Joe Grubenhoff, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Locations
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
720-777-1234
Children's Hospital Colorado North Campus
Broomfield
720-478-5000
Children's Hospital Colorado South Campus
Highlands Ranch
720-478-1234
Provider Expertise
Clinical Interest for Patients
I have a particular interest in the cognitive psychology of human decision-making and its impact on diagnostic reasoning and patient harm. Improving our understanding of the role that systematic errors play in decision-making is a critical component to improving patient safety. Patient safety starts with the right diagnosis.
Care Philosophy
I aim to provide relationship-centered evidence-based care for ill and injured children. Shared decision-making supported by sound medical knowledge and informed by the child's and parents' wishes and values is the best way to speed kids to recovery.
Specialties
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine ( 2011 , 2021 )
- Pediatrics ( 2005 , 2021 )
Conditions & Treatments
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Emergency Care
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Urgent Care
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Child and Teen Health
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Injuries and Wounds
Interests & Activities
Personal Interests
My personal time is spent snowboarding, hiking, road and mountain biking. I also enjoy spending time with my kids and tending to my koi pond.
Education & Training
Medical Schools
MD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine (2002)
Undergraduate Schools
BA, Colorado College (CO) (1997)
Graduate Schools
MSc, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (2015)
Internships
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (2003)
Residency Program
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (2005)
Fellowships
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (2009)
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine (AAP), Fellow, Member
Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, Member
Research & Grants
Grants
Diagnostic Safety Capacity Building (2022)
ABMS Visiting Scholars Program (2022)
The Right Call: Implementing a Sepsis Diagnostic Safety Toolkit in a Pediatric Transfer Call Center to Improve Diagnosis of Children in General Emergency Settings (2023)
Research Interests for Patients
My research focuses on reducing patient harm that arises from missed opportunities during the diagnostic process.
information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
(720) 777-6888
Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
Pediatricians, Family and Emergency Physicians referring children to a CHCO Emergency Department can expect their patients to receive care supported by evidence-based clinical care from board-certified pediatric emergency physicians in a regional pediatric trauma center.
Research Interest for Referring Providers
My academic focus centers on creating safer care environments by understanding and reducing the risk of harm arising from cognitive miscues during the diagnostic process. Missed opportunities to improve diagnosis remain a relatively under-appreciated source of patient harm.
