Nelson Trujillo, MD
Board Member
Nelson Trujillo was born and raised in Washington D.C. He attended college in New Orleans at Tulane University where he graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering. He returned home to Washington DC to attend George Washington University Medical School. He moved to Colorado to complete his internship and residency in internal medicine and after training, he served two years on the faculty at Denver Health Hospital. Dr. Trujillo then returned to the University of Colorado to complete a fellowship in cardiology and nuclear medicine. After eight years in Denver, he moved to Boulder to begin practice in cardiology as part of Rocky Mountain Cardiology at Boulder Community Hospital. That group grew to become Boulder Heart now at the Anderson Building at the Foothills Campus.
Along with practicing medicine, Dr. Trujillo has served as president of the Boulder Medical Society and President of the Boulder Community Medical Staff. He also has served on the board of directors of both the hospital and the foundation. His research interests include primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. He leads Walk with the Doc Boulder to promote wellness in the community.
He has worked with SomaLogic on a clinical trial using proteonomics in clinical practice. This work was highlighted in the New York Times Magazine in 2018.
Dr. Trujillo has many interests outside of medicine, including art, photography, and the outdoors. He lives in Boulder with his wife. They have three adult children.
Cardiologist with Boulder Heart Physicians – Boulder Community Health
President – Boulder Medical Society
President – Boulder Community Medical Staff
Bachelor of Science and Engineering – Tulane University School of Engineering
Medical School – George Washington University School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Residency – University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Lear J, Pratt J. Trujillo N. Redundant array of independent disks (RAID): Practical on-line archiving of nuclear medicine imaging data. J. Dig. Img. 1996; 9:37-38
Trujillo N, Pratt J, Talusani S, Quaife R, Kumpe D, Lear J. Diagnosis of pulmonary embolic disease using Tc-99miethylenetriamine pentacetic acid (DTPA) Aerosol. Journal of Nuclear Medicine;)
Trujillo N, Gill E. Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Stenosis. Hospital Practice August 1997
Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient in acute pulmonary embolism in pregnancy.
General Obstetrics And Gynecology American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 178(2):394- 396, February 1998. Powrie, Raymond O. MD; Larson, Lucia MD; Rosene-Montella, Karen MD; Abarca, Monica MD; Barbour, Linda MD, MSPH; Trujillo, Nelson MD
Book Chapters:
Trujillo N, Lindenfeld J. Myocardial Infarction. Cardiology Secrets. Hanley and Belfus INC.:81-87; 1994,Revised May 1999
Trujillo N, Complications of Myocardial Infarction. Cardiology Secrets Hanley and Belfus INC 2000
Abstracts:
Trujillo Jr NT, Wall K, Alexander L, Housholder S, Mulherim C, Zach J, Gill RD Williams SA Clinical Use of a Proteonomic Cardiovascular Risk Score for Assessing How Risk Positively Drives Patient Attitudes and Behavior Change: Circulation Lifestyle Medicine 2019
Thigpen K, Trujillo N, Lindenfeld J, Wolfe E, Quaife R. Detection of Early Cardiac Transplant Atherosclerosis using Tc-99m Sestamibi Imaging and Myocardial Perfusion Reserve. Circulation #481 1998
Gill E, Trujillo N, Shandas R, DeGroff C,Kon, J Valdez-Cruz L. Comparrison of effective orifice area derived using the Doppler Continuity Equation to directly visualized vena contracta areas: in vitro studies using laser induced fluorescence imaging. JACC 29:711-1 1997
Shandas R, Trujillo N, Gill E, Kwon J, DGroff C, Valdes-Cruz L. Is the vena contracta area for stenotic and regurgitant orifices dependent on hemodynamic variables? An in vitro study-using laser induced fluorescence imaging. JACC 29:1018-36 1997
Trujillo N, Corbett J, Whitney M, Quaife R, Simultaneous Right Ventricular Perfusion/Function Assessed by 3-dimensional gated stress Tc-99m sestamibi images predicts right coronary artery stenosis. Circ 1996
Lear J, Trujillo N, Pratt J, Talusani S, Quaife R, Kumpe D. Accuracy of V/Q Scintigraphy using Tc-99m DTPA Aerosol in the Diagnosis of PE: A Prospective Study. RSNA 1996
Lear J, Pratt J, Trujillo N. Online PACS data archiving using redundant array of inexpensive disk (RAID) technology. Computer Applications to Assist Radiology (SCAR 96) 1996; 125.
Lear J, Trujillo N, Pratt J, Talusani S, Quaife R, Kumpe D. Validation of Criteria for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism using DTPA aerosol. J. Nuc. Med.1996; 37:295P
Trujillo N, Quaife R, Adiseshan P, Groves B, Corbett J. A new automated method for assessment of left ventricular function and myocardial perfusion using gated tc-99m sestamibi imaging: comparison with cardiac catheterization. J. Nuc Med. 1996; 37:179P
Trujillo N, Kwon J, Kringlen M, Gill E, Shandas R, Valdez-Cruz L. Comparison of effective orifice area calculations using the continuity equation in steady and pulsatile flow: JACC 1996; 27:233A
Trujillo N, Pratt J, Talusani S, Quaife R, Kumpe D, Lear J. Evaluation of Ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy using Tc-99m diethylenetriamine pentacetic acid (DTPA) aerosol in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism; JACC 1996; 27: 317A
Trujillo N, Hughes N, Bies R, Morrison D, Keller M. Improved echocardiographic myocardial visualization with peripheral and intracoronary injection of Albunex and tissue doppler imaging. JACC 1996; 27:299A
Trujillo N, Gill E, Shandas R, Knudson O, Valdes-Cruz L, Flow dependence of the Doppler continuity equation for calculation of effective flow areas: in vitro pulsatile flow studies using rigid orifices. Circulation 1994;90:I-116
Bilir B ,Trujillo N,, Lear J. Critical analysis of intra-splenic transplantation of cryopreserved human hepatocytes in a patient with acute liver failure. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 1995; (in press)
A Comparison of Recombinant Human Thyrotropin and Thyroid Hormone …tors and collaborators: Lisa Jensen, R.N.; Nelson Trujillo, M.D.; Prof. A. Pinchera; Dr. F. Lippi; Dr. F. Angelini; M. Lassmann; U. Michalowski