John D. Mitchell, MD
Professor, Surgery-Cardiothoracic

Professional Titles

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

Recognition & Awards

• Pioneer Award, University of Colorado Hospital (2011)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2011)
  
• America's Top Doctor, Castle Connolly (2010)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2010)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2009)
  
• Donald B. Doty Educational Award, Western Thoracic Surgical Association (2008)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2008)
  
• Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgery, Courtenay C. and Lucy Patten Davis (2007)
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2007)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2006)
  

Teaching

Publications

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

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
• 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