Jeffrey Darst, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Cardiology

Associate Director, Heart Institute
Medical Director, Clinical Operations, Cardiology
Medical Director, Outpatient Cardiology, CHCO Anschutz Campus
Clinic (720) 777-6820
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Gender: Male
Languages: English
Department, Section/Division: Pediatrics-Cardiology

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
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Children's Hospital Colorado North Campus
469 State Highway 7
Broomfield, CO 80023
720-478-5000
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Care by Children's Hospital Colorado at Lutheran
3455 Lutheran Pkwy
Suite 230
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
720-777-1370
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Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology, Board Certification (2008,2022)
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification (2005,2022)
  • Implementation of Therapeutic Pediatric Hypnosis, Specialized Training (2021)
  • Foundations of Therapeutic Pediatric Hypnosis, Specialized Training (2018)
  • EPEC Palliative Care training, Certificate (2017)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Child and Teen Health
  • Complementary and Alternative Therapies
  • Heart and Circulation
  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Mental Health and Behavior
  • Anxiety
  • Stress
Clinical Interest for Patients
My clinical interests are congenital heart disease. I am also very motivated to examine the effect of symptoms--with or without "identified" disease--on the lives of young people.

Care Philosophy
To try to understand how children and adolescents perceive their symptoms, their illness or their disease...and to start there, at each visit. To help teach young people that symptoms and disease may be part of their life, but that it does not define them.

Volunteer Activities
RoundUp River Ranch--Medical Volunteer, Heart Week 2014-present

Public Speaking
Yes
Psychological effects of disease on children Psychological effects of the practice of medicine

Education & Training

Medical Schools:
  • MD, University of Nebraska College of Medicine (2002)

Undergraduate Schools:
  • BS, Vanderbilt University (TN) (1998)

Residency Program:
  • Oregon Health & Science University, Pediatrics (2005)

Fellowships:
  • Children's Hospital (Boston) Program, Congenital Catheterization (2009)
  • University of Colorado, Pediatric Cardiology (2008)

Recognition & Awards

  • Patient Satisfaction Award, PRC/CHCO (2023)
    2013-2023
  • 5280 Top Docs, 5280 Magazine Peer Vote (2022)
  • 5280 Top Docs, 5280 Magazine/Peer vote (2021)

Teaching

  • Associate Professor (2009)
    School of Medicine, Pediatrics
    Pediatric cardiology, Medical decision making, Approaches to empower children as patients, Patient Wellbeing.

Information for Referring Providers

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
In addition to patients with congenital heart disease, or in need of screening for cardiac conditions, I see patients with ongoing symptoms (with or without identifiable underlying disease). I teach patients and families ways to manage symptoms and reframe the signals their body sends so that anxiety and distraction can be minimized.


Clinic Phone: (720) 777-6820
Fax Phone: (720) 777-7288