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ACS Fellow Since 2002

John Douglas Mitchell, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Western Thor Surg Assoc
  • Soc of Thor Surg
  • Am Assn for Thor Surg
  • Soc of Thor Surg

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Academic medical center

Cardiothoracic Surgery

12631 E 17th Ave

MSC-310, Rm 6602

Aurora, CO 80045

United States

Contact Information

Phone:303-724-2800
Email Me

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Mediastinum Disorders/Procedures

  • mediastinal tumors
  • mediastinoscopy
  • Mysashtenia Gravis
  • Thymoma

Chest Wall Disorders/Procedures

Esophagus Disorders/Procedures

  • achalasia
  • Barretts Esophagus
  • esophageal surgery
  • esophagectomy
  • myotomy

Airway Disorders/Procedures

  • Airway laser therapy
  • Bronchoscopic Stents
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Endobronchial valve placement
  • Navigational Bronchoscopy
  • Tracheal resection and reconstruction

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Minimally invasive esophagectomy
  • minimally invasive surgery
  • sympathectomy
  • thymectomy
  • VATS Lobectomy
  • VATS Thymectomy
  • Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

Lung Pleura Esophagus & Chest Wall Cancer/Tumor

  • chest tumors
  • chest wall tumors
  • chest/mediastinal cysts
  • esophageal cancer
  • lung cancer
  • mediastinal tumors
  • pleural tumors
  • thoracic oncology

Transplant - Heart & Lung

  • lung transplant

Hospital Appointments

University of Colorado Hospital

Attending

National Jewish Health

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

Academic Appointments

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, CA

Assistant Professor

02/2001—03/2002

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

Aurora, CO

Assistant Professor

03/2002—06/2005

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

Aurora, CO

Associate Professor

07/2005—06/2012

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

Aurora, CO

Professor

07/2012—Present