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UCHealth Transplant Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct 7th Floor, Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-0833

Michael Wachs, MD

Board Certified

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  • Position Name

    Professor of Surgery

  • Title(s)

    Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chief of Abdominal Transplant Surgery CHCO

  • Gender

    Male

  • Languages

    English

  • Department

    Professor, Surgery-Transplant

  • Specialty

    Surgery

  • Primary Clinic Phone

    (720) 777-6011

  • Hospital Affiliations

    Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Hospital
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Locations

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora
13123 East 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045

720-777-1234

UCHealth Transplant Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct 7th Floor, Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-0833

Provider Expertise

Clinical Interest for Patients

Transplant Surgery Adult and Pediatric Deceased and living donor transplant Hepatobiliary Surgery


Care Philosophy

I believe in providing excellent and compassionate personal care of my patients. I treat my patients as if they were a member of my own family.


Specialties

  • Surgery ( 2015 )

Conditions & Treatments

  • Kidneys and Urinary System

    Kidney Failure, Polycystic Kidney Disease

  • Surgery

    Kidney Transplant, Liver Transplant, Major Liver (Hepatobiliary), Pancreas Transplant, Transplant

  • Digestive System

    Biliary Surgery, Hepatology (Liver Disorders)

Interests & Activities

Personal Interests

Music, Motorcycle riding, swimming


Volunteer Activities

NKF,American Transplant Foundation, ALF


Education & Training

Medical Schools

MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1988)


Undergraduate Schools

AB, Harvard University (MA) (1980)


Graduate Schools

MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (1988)


Internships

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (1989)


Residency Program

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (1993)


Fellowships

University of California (San Francisco) Program (1995)

Professional Memberships

American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD), Member


American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member


American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA), Member


American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), Member


Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), Member


International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS), Member


The Transplantation Society (TTS), Member


information for referring providers

Referral Contact Phone

(720) 777-6011

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

Transplant Surgery: Liver, Living Related Liver, Kidney-Cadaveric and Living Related, Kidney/ Pancreas, Major Liver Surgery, Pediatric Transplant Surgery