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Children’s Hospital Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
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Steve Daniels, MD, PhD
Provider's Specialties
- Pediatrics
Insurance plans accepted
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Get to know Steve Daniels, MD, PhD
Conditions Treated
- High Blood Pressure
- Prevention
Languages spoken
- English
Experience and background
Undergraduate 1973
University of Rochester (NY)
Medical Education 1977
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
Internship 1978
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Program
Graduate 1979
Harvard University
Residency 1981
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Program
Graduate 1982
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fellowship 1984
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Program
Pritzker School of Medicine, Summer Research Fellowship Award 1974
University of Chicago
Paul McCastland Research Fellowship 1983
American Heart Association
Clinical Investigator Award 1989
National Institutes of Health
Established Investigator Award 1994
American Heart Association
Faculty Recognition Award 1996
University of Cincinnati
Elite Reviewer 2004
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Hall of Honor 2007
Cincinnati Pediatric Society
Top Cardiologists in America 2009
Consumers Research Council
America's Top Pediatricians 2010
Consumers Research Council
Meritorious Achievement Award 2011
American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (CVDY)
Chairman’s Award 2011
American Heart Association
Major Scientific Advance in Cardiovascular Epidemiology 2012
Authored paper “Childhood adiposity, adult adiposity, and cardiovascular risk factors” published in The New England Journal of Medicine (2011;365:1876-1885), which was named a “Major Scientific Advance in Cardiovascular Epidemiology” by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health for 2012.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Distinguished Achievement Award 2012
American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (CVDY)
America’s Top Cardiologists 2012
Included in Guide to America’s Top Cardiologists 2012 Edition.
Consumers’ Research Council of America
Fyler Lecturer and Visiting Professor 2014
“Pediatric Dyslipidemia: Screening, Evaluation and Treatment.” Boston, MA. April 2, 2014.
Children’s Hospital Boston Pediatric Grand Rounds
Named to The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014 2014
Basil Moftah, President of Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property and Science
Highly Cited Researcher Award 2014 and 2015: In Recognition of Ranking in Top 1% of Researchers for Most Cited Documents in their Specific Field.” 2015
Thomson Reuters
Gold Heart Award 2015
Highest national volunteer award of the AHA; particularly noting Dr. Daniels’ work in youth health and cardiovascular diseases in the young. June 2015.
American Heart Association
Rashkind Lecturer and Visiting Professor 2016
CHOP Cardiology 2016 Conference in Orlando, FL. February 26, 2016.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Alexander S. Nadas Lecturer 2017
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Annual Conference. Anaheim, CA. November 14, 2017.
American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (CVDY)
Best Doctors in America 2018
Elected by peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America
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