Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BS, Summa Cum Laude, Arizona State University, 2008
• DO, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2012

Training

• Pediatric Residency, University of Arizona, 2012 - 2015
• Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2015 - 2018
• Graduate Certificate in Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, 2016 - 2018

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2014 - PresVA, Medical License
• 2015 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics
• 2018 - PresAZ, Medical License
• 2018 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatric Cardiology
• 2019 - PresMO, Medical License

Honors and Awards

• Rocky Vista University 3rd Year Medical Student of the Year, 2011
• Achievement and Promise in Research and Writing, 2012
• Excellence During Clinical Years: Pediatrics, 2012
• Top 10% in Academic Standing, Class of 2012, 2012
• Excellence in Pediatric Critical Care, 2014
• Graduating Resident Award for Excellence in Research, 2015
• Outstanding Senior Resident, 2015
• Andy Ford Award: Outstanding Achievement in Research as a Cardiology Fellow, 2018

Recent Publications view all (12)

1. Seckeler MD, Barber BJ, Colombo JN, Bernardi AM, Hoyer AW, Andrews JG, Klewer SE. Exercise Performance in Adolescents With Fontan Physiology (from the Pediatric Heart Network Fontan Public Data Set) American Journal of Cardiology. 2021;149:119-125. PMCID: DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.03.018  PMID:33757789 
2. Colombo, JN, Boyer, PJ, and White, SC. Diagnosis and Management of Infants With Critical Congenital Heart Disease in the Emergency Department Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports. 2019;24(12):133-143. 
3. Colombo, JN and McCulloch, MA. Right and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstructive Lesions American Academy of Pediatrics: NeoReview. 2019;19(7). doi:https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.19-7-e384  
4. Colombo, JN and McCulloch, MA. Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease: Left to Right Shunts American Academy of Pediatrics: NeoReview. 2019;19(7). doi:https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.19-7-e375  
5. Colombo JN, Hainstock MR, Spaeder MC, Vergales JE. Economic implications of outpatient cardiac catheterization in infants with single ventricle congenital heart disease. Cardiol Young. 2019;29(7):960-966. PMID:31241034 
6. Colombo JN, Spaeder MC, Hainstock MR. Safety of outpatient cardiac catheterization in infants with single-ventricle or shunt-dependent biventricular congenital heart disease. Cardiol Young. 2018;28(12):1444-1451. PMID:30309401 
7. Colombo, JN, Roeser, M, and Dean, PN. A biventricular assist device is an effective rescue device after cardiac surgery Pediatric Dimensions. 2017;24(4):1-3. doi:10.15761/PD.1000157  
8. Colombo JN, Samson RA, Valdes SO, Meziab O, Sisk D, Klewer SE. Decreased false-positive adolescent pre-athletic screening with Seattle Criteria-interpreted electrocardiograms. Cardiol Young. 2017;27(3):512-517. PMID:27322729 
9. Colombo JN, Seckeler MD, Barber BJ, Krupinski EA, Weinstein RS, Sisk D, Lax D. Application and Utility of iPads in Pediatric Tele-echocardiography. Telemed J E Health. 2016;22(5):429-33. PMID:26414237 
10. Rischard F, Vanderpool, R, Jenkins, I, Dalabih, M, Colombo, J, Lax, D, Seckeler, M. Selective Pulmonary Vasodilation Improves Ventriculo-vascular Coupling and Gas Exchange in a Patient with Unrepaired Single Ventricle Physiology Pulmonary Circulation. 2015;5(2):407-411. doi:10.1086/681269  PMCID:PMC4449254   PMID:26064468  
11. Colombo, JN, Snyder L, Lax D. Medical image of the week: Eisenmenger syndrome and hemoptysis Southwest Journal Pulmonary Critical Care. 2013;6(5):231-233. 
12. Colombo, J, Kane, GC, and Bilir, B. Diverticulosis of the Colon in an Ambulatory Care Practice: A Large Retrospective Study Looking at Incidence Practical Gastroenterology. 2012;36(4):50-56.