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Chris Nyquist, MD, MSPH

Provider's Specialties

Infectious Disease - Pediatric
Pediatrics

Provider's location(s)

Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora

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Pediatric Infectious Disease Program

(720)777-6981

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Get to know Chris Nyquist, MD, MSPH

Departments and Programs

Infectious Disease

Conditions Treated

Viral Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Pneumonia
Influenza

Fungal Infections
Bacterial Infections

Languages spoken

English
Finnish

Experience and background

I am interested in Healthcare Epidemiology/ Infection Prevention and Control, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and safe healthcare for all.

Undergraduate 1985

University of Michigan (MI)

Medical Education 1987

University of Michigan Medical School

Internship 1988

UCLA Medical Center Program

Residency 1991

UCLA Medical Center Program

Fellowship 1995

University of Colorado

Graduate 1997

University of Colorado Denver

For Patients:
My scientific interests include hospital epidemiology/infection control, immunizations, occupational health, global health, and safe healthcare for all. I am involved in a wide range of teaching activities and I participate in many local, regional, and national committees related to Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Healthcare Epidemiology.

For Referring Providers:
My scientific interests include hospital epidemiology/infection control, immunizations, occupational health, global health, and safe healthcare for all. I am involved in a wide range of teaching activities and I participate in many local, regional, and national committees related to Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Healthcare Epidemiology.

Award for Outstanding Research Article in Biosurveillance: Impact on Field of Biosurveillance 2015

International Society for Disease Surveillance

Nominee: Award for the Best Manuscript in 2016 in the Category of Assessment 2016

Severe Respiratory Illness associated with a Nationwide Outbreak of Enterovirus D68 in the US (2014): a Descriptive Epidemiological Investigation. Lancet Respir Med 2015;3(11):879-87.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Nominee Empirical Outcomes, The Unit Acquired Infections Committee Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. 2016

The Sixth Annual Nursing Excellence Awards, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Top Doctor-Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2017

5280 Magazine

Top Doctor-Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2017

Colorado Parent Magazine

SHEA Pediatric Scholarship Award 2024

in recognition of her contributions to the field of pediatric infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology.
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America