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Dr. Robert Quaife, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine and Adult Cardiology

University of Nebraska College of Medicine (1983)

Professional interests include: cardiomyopathy, angina, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and more.

9548 Park Meadows Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124

(720) 848-2200

Dr. Robert Quaife, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Aurora, CO specializing in interventional cardiology, nuclear medicine and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1983 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Robert Quaife, MD is affiliated with UCHealth, UCHealth Heart and Vascular Center - Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Medicine, UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED and UCHEALTH IMAGING SERVICES LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

12605 E. 16th Avenue Basement (ll)
Aurora, CO 80045

Address:

1635 Aurora Court 1st Floor
Aurora, CO 80045

Address:

9548 Park Meadows Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124

Some issues Dr. Robert Quaife, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

cardiac procedures	552
doctor visit	166
hospital care	145
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	69
nuclear scan	199
stress testing	197
ultrasound (sonogram)	285

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	99
Hispanic	82
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	75
Less than 65	163

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	622
doctor visit	175
hospital care	161
inpatient care	162
minimally invasive procedures	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	45
nuclear scan	196
stress testing	194
ultrasound (sonogram)	382

**Gender**
Male	477
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	617
Black	96
Hispanic	84
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	103
Less than 65	178

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	702
doctor visit	176
hospital care	173
inpatient care	174
minimally invasive procedures	78
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	33
nuclear scan	188
stress testing	186
ultrasound (sonogram)	482

**Gender**
Male	924
Female	878

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1340
Black	212
Hispanic	144
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	694
From 75 to 84	486
85 and over	252
Less than 65	370

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	743
doctor visit	165
hospital care	155
inpatient care	156
minimally invasive procedures	73
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
nuclear scan	255
stress testing	271
ultrasound (sonogram)	465

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	718
Black	115
Hispanic	89
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	389
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	104
Less than 65	175

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	723
doctor visit	159
hospital care	121
inpatient care	122
minimally invasive procedures	41
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	34
nuclear scan	248
stress testing	261
ultrasound (sonogram)	442

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	697
Black	113
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	407
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	112
Less than 65	175

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	607
doctor visit	201
hospital care	109
inpatient care	110
minimally invasive procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
nuclear scan	212
stress testing	210
ultrasound (sonogram)	372

**Gender**
Male	493
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	672
Black	108
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	83
Less than 65	168

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	611
doctor visit	183
hospital care	137
inpatient care	122
minimally invasive procedures	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	33
nuclear scan	261
outpatient care	15
stress testing	259
ultrasound (sonogram)	318

**Gender**
Male	477
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	694
Black	91
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	410
From 75 to 84	273
85 and over	81
Less than 65	155

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	567
doctor visit	152
hospital care	54
inpatient care	55
minimally invasive procedures	38
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
nuclear scan	221
stress testing	219
ultrasound (sonogram)	328

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	87
Hispanic	77
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	368
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	87
Less than 65	124

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

cardiac procedures	1443
doctor visit	268
hospital care	129
inpatient care	130
minimally invasive procedures	66
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	58
nuclear scan	611
stress testing	668
ultrasound (sonogram)	716

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Quaife, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Quaife, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Aurora, CO were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

cardiac procedures	732
doctor visit	185
hospital care	132
inpatient care	130
minimally invasive procedures	44
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
nuclear scan	265
outpatient care	15
stress testing	275
ultrasound (sonogram)	422

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Quaife, MD.

**Gender**
Female	375
Male	428

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	92
Asian / Pacific Islander	15
Non-Hispanic White	589
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	70
Other	10

**Age**
85 and over	89
75 to 84	228
Less than 65	150
65 to 74	335

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Quaife, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Quaife, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	11
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Quaife, MD graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1983. He completed residency at University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine (1983)

Residency: University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals (1986)

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Quaife, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCHealth

UCHealth Heart and Vascular Center - Anschutz Medical Campus

University of Colorado Medicine

UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED

UCHEALTH IMAGING SERVICES LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert Quaife, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$2,833 Transcatheter Heart Valves $83	$2,750
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,168 Structural Heart $68	$1,100
HeartFlow, Inc.	$604 FFRct $604
Abbott Laboratories	$603 Mitra Clip system $382	AMPLATZER AMULET $110	AMPLATZER $80	Vascular $22	$8
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$404 MI - Nuclear Medicine (incl. PETNET & MIBR) $121	Biograph Vision $114	SPECT Symiba Intevo $83	Non-Product Specific $65	Biograph mCT Flow $21
Other	$354 COREVALVE EVOLUT R $146	DXR Undivided $61	RS Allura Xper FD 10 $59	Crux IVC Filter $29	Definity $25	Other $35

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,433
Food and Beverage	$2,532

Biography

Dr. Robert Quaife's specialties are adult cardiology, interventional cardiology, and nuclear medicine. His areas of expertise include nuclear cardiology, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and nuclear scan. He is affiliated with UCHealth Heart and Vascular Center - Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Colorado Hospital, and the University of Colorado Medicine. Dr. Quaife obtained his medical school training at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Utah.