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Max Mitchell, MD

Co-Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program
Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

Provider's Specialties

Cardiac Surgery
Thoracic Surgery

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The Heart Institute

720-777-6660

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Get to know Max Mitchell, MD

Departments and Programs

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program

Conditions Treated

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

Languages spoken

English

Experience and background

I am interested in neonatal and congenital cardiac surgery, congenital and acquired diseases of the mitral valve, atrioventricular valve repair in children and adults, and pediatric cardiac transplantation.

Undergraduate 1984

University of Denver (CO)

Medical School 1988

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Internship 1989

University of Colorado

Residency 1995

University of Colorado, Surgery

Fellowship 1997

University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Thoracic and Cardiac

Fellowship 1998

University of Colorado, Thoracic and Cardiac

Fellowship 1999

The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

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

For Patients:
My research focuses on myocardial preservation and endothelial cell function. I am currently conducting clinical projects studying outcomes following a variety of congenital cardiac surgical conditions. In addition, I have ongoing studies examining biologic differences between normal and pathologic heart valves in pediatric patients.

For Referring Providers:
My research focuses on myocardial preservation and endothelial cell function. I am currently conducting clinical projects studying outcomes following a variety of congenital cardiac surgical conditions. In addition, I have ongoing studies examining biologic differences between normal and pathologic heart valves in pediatric patients.