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Steven H. Abman, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Heart Lung Center
Steven H. Abman, MD, earned his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, in 1979. He completed his Pediatric Residency at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1982 and was honored with the Bruce M. Garber Memorial Award for “Outstanding Resident” by the Department of Pediatrics. After serving as Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Dr. Abman completed his Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and The Children's Hospital and joined our faculty in 1986. He was appointed full Professor of Pediatrics with tenure in 1996, and he currently serves as the Director of the Pediatric Heart Lung Center. He established the clinical Pulmonary Hypertension Program and Ventilator Care Program at The Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Abman is the recipient of many awards and is regularly named one of “America’s Best Doctors.” His pioneering work in the use of nitric oxide to treat infants and children with pulmonary hypertension has resulted in his receiving the prestigious Mead Johnson Award from the Society for Pediatric Research and Excellence in Pediatric Research Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics. He recently volunteered on an eight-day medical mission to remote mountain villages in Ecuador.
Dr. Abman serves as Associate Editor for the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and was selected for the Editorial Boards of numerous other medical journals. He has served as a standing member of the NIH Heart Lung Blood Institute study sections and is an active reviewer for research grants. He is a popular invited speaker and guest professor both nationally and internationally. Dr. Abman has received research grants for a lengthy list of research projects from the National Institutes of Health and has published more than 300 manuscripts in medical journals and books. He is active in training and mentoring numerous students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scientists and faculty through his work in the Pediatric Heart Lung Center.
Dr. Abman is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
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Further Information
about Dr. Abman
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Dr. Abman is a member of the following pediatric sections and programs:
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Research Funding
Awards and Honors
Publications
Publications in PubMed - click for a partial list of publications with links to abstracts, at the National Library of Medicine PubMed website
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