John Messenger, MD
Professor, Medicine-Cardiology

Director, Cardiac Catheterization Labs
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Clinical Director, Heart & Vascular Center
Clinic 720-848-5300
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Gender: Male
Languages: English, Spanish
Department, Section/Division: Medicine-Cardiology

Practice Locations

UCHealth Structural Heart and Valve Clinic - Anschutz
12505 E. 16th Ave
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, 3rd floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-5300
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CU Medicine Cardiology - Cherry Creek Medical Center
100 Cook Street
Suite 412
Denver, CO 80206
720-516-9403
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UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1000
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UCHealth Heart & Vascular Center - Anschutz
12505 E. 16th Ave
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, 3rd floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-5300
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Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Cardiology, Board Certification (2000)
  • Cardiology - General Cardiology, Board Certification (2000)
  • Internal Medicine (1996)
  • Cardiology - Interventional Cardiology, Board Certification (2001)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Heart and Circulation
  • Angina
  • Angioplasty
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Coronary Disease
  • Heart Valve Diseases
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Structural Heart Disease
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Clinical Interest for Patients
Coronary artery disease diagnosis and intervention including complex intervention and chronic total occlusion Valvular and structural heart disease intervention including transcatheter valve therapies Treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with alcohol septal ablation Multi-modal image guidance for coronary and structural intervention

Care Philosophy
Translating research into practice by providing cutting edge care in interventional cardiology and structural heart disease innovation.

Education & Training

Medical Schools:
  • MD, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (1993)

Undergraduate Schools:
  • BS, University of Southern California (CA) (1988)

Internships:
  • University of California (San Francisco) Program (1994)

Residency Program:
  • University of California (San Francisco) Program, Internal Medicine (1996)

Fellowships:
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, General Cardiology (1999)
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Interventional Cardiology (1998)

Recognition & Awards

  • Best Doctors in Denver, Interventional Cardiology, 5280 Magazine (2019)
    Awarded Best Doctor in Denver, Interventional Cardiology 2008-2010, 2012-2019
  • Top Doctor, Interventional Cardiology, Castle Connolly (2019)
    Awarded in 2012, 2015, 2018-2019
  • Working Together Award, University of Colorado Hospital (2012)
  • Best Doctor for Executives, ColoradoBiz Magazine (2012)
    Named Best Doctor for Congestive Heart Failure and Interventional Cardiology
  • Presidents Award, World Class Care, University of Colorado Hospital (2010)
  • Outstanding Cardiology Faculty Award, UC Denver Cardiology Fellows (2008)

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Cardiology, Fellow
  • Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Fellow
  • Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Board of Trustees

Teaching

  • Professor of Medicine (2014)
    School of Medicine, Medicine
    Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease

Research & Grants

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term="Messenger JC"[Author]
Research interests for Patients:
Multimodal Image Guidance/ Transcatheter therapies for structural heart disease/Health Services Research in Ischemic Heart Disease and Interventional Cardiology

Information for Referring Providers

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Catherization, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Transcatheter Aortic and Mitral Valve Intervention, Alcohol septal ablation for HOCM, and Diagnostic / Therapeutic Cardiac Catherization / PTCA, Stent Placement, Atherectomy, Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction, CTO PCI for complex coronary artery disease