Dan Olson, MD, PhD
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Locations
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
720-777-1234
UCHealth Travel, Expedition, and Altitude Medicine (TEAM) Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
720-848-2631
Provider Expertise
Clinical Interest for Patients
My clinical interests include the management of infections in children. My specific areas of interest include tropical diseases and diseases related to global health/travel.
Specialties
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Pediatrics ( 2012 )
Conditions & Treatments
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Child and Teen Health
Children's Health, Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
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Infections
Bacterial, Fungal, Influenza, Pneumonia, Viral
Education & Training
Medical Schools
MD, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (2007)
Undergraduate Schools
BA, Grinnell College (IA) (2002)
Internships
University of Wisconsin (Madison) Program (2008)
Residency Program
University of Wisconsin (Madison) Program (2010)
Fellowships
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (2010)
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (2015)
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), Member
Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (JPIDS), Member
Research & Grants
Grants
Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Unit (RTOP 16-0057): Natural History and Prospective Cohort Study to Describe the Neurological, Neurodevelopmental and other Clinical Outcomes in Children after Zika Virus Infection in Rural Guatemala (2016)
Research Scholar Award (CHC 1501460): The Arboviral Transmission and Immunity in Children (ATIC) Study (2016)
Investigator Initiated Research Study: Determination of the utility of Pfizer’s pneumococcal urine antigen test in children 5 years of age or younger with community acquired pneumonia in Guatemala (2018)
Evaluation of Biobanked Samples from Children in Guatemala to Determine Dengue and Zika Virus Seroprevalence by Neutralization Testing (2018)
Research Interests for Patients
My research interests are focused on how to measure the effectiveness of vaccines and other health interventions against emerging infectious diseases. This includes how to detect disease in a population using innovative surveillance tools (i.e. smartphones, crowd-sourcing), studying the true burden of disease (both the health and socioeconomic impacts on the individual and the family), and how to reduce disease burden through cost-effective interventions such as vaccines. Much of this work takes places at our University of Colorado research site in Guatemala.
information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
(720) 777-6981
Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
My clinical interests include pediatric infectious diseases. My specific areas of interest include tropical diseases and diseases related to global health/travel.
Research Interest for Referring Providers
My research interests focus on using innovative approaches to reduce the burden of emerging infectious diseases in resource-limited settings. Specifically, I am interested in using new technologies (smartphones, participatory surveillance) to estimate disease burden, capturing both the clinical (illness severity) and socioeconomic (work absenteeism, reduced productivity) consequences of infectious diseases for individuals and their families, and studying how interventions, such as vaccines, can reduce those burdens of disease in a cost-effective manner. Much of this work takes places at the University of Colorado Research site in Guatemala, where we have several studies focusing on arboviruses, enteric disease, influenza, mosquito vectors, and agricultural worker's health.
