Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2 - Anschutz Medical Campus
12505 E. 16th Ave Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-0000

James Jaggers, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac

Board Certified

James Jaggers

Care Philosophy

I utilize a multidisciplinary approach to determine the least invasive procedure to solve complex conditions, while ensuring the best possible outcomes.

Clinical Interest for Patients

I am interested in complex congenital heart defects in newborns and infants, adult congenital cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac transplantation, and surgery for Marfan Syndrome.

Title(s)

Barton-Elliman Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Section Chief Congenital Heart Surgery UC SOM, Co-Medical Director, The Children’s Hospital of Colorado Heart Institute

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Specialty

Thoracic and Cardiac, Surgery

Scheduling Phone Number

720-777-1234

Gender

Male

Languages

English

Hospital Affiliation

Saint Joseph Hospital, University of Colorado Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado

UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2 - Anschutz Medical Campus

12505 E. 16th Ave Aurora, CO 80045

Phone: 720-848-0000

Provider Information

  • Thoracic and Cardiac (1997,2017)
  • Surgery (1994)
  • Heart and Circulation

    Heart Diseases , Congenital Heart Disease , Heart Valve Diseases , Adult Congenital Heart Disease

  • Surgery

    Cardiothoracic - Congenital Cardiac , Heart Transplant , Adult Cardiac , Open Heart

Professor, Surgery-Cardiothoracic

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Specialty Fellow American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member American Heart Assocaition, Member Congenital Heart Surgeons Society, Member European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Member International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, Member Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member Society of University Surgeons, Member Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Member World Society of Pediatric Cardiac Surgeons, Member

Grants

Alkaline Phosphatase for the Prevention of Intestinal and Renal Injury in a Rat Model of Cardiopulmonary Bypass with Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest (2016)

Trial Innovation Network Study Stress Trial 2018 (2018)

Phase IIb Study of Intramyocardial Injection of Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Derived Mononuclear Cells during Stage II Surgical Repair of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (Auto Cell-II (2018)

Education and Training

Medical Schools

MD, University of Nebraska College of Medicine (1988)


Undergraduate Schools

BA, University of Nebraska Medical Center (NE) (1988)

BS, Chadron State College (NE) (1984)


Residency Program

Oregon Health & Science University (1993)


Fellowships

University of Colorado (1996)

University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (1996)

Information for referring providers

Referral Contact Phone

720-777-1234

720-777-1234

Referring Patients Link

Information for Referring and Transferring Patients

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

I specialize in repairing complex congenital heart defects in babies and newborns . I am also an authority in neonatal heart surgery and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery. I am Co-editor of a multidisciplinary textbook on cardiac care for Children.

Research Interest for Referring Providers

My research interest include regenerative therapy for myocardium in congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathy as well as clinical outcomes research for children with COHD.