Children's Hospital Colorado


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Children’s Hospital Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

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James Jaggers, MD
James Jaggers, MD

James Jaggers, MD

  • Barton-Elliman Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Co-Medical Director, The Children’s Hospital of Colorado Heart Institute
  • Section Chief Congenital Heart Surgery UC SOM

Provider's Specialties

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Cardiac Surgery

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Center for Children's Surgery

(720)777-6660

Insurance plans accepted

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.

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Departments and Programs

Conditions Treated

  • Open Heart Surgery
  • Heart Transplant Surgery
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  • Adult Cardiac Surgery

Languages spoken

  • English

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Richard Friesen, MD

Richard Friesen, MD

Cardiology - Pediatric, Pediatrics

Michael DiMaria, MD

Michael DiMaria, MD

Cardiology - Pediatric, Pediatrics

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Patti Batchelder, PPCNP-BC

Patti Batchelder, PPCNP-BC

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Teren Culbertson, PA-C

Teren Culbertson, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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David Campbell, MD

David Campbell, MD

Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

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Jennifer Gaber, CPNP-PC

Jennifer Gaber, CPNP-PC

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

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Jeffrey Darst, MD

Jeffrey Darst, MD

Cardiology - Pediatric, Pediatrics

David Khechoyan, MD

David Khechoyan, MD

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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