John D. Mitchell, MD
Thoracic and Cardiac
Locations
Practice Locations
UCHealth Thoracic Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
303-724-2799
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
720-848-0000
CU Medicine Thoracic Surgery
Highlands Ranch Specialty Care Center
720-516-1093
UCHealth Surgical Care - Highlands Ranch Hospital
720-516-1000
Provider Expertise
Clinical Interest for Patients
I am interested in lung cancer, esophageal surgery, airway surgery, lung transplantation, mediastinal disease, surgery for hyperhidrosis, robotic thoracic surgery, and advanced thoracoscopic surgery including VATS lobectomy/segmentectomy.
Specialties
- Surgery ( 1995 , 2024 )
- Thoracic and Cardiac ( 1998 , 2023 )
Conditions & Treatments
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Surgery
Adult General Thoracic, Cardiothoracic, Infectious Lung Disease, Lung Transplant, Minimally Invasive Thoracic, Robotic, Transplant
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Cancers
Cancer Surgery, Lung Cancer, Thoracic (Tracheal, Esophageal)
Education & Training
Medical Schools
MD, University of Michigan Medical School (1987)
Undergraduate Schools
BA, University of Colorado - Boulder (CO) (1983)
Internships
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program (1988)
Residency Program
Massachusetts General Hospital Program (1994)
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program (1996)
Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program (1996)
Professional Memberships
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member
American Board of Surgery, Councilor
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Director
American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow/Board of Governors
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, Member
American Society of Clinical Oncology, Member
American Surgical Association, Member
Bay Area Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member
Colorado Thoracic Society, Member
Complex General Surgical Oncology Board, Director
Denver Academy of Surgery, Member
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member
General Thoracic Surgical Club, Member
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, Member
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Member
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member
Southwest Oncology Group, Member
Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Member
Research & Grants
Grants
Molecular Epidemiology Case-Series Study of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Smoking and Non-Smoking Women and Men. (2006)
Review of Anatomic Lung Resection for Environmental Mycobacterial Disease (2006)
A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo controlled, Phase 3 Study of Single-agent Tarceva (erlotinib) Following Complete Tumor Resection with or without Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage IB-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma (2007)
Outcomes for VATS biopsy patients to diagnose ILD (2007)
Comparison of Biomarker Modulation By Inhibition of EGFR and/or SRC Family Kinases Using Erlotinib and Dasatinib in Head and Neck and Lung Cancers (2008)
A Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Therapy with Cisplatin, Docetaxel, Panitumumab Plus Radiation Therapy Followed by Surgery in Patients with Locally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Distal Esophagus (2008)
A Phase III Randomized Trial of Lobectomy Versus Sublobar Resection for Small (2 cm or less) Peripheral Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (2008)
information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
(303) 724-2799
Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
I am interested in thoracic oncology, diseases and surgery of the airway, lung transplantation, advanced thoracoscopic surgery, mediastinal surgery, surgery for infectious lung disease, and esophageal surgery.
