberts, Peter H. Hackett, William Dexter, Jeff S. Brent, Craig C. Young, Jessie R. Fudge, Seth C. Hawkins, Thomas G. DeLoughery, Benjamin J....> ;Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2015 Sep 8
2 citations
Understanding of Altitude Illness and Use of Pharmacotherapy Among Trekkers and Porters in the Annapurna Region of Nepal
Tatiana Havryliuk, Bhuwan Acharya, Emily Caruso, Tracy Cushing> ;High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2015 Sep 3
Climbing On: Editorial Evolution.
Scott E. McIntosh, Tracy Cushing, Linda E. Keyes, Neal W. Pollock> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2015 Sep 1
4 citations
Preparticipation Evaluation for Climbing Sports.
Aaron D. Campbell, Christopher Davis, Ryan Paterson, Tracy Cushing, Pearlly Ng, Charles S. Peterson, Scott E. McIntosh> ;Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2015 Sep 1
Bites, Bugs, and Blood
Scott E. McIntosh, Tracy Cushing, Linda E. Keyes, Neal W. Pollock> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2015 Jun 1
2 citations
What is wilderness medicine
Scott E. McIntosh, Tracy Cushing, Linda E. Keyes, Neal W. Pollock> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2015 Mar 1
2 citations
An introduction from the co-chairs of the WMS Practice Guidelines Committee.
Tracy Cushing, Robert H. Quinn> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2014 Dec 1
Tribute to Jonna Barry.
Scott E. McIntosh, Tracy Cushing, Linda E. Keyes, Robert L. Norris, Paul S. Auerbach> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2014 Dec 1
1 citations
Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for treatment of eye injuries and illnesses in the wilderness: 2014 update.
Ryan Paterson, Brandy Drake, Geoffrey Tabin, Frank K Butler Jr, Tracy Cushing> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2014 Dec 1
26 citations
Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of lightning injuries: 2014 update.
Christopher Davis, Anna Engeln, Eric L. Johnson, Scott E. McIntosh, Ken Zafren, Arthur A. Islas, Christopher McStay, William R. Smith, Tracy Cushing> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2014 Dec 1
Hypoxia--high, low, and far.
Scott E. McIntosh, Tracy Cushing, Linda E. Keyes> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2014 Sep 1
Editors’ NoteRemember Empathy
Scott E. McIntosh, Tracy Cushing, Linda E. Keyes> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2014 Mar 1
12 citations
Core content for wilderness medicine fellowship training of emergency medicine graduates.
Grant S. Lipman, Lori Weichenthal, N. Stuart Harris, Scott E. McIntosh, Tracy Cushing, Michael J. Caudell, Darryl Macias, Eric A. Weiss, Jay Lemery, Mark A. Ellis, Sus...> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014 Feb 1
1 citations
WMS practice guidelines development: Commentary from the co-chairs of the WMS practice guidelines committee
Tracy Cushing, Robert H. Quinn> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2013 Dec 1
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Press Mentions

Wilderness Medical Society Issues Important New Clinical Practice GuidelinesFebruary 5th, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

Denver HealthDenver, Colorado
UCHealth Memorial HospitalColorado Springs, Colorado
University of Colorado HospitalAurora, Colorado