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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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Sonali Patel, MD

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Megan SooHoo, MD

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Brooke French, MD

Brooke French, MD

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Suzanne Cota, CPNP-AC/PC

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Stig Somme, MD

Stig Somme, MD

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Carly Scahill, DO

Carly Scahill, DO

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Jill Ibrahim, MD

Jill Ibrahim, MD

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Fritz Karrer, MD

Fritz Karrer, MD

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