Cecile S. Rose, MD, MPH

Special Interests

Research Interests

Dr. Rose leads research on mining-related lung diseases including silicosis and coal worker’s pneumoconiosis.  Her research is also centered on respiratory diseases affecting post-9/11 military veterans.  Additional research has been focused on hypersensitivity pneumonitis and sarcoidosis.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Rose has a long-standing interest in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of occupational and environmental lung diseases. She has particular expertise in dust diseases of the lung (pneumoconiosis) and in respiratory illnesses affecting post- 9/11 veterans. She also is experienced in the diagnosis and management of patients with granulomatous lung diseases such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

Education

Education

1980 - 1983

Medical College of Virginia, Internal Medicine

1976 - 1980

University of Illinois School of Medicine, MD

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH

Fellowship

1983 - 1986

Medical College of Virginia

Awards & Recognition

2013 - Delta Omega Honor Society, University of Illinois School of Public Health
2016 - Diversity Award, Tribal Collaboration Team, NIOSH, for dedication to reducing occupational safety and health risks among American Indian/Alaska Native communities
2019 - Faculty Innovator Award, University of Colorado Department of Medicine
2020 - John M. Peters Award, American Thoracic Society, Assembly on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health. In appreciation of a lifetime of leadership, research, and devoted service to the pursuit of respiratory health.
2021 - 30th Annual Irving Kass Lectureship Award, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2004 – 2025 - Denver’s Top Doctors, 5280 Magazine (voted by physician peers)
2023 - UIC School of Public Health Research Article Award for Community Collaboration, Honorable Mention for an Alice Hamilton Award, Shepard Award CDC
2024 - Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Center for Health, Work, and Environment at CU Anschutz Colorado School of Public Health

Board Certification

Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Pulmonary Medicine (ABIM)
Occupational/Environmental Medicine (ABPM)

Publications

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Academic Affiliations

Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Jewish Health
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health