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Dr. Christopher Allen Colburn MD
Hospitalist
1559 SPARTA ST MCMINNVILLE TN, 37110About
Dr. Christopher Colburn is a hospitalist practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Colburn specializes in the comprehensive medical care of hospitalized patients. As a hospitalist, Dr. Colburn manages the clinical problems of hospitalized patients and the acutely ill, while working to improve the performance of the hospital. Dr. Colburn works in collaboration with all of the different doctors that are working with the patient. Hospitalists are involved in the diagnosis, treatment and medical procedures of patients.
Education and Training
Univ of Louisville Sch of Med, Louisville Ky 1998
University of Louisville School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Insulin- and glucagon-independent effects of calcitonin gene-related peptide in the conscious dog.
- Efficiency of compensation for absence of fall in insulin during exercise.
- Glucagon is a primary controller of hepatic glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis during muscular work.
- Regulation of net hepatic substrate balance by phenacylimidazolium ions in the conscious dog.
- Inability of hyperglycemia to counter the ability of glucagon to increase net glucose output and activate glycogen phosphorylase in the perfused rat liver.
- A clinical information system transition: a nursing perspective.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Pneumonia
- Pain
- Transient Ischemic Attack (tia)
- Femur Fracture
- Vascular Disease
Dr. Christopher Allen Colburn MD's Practice location
Practice At 3443 Dickerson Pike Suite 680
3443 Dickerson Pike Suite 680 -Nashville, TN 37207Get Direction
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