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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

Joseph Cleveland, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac

Board Certified

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  • Title(s)

    Division Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, David A. Fullerton, MD, Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery

  • Gender

    Male

  • Languages

    English

  • Department

    Professor, Surgery-Cardiothoracic

  • Specialty

    Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac

  • Primary Clinic Phone

    720-848-0000

  • Hospital Affiliations

    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Colorado Hospital
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Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-0000

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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

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UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-0000

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Provider Expertise

Clinical Interest for Patients

Heart valve surgery with expertise in mitral valve repair and aortic valve pathology, Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD), coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, and heart and lung transplantation.


Care Philosophy

I believe in providing the highest quality of care to my patients. I also ascribe to the mission statement of the University of Colorado Hospital.


Specialties

  • Surgery ( 1999 )
  • Thoracic and Cardiac ( 2002 )

Conditions & Treatments

  • Surgery

    Adult Cardiac, Cardiothoracic, Heart Transplant, Open Heart, Robotic

  • Heart and Circulation

    Aneurysms, Coronary Disease, Heart Diseases, Heart Failure, Heart Valve Diseases, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Structural Heart Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

Interests & Activities

Personal Interests

Golf, my family (wife and two sons keep me busy), and travel.


Volunteer Activities

I serve on numerous national committees through the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The committees seek to improve the quality of care to cardiac surgery patients. I provide “shadowing” opportunities for high school and college pre-med students.


Education & Training

Medical Schools

MD, University of Washington School of Medicine (1991)


Undergraduate Schools

BS, University of Southern California (CA) (1987)


Internships

University of Colorado (1992)


Residency Program

University of Colorado (1998)


Fellowships

University of Colorado (2001)

Professional Memberships

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member


American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member


American College of Cardiology, Member, Colorado Chapter Governor 2018-2022


American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member


American Geriatric Society, Member


American Heart Association (AHA), Member


American Medical Association, Member


American Physiological Society, Member


American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member


Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member, Board of Directors, Chair of Council on Health Policy/Relationships, RUC Member


Society of University Surgeons, Member


University of Colorado Hospital, Member of the Medical Board


Western Thoracic Surgical Asociation, Program Committee, Past Council Member, Vice President 2019-2021, President 2021-2022


Research & Grants

Grants

Evaluation of the HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure (2010)


Research Interests for Patients

• Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support • Adult Cardiac Surgery • Database Registry • Structural Heart Disease Clinical Trials

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720-848-0000

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Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

I am interested in adult cardiac surgery, left ventricular assist devices/mechanical assistance for heart failure, heart and lung transplantation, coronary artery surgery, thoracic aneurysms, and heart valve surgery I am also interested in providing surgery to elderly patients requiring cardiac surgery

Research Interest for Referring Providers

My research interests are focused on evaluation of the ventricular assist device for advanced heart failure, I'm also interested in the effect of age upon myocardial cytokine production and I'm involved in a study of the Evalve cardiovascular valve repair system endovascular valve edge-toedge repair.