Joseph Hippensteel, MD
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
Board Certified
Clinical Interest for Patients
Critical Illness Survivorship, Detection and Treatment of Delirium in Critically Ill Patients
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine
Specialty
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
Scheduling Phone Number
720-848-0000
Gender
Male
Hospital Affiliation
University of Colorado Hospital
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
Phone: 720-848-0000 720-848-0000
Provider Information
Specialties
- Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine (2018)
Department
Associate Professor, Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care
Research and Grants
Grants
Potentiation of a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors (AMPAR) by highly-sulfated chondroitin sulfate: a novel contributor to sepsis-associated delirium (2020)
Potentiation of (AMPAR) by highly-sulfated chondroitin sulfate: a novel contributor to sepsis-associated delirium. (2020)
Lung-Brain Axis as a Mediator of Delirium (2021)
Development of a Pre-Clinical Murine Model of Sepsis-associated Delirium (2021)
Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation during Sepsis in Aging (2021)
Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Glycosaminoglycans in Biological Samples (2023)
Understanding Sepsis-associated Auditory Dysfunction (2025)
Research Interests for Patients
My research interests focus on the cognitive consequences (i.e., acutely as delirium and chronically as long-term cognitive dysfunction) of sepsis and other critical illness. I perform both basic and translational research in this realm seeking to identify the relevance of brain-penetrating heparan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate in these conditions. Ultimately, I seek to develop novel biomarkers and/or therapeutics for these understudied problems.
Education and Training
Medical Schools
MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2012)
Undergraduate Schools
BS, University of Wisconsin–Madison (WI) (2007)
Graduate Schools
MS, University of Wisconsin - Madison (2008)
Internships
University of California (San Francisco) Program (2013)
Residency Program
University of California (San Francisco) Program (2015)
Fellowships
University of Colorado (2019)
Information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
720-848-0000