ABOUT

Dr. Flaten was born and raised in Colorado. She received her undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in Maine. Subsequently, she attended medical school at University of Colorado where she was top of her class and served as president of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She then completed a rigorous dermatology residency at University of Colorado where she treated a wide variety of skin diseases in diverse patient populations at Denver Health Medical Center, Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs, Children’s Hospital of Colorado, and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Flaten has published numerous articles in medical journals including the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD).

Dr. Flaten has experience treating patients of all skin types and all ages, including children. Her professional interests include complex medical dermatology, pediatric dermatology, and skin cancer surveillance.

Outside of work, Dr. Flaten channels her adventurous spirit as a whitewater kayaker, mountain biker, and parent to two young boys.

Publications

  1. Eagelston LRM, Kuseh Kalani Yazd N, Patel R, Flaten, HK, Dunnick CA, Dellavalle RP. Cannabinoids in Dermatology: A Scoping Review. Dermatology Online Journal. PMID: 30142706

  2. Marous MR, Flaten HK, Sledge B, et al. Complementary and alternative methods for treatment of acne vulgaris: a systematic review. Current Dermatology Reports. (2018) 7: 359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13671-018-0230-0

  3. Flaten HK, Goodman L, Wong E, Hammes A, Brown MR. Analysis of Speaking Opportunities by Gender at National Dermatologic Surgery Conferences. Dermatologic Surgery. PMID: 31834070

  4. Dunnick CA, Lehrer M, Flaten HK, Laughter MR, Mirhossani R, Schultz A, Bennett P, Ashack K, Dellavalle RP, Pearson DR. Dermatology Tactile Learning Tool: Development and student evaluation of an interactive 3-dimensional skin lesion model for medical student education. JAAD. 2019, epub ahead of print. PMID: 31704218

  5. Sonn BJ, Saben JL, McWilliams G, Shelton SK, Flaten HK, D'Alessandro A, Monte AA. Predicting response to ACE inhibitor in treating hypertension: a pilot study. Metabolomics. 2019 Oct 3;15(10):133. PMID: 31583478

  6. Flaten HK, Kuschel S, Dellavalle RP, Dunnick CA. Evaluating Dermatology Curricula in US Medical Schools. JAAD. 2018, epub ahead of print. PMID: 30633940

  7. Niu W, Updyke K, Maxim E, Flaten HK, Dunnick CA, Dellavalle RP. Chinese institutional payments for publishing dermatology journal articles. Dermatology Online Journal. PMID: 30142730

  8. Flaten HK, Sonn BJ, Saben JL, Shelton SK, Schwartz J, Ryall K, Monte AA. Genomic markers associated with successful treatment of hypertension with ACE inhibitor: A pilot study. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Jul;59(7):506-510. doi: 10.5414/CP203910. PMID: 33769277; PMCID: PMC8383846

  9. Brocker CN, Velenosi T, Flaten HK, McWilliams G, McDaniel K, Shelton SK, Saben J, Krausz KW, Gonzalez FJ, Monte AA. Metabolomic profiling of Beta Blocker hypertension treatment reveals altered gut microbiota-derived urinary metabolites. Hum Genomics. 2020 Mar 11;14(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s40246-020-00260-w. PMID: 32160915; PMCID: PMC7066769.

  10. Monte AA, West K, McDaniel K, Flaten HK, et al. CYP2D6 Genotype Phenotype Discordance Due to Drug-Drug Interaction. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 29882961

  11. Flaten HK. Letters to a Third-Year Student:  An Annual Publication for the School of Medicine.  Editors Therese Jones, PhD and Anjali Dhurandhar, MD.  Arts and Humanities in Healthcare Program:  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. April 2019

  12. Schlager E, Flaten HK, St Claire C et al. Industry Payments to Dermatologists: updates from the 2016 open payment data. Dermatology Online Journal. 2018;24(4). PMID: 29906014.

  13. Flaten HK, St Claire C, Schlager E et al. Growth of mobile apps in dermatology- 2017 Update. Dermatology Online Journal. 2018;24(2). PMID: 29630159.

  14. Flaten HK, Monte AA. The Pharmacogenomic and Metabolomic Predictors of ACE Inhibitor and Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Effectiveness and Safety. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 2017;31(4):471-82. PMID: 28741243.

  15. Ben S, Cooper-DeHoff RM, Flaten HK, et al. Multiplex SNaPshot-a new simple and efficient CYP2D6 and ADRB1 genotyping method. Hum Genomics. 2016;10:11. PMID: 27108086.

  16. Jones J, Dickerson A, Flaten HK, Belmashkan S, Betz ME. Driving Rehabilitation Specialists' Perspectives on Older Driver Evaluations. Am J Occup Ther. 2016;70(2):7002270010p7002270011-7002270017. PMID: 26943109.

  17. Flaten HK, Kim HS, Campbell J, Hamilton L, Monte AA. CYP2C19 drug-drug and drug-gene interactions in ED patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2016;34(2):245-249. PMID: 26639454.

  18. Genco EK, Forster JE, Flaten HK, et al. Clinically Inconsequential Alerts: The Characteristics of Opioid Drug Alerts and Their Utility in Preventing Adverse Drug Events in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2016;67(2):240-248.e243. PMID: 26553282.

  19. Bell C, Slim J, Flaten HK, Lindberg G, Arek W, Monte AA. Butane Hash Oil Burns Associated with Marijuana Liberalization in Colorado. J Med Toxicol. 2015;11(4):422-425. PMID: 26289652.

  20. Bateman JR, Palopoli MF, Dale ST, Stauffer JE, Shah AL, Johnson JE, Walsh WC, Flaten HK, Parsons CM. Captured segment exchange: a strategy for custom engineering large genomic regions in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 2013;193(2):421-430. PMID: 23150604.

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Flaten HK,  Where did it come from, where did it go? A case of dermal melanoma. Oral presentation at: Colorado Dermatologic Society Annual Meeting; Sept 17, 2021

  2. Flaten HK,  Case of a Red and Indurated Neck. Oral presentation at: Colorado Dermatologic Society Annual Meeting; Aug 6 2021 

  3. Flaten HK, An ulcerating Plaque. Oral presentation at: CU SOM Rheumatology Grand Rounds; Dec 1, 2020

  4. Flaten HK,  Livedo Racemosa in SLE. Oral presentation at: Colorado Dermatologic Society Annual Meeting Nov 6, 2020

  5. Flaten HK, Dill S, Zheng C, Stichman J. Mastitis-induced antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in a young woman with lupus. Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. April 2018.

  6. Flaten HK, Johnson-Paben R, Knoeckel J, Zheng C. To metastasize or to embolize: a case of vanishing liver lesions. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. April 2018

  7. Flaten HK, Dellavalle RP, Dunnick CA. Evaluating dermatology curricula in US medical schools. Oral Presentation at Dermatology Teachers Exchange Group. American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. Feb 2018. 

  8. Niu W, Updyke K, St. Claire C, Flaten HK et al. Chinese institutional payments for publishing dermatology journal articles. International Investigative Dermatology. Orlando, FL. May 2018

  9. Updyke K, Niu W, Flaten HK et al. Dermatology journal editorial board member potential financial conflicts. International Investigative Dermatology. Orlando, FL. May 2018