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1665 Aurora Court
Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, 2nd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
01. Doctor Overview
Doctor Overview
Dr. John D. Mitchell is the Chief of General Thoracic Surgery at UCHealth Thoracic Surgery – Anschutz Medical Campus. There he treats patients suffering from thoracic malignancies withcancer surgeries.
In addition to his work at UCHealth Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Mitchell is affiliated with University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) and National Jewish Health, both in the metro-Denver, Colorado area.
Prior to his work in Colorado, Dr. Mitchell served as a Lieutenant Commander and Commander in the Medical Corps at the Naval Medical Center inSan Diego, California.
他的专长领域的汽车diothoracic surgery has culminated in the publication of many research papers focusing on thoracic malignancies. Dr. Mitchell has also won numerous grants that go to fund that research, including a SPORE Grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and a grant from OSI Pharmaceuticals to study the efficacy of a new treatment modality for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
02. Fast Facts
Doctor Fast Facts
Main Specialty:胸外科
Other Interests & Specialties:Cancer surgery, lung cancer, adult general thoracic surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, infectious lung disease, lung transplant surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, robotic surgery, mediastinal disease, advanced thoracoscopic surgery including VATS lobectomy and transplant surgery.
Certifications, Awards & Accolades:Top Doctor Award, Donald B. Doty Educational Award from the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgery, Pioneer Award from the University of Colorado Hospital, America’s Top Doctor from Castle Connolly, member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Chest Physicians Fellow, American College of Surgeons (ACS) Fellow, member of American Society of Clinical Oncology
Education & Experience:
- Internship at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program
- Residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital
- Residency at the Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program
- Residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program
- 密歇根大学医学医学学位School
03. Publications
Publications
Techniques of VATS lobectomy.Journal of Thoracic Disease. August 2013;5(Suppl 3):S177-S181. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.07.29
Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Has Increasing Benefit in Patients With Poor Pulmonary Function.Annals ofSurgery. September 2012;256(3):487-493. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e318265819c
Spectral Karyotyping Detects Chromosome Damage in Bronchial Cells of Smokers and Patients with Cancer.American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. September 2007;176(5):505-512. doi:10.1164/rccm.200609-1329OC
Antigen-presenting intratumoral B cells affect CD4+ TIL phenotypes in non-small cell lung cancer patients.Cancer Immunology Research. October 2017;5(10):898-907. doi:0.1158/2326-6066.CIR-17-0075
