Ethan Cumbler, M.D.
12401 E. 17th Ave Mail Stop F782 Aurora, CO, 80045
Phone 720-848-4289 Fax 720-848-4293
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Education
1999-2003Good Samaritan/Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program
Phoenix, AZ
1995-1999University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Valedictorian and Alpha Omega Alpha Society
Lexington, KY
1989-1993University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science with Honors in Molecular Biology and Psychology
Madison, WI
Employment
2006-PresentProfessor of Medicine with Tenure
University of Colorado Internal Medicine Hospitalist Faculty President of theMedical Staff University of Colorado Hospital
Medical Director of Acute Care for the Elderly MedicalUnit
Associate Chiefof Hospital Medicine Group-Director of Faculty Career Advancement
Institute of Quality, Patient Safety and Efficiency-Founding Faculty
2004-2006Clinical Instructor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
2005-2006Hospitalist Division Chief, Swedish Medical Center
2003-2006Hospitalist, FPI Hospitalist Group P.C.
Stroke Council Member
2004-2006Pediatric Hospitalist, Independent Contractor-Pediatrix Medical Group.
1993-1995Research Specialist, UW-Madison Human Oncology Dept.
1992-1993Undergraduate Researcher, UW-Madison Botany Dept.
Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship.
Academic Appointments
2016-PresentProfessor with Tenure, University of Colorado Dept of Medicine
2010-2016Associate Professor, University of Colorado Dept. of Medicine
2006-2010Assistant Professor, Universityof Colorado Dept. of Medicine
2004-2006Clinical Instructor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Adjunct Position-- Dept. of Family Medicine
Ethan Cumbler, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Honors and Awards
2015President’s Excellence in Teaching Award for School of Medicine University of Colorado
2015Faculty Award for Excellence in General Internal Medicine Education-Elaine Cleary Award
2014University of Colorado Division of General Internal Medicine Excellence in Education Award
2014Colorado Top Inpatient Physician- Peak Performer Award- 6th year recognized by peer vote
2013First Place Innovation in Hospital Medicine- National Award from Society of Hospital Medicine
2013Colorado Top Inpatient Physician- Peak Performer Award- 5th year recognized by peer vote
2012Society of Hospital Medicine NationalExcellence in Quality Improvement Award
2012Colorado Top Inpatient Physician- Peak Performer Award- 4th year recognized by peer vote
2012Department of Medicine Rising Star Award- University of Colorado
2012University of Colorado Division of General Internal Medicine Excellence in Education Award
2012Humanitarian Award from University of Colorado Hospitalist Training Program
2012First Place Innovations/Research at Rocky Mountain Hospital Medicine Symposium
2011University of Colorado Department of Medicine Outstanding Housestaff Teaching Award
2011Presidents Award for ExceptionalPartnership in Leadership
2011Colorado Top Inpatient Physician- Peak Performer Award- 3rd year recognized by peer vote
2011First Place Innovation in Hospital Medicine- National Award from Society of Hospital Medicine
2010Colorado Top Inpatient Physician- Peak Performer Award- 2nd year recognized by peer vote
2010UC Denver General Internal Medicine Excellence in Education Award
2010Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Award- UC Hospital Medical Staff
2009University of Colorado Division of General Internal Medicine Excellence in Education Award
2009Colorado Top Inpatient Physician- Peak Performer Award- 1st year recognized by peer vote
2007-2008Excellence in Education Award- Hospitalist Training Track
2008Reynolds Foundation Leadership and Management in Geriatrics Scholarship
2007Reynolds Foundation UCLA Mini-Geriatric Fellowship Scholarship
2006Bedside Manner Award- From Swedish Hospital- Voted by Nursing
2004-2005Hospital Preceptor of the Year – Swedish Hospital Residency Program
2003-2004Hospital Preceptor of the Year – Swedish Hospital Residency Program
Medical School
1999Valedictorian Medical School Class of 1999--Albert B. Chandler Award
Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society
Carey Cup Award for Achievement in Emergency Medicine
1998Academic Excellence Scholarship
1997Dr. W.C. McCauley Medical Scholarship
Southern Medical Association Scholarship
1996McGraw-Hill/Doris Scipture Book Award for
Outstanding Performance in the First Year
College
1993Hilldale Distinguished Research Scholarship- Highest undergraduate research award
Psi Chi Honors Psychology Society
1992Sophomore Honors
Professional Organizations/Certifications
Fellow of the American College of Physicians-Elected 2010. Member since 2003
Fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine- Elected 2013. Member since 2006
Chair SHM ABIM Maintenance of Certification Pre-course 2014, 2015
Chair Research and Innovations 2014, 2015
National Patient Safety/Quality Committee 2007-2008
Society of Hospital Medicine Rocky Mountain Chapter Board of Directors 2009-2012
ABIM Hospital Medicine Self Evaluation Process (SEP) Committee- Member 2012-2015, Chair 2014-2015
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Quality Certificate- 2012
Licensure and board certification
Board Certification Internal Medicine 2003-2023. Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine certification in 2013
Board Certification Pediatrics 2003-2010
State of Colorado Medical License 2003-Present
Additional Training
2015AAIM Executive Leadership Course
2014Greeley Company Clinical Integration Course
2012Institute for Healthcare Improvement Basic Certificate
2009Society of Hospital Medicine Leadership Academy
2008UCLA Leadership and Management in Geriatrics Course
2007UCLA Mini-Geriatrics Fellowship
Grants/Contracts Awarded
- NIH R01-NR016209. Progressing Home Health Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults. Stevens-Lapsley JE (PI), Cumbler E, Mangione K, Nordon-Craft A, Forster J. Primary Objective of this study is to determine if an interdisciplinary approach to home health rehabilitation including nutritional supplementation, improves physical function and reduces re-hospitalizations more than usual care.
$2,946,919 (July 2016-April 2021).
Principal Investigator Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley. Co-Investigator Ethan Cumbler MD
- Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety Grant- University of Colorado Hospital.
Addressing Acute Pain Control to Improve the Safety and Quality of Care in Hip Fracture Patients Presenting to the UCH Emergency Department (ED)
$25,000
Principal Investigator Resa Lewiss MD. Co-investigator Ethan Cumbler M.D.
- American Heart Association. 2013. Grant to fund analysis of In-hospital Stroke Quality of Care Research from National AHA Get-With-The-Guidelines-Stroke Registry.
$25,000
Principal Investigator Ethan Cumbler M.D.
- Reynolds Foundation. 2011-2012 Consultant to University of New Mexico Grant to Improve Geriatric Care Statewide. Grant fundedEcho telemedicine program for geriatric and palliative medicine outreach and education throughout New Mexico, geriatric core competency education for hospital medicine providers, residents, and medical students, and quality improvement initiatives to reduce rate of iatrogenic harm in hospitalized elderly.
- National Stroke Association 2010-2014
“In-hospital Stroke Initiative”
National quality improvement initiative to improve recognition and response times to in-hospital strokes. Built a peer-to-peer quality improvement learning community between six certified stroke centers from Michigan, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Washington, and North Carolina. Provided site-specific coaching and shared quality improvement tools with central reporting to the novel NSA in-hospital stroke database. Developed online tools disseminated nationally through the NSA: webinar, educational materials for nursing lunch-and-learn events including Pocket Card In-hospital Stroke Alert Checklist for nursing, Pocket Card In-hospital Stroke Alert Checklist for stroke program, criteria for in-hospital stroke alerts, Pocket Card In-hospital Stroke Event Record Template, In-hospital Stroke Sample Feedback Assessment Template, and Mock In-Hospital Stroke Alert Template. Created Grand Rounds presentations designed to be given by local experts at local hospital
$83,000
Principal Investigator/Course Director Ethan Cumbler M.D.
- Division of General Internal Medicine Small Grants- University of Colorado School of Medicine. 2009
“Quality of Care for In-hospital Ischemic Strokes”
Initiative at University of Colorado to reduce time to evaluation for strokes occurring in patients already hospitalized, through systematic analysis of current processes and application of standardized quality improvement methodology.
$14,144
Principal Investigator Ethan Cumbler M.D.
- Patient Safety Clinical Excellence Grants-University of Colorado Hospital 2009-2010
“Discharge Process Throughput in the General Medical Population: Improving admission to discharge process efficiency using LEAN methodology”
$16,700
Principal Investigator Kristin Furfari M.D. Co-Investigator Ethan Cumbler M.D., Erin Egan M.D., Jeffery Glasheen M.D.
- Patient Safety Clinical Excellence Grants- University of Colorado Hospital 2007-2008
“Active Patient Involvement in Ongoing Medication Reconciliation”
$21,310
Principal Investigator Ethan Cumbler M.D. Co-Investigator Heidi Wald M.D.
- Patient Safety Clinical Excellence Grants 2007-2008
“Measuring the Impact of a Medical Service Designed to Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care for the Hospitalized Frail Older Patient”
$25,000
Principal Investigator Heidi Wald M.D. Co-Investigator Ethan Cumbler M.D., Jeffery Glasheen M.D.
Colorado Institutional Review Board Approved Research Projects
16-2578 Principal Investigator. Career Success for Academic Hospitalists: Qualitative Survey
14-0683 Principal Investigator. Purposeful visits volunteer program
13-3173 Principal Investigator. Motivations of High Functioning Interprofessional Leadership Team Participants
13-3163 Principal Investigator. Innovations Collaborative Visiting Professorship Program
13-1783 Principal Investigator. Quality of Care and Outcomes for In-hospital Ischemic Stroke: Findings from Get With The Guidelines-Stroke
11-0037 Principal Investigator. Symptoms Triggering False Alerts for In-hospital Stroke.
10-0366 Principal Investigator. Optimizing Stroke Care for In-hospital Stroke: A Team Based Quality Improvement Initiative.
07-1233 Principal Investigator. Follow-up Telephone Calls to Elderly During the Transition Period
08-046 Principal Investigator. Ischemic Strokes Occurring During Hospitalization Identified by Inpatient Stroke Alerts
07-0785 Principal Investigator. Active Patient Involvement in Ongoing Medication Reconciliation.
06-0782 Principal Investigator. Use of Sedating Sleep Aids in Geriatric Hospitalized Patients.
08-0661 Principal Investigator. Was the Vulnerable Elders Survey-13, as used by Hospital Physicians, Associated with Need for Skilled Nursing Facility/Rehabilitation after Discharge?
06-1089 Co-Investigator. Employers Perceptions of New Internal Medicine Graduate Hires’ Preparedness for a Hospitalist Job.
07-0426 Co-Investigator. A Case Control Comparison of Attending Physicians’ and Residents’ Ability to Detect Residents in Need of Remediation.
07-0863 Co-Investigator. Measuring the Impact of a Medical Service Designed to Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care for the Hospitalized Frail Older Patient.
Committees and Service Responsibilities
President of the Medical Staff and Chair of Medical Board of the University of Colorado Hospital, elected 2015. Re-elected to second term 2017
University of Colorado Hospital Medical Board 2011-2013, reelected by medical staff for 2013-2015
Board of Directors- University of Colorado Hospital. 2015-Present
Chair UCH Geriatric Hospital Care Leadership Committee 2009-Present
Medical Director UCH Acute Care for the Elderly Service and ACE Unit 2007-Present
Chair SOM Student Appeal Ad-hoc Committee. 2016
UCO SOM Liaison Committee for Medical Education. Mission, Planning, Leadership, Administration Committee. 2015
UCH Medical Directors Committee 2009-Present
Board of Directors Society of Hospital Medicine Rocky Mountain Chapter 2009-2012
UCH Clinical Operations Committee 2014-Present
UCH Credentials Committee. 2015-Present
UCO School of Medicine Resilience Council Executive Leadership Committee 2015-Present
UCH Utilization Management Committee 2015- Present
UCH Professional Conduct Committee. 2015-Present
UCO SOM Professionalism Advisory Committee of University of Colorado. 2015-Present
UCH Bylaws Committee 2011-Present. Chair of Bylaws committee effective 2015
UCH Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety Committee. 2015-Present
UCH Hospital Stroke Council 2006-2011
UCO Division of General Internal Medicine Educational Excellence Committee-various. Last 2016
American Heart Association/American Stroke Assoc. Pacific/Mountain Quality Speakers Bureau- 2008-2011
National Stroke Association Course Director for Optimizing Care for In-hospital Stroke QI Initiative
Patient Safety/Quality Director for Hospitalist Service 2006-2010
Risk Management Committee 2006-2010 and Peer Review and Quality Committee 2015 to present
Medication Reconciliation Committee 2008-2009
Standing Orders Committee 2006-2007
Review and Referee Work
British Medical Journal. 2015-Present
NeuroInterventional Surgery- 2015-Present
Neurohospitalist- 2014-Present
Journal of Hospital Medicine 2006-Present
BMJ in practice 2007-Present
Annals of Internal Medicine 2008-Present
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society-2010-Present
Research and Innovations Competition Judge National Society of Hospital Medicine Conference 2012-Present
Senior Chair of Innovations RIV Competition National Society of Hospital Medicine Conference 2013-2015
Ward Attending Duties
Clinical Faculty Attending on Acute Care for the Elderly Inpatient Service. Previously also on Medicine Consult Service, Acute Stroke Team, and General Medicine Ward Service at University of Colorado Hospital. Provide bedside teaching, small group workshops, and formal didactics to medical students, interns, and residents rotating on service. As ward attending responsible for providing patient care for full panel of acutely ill inpatients and both supervising and teaching one intern, one resident, and one to two medical students. Teaching occurs 5 hours of each clinical day with direct patient care representing the remainder of the day. Average shift is 12 hours of combined teaching/supervision and direct patient care.
Key Administrative Responsibilities
President of the Medical Staff University of Colorado Hospital. 2015-Present
Associate Chief of University of Colorado Hospital Medicine Group 2011-Present
-Director of Faculty Advancement 2016- Present
-Scholarship Director 2011- 2015
Medical Director University of Colorado Hospital Acute Care for the Elderly/Medicine Unit 2008-Present
Acute Care for the Elderly Inpatient Services Director 2007-Present
Mentoring
Coach for Institute for Healthcare Quality Safety and Efficiency Leadership Teams:
1. Peri-procedural Services Team- Holger Eltzschig MD, Christopher Lace MD, Katie Conyers RN, Christine Woodman RN, Tammy Spencer RN. 2015-Present
2. Rehabilitation Unit Team- Katherine Payne MD, Deborah Stewart RN, Mathew Gallagher PT. 2015- Present
3. Stroke Team- Jennifer Simpon MD, Alex Graves NP, Shelly Limon RN. 2012-2014
4. Orthopedic/Medicine Team- Jason Stonebeck MD, Kelly McDevott RN, Mary Anderson MD. 2013-2014
5. ED/Radiology Team- Kristen Nordenholz MD, Jim Borgstede MD, Denise Snuttjer RN, Stephanie Prevost RN, April Koehler RN. 2013-2014
6.Operative Team- Brian Davidson MD, Suzanne Sortman RN, Michelle Ballou RN.
7. ACE Team- Zuzanna Czernik MD, Laura Sameulson RN, Jan Hagman RN, Dora Cheung PharmD
Faculty Mentees- Hospital Medicine Section:
- Tyler Anstett 2015- current
- Juan Lessing MD- 2015 - current
- Zuzanna Czernik MD- Career Mentor- 2013-current
- Brian Wolfe MD- Career Mentor-2012-current
- Dimitry Levin MD- Career Mentor- 2012- 2015
- Joseph Burke MD- Career Mentor- 2012-current
- Patrick Kneeland MD- Career Mentor- 2012-current
- Darlene Tad-y- Career Mentor-2011-current
- Laura Rosenthal NP- Career Mentor- 2011- current
- Serena Jain MD- Career Mentor. 2011-current
- Jennifer Simpson MD- Career Mentor-2011-current
- Kristin Furfari MD- Career Mentor-2011-current
- Elizabeth Harry MD- Career Mentor-2010-current
Extra-Institutional Change Management and Leadership Mentoring
- Speed Mentoring Coach- Society of Hospital Medicine Conference 2016.
- Anita Hart MD- University of Michigan- Career and Leadership Project Mentor. 2013-current
- Kofi Quist MD.Indiana University. Indianapolis, IN. Leadership Project Mentor 2015
- Lynn Bushor DNP, APRN. Marion VA Med Ctr. Mayfield, Kentucky. Leadership Project Mentor 2015
- Ashley N. Castelvecchi, PharmD. Dorn VA Med Ctr. Colombia SC. Leadership Project Mentor 2015
- Ahn Long MD. Mary Medical Center, San Pedro Los Angeles CA. Leadership Project Mentor 2015
- Gilda M. Jefferson, Pharm.D. VA Outpatient Clinic. Natchioches LA. Leadership Project Mentor 2015
- Latha Panicker, MSN- Hines Il. Veterans Administration Hospital. Leadership Project Mentor. 2015
- Holly Rickman, PharmD- Central Arkansas VA Healthcare System. Leadership Project Mentor. 2015
- Dr. Katrina Hansen-Schmitt, DNP- VA Pacific Islands Health Care. Leadership Project Mentor 2015
- Anteneh HabteMD- Veterans Administration, Martinsburg, WV- Leadership Project Mentor. 2014
- Cecilia Florio MD-University of California Irvine- Leadership Project Mentor. 2014
- Jina Pappas MD- Kern Medical Center California- Leadership Project Mentor. 2014
- Sarah Abernathy DNP- G.V. Montgomery Med Center. Jackson, MS- Leadership Project Mentor.2014
- Arbis Rojas MD- University of California Los Angeles- Leadership Project Mentor. 2013
- Jennifer A. Tarin MD- Colorado Permanente Medical Group- Leadership Project Mentor. 2013
- Mithu Molla MD- University of California Davis- Leadership Project Mentor. 2013
- Steven C. Lam DO- College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Leadership Project Mentor. 2013
- Jacqueline Stern MD- Leadership Project Mentor- 2013
Fellow Mentees:
- Matt Griffith MD- Fulbright Scholar Mentor. 2013-current
Resident Mentees:
- Ryan Murphy MD- Career Mentor.2012-2015
- Raymond Foley- Career Mentor. 2011-2013
- Joseph Sweigart MD- QI Mentor- Target Stroke Initiative. 2010-2013
- Kirk Reichelt MD- QI Mentor- Target Stroke Initiative. 2010-2013
- Kyle Inman- Career Mentor 2010-2012
- Ryan Borne MD- Career Mentor. 2010-2012
- Kate Jennings- Career and research mentor- Quality improvement project on causes of false in-hospital stroke alerts and improved methodology of nursing education for stroke recognition. 2009-2012
- Rebekah Zaemisch MD- QI Mentor- Improving response time to in-hospital stroke.2008-2009
- Herman Lyle MD- Career Mentor. Quality improvement project on prediction of readmission for vulnerable elderly patients. 2006-2008
- Kelly Moulds MD- Research Mentor- Follow-up phone calls for elderly inpatients. 2006-2008
- Daniel Santillano MD- Research Mentor- Quality improvement project on improving adherence to standardized geriatric assessment for vulnerable elderly- 2006-2008
Medical Student Mentees:
- Evan Lester- Foundations of Doctoring 2015-Present
- Marissa Hudak- QI mentor- Positive Deviance in Stroke Care- What can be learned from best performing hospitals nationally. 2011-2014. Received MSA Award. I was invited to Hood Medical Student Mentee at Graduation.
- Philipp Hannan- Foundations of Doctoring 2013-2015. Received Foundations of Doctoring Appreciation Plaque in 2014.Student requested continuing mentoring in the clinical years.
- Lauren Roles- QI mentor- Communication between patients and providers. 2013-2014. Awarded Adler Mentored Scholarly Activity Scholarship for 2014 based on her MSA project which I mentored.
- Eric Wannamaker- QI mentor- follow-up phone calls for vulnerable elderly patients. 2012-2014
- Evan Green- 2008-2009. Quality improvement project on improving hospital physician communication with primary care providers.
Specific Accomplishments
Quality Improvement Initiatives
Creation and Director of Acute Care for the Elderly Service at the University of Colorado Hospital
Demonstrated improved outcomes for vulnerable patients, improved patient and staff satisfaction. Developed data dashboard for quality assurance and drove quality improvement initiatives in readmissions, hand hygiene and in-hospital falls. Have expanded model from a single service to two clinical care teams and increased unit beds 47%. Multiple external institutions are interested in duplicating both our methods and outcomes. We have disseminated our quality processes and inter-professional leadership model at multiple national meetings including the Society of Hospital Medicine, American College of Physicians, and American Geriatrics Society. Examples of peer reviewed publications from ACE include educational, QI, and research in Med-ED Portal, the Journal of Nursing Care Quality, Neurohospitalist, and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Our ACE unit was the site for multiple QI projects including reducing medication reconciliation errors on admission and award winning work with discharge transitions. The unit is actively engaged in QI to improve patient satisfaction. Fall rates have dropped dramatically over the last two years representing a 38% reduction in fall rates on the unit. All cause 30-day readmissions have decreased from a baseline of 15.5% to 9.3%, representing a 40% reduction in all-cause readmissions. Hand hygiene rates have risen from 78% to sustained performance at greater than 97% adherence. The ACE methodology driving this accomplishment won the top innovation award at the 2013 National Society of Hospital Medicine Conference.