John D. Mitchell, MD

Professional Titles

• Chief, General Thoracic Surgery
• Courtenay C. and Lucy Patten Davis Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgery

Recognitions

• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2006)
  
• Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgery, Courtenay C. and Lucy Patten Davis (2007)
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2007)
  
• Donald B. Doty Educational Award, Western Thoracic Surgical Association (2008)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2008)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2009)
  
• America's Top Doctor, Castle Connolly (2010)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2010)
  
• Pioneer Award, University of Colorado Hospital (2011)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2011)
  
• STS Presidential Task Force on Extraordinary Volunteer Leadership, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (2024)
• President's Award for World-Class Care, Thoracic Oncology Clinical Program Team, University of Colorado Hospital (2012)
• Traveling Scholar, James IV Association of Surgeons (2018)

Publications

• Altorki N, Lane ME, Bauer T, Lee PC, Guarino MJ, Pass H, Felip E, Peylan-Ramu N, Gurpide A, Grannis FW, Mitchell JD, Tachdjian S, Swann RS, Huff A, Roychowdhury DF, Reeves A, Ottesen LH, Yankelevitz DF: Phase II proof-of-concept study of pazopanib (GW786034) monotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with stage I/II resectable non-small- cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jul 1;28(19):3131-7
• Macht M, Mitchell JD, Cool C, Lynch D, Babu A, Schwarz MI: A 31-year-old woman with hemoptysis and an intrathoracic mass. Chest. 2010 Jul;138(1):213-9
• Babu AN, Mitchell JD. Technique of Muscle Flap Harvest for Intrathoracic Use. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010;15(1):41-52
• Lackey A, Mitchell JD. The cost of air leak: physicians’ and patients’ perspectives. In: Brunelli A, Ferguson M, editors. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Aug;20(3): 407-11
• Jarand JM, Levin A, Zhang L, Huitt G, Mitchell JD, Daley CL. Clinical and Microbiologic Outcomes in Patients Receiving Treatment for Mycobacterium abscessus Pulmonary Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2011 Mar;52(1):565-71
• Yu J, Pomerantz M, Bishop A, Weyant M, Mitchell JD. Lady Windermere revisited: Thoracoscopic lobectomy/segmentectomy for right middle lobe and lingular bronchiectasis associated with nontuberculous mycobacterial disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 In press doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.12.028
• Mauchley D, Mitchell JD. Surgery in Bronchiectasis. Eur Respir Monograph 2011 In press
• Mitchell JD, Yu J, Bishop A, Weyant MJ, Pomerantz M. Thoracoscopic Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Infectious Lung Disease. Ann Thor Surg 2011 In press
• Boffa DJ, Dhamija A, Kosinski AS, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Mitchell JD, Onaitis MW, Paul S. Fewer complications result from a video-assisted approach to anatomic resection of clinical stage I lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jan 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24529729
• Mitchell JD. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Nov;96(5):1802-3. PubMed PMID: 24182466
• Mitchell JD. Techniques of VATS lobectomy. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Aug;5(Suppl 3):S177-81. PubMed PMID: 24040520
• Rocco G, Allen MS, Altorki NK, Asamura H, Blum MG, Detterbeck FC, Dresler CM, Gossot D, Grondin SC, Jaklitsch MT, Mitchell JD, Newton JR Jr, Van Schil PE, Waddell TK, Wood DE. Clinical statement on the role of the surgeon and surgical issues relating to computed tomography screening programs for lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):357-60. PubMed PMID: 23816098
• Mitchell JD. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):292. PubMed PMID: 23816076
• Varghese TK Jr, Hofstetter WL, Rizk NP, Low DE, Darling GE, Watson TJ, Mitchell JD, Krasna MJ. The society of thoracic surgeons guidelines on the diagnosis and staging of patients with esophageal cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):346-56. PubMed PMID: 23752201
• Mitchell JD, Krasna MJ. The society of thoracic surgeons esophageal cancer guideline series. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):7. PubMed PMID: 23743064
• Wood DE, Mitchell JD, Schmitz DS, Grondin SC, Ikonomidis JS, Bakaeen FG, Merritt RE, Meyer DM, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Reece TB, Smith MA. Choosing wisely: cardiothoracic surgeons partnering with patients to make good health care decisions. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar;95(3):1130-5. PubMed PMID: 23434251
• Boffa DJ, Dhamija A, Kosinski AS, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Mitchell JD, Onaitis MW, Paul S. Fewer complications result from a video-assisted approach to anatomic resection of clinical stage I lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Aug;148(2):637-43.
• Ferguson MK, Saha-Chaudhuri P, Mitchell JD, Varela G, Brunelli A. Prediction of major cardiovascular events after lung resection using a modified scoring system. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Apr;97(4):1135-40.
• Bennett DT, Reece TB, Smith PD, Grandhi MS, Rove JA, Justison GA, Mitchell JD, Fullerton DA, Zamora MR, Weyant MJ. Ex vivo lung perfusion allows successful transplantation of donor lungs from hanging victims. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Sep;98(3):1051-6.
• Little AG, Lerut AE, Harpole DH, Hofstetter WL, Mitchell JD, Altorki NK, Krasna MJ. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guidelines on the role of multimodality treatment for cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Nov;98(5):1880-5
• Babu AN, Mitchell JD: Aspergilloma. In: Dienemann HC, Hoffmann H, Detterbeck FC, editors. Chest Surgery. New York, NY: Springer, Springer Surgery Atlas Series; 2014, p. 269-78.
• Mitchell JD, Mauchley DC: Surgery for Bronchiectasis. Section IX: Benign Tumors and Conditions of the Lung. In: Sugarbaker D, Bueno R, Colson Y, Jaklitsch M, Krasna M, Mentzer R, authors. Adult Chest Surgery. 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; August 2014
• Surgical approach to pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. Clin Chest Med. 2015 Mar;36(1):117-22.
• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines on Arterial Conduits for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. 2016;101(2):801–809 Published online Dec 8, 2015
• Continued Utility of Single-Lung Transplantation in Select Populations: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015;100(2):437-42
• Current Estimate of Costs of Lung Cancer Screening in the United States. Thorac Surg Clin. 2015;25(2):205-215
• Bronchopleural Fistula and Empyema After Anatomic Lung Resection. Thorac Surg Clin. 2015;25(4):421-7
• Reducing the Footprint of Postoperative Complications. Thorac Surg Clin. 2015;25(4):xiii
• Stewart CL, Wilson L, Hamm A, Bartsch C, Boniface M, Gleisner A, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid R, Gajdos C, Edil BH, McCarter M. Is Chemical Pyloroplasty Necessary for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy?. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28058546
• Gaissert HA, Fernandez FG, Allen MS, Burfeind WR, Block MI, Donahue JM, Mitchell JD, Schipper PH, Onaitis MW, Kosinski AS, Jacobs JP, Shahian DM, Kozower BD, Edwards FH, Conrad EA, Patterson GA. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Nov;102(5):1444-1451. PubMed PMID: 27772572
• Jones TS, Sullivan A, Damle S, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD, Weitzel NS, Meguid RA. Assessment and Management of Postintubation Airway Injuries. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 May 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27166401
• Bunn PA Jr, Gaspar LE, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD. Neoadjuvant combination chemotherapy for unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer. 2016 Mar 1;122(5):674-5. PubMed PMID: 26700372
• Aldea GS, Bakaeen FG, Pal J, Fremes S, Head SJ, Sabik J, Rosengart T, Kappetein AP, Thourani VH, Firestone S, Mitchell JD. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines on Arterial Conduits for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb;101(2):801-9. PubMed PMID: 26680310
• Hernández-Saavedra D, Sanders L, Perez MJ, Kosmider B, Smith LP, Mitchell JD, Yoshida T, Tuder RM. RTP801 Amplifies Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidase-4-Dependent Oxidative Stress Induced by Cigarette Smoke. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2017 Jan;56(1):62-73. PubMed PMID: 27556956
• Bhagat R, Bronsert MR, Ward AN, Martin J, Juarez-Colunga E, Glebova NO, Henderson WG, Fullerton D, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. National Analysis of Unplanned Readmissions After Thoracoscopic Versus Open Lung Cancer Resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Dec;104(6):1782-1790. PubMed PMID: 29102302
• Shroyer AL, Quin JA, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Kosinski AS, Yerokun BA, Mitchell JD, Bilfinger TV. Geographic Variations in Lung Cancer Lobectomy Outcomes: The General Thoracic Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Nov;104(5):1650-1655. PubMed PMID: 28935347
• Bruno TC, Ebner PJ, Moore BL, Squalls OG, Waugh KA, Eruslanov EB, Singhal S, Mitchell JD, Franklin WA, Merrick DT, McCarter MD, Palmer BE, Kern JA, Slansky JE. Antigen-Presenting Intratumoral B Cells Affect CD4( ) TIL Phenotypes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients. Cancer Immunol Res. 2017 Oct;5(10):898-907. PubMed PMID: 28848053
• Mitchell JD. Blunt chest trauma: is there a place for rib stabilization?. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Apr;9(Suppl 3):S211-S217. PubMed PMID: 28446987
• Bergeron EJ, Meguid RA, Mitchell JD. Chronic Infections of the Chest Wall. Thorac Surg Clin. 2017 May;27(2):87-97. PubMed PMID: 28363377
• Bakaeen FG, Svensson LG, Mitchell JD, Keshavjee S, Patterson GA, Weisel RD. The American Association for Thoracic Surgery/Society of Thoracic Surgeons position statement on developing clinical practice documents. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Apr;153(4):999-1005. PubMed PMID: 28359374
• Bakaeen FG, Svensson LG, Mitchell JD, Keshavjee S, Patterson GA, Weisel RD. The American Association for Thoracic Surgery/Society of Thoracic Surgeons Position Statement on Developing Clinical Practice Documents. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Apr;103(4):1350-1356. PubMed PMID: 28359472
• Stewart CL, Wilson L, Hamm A, Bartsch C, Boniface M, Gleisner A, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid R, Gajdos C, Edil BH, McCarter M. Is Chemical Pyloroplasty Necessary for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy?. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 May;24(5):1414-1418. PubMed PMID: 28058546
• Hernández-Saavedra D, Sanders L, Perez MJ, Kosmider B, Smith LP, Mitchell JD, Yoshida T, Tuder RM. RTP801 Amplifies Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidase-4-Dependent Oxidative Stress Induced by Cigarette Smoke. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2017 Jan;56(1):62-73. PubMed PMID: 27556956
• Jones TS, Sullivan A, Damle S, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD, Weitzel NS, Meguid RA. Assessment and Management of Post-Intubation Airway Injuries. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Mar;21(1):99-104. PubMed PMID: 27166401
• Litle VR, Mitchell JD. Global infections, local solutions: a guide for thoracic surgeons. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Oct;10(Suppl 28):S3376-S3377. PubMed PMID: 30505524
• Handy JR, Bremner RM, Crocenzi TS, Detterbeck FC, Fernando HC, Fidias PM, Firestone S, Johnstone CA, Lanuti M, Litle VR, Kesler KA, Mitchell JD, Pass HI, Ross HJ, Varghese TK. Expert Consensus Document on Pulmonary Metastasectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb;107(2):631-649. PubMed PMID: 30476477
• Mitchell JD. A Tale of Two Infections. Thorac Surg Clin. 2019 Feb;29(1):ix. PubMed PMID: 30454927
• Mitchell JD. Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections. Thorac Surg Clin. 2019 Feb;29(1):77-83. PubMed PMID: 30454924
• Altorki NK, Wang X, Wigle D, Gu L, Darling G, Ashrafi AS, Landrenau R, Miller D, Liberman M, Jones DR, Keenan R, Conti M, Wright G, Veit LJ, Ramalingam SS, Kamel M, Pass HI, Mitchell JD, Stinchcombe T, Vokes E, Kohman LJ. Perioperative mortality and morbidity after sublobar versus lobar resection for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer: post-hoc analysis of an international, randomised, phase 3 trial (CALGB/Alliance 140503). Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Dec;6(12):915-924. PubMed PMID: 30442588
• Mitchell JD. Surgical Management of Pulmonary Mycobacterial Disease. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Jun;39(3):392-398. PubMed PMID: 30071554
• Bhagat R, Bronsert MR, Juarez-Colunga E, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD, Glebova NO, Henderson WG, Fullerton D, Meguid RA. Postoperative Complications Drive Unplanned Readmissions After Esophagectomy for Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 May;105(5):1476-1482. PubMed PMID: 29373825
• Surgery for Pulmonary Mycobacterial Disease. Editor, Thoracic Surgery Clinics. February, 2019
• A Tale of Two Infections. Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 29(1):ix, 2019 Feb.
• Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections. Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 29(1):77-83, 2019 Feb.
• Expert Consensus Document on Pulmonary Metastectomy. Handy JR; Bremner RM; Crocenzi TS; Detterbeck FC; Fernando HC; Fidias PM; Firestone S; Johnstone CA; Lanuti M; Litle VR; Kesler KA; Mitchell JD; Pass HI; Ross HJ; Varghese TK.Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 107(2):631-649, 2019 Feb.
• Improved Mortality with the use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Halpern AL; Kohtz PD; Helmkamp L; Eldeiry M; Hodges MM; Scott CD; Mitchell JD; Aftab M; Pal JD; Cleveland JC; Reece TB; Meguid RA; Fullerton DA; Weyant MJ. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 108(2):350-357, 2019 Aug.
• TEE for Lung Transplantation: A Case Series and Discussion of Vascular Complications. Abrams BA; Melnyk V; Allen WL; Subramaniam K; Scott CD; Mitchell JD; Seres T; Martin AK. Journal of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia. https://doi-org.proxy.hsl.ucdenver.edu/10.1053/j.jvca.2019.09.005
• Analysis of Discharge Destination after Open vs. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung Cancer. Bhagat R; Bronsert MR; Henderson WG; Scott CD; Weyant MJ; Mitchell JD; Fullerton DA; Meguid RA. https://doi-org.proxy.hsl.ucdenver.edu/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.059
• Conversion to open surgery during minimally invasive esophagectomy portends worse short-term outcomes: an analysis of the National Cancer Database. Halpern AL; Friedman C; Torphy RJ; Al-Musawi MH; Mitchell JD; Scott CD; Meguid RA; McCarter MD; Weyant MJ; Gleisner AL. Endoscopy. (2019) doi:10.1007/s00464-019-07124-y
• Mitchell JD. Point-Counterpoint Editorial Debate: Limited Resections are appropriate in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Chest 2011 In press
• Mitchell JD, Pomerantz M: Infectious Lung Diseases. In: Sellke FW, del Nido PJ, Swanson SJ, editors. Sabiston & Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Saunders Elsevier; 2010. p.173-93
• Bunn PA, Doebele RC, Miller YE, Peled N, Musani A, Garg K, Franklin W, Hirsch FR, Mitchell JD, Weyant M, Camidge DR, Gaspar L, Kavanagh B, Pugh TJ, Flagiello J, Oton AB: Future Directions in the Multidisciplinary Cancer of Patients with Lung Cancer. In: Kernstine KH, Reckamp KL, editors. Lung Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Management, New York, NY: Demos Medical; 2011. p. 353-8
• Mitchell JD. Limited resection for Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer Frontiers 2011 In press
• 42. Mauchley D, Mitchell JD. Surgery in Bronchiectasis. Eur Respir Monograph. 2011 June;52:248-57
• Servais EL, Towe CW, Farjah F, Brown LM, Broderick SR, Block MI, Burfeind WR, Mitchell JD, Schipper PH, Raymond DP, David EA. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2021 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Sep;112(3):693-700. PubMed PMID: 34237295
• Gergen AK, Wojcik BM, White AM, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Scott CD, Weyant MJ. Introduction of robotic surgery does not negatively affect cardiothoracic surgery resident experience. J Robot Surg. 2021 May 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34024007
• Wojcik BM, Mitchell JD, Chong T, Rove JY. Management of refractory Mycobacterium abscessus sternal infection following reoperative cardiac surgery. Clin Case Rep. 2021 Apr;9(4):2328-2331. PubMed PMID: 33936688
• Ho F, Torphy RJ, Friedman C, Leong S, Kim S, Wani S, Schefter T, Scott CD, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid RA, Gleisner AL, Goodman KA, McCarter MD. Induction Chemotherapy Plus Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Nov;28(12):7208-7218. PubMed PMID: 33884489
• Gergen AK, White AM, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Scott CD, Weyant MJ. Introduction of robotic surgery leads to increased rate of segmentectomy in patients with lung cancer. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Feb;13(2):762-767. PubMed PMID: 33717548
• Kastelowitz N, Marsh MD, McCarter M, Meguid RA, Bhardwaj NW, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Scott C, Schefter T, Stumpf P, Leong S, Messersmith W, Lieu C, Leal AD, Davis SL, Purcell WT, Kane M, Wani S, Shah R, Hammad H, Edmundowicz S, Goodman KA. Impact of Radiation Dose on Postoperative Complications in Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers. Front Oncol. 2021;11:614640. PubMed PMID: 33777751
• Gergen AK, Halpern AL, Helmkamp L, Torphy RJ, White AM, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Scott CD, Gleisner AL, McCarter MD, Weyant MJ. Outcomes After Converted Minimally Invasive to Open Esophagectomy in Patients With Esophageal Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Nov;112(5):1593-1599. PubMed PMID: 33333084
• Bryan DS, Ferguson MK, Antonoff MB, Backhus LM, Birdas TJ, Blackmon SH, Boffa DJ, Chang AC, Chmielewski GW, Cooke DT, Donington JS, Gaissert HA, Hagen JA, Hofstetter WL, Kent MS, Kim KW, Krantz SB, Lin J, Martin LW, Meyerson SL, Mitchell JD, Molena D, Odell DD, Onaitis MW, Puri V, Putnam JB, Seder CW, Shrager JB, Soukiasian HJ, Stiles BM, Tong BC, Veeramachaneni NK. Consensus for Thoracoscopic Left Upper Lobectomy-Essential Components and Targets for Simulation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):436-442. PubMed PMID: 33127408
• Erwin PA, Lee AC, Ahmad U, Antonoff M, Arndt A, Backhus L, Berry M, Birdas T, Cassivi SD, Chang AC, Cooke DT, Crabtree T, DeCamp M, Donington J, Fernandez F, Force S, Gaissert H, Hofstetter W, Huang J, Kent M, Kim AW, Lin J, Martin LW, Meyerson S, Mitchell JD, Molena D, Odell D, Onaitis M, Puri V, Putnam J, Reddy R, Schipper P, Seder CW, Shrager J, Tong B, Veeramachaneni N, Watson T, Whyte R, Ferguson MK. Consensus for Thoracoscopic Lower Lobectomy: Essential Components and Targets for Simulation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34688617
• Morabito JE, Simmons CG, Zanotti G, Mitchell JD, Bartels K, Wilkey BJ. Airway and Hemodynamic Considerations for the Anesthetic Management of an Intraluminal Tracheal Plasmacytoma. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Nov 23;:10892532221140235. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36418868
• Pratap A, Li A, Westbrook L, Gergen AK, Mitra S, Chauhan A, Cheng L, Weyant MJ, McCarter M, Wani S, Meguid RA, Mitchell JD, Cohen M, Fullerton D, Meng X. Glypican 1 promotes proliferation and migration in esophagogastric adenocarcinoma via activating AKT/GSK/ß-catenin pathway. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2022 Oct;13(5):2082-2104. PubMed PMID: 36388647
• Rusch VW, Nicholas A, Patterson GA, Waqar SN, Toloza EM, Haura EB, Raz DJ, Reckamp KL, Merritt RE, Owen DH, Finley DJ, McNamee CJ, Blasberg JD, Garon EB, Mitchell JD, Doebele RC, Baciewicz F, Nagasaka M, Pass HI, Schulze K, Johnson A, Bunn PA, Johnson BE, Kris MG, Kwiatkowski DJ, Wistuba II, Chaft JE, Carbone DP, Lee JM. Surgical results of the Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium 3 trial: A phase II multicenter single-arm study to investigate the efficacy and safety of atezolizumab as neoadjuvant therapy in patients with stages IB-select IIIB resectable non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36369159
• Dyas AR, Kelleher AD, Erickson CJ, Voss JA, Cumbler EU, Lambert-Kerzner A, Vizena AS, Robinson-Chavez C, Kee BL, Barker AR, Fuller MS, Miller SA, McCabe KO, Cook KM, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Development of a universal thoracic enhanced recover after surgery protocol for implementation across a diverse multi-hospital health system. J Thorac Dis. 2022 Aug;14(8):2855-2863. PubMed PMID: 36071784
• Worrell SG, Alvarado CE, Thibault D, Towe CW, Mitchell JD, Vekstein A, Kosinski AS, Hartwig MG, Linden PA. Impact of Diabetes on Pathologic Response to Multimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35970230
• Lin Y, Vervoort D, Thapa B, Sapkota R, Mitchell JD. Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 Aug;32(3):405-412. PubMed PMID: 35961748
• Schenkel AR, Mitchell JD, Cool CD, Bai X, Groshong S, Koelsch T, Verma D, Ordway D, Chan ED. Characterization of Immune Cells From the Lungs of Patients With Chronic Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria or Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection. Immune Netw. 2022 Jun;22(3):e27. PubMed PMID: 35799709
• Erwin PA, Lee AC, Ahmad U, Antonoff M, Arndt A, Backhus L, Berry M, Birdas T, Cassivi SD, Chang AC, Cooke DT, Crabtree T, DeCamp M, Donington J, Fernandez F, Force S, Gaissert H, Hofstetter W, Huang J, Kent M, Kim AW, Lin J, Martin LW, Meyerson S, Mitchell JD, Molena D, Odell D, Onaitis M, Puri V, Putnam JB, Reddy R, Schipper P, Seder CW, Shrager J, Tong B, Veeramachaneni N, Watson T, Whyte R, Ferguson MK. Consensus for Thoracoscopic Lower Lobectomy: Essential Components and Targets for Simulation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov;114(5):1895-1901. PubMed PMID: 34688617
• Gergen AK, Wojcik BM, White AM, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Scott CD, Weyant MJ. Introduction of robotic surgery does not negatively affect cardiothoracic surgery resident experience. J Robot Surg. 2022 Apr;16(2):393-400. PubMed PMID: 34024007
• 44. Fernando HC, Jaklitsch MT, Walsh GL, Tisdale JE, Bridges CD, Mitchell JD, Shrager JB. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline on the prophylaxis and management of atrial fibrillation associated with general thoracic surgery: executive summary. Ann Thor Surg. 2011 Sep;92(3):1144-52
• 43. Mitchell JD. Limited Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer Frontiers 2011 Spring;(44):1-4
• 47. Mitchell JD, Yu J, Bishop A, Weyant MJ, Pomerantz M. Thoracoscopic Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Infectious Lung Disease. Ann Thor Surg. 2012 Apr;93(4):1033-40.
• 41. Yu J, Pomerantz M, Bishop A, Weyant M, Mitchell JD. Lady Windermere revisited: treatment with thoracoscopic lobectomy/segmentectomy for right middle lobe and lingular bronchiectasis associated with non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Sep;40(3):671-5
• 15. Bunn PA, Doebele RC, Miller YE, Peled N, Musani A, Garg K, Franklin W, Hirsch FR, Mitchell JD, Weyant M, Camidge DR, Gaspar L, Kavanagh B, Pugh TJ, Flagiello J, Oton AB: Future Directions in the Multidisciplinary Cancer of Patients with Lung Cancer. In: Kernstine KH, Reckamp KL, editors. Lung Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Management, New York, NY: Demos Medical; 2011. p. 353-8
• Mauchley DC, Daley CL, Iseman MD, Mitchell JD. Pulmonary resection and lung transplantation for bronchiectasis. Clin Chest Med. 2012 Jun;33(2):387-96
• Boffa DJ, Kosinski AS, Paul S, Mitchell JD, Onaitis M. Lymph Node Evaluation by Open or Video-Assisted Approaches in 11,500 Anatomic Lung Cancer Resections. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug;94(2):347-53.
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Velopulos CG, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. The Effect of Social Vulnerability on Initial Stage and Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer. 2023 Dec 23;188:107452. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38176296
• Cain MT, Park SY, Schäfer M, Hay-Arthur E, Justison GA, Zhan QP, Campbell D, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, Meguid RA, David EA, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Hoffman JRH. Lung recovery utilizing thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion during donation after circulatory death: The Colorado experience. JTCVS Tech. 2023 Dec;22:350-358. PubMed PMID: 38152164
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Byers S, Velopulos CG, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Social vulnerability is associated with post-operative morbidity following robotic-assisted lung resection. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Nov 30;15(11):5931-5941. PubMed PMID: 38090321
• Towe CW, Servais EL, Brown LM, Blasberg JD, Mitchell JD, Worrell SG, Seder CW, David EA. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2023 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38043852
• Dyas AR, Mungo B, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Mungo AH, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, David E, Stewart CL, McCarter MD, Meguid RA. National trends in technique use for esophagectomy: Does primary surgeon specialty matter?. Surgery. 2024 Feb;175(2):353-359. PubMed PMID: 38030524
• Stuart CM, Meguid RA, Bronsert MR, Rodriguez Franco S, Mungo B, Schulick RD, Gleisner AL, McCarter MD, Mitchell JD, Dyas AR. The United States experience with diagnosing and treating esophageal cancer during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A retrospective cohort study. Int J Cancer. 2023 Nov 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38018276
• Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Thomas MB, Schulick RD, Franco SR, Gleisner A, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Analyzing the impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on initial oncologic presentation and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in the United States. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37981103
• Taylor LJ, Mitchell JD. Surgical Resection in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease. Clin Chest Med. 2023 Dec;44(4):861-868. PubMed PMID: 37890922
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Abrams BA, Kelleher AD, Colborn KL, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Perioperative hypothermia in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: Incidence, risk factors, and associations with postoperative outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37865182
• Dyas AR, Kelleher AD, Cumbler EU, Barker AR, McCabe KO, Bata KE, Abrams BA, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Quality Review Committee Audit Improves Thoracic Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol Compliance. J Surg Res. 2024 Jan;293:144-151. PubMed PMID: 37774591
• Altorki N, Wang X, Damman B, Mentlick J, Landreneau R, Wigle D, Jones DR, Conti M, Ashrafi AS, Liberman M, de Perrot M, Mitchell JD, Keenan R, Bauer T, Miller D, Stinchcombe TE. Lobectomy, segmentectomy, or wedge resection for peripheral clinical T1aN0 non-small cell lung cancer: A post hoc analysis of CALGB 140503 (Alliance). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jan;167(1):338-347.e1. PubMed PMID: 37473998
• Madsen HJ, Stuart CM, Wojcik BM, Dyas AR, Hunt A, Helmkamp LJ, Gergen AK, Weyant MJ, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Esophagram should be performed to diagnose esophageal perforation before inter-hospital transfer. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Jun 30;15(6):2984-2996. PubMed PMID: 37426131
• Gergen AK, Stuart CM, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. ASO Visual Abstract: Prospective Evaluation of a Universally Applied Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Protocol Prior to Esophagectomy with Comparison to Historical Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5828-5829. PubMed PMID: 37355517
• Stuart CM, Gergen AK, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa SK, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. ASO Author Reflections: Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Prior to Esophagectomy: Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5826-5827. PubMed PMID: 37294387
• Gergen AK, Stuart CM, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. Prospective Evaluation of a Universally Applied Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Protocol Prior to Esophagectomy with Comparison with Historical Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5815-5825. PubMed PMID: 37285095
• Hunt AR, Stuart CM, Gergen AK, Bang TJ, Reihman AE, Helmkamp LJ, Lin Y, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Scott CD, Wojcik BM. Long-Term Patient-Reported Symptom Improvement and Quality of Life after Transthoracic Diaphragm Plication in Adults. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Sep 1;237(3):533-544. PubMed PMID: 37194947
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Byers S, Velopulos C, Randhawa S, David EA, Pritap A, Stewart CL, Mitchell JD, McCarter MD, Meguid RA. Social vulnerability is associated with increased postoperative morbidity following esophagectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct;166(4):1254-1261. PubMed PMID: 37119966
• Stuart CM, Wojcik BM, Gergen AK, Wilkinson DA, Helmkamp LJ, Volker EE, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid RA, Scott CD. A comparison of short-term outcomes following robotic-assisted vs. open transthoracic diaphragm plication. J Robot Surg. 2023 Aug;17(4):1787-1796. PubMed PMID: 37071233
• Altorki N, Wang X, Kozono D, Watt C, Landrenau R, Wigle D, Port J, Jones DR, Conti M, Ashrafi AS, Liberman M, Yasufuku K, Yang S, Mitchell JD, Pass H, Keenan R, Bauer T, Miller D, Kohman LJ, Stinchcombe TE, Vokes E. Lobar or Sublobar Resection for Peripheral Stage IA Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2023 Feb 9;388(6):489-498. PubMed PMID: 36780674
• Morabito JE, Simmons CG, Zanotti G, Mitchell JD, Bartels K, Wilkey BJ. Airway and Hemodynamic Considerations for the Anesthetic Management of an Intraluminal Tracheal Plasmacytoma. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Mar;27(1):64-67. PubMed PMID: 36418868
• Rusch VW, Nicholas A, Patterson GA, Waqar SN, Toloza EM, Haura EB, Raz DJ, Reckamp KL, Merritt RE, Owen DH, Finley DJ, McNamee CJ, Blasberg JD, Garon EB, Mitchell JD, Doebele RC, Baciewicz F, Nagasaka M, Pass HI, Schulze K, Johnson A, Bunn PA, Johnson BE, Kris MG, Kwiatkowski DJ, Wistuba II, Chaft JE, Carbone DP, Lee JM. Surgical results of the Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium 3 trial: A phase II multicenter single-arm study to investigate the efficacy and safety of atezolizumab as neoadjuvant therapy in patients with stages IB-select IIIB resectable non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Mar;165(3):828-839.e5. PubMed PMID: 36369159
• Worrell SG, Alvarado CE, Thibault D, Towe CW, Mitchell JD, Vekstein A, Kosinski AS, Hartwig MG, Linden PA. Impact of Diabetes on Pathologic Response to Multimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Jan;117(1):190-196. PubMed PMID: 35970230
• Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD. Multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis: surgical challenges. Thorac Surg Clin. 2012 Aug;22(3):271-6.
• Yu JA, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD. Surgical treatment of atypical mycobacterial infections. Thorac Surg Clin. 2012 Aug;22(3):277-85
• Ceppa DP, Kosinski AS, Berry MF, Tong BC, Harpole DH, Mitchell JD, D’amico TA, Onaitis MW. Thoracoscopic lobectomy has increasing benefit in patients with poor pulmonary function: a society of thoracic surgeons database analysis. Ann Surg. 2012 Sep;256(3):487-93
• Peled N, Hakim M, Bunn PA Jr, Miller YE, Kennedy TC, Mattei J, Mitchell JD, Hirsch FR, Haick H.Non-invasive breath analysis of pulmonary nodules. J Thorac Oncol. 2012 Oct;7(10):1528-1533
• Yu JA, Li H, Meng X, Fullerton DA, Nemenoff RA, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ. Group IIa secretory phospholipase expression correlates with group IIa secretory phospholipase inhibition-mediated cell death in K-ras mutant lung cancer cells. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Dec;144(6):1479-85.
• Damle S, Mitchell JD. Surgery for Tracheobronchomalacia. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2012;16(4):203-208
• Wood DE, Mitchell JD, Schmitz DS et al. Choosing Wisely: Cardiothoracic Surgeons Partnering With Patients to Make Good Health Care Decisions. Ann Thor Surg. 2013;95(3):1130
• Mitchell JD, Yu JA, Bishop A, Weyant MJ, Pomerantz M. Thoracoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy for infectious lung disease. Ann Thor Surg. 2012 Apr;93(4):1033-9; discussion 1039-40.
• Musani AI, Jensen K, Mitchell JD, Weyant M, Garces K, Hsia, D. Novel Use of a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Fastener for Securing Silicone Tracheal Stents in Patients With Benign Proximal Airway Obstruction. J Bronchol Intervent Pulmonol. 2012 Apr;19(2):121-5.

Professional Memberships

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

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

National Jewish Health
1400 Jackson St
Denver, CO 80206
1-877-225-5654

UCHealth Thoracic Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Court
Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, 3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-2799

CU Medicine Thoracic Surgery - Highlands Ranch Specialty Care Center
1500 Park Central Drive
Suite 101
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1093

UCHealth Surgical Care - Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1000

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

• University of Colorado Cancer Center
• Center for Surgical Innovation
• Center for Surgical Treatment of Lung Infections

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Surgery, Board Certification (1995, 2024)
• Thoracic and Cardiac, Board Certification (1998, 2023)

Conditions & Treatments

• Cancers - Lung Cancer
• Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Robotic Surgery
• Cancers - Cancer Surgery
• Cancers - Thoracic (Tracheal, Esophageal)
• Surgery - Adult General Thoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Infectious Lung Disease
• Surgery - Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Lung Transplant Surgery
• Surgery - Transplant Surgery
• Cancers
• Surgery