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Anschutz Medical Campus
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Aurora, CO 80045
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James Jaggers, MD
- Co-Medical Director, The Children’s Hospital of Colorado Heart Institute
- Barton-Elliman Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Provider's Specialties
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiac Surgery
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We participate with most major health insurance plans and national transplant networks.
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My care philosophy
I utilize a multidisciplinary approach to determine the least invasive procedure to solve complex conditions, while ensuring the best possible outcomes.Get to know James Jaggers, MD
Departments and Programs
Conditions Treated
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Heart Diseases
- Congenital Heart Defects (CHD)
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
- Open Heart Surgery
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
Languages spoken
- English
Experience and background
I am interested in complex congenital heart defects in newborns and infants, adult congenital cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac transplantation, and surgery for Marfan Syndrome.
Undergraduate 1984
Chadron State College (NE)
Undergraduate 1988
University of Nebraska Medical Center (NE)
Medical School 1988
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Residency 1993
Oregon Health & Science University, Surgery
Fellowship 1996
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Fellowship 1996
University of Colorado, Thoracic and Cardiac
1st Place, C Walton Lillehei Resident Forum Session 2006
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Meritorious Service Award, AmSECT Pediatric Conference 2006
American Society of Extracorporeal Technology
Top Doctors in Denver 2011
Voted a 5280 best doctor by my peers in response to the question, "Which physician would you trust to treat you and your family?"
5280 Magazine
Top Doctors in Denver 2012
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Top Doctors in Denver 2013
Voted a 5280 best doctor by my peers in response to the question, "Which physician would you trust to treat you and your family?"
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Top Doctors in Denver 2014
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Top Doctors in Denver 2015
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