Member of

• American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification Program 2006 - 2023

Selected Publications

• article

  1. Early identification of patients at risk for delayed recovery of ambulation after elective abdominal surgery..  Surgical endoscopy.  36:4828-4833. 2022
  2. Preliminary data demonstrate the Geriatric Surgery Verification program reduces postoperative length of stay..  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.  69:1993-1999. 2021
  3. Postoperative delirium is associated with decreased recovery of ambulation one-month after surgery..  American journal of surgery.  221:856-861. 2020
  4. Wearable Technology-A Pilot Study to Define "Normal" Postoperative Recovery Trajectories..  The Journal of surgical research.  244:368-373. 2019
  5. Postoperative Delirium as a Target for Surgical Quality Improvement..  Annals of surgery.  268:93-99. 2018
  6. Frailty for Surgeons: Review of a National Institute on Aging Conference on Frailty for Specialists..  Journal of the American College of Surgeons.  221:1083-92. 2015
  7. The ACS NSQIP Geriatric Surgery Pilot Project: improving care for older surgical patients..  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons.  99:21-3. 2014
  8. Simple frailty score predicts postoperative complications across surgical specialties..  American journal of surgery.  206:544-50. 2013
  9. Motor subtypes of postoperative delirium in older adults..  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960).  146:295-300. 2011
  10. Postoperative delirium in the elderly: risk factors and outcomes..  Annals of surgery.  249:173-8. 2009
  11. Redefining geriatric preoperative assessment using frailty, disability and co-morbidity..  Annals of surgery.  250:449-55. 2009
  12. Risk factors for delirium after major trauma..  American journal of surgery.  196:864-9; discussion 869-70. 2008

Research Overview

• Dr. Tom Robinson is an academic surgeon who focuses his professional efforts on improving the care of older adults in the peri-operative setting. Dr. Robinson serves a Professor of Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. As a surgeon investigator, Dr. Robinson focuses on three major areas: postoperative delirium, frailty’s relationship to surgical outcomes, and national quality initiatives in geriatric surgery.

Awards and Honors

• Beeson Scholar, conferred by NIA
• Jahnigen Scholar, conferred by AGS

Areas of Focus