James Pomposelli, MD, PhD
Professor, Surgery-Transplant

Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation
Clinic (720) 848-0833
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Gender: Male
Languages: English
Department, Section/Division: Surgery-Transplant

Practice Locations

UCHealth Transplant Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0833
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Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Surgery, Board Certification (1998,2008)
  • Robotic Surgery, Certificate (2015)
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Certificate (1999)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Cancers
  • Biliary Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Digestive System
  • Biliary Surgery
  • Hepatology (Liver Disorders)
  • Pancreas Surgery
  • Surgery
  • Kidney Transplant Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Liver Transplant Surgery
  • Pancreas Transplant Surgery
  • Transplant Surgery
Clinical Interest for Patients
My many clinical interests include: live donor liver and kidney transplantation and liver cancer surgery.

Care Philosophy
I strive to provide the best care for my patients by treating them as I would want my parents treated.

Education & Training

Medical Schools:
  • PhD, Boston University School of Medicine (1990)
  • MD, Boston University School of Medicine (1990)

Undergraduate Schools:
  • BS, University of Rhode Island (RI) (1982)

Internships:
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Program (1991)

Residency Program:
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Program, Chief Resident, Surgery (1995)

Fellowships:
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Program, Multiorgan Organ Transplantation (1999)

Recognition & Awards

  • Guide to Americas Best Surgeons, Consumers' Research Council of America (2016)
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, Third Year Medical Students, Tufts Medical School (2015)
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, Third Year Medical Students, Tufts Medical School (2014)
  • Visiting Professor in Transplantation, Department of Transplantation, University of Pennsylvania (2014)
  • Guide to Americas Best Surgeons, Consumers' Research Council of America (2013)
  • America’s Best Doctors, U.S. News (2011)
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, Third Year Medical Students, Tufts Medical School (2008)
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, Third Year Medical Students, Tufts Medical School (2007)
  • Selected to Vanguard Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons (2006)
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, Third Year Medical Students, Tufts Medical School (2006)
  • Selected to Vanguard Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons (2005)
  • Selected to Vanguard Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons (2004)
  • Distinguished Visiting Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Washington Hospital Center (2004)
  • Selected to Vanguard Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons (2003)
  • Young Surgeon Travel Award, 96th Annual Congress, Japan Surgical Society (1996)
    Paper Presentation “Work of breathing as a criteria for weaning ventilator dependent patients.”
  • Stanley Dudrick Research Scholar Award Finalist, American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (1992)
  • Charles E. Culpepper Research Fellow, Charles E. Culpepper Foundation (1990)
  • Stanley Dudrick Research Scholar Award Finalist, American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition. (1990)
  • Harry M. Vars Research Award Finalist, American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (1989)
  • Charles E. Culpepper Research Fellow, Charles E. Culpepper Foundation (1989)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Boston University School of Medicine (1989)
  • Harry M. Vars Research Award Finalist, American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (1988)
  • American Institute of Nutrition (FASEB/AIN) Graduate Student Research Award, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (1988)
  • Charles E. Culpepper Research Fellow, Charles E. Culpepper Foundation (1988)
  • Harry M. Vars Research Award Finalist, American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (1987)

Professional Memberships

  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Boston Chapter, Member
  • American College of Surgeons, Member
  • American Liver Foundation, Member
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Co-Chair Legislative and Regulatory Committee
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member
  • Boston Surgical Society, Member
  • International Liver Transplant Society, Member
  • Massachusetts Medical Society, Member
  • New England Surgical Society, Member

Research & Grants

Research interests for Patients:
I am interested in improving outcomes for live donor liver transplantation through surgical innovations. I was co-investigator in the NIH funded A2ALL study surgical innovation work-group. I am also interested in new surgical approaches to metastatic cancer to the liver using the ALPPS procedure.

Information for Referring Providers

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
Liver surgery for primary or metastatic cancer and transplantation. Surgery for portal hypertension and Budd Chiari syndrome. Nutrition/metabolism

Research Interest for Referring Providers
I am interested in improving outcomes for live donor liver transplantation through surgical innovations. I was co-investigator in the NIH funded A2ALL study surgical innovation work-group. I am also interested in new surgical approaches to metastatic cancer to the liver using the ALPPS procedure.
Clinic Phone: (720) 848-0833