Faculty Bio Detail

Christopher A. Czaja

Christopher A. Czaja, MD, MPH

  • Assistant Professor
  • Chair, Infection Control Committee
  • Department of Medicine
  • Division of Mycobacterial and Respiratory Infections

Profile

Conditions Treated

  • Bronchiectasis
  • Chronic Respiratory Infections
  • Fungal Infections
  • General Infectious Diseases
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
  • Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections (NTM)
  • Pneumonia
  • Sinusitis
  • Tuberculosis

Research Areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
  • Pseudomonas
  • Treatment of Bronchiectasis
Gender:
Male

Education & Training

Education

1997-2001
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, MD
2004-2006
University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, MPH (Epidemiology)

Residency

2001-2004
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Internal Medicine

Fellowship

2004-2007
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Infectious Diseases

Biography

Affiliation with Denver Health

Member, Medical Staff

Special Interests

Clinical Interests

Clinical care of persons with recurrent respiratory infections, bronchiectasis, and chronic respiratory infections with bacteria, fungi, and mycobacteria.  Clinical research into the epidemiology, microbiology, and treatment of chronic airways infection.

Board Certification

2004-present: American Board of Internal Medicine
2006-present: Infectious Diseases

Teaching or Professional Positions

Chair, Infection Control Committee, National Jewish Health

Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

Professional Memberships

2004-Present: Infectious Diseases Society of America
2009-Present: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology in America
2011-Present: American Thoracic Society

Office Information

Doctor's Contact Information

  • Office: 877.225.5654

Locations

  • Main Campus
    1400 Jackson St.
    Denver, CO 80206
    Main: 877.225.5654