John D. Mitchell, MD
Professor, Surgery-Cardiothoracic

Chief, General Thoracic Surgery
Courtenay C. and Lucy Patten Davis Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgery
Clinic (303) 724-2799
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Gender: Male
Languages: English
Department, Section/Division: Surgery-Cardiothoracic

Practice Locations

UCHealth Thoracic Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Court
Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, 3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-2799
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CU Medicine Thoracic Surgery - Highlands Ranch Specialty Care Center
1500 Park Central Drive
Suite 101
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1093
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UCHealth Surgical Care - Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1000
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UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000
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National Jewish Health
1400 Jackson St
Denver, CO 80206
1-877-225-5654
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Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • National Jewish Health
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • Saint Joseph Hospital
  • UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
Center Affiliations

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Surgery, Board Certification (1995,2015)
  • Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac, Board Certification (1998,2016)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Cancers
  • Cancer Surgery
  • Lung Cancer
  • Thoracic (Tracheal, Esophageal)
  • Surgery
  • Adult General Thoracic Surgery
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Infectious Lung Disease
  • Lung Transplant Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Transplant Surgery
Clinical Interest for Patients
I am interested in lung cancer, esophageal surgery, airway surgery, lung transplantation, mediastinal disease, surgery for hyperhidrosis, robotic thoracic surgery, and advanced thoracoscopic surgery including VATS lobectomy/segmentectomy.

Education & Training

Medical Schools:
  • MD, University of Michigan Medical School (1987)

Undergraduate Schools:
  • BA, University of Colorado - Boulder (CO) (1983)

Internships:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program (1988)

Residency Program:
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program, Chief Resident, Thoracic and Cardiac (1996)
  • Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program, Chief Resident, Congenital Cardiac Surgery (1996)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Program, Surgery (1994)

Recognition & Awards

  • Pioneer Award, University of Colorado Hospital (2011)
  • Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2011)
  • America's Top Doctor, Castle Connolly (2010)
  • Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2010)
  • Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2009)
  • Donald B. Doty Educational Award, Western Thoracic Surgical Association (2008)
  • Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2008)
  • Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgery, Courtenay C. and Lucy Patten Davis (2007)
  • Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2007)
  • Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2006)

Professional Memberships

  • American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member
  • American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow
  • American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, Member
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology, Member
  • Bay Area Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member
  • Colorado Thoracic Society, Member
  • Denver Academy of Surgery, Member
  • General Thoracic Surgical Club, Member
  • International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, Member
  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Member
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member
  • Southwest Oncology Group, Member
  • Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Member

Teaching

  • Professor (2012)
    School of Medicine, Surgery
  • Associate Professor (2005)
    School of Medicine, Surgery
  • Assistant Professor (2002)
    School of Medicine, Surgery

Research & Grants

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term="Mitchell JD"[Author]
Grants
  • A Phase III Randomized Trial of Lobectomy Versus Sublobar Resection for Small (2 cm or less) Peripheral Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (2008)
    Southwest Oncology Group, $
  • Comparison of Biomarker Modulation By Inhibition of EGFR and/or SRC Family Kinases Using Erlotinib and Dasatinib in Head and Neck and Lung Cancers (2008)
    OSI Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb and the NCI SPORE Program, $
  • A Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Therapy with Cisplatin, Docetaxel, Panitumumab Plus Radiation Therapy Followed by Surgery in Patients with Locally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Distal Esophagus (2008)
    American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, $
  • A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo controlled, Phase 3 Study of Single-agent Tarceva (erlotinib) Following Complete Tumor Resection with or without Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage IB-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma (2007)
    OSI Pharmacueticals, $$72,000
  • Outcomes for VATS biopsy patients to diagnose ILD (2007)
    , $
  • Molecular Epidemiology Case-Series Study of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Smoking and Non-Smoking Women and Men. (2006)
    SWOG, $
  • Review of Anatomic Lung Resection for Environmental Mycobacterial Disease (2006)
    , $

Information for Referring Providers

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
I am interested in thoracic oncology, diseases and surgery of the airway, lung transplantation, advanced thoracoscopic surgery, mediastinal surgery, surgery for infectious lung disease, and esophageal surgery.


Clinic Phone: (303) 724-2799
Fax Phone: (303) 724-2810
Office Phone: (303) 724-2800

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