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Official Twitter account of the University of Colorado Department of Surgery on the @CUAnschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO.
Aurora, CO
Joined February 2017
The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery added coronary artery bypass grafting to their robotic surgery program. Associate professors of surgery Jessica Rove, MD, and Nicholas Teman, MD, perform operations that allow patients to avoid sternotomy.
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Professor of transplant surgery Trevor Nydam, MD, was featured in @Newsweek, where he discussed organ donation in the wake of large numbers of people removing themselves from registries across the country. Learn more here:
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Thousands of people have removed themselves from organ donor registries in several states following reporting by the New York Times, Newsweek has learned.
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Happy National Surgical Oncologist Day! Marco Del Chiaro, MD, sat down with us to explain the important role of surgical oncologists as part of a multi-disciplinary cancer team, and share why he loves being a #SurgicalOncologist. 🎗️👨⚕️ #ImproveEveryLife @chiaro_del @CUSurgOnc
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Congratulations to our 2025 nominees for the Aris Molock One to Watch Award! The award recognizes Graduate Medical Education Program Coordinators across the CU Anschutz campus for their contribution of service. #ImproveEveryLife
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Chris Derderian, MD, received a K08 grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund five years of research on fetal growth restriction, a condition in which a fetus’s estimated weight is below the 10th percentile for its gestational age. Read on 🔽
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CU pediatric and fetal surgeon Chris Derderian, MD, received a K08 grant from the National Institutes of Health for research on fetal growth restriction.
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Associate professor of vascular surgery Jeniann Yi, MD, was part of the team at @uchealth that helped Teresa Brooke recover from an incredibly rare thyroid incident that caused cognitive damage. Read more about Brooke's journey here 🔽
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Untreated thyroid issues nearly killed Teresa. Music and a team of specialists helped her through a long, complex journey to recovery.
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Aortic stenosis can be treated with a minimally invasive procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery Muhammad Aftab, MD, worked with the VA to approve TAVR for local patients. Learn more ⬇️
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Muhammad Aftab, MD, of cardiothoracic surgery, worked to get transcatheter aortic valve replacement approved for patients at the Rocky Mountain VA.
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Happy National Wellness Month! Elizabeth David, MD, shares information on the Department of Surgery's health and well-being initiatives, highlighting the new peer support program for providers. #ImproveEveryLife
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The deadline for abstract submissions for our 3rd annual Research Retreat is FRIDAY! We look forward to learning about your research at the retreat in October, which includes Grand Rounds and a networking reception. Submit your abstract by 8/15 here:
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After trying multiple treatments for her melanoma, Jennifer Melahn received tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy, or TIL. A team at @UCHealth that includes professor of surgical oncology Martin McCarter, MD, used TIL to shrink her tumors. Learn more ⬇️
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A Colorado Springs mother of three learned that her only chance of surviving melanoma was a newly approved treatment called TIL therapy.
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Ashley Arkema, FNP-BC, MS, recently launched S.H.I.N.E. (Sexual Health Information and Navigation Through Empowerment), a sexual-health clinic where she meets with patients to talk about cancer treatment side effects. Learn more 🔽
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Ashley Arkema launched S.H.I.N.E. a sexual-health clinic for women with breast cancer.
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RT @CUDeptMedicine: Part 1 of our Living Donor Series: Bobby Click is hoping to donate part of his liver to a child he's never met. Why? W….
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👀 Did you see who’s on the back cover of the August issue of @5280Magazine? Yep, it’s us! Big shoutout to our incredible surgeons who made this year's Top Doctors list. 🔗 View all the CU Medicine doctors who made the list: #5280TopDocs #ImproveEveryLife
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In her free time, she loves taking her two children, Calvin and Sophia, to the pool, park, and zoo - and looks forward to teaching them to ski! She also has a passion for interior decorating. During residency, she flipped two houses and completed all their interior design work.
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After majoring in chemistry at Skidmore College in upstate New York, she worked as a research technician at an immunology lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston for 3 years before attending Boston University School of Medicine.
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Meet our third-year resident Denise Garofalo, MD! 🥼 She aspires to become an academic Trauma and Acute Care surgeon. Her research interests: disparities in access to surgical care, trauma burden in disadvantaged neighborhoods, and hospital-based violence intervention programs.
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Congratulations to our amazing surgeons selected as @5280Magazine's Top Doctors of 2025! The 33 doctors were among over 600 at the University of Colorado Anschutz honored for their skill and patient-focused work. #ImproveEveryLife
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Associate research professor Alison Xie, PhD, is researching neuromodulation — dulling neural input to manage chronic pain without impacting bladder function. Xie hopes to find transformative treatment for managing pelvic pain. Learn more here 🔽
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Alison Xie, PhD, is beginning research on neuromodulation — dulling neural input to manage chronic pain without impacting bladder function.
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Save the date for our 3rd Annual Research Retreat in October! We are currently accepting abstract submissions through August 15th. Looking forward to seeing you for a day of research, community, and innovation 🧑🔬 Submit your abstracts here:
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Janet Kukreja, MD, director of urologic oncology and associate professor of surgery, performed a successful robotic bladder removal and reconstruction on Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders. Now, he’s cancer-free. #ImproveEveryLife.
When a CT scan revealed a mass on his bladder, @CUBoulder football coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders was referred to #CUAnschutz – a national leader in #bladdercancer care – where he met with Janet Kukreja, MD, director of urologic oncology at @CUCancerCenter and @uchealth.
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