Our Team
The Injury and Violence Prevention Center is a collaborative program that connects the Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Colorado (CU) School of Medicine.
The center is located at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, which is the largest academic health sciences campus in the Rocky Mountain region. The campus is home to six health professional schools and nationally ranked partner hospitals, research centers, and academic programs. The diverse community of neighbors provides an ideal environment for collaboration and cultural innovation.
Our innovative, interconnected, and highly collaborative approach is at the forefront of advancing research, education, professional training, and community outreach. This makes the Injury and Violence Prevention Center a significant contributor to improving community health outcomes in the Rocky Mountain region.
Administrative Leadership Team
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Joseph Simonetti MD, MPH
Associate Professor (VA)
Director of Mentorship and Education (SOM)
- Injury & Violence Prevention Center
- Internal Medicine (SOM)
Joseph Simonetti, MD, MPH is an addiction medicine physician and health services researcher, with a focus on firearm injury prevention. He is the director of mentorship and education for the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative for the CU Anschutz School of Medicine, an investigator in the Injury & Violence Prevention Center at the Colorado School of Public Health, and an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Simonetti is also a clinical investigator in the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention and the Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care at the Veterans Health Administration.
Dr. Simonetti was awarded a VA HSR&D Career Development Award to develop and pilot test a Veteran-centered lethal means safety suicide prevention intervention. He has also received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and several philanthropies. He has served as an invited member to multiple national workgroups to provide guidance on research and policy efforts on firearm injury and suicide prevention.
Areas of Expertise
Veteran Health, suicide prevention, firearms
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- Chief Medical Resident, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2012
- MPH, Health Services Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2012
- Internal Medicine Residency, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2011
- MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 2008
Resumes/CV:
Affiliations
- Director of Mentorship and Education, Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
- Faculty Member, Program for Injury Prevention, Education & Research, Colorado School of Public Health
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
- Investigator, Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention, VHA
- Investigator, Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VHA
- Attending Physician, MIRECC Substance Use Disorders Treatment Program
Joseph Simonetti MD, MPH
Associate Professor (VA)
Director of Mentorship and Education (SOM)
Email Address:joseph.simonetti@cuanschutz.edu
Joseph Simonetti, MD, MPH is an addiction medicine physician and health services researcher, with a focus on firearm injury prevention. He is the director of mentorship and education for the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative for the CU Anschutz School of Medicine, an investigator in the Injury & Violence Prevention Center at the Colorado School of Public Health, and an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Simonetti is also a clinical investigator in the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention and the Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care at the Veterans Health Administration.
Dr. Simonetti was awarded a VA HSR&D Career Development Award to develop and pilot test a Veteran-centered lethal means safety suicide prevention intervention. He has also received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and several philanthropies. He has served as an invited member to multiple national workgroups to provide guidance on research and policy efforts on firearm injury and suicide prevention.
Areas of Expertise
Veteran Health, suicide prevention, firearms
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- Chief Medical Resident, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2012
- MPH, Health Services Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2012
- Internal Medicine Residency, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2011
- MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 2008
Resumes/CV:
Affiliations
- Director of Mentorship and Education, Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
- Faculty Member, Program for Injury Prevention, Education & Research, Colorado School of Public Health
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
- Investigator, Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention, VHA
- Investigator, Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VHA
- Attending Physician, MIRECC Substance Use Disorders Treatment Program
Core Faculty
Our core faculty and affiliates come from across the University of Colorado system, including the CU Anschutz and CU Denver campuses. Our faculty dedicates a portion of their time to addressing injury or violence prevention topics.
Their interdisciplinary expertise represents the diverse disciplines related to injury research, policy, and practice.
Joseph Simonetti MD, MPH
Associate Professor (VA)
Director of Mentorship and Education (SOM)
- Injury & Violence Prevention Center
- Internal Medicine (SOM)
Joseph Simonetti, MD, MPH is an addiction medicine physician and health services researcher, with a focus on firearm injury prevention. He is the director of mentorship and education for the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative for the CU Anschutz School of Medicine, an investigator in the Injury & Violence Prevention Center at the Colorado School of Public Health, and an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Simonetti is also a clinical investigator in the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention and the Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care at the Veterans Health Administration.
Dr. Simonetti was awarded a VA HSR&D Career Development Award to develop and pilot test a Veteran-centered lethal means safety suicide prevention intervention. He has also received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and several philanthropies. He has served as an invited member to multiple national workgroups to provide guidance on research and policy efforts on firearm injury and suicide prevention.
Areas of Expertise
Veteran Health, suicide prevention, firearms
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- Chief Medical Resident, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2012
- MPH, Health Services Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2012
- Internal Medicine Residency, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2011
- MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 2008
Resumes/CV:
Affiliations
- Director of Mentorship and Education, Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
- Faculty Member, Program for Injury Prevention, Education & Research, Colorado School of Public Health
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
- Investigator, Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention, VHA
- Investigator, Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VHA
- Attending Physician, MIRECC Substance Use Disorders Treatment Program