Kim Sawyer

Kim Sawyer is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado, affiliated with Children's Hospital Colorado. As a certified pediatric nurse practitioner since 2009, her clinical practice focuses on Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injury, and brain injury rehabilitation. She manages the intrathecal baclofen pump program and actively contributes to research initiatives.

Education:

• BSc, Colorado State University (1997)
• BSc, University of Colorado - Health Sciences Center (2004)
• PNP (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (2009)

Research Focus: Her work centers on pediatric-to-adult care transitions, assistive technologies for children with disabilities, baclofen pump therapy optimization, and metabolic expenditure analysis. She is developing an intrathecal Baclofen database to track complications and catheter replacements.