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Chris Nyquist, MD
Provider's Specialties
- Infectious Disease - Pediatric
- Pediatrics
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Departments and Programs
Conditions Treated
- Viral Infections
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Pneumonia
- Influenza - Seasonal
- Fungal Infections
- Bacterial Infections
Languages spoken
- English
- Finnish
Experience and background
I am interested in Healthcare Epidemiology/ Infection Prevention and Control, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and safe healthcare for all.
Undergraduate 1985
University of Michigan (MI)
Medical Education 1987
University of Michigan Medical School
Internship 1988
UCLA Medical Center Program
Residency 1991
UCLA Medical Center Program
Fellowship 1995
University of Colorado
Graduate 1997
University of Colorado Denver
For Patients:
My scientific interests include hospital epidemiology/infection control, immunizations, occupational health, global health, and safe healthcare for all. I am involved in a wide range of teaching activities and I participate in many local, regional, and national committees related to Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Healthcare Epidemiology.
My scientific interests include hospital epidemiology/infection control, immunizations, occupational health, global health, and safe healthcare for all. I am involved in a wide range of teaching activities and I participate in many local, regional, and national committees related to Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Healthcare Epidemiology.
For Referring Providers:
My scientific interests include hospital epidemiology/infection control, immunizations, occupational health, global health, and safe healthcare for all. I am involved in a wide range of teaching activities and I participate in many local, regional, and national committees related to Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Healthcare Epidemiology.
My scientific interests include hospital epidemiology/infection control, immunizations, occupational health, global health, and safe healthcare for all. I am involved in a wide range of teaching activities and I participate in many local, regional, and national committees related to Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Healthcare Epidemiology.
Award for Outstanding Research Article in Biosurveillance: Impact on Field of Biosurveillance 2015
International Society for Disease Surveillance
Nominee: Award for the Best Manuscript in 2016 in the Category of Assessment 2016
Severe Respiratory Illness associated with a Nationwide Outbreak of Enterovirus D68 in the US (2014): a Descriptive Epidemiological Investigation. Lancet Respir Med 2015;3(11):879-87.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Nominee Empirical Outcomes, The Unit Acquired Infections Committee Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. 2016
The Sixth Annual Nursing Excellence Awards, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Top Doctor-Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2017
5280 Magazine
Top Doctor-Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2017
Colorado Parent Magazine
SHEA Pediatric Scholarship Award 2024
in recognition of her contributions to the field of pediatric infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology.
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
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