Professional Bio

Educational Preparation:

Pharm.D., Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver, 2009

Bachelors of Arts, Molecular, Cellular Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, 2005

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
  • Colorado Pharmacists Society (CPS)
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
  • Academy of Health System Pharmacists (AHP)
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
  • Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS)

Clinical Expertise & Certifications

  • Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy
  • PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO
  • PGY1 Residency at Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO

Research & Scholarship

Research Interests

Treatment of DKA using the "Two-Bag" system in adult ICU patients
Evaluation of propofol use in a community teaching hospital ICU

Presentations

Knutsen, S. (May 1, 2011) Treatment of DKA using the "Two-Bag" system in adult ICU patients , Western States Conference Annual Meeting, Pacific Grove, CA.

Publications

Aquilante CL, Kosmiski LA, Zineh I, Capo Rome, L, Knutsen SD. Pharmacodynamic effects of rosiglitazone in nondiabetic patients with metabolic syndrome. Pharmacotherapy 2010; 30(3): 236-247.

Aquilante CL, Bushman LR, Knutsen SD, Burt LE, CapoRome L, Kosmiski LA. Influence of SLCO1B1 and CYP2C8 polymorphisms on rosiglitazone pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers. Human Genomics 2008; 3(1):7-16.

Aquilante CL, Kosmiski LA, Knutsen, SD, Zineh I. Relationship between plasma resistin concentrations, inflammatory chemokines and components of the metabolic syndrome in adults. Metabolism 2008; 57(4):494-501.

Awards & Recognition

2012: Teacher of the Year, Regis University School of Pharmacy, P3 Class.