Joseph Cleveland, MD
Thoracic and Cardiac
Locations
Practice Locations
UCHealth Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
720-848-0000
UCHealth Structural Heart and Valve Clinic - Anschutz
720-848-5300
UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
720-848-0000
Provider Expertise
Clinical Interest for Patients
Heart valve surgery with expertise in mitral valve repair and aortic valve pathology, Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD), coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, and heart and lung transplantation. I am the surgical director of our VAD program and the surgical director of our heart transplant program.
Care Philosophy
I believe in providing the highest quality of care to my patients. I also ascribe to the mission statement of the University of Colorado Hospital.
Specialties
- Surgery ( 1999 )
- Thoracic and Cardiac ( 2002 )
Conditions & Treatments
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Surgery
Adult Cardiac, Cardiothoracic, Heart Transplant, Open Heart
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Heart and Circulation
Aneurysms, Coronary Disease, Heart Diseases, Heart Failure, Heart Valve Diseases, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Structural Heart Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Interests & Activities
Personal Interests
Golf, my family (wife and two teenage sons keep me busy), and travel.
Volunteer Activities
I serve on numerous national committees through the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The committees seek to improve the quality of care to cardiac surgery patients. I provide “shadowing” opportunities for high school and college pre-med students.
Education & Training
Medical Schools
MD, University of Washington School of Medicine (1991)
Undergraduate Schools
BS, University of Southern California (CA) (1987)
Internships
University of Colorado (1992)
Residency Program
University of Colorado (1998)
Fellowships
University of Colorado (2001)
Professional Memberships
AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, STS Representative
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member
American College of Cardiology, ACCF Council on Cardiovascular Care for Older Adults
American College of Cardiology, Fellow
American College of Chest Physicians, Member
American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member
American Geriatric Society, Member
American Geriatric Society, Committee on Aging and Surgical Specialities
American Heart Association (AHA), Member
American Medical Association, Member
American Physiological Society, Member
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member
Association for Academic Surgery, Member
Denver Academy of Surgery, Member
Donor Alliance, Medical Advisory Board
Essential Pharmaceuticals, Medical Advisory Board
Heart Failure Society of America, Member
INTERMAC, Committee Reviewer
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Member
Risk Management UCDHSC Sentinel Event Task Force, Invited Member
Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Workforce on Aging, Workforce on Surgical Treatment of End-Stage Cardiopulmonary Disease, Taskforce on Quality Initiatives, Workforce on Nomenclature and Coding, Workforce on National Databases
Society of University Surgeons, Member
University of Colorado Hospital, Elected Member of the Medical Board
UNOS Region 8 Heart Review Board, Thoracic Committee Member
Western Thoracic Surgical Asociation, Program Committee
Research & Grants
Grants
Evaluation of the HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure (2010)
Research Interests for Patients
I'm interested in the effects of aging on heart surgery. My research also includes the evaluation of left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to heart transplantation and also for the treatment of advanced heart failure.
information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
(303) 724-2799
Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
I am interested in adult cardiac surgery, left ventricular assist devices/mechanical assistance for heart failure, heart and lung transplantation, coronary artery surgery, thoracic aneurysms, and heart valve surgery I am also interested in providing surgery to elderly patients requiring cardiac surgery
Research Interest for Referring Providers
My research interests are focused on evaluation of the ventricular assist device for advanced heart failure, I'm also interested in the effect of age upon myocardial cytokine production and I'm involved in a study of the Evalve cardiovascular valve repair system endovascular valve edge-toedge repair.
