UCHealth Travel, Expedition, and Altitude Medicine (TEAM) Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct, 7th Floor Aurora, CO 80045Phone: 720-848-2631
Dan Olson, MD, PhD
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Board Certified
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.
Title(s)
Senior Investigator, Center for Global Health, Fellowship Director, Center for Global Health
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Philosphy
Specialty
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics
Scheduling Phone Number
(720) 777-6981
Gender
Male
Languages
Spanish
Hospital Affiliation
University of Colorado Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Phone: 720-777-1234 720-777-1234
Provider Information
Specialties
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Pediatrics (2012)
Conditions
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Child and Teen Health
Children's Health , Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
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Infections
Fungal , Pneumonia , Viral , Influenza , Bacterial
Department
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), Member Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (JPIDS), Member
Research and 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.
Education and 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)
Information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
(720) 777-6981
Referring Patients Link
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.