Steven P. Ringel, M.D.

Steven P. Ringel, M.D. is Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He served as the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) Vice President for Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety for many years. Since establishing an Office of Clinical Practice at UCH in 1994, he has emphasized clinical outcomes assessment, patient safety, cost effectiveness analysis, and database development. He has authored more than 300 articles and four books covering a broad range of issues in research, patient care, health policy, and patterns of practice. He is Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Today, the widest read periodical in the field of neurology and was the founding editor of “Current Treatment in Neurology” which provides evidence-based reviews.  He is past president of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and of the medical staff of UCH.

Dr. Ringel has co-directed the Neuromuscular Section of the University of Colorado School of Medicine since 1976 and he has lead the Department of Neurology’s Quality and Process Improvement program. He continues to have a busy neuromuscular practice and is actively involved in multi-university studies to evaluate drug efficacy in neuromuscular disorders. He helped establish ALSCARE, a national database which implemented ALS evidence-based guidelines and monitored their effectiveness longitudinally.

An honors graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Ringel completed his neurology residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and a post-doctoral research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. He completed a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship and served as an Institute of Medicine Scholar-in-Residence working as Senator Jay Rockefeller's health policy aide during the 1992 Congressional session.

His passion for non-medical activities, including his love of Michigan football, the Colorado Rockies, opera, outdoor activities and even Grey Goose martinis, served as an important reminder to all of us that there is more to life than just the job. Perhaps more importantly, Dr. Ringel has taught us that enjoying life made one a better person and a better doctor.

“The Future Practice of Neurology”

If you will be joining us from out of town, the University of Colorado has a Preferred Hotel Program with a list of different local hotels – please make sure to select the AMC tab for hotels near the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH). The two hotels closest to UCH are the ones listed below:

Marriott SpringHill Suites Denver at Anschutz 303.705.7300
Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center 303.365.1234

Hotel/Driving Directions

Bruce Schroffel Conference Center.
University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Pavilion 2.
12605 East 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045.

From the south (via I-225).
West on Colfax to Aurora Ct.
Right on Aurora Court to 16th Ave.
Left on 16th Ave.

From the north.
South on Peoria to Colfax.
East on Colfax.
Left on Quentin St. to 16th Ave.
Right ton 16th Ave.

From downtown Denver.
East on Colfax to Quentin St.
Left on Quentin St. to 16th Ave.
Right on 16th Ave.

Parking Map (below).

Please park in Lot 6 and walk across 16th Avenue to the conference center.