UCHealth Transplant Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct, 7th Floor Aurora, CO 80045Phone: 720-848-0005
Surgery
Board Certified
I recognize the great commitment that is required for patients to entrust their lives with me, and I take this commitment very seriously. I strive to get to know my patients and understand their goals and wishes with their care.
My clinical interests are in mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and surgical critical care. Other interests include minimally invasive coronary surgery and surgery for atrial fibrillation.
Surgical Co-Director, CTICU, Director of ECMO, Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Doctor of Medicine
Surgery, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, Surgical Critical Care
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Male
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Colorado Hospital
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Heart Diseases , Coronary Disease , Structural Heart Disease , Heart Valve Diseases , Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) , Heart Failure , Aneurysms
Heart Transplant , Adult Cardiac , Open Heart
Personal Interests
Born in Spokane, Washington, moved around frequently due to father being in Air Force, settled in the Florida Panhandle. Enjoy traveling and exploring new areas with my wife and two daughters.
Associate Professor, Surgery-Cardiothoracic
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member American College of Surgeons, Fellow Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, Member Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society, Member Muller-Jones Surgical Society, Member Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member, Workforce on Critical Care, Workforce on Annual Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Member, Scholarship Committee
Research Interests for Patients
My research interests include the deleterious effects of cardiopulmonary bypass, outcomes of patients after cardiac surgery, and cardiac surgery clinical trials. I have published extensively on all aspects of the perioperative care of cardiac surgery patients. My particular areas of interest include resource utilization, operating room and hospital efficiency, and quality improvement in critical care.
MD, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (2008)
BS, University of Florida (FL) (2003)
BA, University of Florida (FL) (2003)
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers Program (2015)
University of Virginia Program (2017)
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers Program (2013)
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