Paula Kadison, MD is a board certified specialist in Internal Medicine. She diagnoses and treats people with acute minor illness to complex medical conditions. She is passionate about prevention and personalized medicine.
Dr. Kadison spent over 10 years training and practicing at the Duke University School of Medicine in both general medicine and autoimmune disease, then in cancer medicine and bone marrow transplantation at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
While in Boston, she was cofounder, President and Chief Medical Officer of the company Medical Scientists, which created risk assessments for cardiovascular disease and cancer, generated algorithms for expert decision support systems, and analyzed population-based risk.
Dr. Kadison enjoys helping patients with any medical issue but is especially interested in cardiovascular and cancer disease screening & prevention, the special needs of cancer survivors, exercise & high-altitude physiology, and autoimmune/rheumatologic disease.
Dr. K has been in clinical practice in Aspen for more than 8 years. For details of Dr. K’s work experience and training see her full Curriculum Vitae below.
Dr. Kadison sees patients here at Kadison Medical Group. She is on staff at Aspen Valley Hospital and a member of the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Medical School, collaborating with faculty and teaching medical students in her practice here.
“Our focus must be on prevention, not simply symptom relief. I’m here to help you develop a personalized primary care plan that highlights what you can do now to live your healthiest life.”
-Dr. Paula Kadison
Curriculum Vitae
Paula Kadison, MD
2019 - present Kadison Medical Group Aspen, CO
Physician Owner
2011 - 2019 Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) Aspen, CO Staff
2015 - present Dept. of Medicine University of CO Med School
Assistant Clinical Professor
2010 - 2019 Aspen Internal Medicine Consultants Aspen, CO
Physician
2013-2015 Valley Health Alliance (VHA) Aspen, CO Board Member
2013-2015 Aspen Valley Hospital Aspen, CO Director of Clinical Integration Committee
May – October 2015 Otto Telemedicine/VHA Denver, CO Telemedicine Pilot Project
2004 - 2005 Life Masters Supported Self Care Boston, MA
Consulting & Product Development
1992 - 2004 Medical Scientists, Inc. Boston, MA
Co-founder, President and CMO
Head of Research and Product Development
1993 - 1995 Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
Instructor
1993 -1995 Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA
Clinical Assistant in Medicine
1990 - 1993 Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA
Clinical and Research Fellow
1987 – 1990 Dana Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA
Research Fellow
Professional Experience
Education
1983 Duke University School of Medicine
M.D.
1979 Davidson College
Bachelor of Science
Post-Doctoral Training
1990-93 Hematology-Oncology Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
1986-87 Rheumatology Fellowship
Duke University School of Medicine
1983-86 Internship & Residency, Internal Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Board Certifications
1993 Medical Oncology
1986 Internal Medicine
2018 BLS and ACLS
2016 FCCS
Certificates
Medical Scientists, Inc.
Hybrid AI Predictive Modeling Application
Project Director for HybridAI predictive modeling projects—disease specific and all medical/pharmacy costs.
MediSave®Population –based Predictive Modeling Software
HealthChek®-Screening for Cancer/Heart Disease/Osteoporosis
Consulting/Expert Medical Opinion
Licenses
2010-#48917 Colorado (active)
1986-#58423 Massachusetts (resigned)
1983-#29584 North Carolina (expired)