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Melanie Everitt, MD

Director of Pediatric Heart Transplant

Provider's Specialties

Cardiology - Pediatric
Pediatrics

Provider's location(s)

Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora

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The Heart Institute

720-777-6820

Insurance plans accepted

We participate with most major health insurance plans and national transplant networks.

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My care philosophy

I believe every child is an individual and deserves individualized care by an expert knowledgeable in treating his/her heart disease. I strive to explain the heart condition carefully and thoroughly, to understand the treatment goals of the child and family, and to help the child enjoy time outside the hospital doing what children should be doing: growing, thriving, and living the best life possible.

Get to know Melanie Everitt, MD

Departments and Programs

Conditions Treated

Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
Heart Failure
Congenital Heart Defects (CHD)
Cardiomyopathy

Languages spoken

English

Experience and background

My clinical interests include heart failure, cardiomyopathy, heart transplant, and failing single ventricle heart disease.

Undergraduate 1995

University of Arkansas (AR)

Medical School 1999

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Internship 2000

Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children's Hospital

Residency 2003

Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children's Hospital, Pediatrics

Fellowship 2005

Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children's Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology

Fellowship 2006

University of Utah Medical Center Program, Pediatric Cardiology

Website: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term="Everitt MD"[Author]

For Patients:
My research interests focus on improving clinical outcomes for children with cardiomyopathy and those after heart transplant. I participate actively in the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society Database which includes over 5000 children who have undergone heart transplant. I also participate in the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry investigator group to understand how to improve outcomes for children with cardiomyopathy so they can live longer, fuller lives without heart transplant.

For Referring Providers:
My research interests focus on clinical outcomes for children with cardiomyopathy and those after heart transplant. I participate actively in the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society Database which includes over 5000 children who have undergone heart transplant. I am particularly interested in ABO incompatible heart transplant and in prevention and treatment of antibody mediated rejection. I also have an interest in cardiac recovery in children with dilated cardiomyopathy to avoid or delay transplantation.