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Children's Hospital Colorado
Colorado Springs
4090 Briargate Pkwy Colorado Springs, CO 80920

719-305-1234

Max Mitchell, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac

Board Certified

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  • Position Name

    Associate Professor, Instructor, Assistant Professor, Professor

  • Title(s)

    Co-Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program, Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

  • Gender

    Male

  • Languages

    English

  • Department

    Professor, Surgery-Cardiothoracic

  • Specialty

    Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac

  • Primary Clinic Phone

    720-777-1234

  • Hospital Affiliations

    Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Hospital
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Locations

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora
13123 East 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045

720-777-1234

Children's Hospital Colorado
Colorado Springs
4090 Briargate Pkwy Colorado Springs, CO 80920

719-305-1234

Provider Expertise

Clinical Interest for Patients

I am interested in neonatal and congenital cardiac surgery, congenital and acquired diseases of the mitral valve, atrioventricular valve repair in children and adults, and pediatric cardiac transplantation.


Specialties

  • Surgery ( 1996 , 2004 )
  • Thoracic and Cardiac ( 1999 , 2007 )

Conditions & Treatments

  • Surgery

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

  • Heart and Circulation

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

Education & Training

Medical Schools

MD, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1988)


Undergraduate Schools

BSc, University of Denver (CO) (1984)


Internships

University of Colorado (1989)


Residency Program

University of Colorado (1995)


Fellowships

The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (1999)

University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (1997)

University of Colorado (1998)

Professional Memberships

American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member


American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow


Congenital Heart Surgeons Society, Member


Denver Academy of Surgery, Member


European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Member


International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Member


Rocky Mountain Thoracic and Cardiac Surgical Society, Member


Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member


Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Member


Research & Grants

Grants

CentriMag Ventricular Assist System (VAS): Treatment of Failure-to-Wean from Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Pediatric Patients (2008)

Toll-like Receptors Regulate Extra-Cellular Matrix Remodeling in Pediatric Bicuspid Aortic Valve (2008)

Development of a Left Ventricular Camera for Closure of Difficult Ventricular Septal Defects (2009)

Development of a left ventricular camera for Closure of Difficult Ventricular Septal Defects (2009)

Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device IDE Clinical Trial (2009)


Research Interests for Patients

My research focuses on myocardial preservation and endothelial cell function. I am currently conducting clinical projects studying outcomes following a variety of congenital cardiac surgical conditions. In addition, I have ongoing studies examining biologic differences between normal and pathologic heart valves in pediatric patients.

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Referral Contact Phone

720-777-1234

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

I am interested in neonatal and congenital cardiac surgery. Congenital heart disease, pediatric thoracic transplantation, adult valvular heart disease, adult mitral valve repair, adult aortic/pulmonary valve repair, adult autograft aortic valve replacement and adult thoracic transplantation.

Research Interest for Referring Providers

My research focuses on myocardial preservation and endothelial cell function. I am currently conducting clinical projects studying outcomes following a variety of congenital cardiac surgical conditions. In addition, I have ongoing studies examining biologic differences between normal and pathologic heart valves in pediatric patients.