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UCHealth Structural Heart and Valve Clinic - Anschutz
12505 E. 16th Ave Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, 3rd floor, Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-5300

David Fullerton, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac

Board Certified

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  • Position Name

    Professor

  • Title(s)

    Chief

  • Gender

    Male

  • Languages

    English

  • Department

    Professor, Surgery-Cardiothoracic

  • Specialty

    Surgical Critical Care, Thoracic and Cardiac, Surgery

  • Primary Clinic Phone

    (303) 724-2809

  • Hospital Affiliations

    Denver Health Medical Center, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Hospital, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Locations

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

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-0000

Provider Expertise

Clinical Interest for Patients

I am interested in adult cardiac revascularization, adult heart and lung transplantation, pediatric cardiac transplantation, surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation, myocardial revascularization and valve replacement and congenital coronary malformations.


Specialties

  • Surgical Critical Care ( 1991 , 2011 )
  • Thoracic and Cardiac ( 1991 , 2011 )
  • Surgery ( 1988 , 2008 )

Conditions & Treatments

  • Surgery

    Adult Cardiac, Cardiothoracic, Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant, Open Heart, Transplant

  • Heart and Circulation

    Aneurysms, Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Valve Diseases

Education & Training

Medical Schools

MD, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (1981)


Undergraduate Schools

BS, Southern Methodist University (TX) (1975)


Internships

University of Washington Program (1982)


Residency Program

University of Colorado (1990)

University of Washington Program (1987)


Fellowships

Loma Linda University Program (1989)

University of Washington Program (1986)

Professional Memberships

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member


American Association for Thoracic Surgeons, Member


American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Chair, Cardiac Exam Committee


American College of Surgeons (ACS), Governor


American Heart Association (AHA), Member


Association for Academic Surgery, Member


Cardiac Surgery Biology Club, Member


International Society of Heart Transplantation, Member


Residency Review Committee for Thoracic Surgery, Chair


Rocky Mountain Cardiac Surgical Society, Member


Society of Clinical Surgery, Member


Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member


Society of Thoracic Surgeons, President Elect


Society of University Surgeons, Member


Surgical Infection Society, Member


The American Geriatrics Society, Research Agenda Setting Council


The American Physiological Society, Member


The American Surgical Association, Membership Committee


Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, President


Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education, Secretary


Western Thoracic Surgical Association, President


Research & Grants

Grants

Attenuation of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Solid-Organ Transplantation by Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1 (2006)

Attenuation of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Lung Transplantation by induction of Heme Oxygenase-1 (2007)

The Role of BMP-2 in Aortic Valve Calcification (2008)

Notch-1 Modulates TLR4-Induced BMP-2 Expression in Human Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells: Implication for the Pathogenesis of Aortic Stenosis (2010)

Role of Inflammatory Response in Aortic Valve Lesions (2011)

The Role of Ox-LDL in Aortic Valve Calcification (2011)


information for referring providers

Referral Contact Phone

(303) 724-2809

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

I am interested in mitral valve repair and replacement, aortic valve surgery, aortic root surgery, aortic surgery, maze procedure, surgery for ventricular remodeling, TMR, adult and pediatric cardiac transplantation, thoracic- abdominal aneurysm surgery and lung transplantation.