Matthew Stone, MD

Professional Titles

• Associate Professor
• Meg F. Rady and Family Chair in Congenital Cardiac Surgery
• Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Device Programs
• Surgical Director, Borderline Ventricle Program

Recognitions

• Enduring Hearts Investigator Mentor Award, Pediatric Heart Transplantation Society (2026)
• Innovation and Pathway to Commercialization Award, University of Colorado Boulder, Design Center of Colorado (2026)
• StARR Program Mentored Research Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2026)
• Children's Hospital Colorado Innovation Award, Children's Hospital Colorado (2025)
• University of Colorado Department of Surgery Award for Innovative Research, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2025)
• StARR Program Mentored Research Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2024)
• NIH Loan Repayment Program Award Recipient, National Institute of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (2023)
• Ponzio Research Award, Children's Hospital Colorado (2023)
• StARR Program Mentored Research Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2023)
• T32 Mentored Training Grant Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine, National Institute of Health (2023)
• StARR Program Mentored Research Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2022)
• Thoracic Surgery Foundation/Society of Thoracic Surgeons Research Award, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (2020)

Research Interests

My research focus is on the immunologic mechanisms of heart injury and repair. I am specifically interested in cellular based therapies and novel preservation strategies that may prevent or reverse the heart injury that is inherent to transplantation. My hope is to be a part of expanding and improving this treatment option for many awaiting heart transplantation. Additionally, I am a part of a team of investigators exploring novel imaging applications in single ventricle congenital heart disease.

Publications

• Maksimuk TE, Mott NM, Dickinson K, Brown LB, Thielen O, Bakhtiyar SS, Cain MT, Hoffman JR, Stone ML. ABO-incompatible heart transplantation remains underutilized despite comparable outcomes in pediatric heart transplantation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2025. [in press]
• Mancuso CA, Nash D, Ali EA, Khailova L, Lehmann T, Frank BS, Stone M, Niemiec S, Klawitter J, Davidson JA. Widespread Proteomic Changes Observed in a Cohort of Neonates and Infants Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass. JACC Adv. 2025 Sep;4(9):102100. PubMed PMID: 40839908
• Jaggers J, Winlaw D, Fuller S, Sethi N, Kochilas L, Adachi I, Stone M, Browne L, Khoo N, da Cruz E, Petit C, Lapar D, Stout K, Donofrio M, St Louis J. 2025 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery Working Group- Expert consensus document on the management of patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug;170(2):336-352. PubMed PMID: 40320005
• Breithaupt JJ, Fraser C, Leahy R, Mejak B, Burkett D, Albertz M, Kim J, Stone ML. Surgical Management of a Patient With Non-Fallot-Type Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Sep;16(5):694-696. PubMed PMID: 40233133
• Iguidbashian J, Zakrzewski J, Lu L, Garcia AM, Khailova L, Deng X, Plenter R, La Rosa FG, Nakano S, Lynch K, Jaggers J, Davidson J, Stone ML. Targeted immunotherapy with sphingosine-1-phosphate improves myocardial contractility and mitochondrial function in a novel murine ex vivo perfusion and transplantation model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep;170(3):764-771. PubMed PMID: 40043942
• Iguidbashian J, Zakrzewski J, Lu L, Garcia AM, Khailova L, Deng X, Plenter R, La Rosa FG, Nakano S, Lynch K, Jaggers J, Davidson J, Stone ML. Targeted immunotherapy with sphingosine-1-phosphate improves myocardial contractility and mitochondrial function in a novel murine ex vivo perfusion and transplantation model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep;170(3):764-771. PubMed PMID: 40043942
• Breithaupt JJ, Fraser C, Leahy R, Mejak B, Burkett D, Albertz M, Kim J, Stone ML. Surgical Management of a Patient With Non-Fallot-Type Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Sep;16(5):694-696. PubMed PMID: 40233133
• Downs EA, Everitt MD, Stone ML, Miyamoto SD. The Dynamic Equilibrium of Heart Valve Transplantation: A Balance of Similarities and Differences. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Mar 4;85(8):870-872. PubMed PMID: 40010932
• Soderstrom RJ, Chernuta EC, Chaudhry-Waterman N, Rafter JA, Stone ML, Kim JS. Successful use of bivalirudin in neonates for postoperative aortopulmonary shunt thrombosis prevention. JTCVS Tech. 2025 Jun;31:152-157. PubMed PMID: 40641758
• Davidson JA, Iguidbashian J, Khailova L, Lehmann T, Suarez-Pierre A, Thomson LM, Zakrzewski J, Ali E, Lee S, Frank BS, Ing RJ, Stone ML, Osorio Lujan S, Niemiec S, Mancuso CA. Cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest results in organ-specific transcriptomic responses in pediatric swine. Transl Res. 2025 Mar;277:64-74. PubMed PMID: 39827912
• Davidson JA, Iguidbashian J, Khailova L, Lehmann T, Suarez-Pierre A, Thomson LM, Zakrzewski J, Ali E, Lee S, Frank BS, Ing RJ, Stone ML, Osorio Lujan S, Niemiec S, Mancuso CA. Cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest results in organ-specific transcriptomic responses in pediatric swine. Transl Res. 2025 Mar;277:64-74. PubMed PMID: 39827912
• Waldman JC, Ing RJ, Stone ML. Current Practice Management Guidelines in Neonates and Infants with Isolated Coarctation of the Aorta. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Mar;39(3):573-575. PubMed PMID: 39753499
• Thomson LM, Niemiec S, Mancuso CA, Khailova L, Ali E, Syed A, Wolfe KR, Zakrzewski J, Stone M, Hyslop R, Frank BS, Davidson JA. Disruption of the Circulating Proteome in Neonates Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Following Congenital Heart Disease Surgery: A Nested Case-Control Study. J Pediatr. 2025 Jan;276:114322. PubMed PMID: 39306320
• Jaggers J, Winlaw D, Fuller S, Sethi N, Kochilas L, Adachi I, Stone M, Browne L, Khoo N, da Cruz E, Petit C, Lapar D, Stout K, Donofrio M, St Louis J. 2025 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery Working Group- Expert consensus document on the management of patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug;170(2):336-352. PubMed PMID: 40320005
• Maksimuk TE, Mott NM, Dickinson K, Brown LB, Thielen O, Bakhtiyar SS, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH, Everitt MD, Stone M. ABO-Incompatible Heart Transplantation Remains Underutilized Despite Comparable Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplantation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Dec 3;:21501351251386421. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 41334849
• Zakrzewski J, Drysdale N, Leahy R, Platnick C, Breithaupt J, Fraser C, Downs E, Campbell D, Jaggers J, Stone ML. Earlier Fontan Candidacy Determination: A Focus on Anatomic and Physiologic Variables. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Oct 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 41067605
• Waldman JC, Ing RJ, Stone ML. Current Practice Management Guidelines in Neonates and Infants with Isolated Coarctation of the Aorta. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Mar;39(3):573-575. PubMed PMID: 39753499
• Downs EA, Everitt MD, Stone ML, Miyamoto SD. The Dynamic Equilibrium of Heart Valve Transplantation: A Balance of Similarities and Differences. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Mar 4;85(8):870-872. PubMed PMID: 40010932
• Fraser CD 3rd, Morchi R, Stone ML, Jaggers J, Campbell D, Mitchell MB. Donor great vessel free arterial grafts for complex reconstruction during pediatric heart transplantation. JTCVS Tech. 2024 Dec;28:132-138. PubMed PMID: 39669351
• Schäfer M, Di Maria MV, Stone ML, Barker AJ, Carmody KK, Reece TB, Ivy DD, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Principal component analysis identified neo-aortic diameter variations post Norwood surgery associated with the single ventricle performance and flow quality. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Dec;40(12):2603-2616. PubMed PMID: 39509019
• Downs EA, Schäfer M, Everitt MD, Aubrey M, Mitchell M, Jaggers J, Campbell D, Stone ML. Inclusive ABO-Incompatible Listing for Pediatric Heart Transplantation Results in Comparable Post-Transplant Rejection-Free Survival in a Single-Center Series. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Aug 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39115706
• Schäfer M, Miyamoto SD, Jaggers J, Everitt MD, von Alvensleben JC, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, Stone ML. Non-invasive myocardial tissue deformation and discoordination indices predict cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart transplantation patients. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Jul;40(7):1565-1574. PubMed PMID: 38780709
• Iguidbashian J, Malone LJ, Browne LP, Nguyen M, Frank B, Schafer M, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML. Regional Arch Measurements Differ Between Imaging Modalities in Infants With Aortic Coarctation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Jul;118(1):209-215. PubMed PMID: 38072352
• Iguidbashian J, Feng Z, Colborn KL, Barrett CS, Newman SR, Harris M, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML. Open Chest Duration Following Congenital Cardiac Surgery Increases Risk for Surgical Site Infection. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Aug;45(6):1284-1288. PubMed PMID: 36583758
• Malone LJ, Browne LP, Morgan GJ, Lovell MA, Campbell DN, Jaggers JJ, Leahy RA, Mitchell MB, Mong DA, Weinman JP, Zablah JE, Stone ML. Computed Tomographic Angiography Provides Reliable Coronary Artery Evaluation in Infants With Pulmonary Atresia Intact Ventricular Septum. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Autumn;36(3):336-344. PubMed PMID: 36244628
• Schäfer M, Di Maria MV, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Campbell DN, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB. Hemi-Fontan and bidirectional Glenn operations result in flow-mediated viscous energy loss at the time of stage II palliation. JTCVS Open. 2023 Dec;16:836-843. PubMed PMID: 38204687
• Venardos N, Mangham C, Morgan GJ, Zablah JE, Jaggers J, Stone ML. Two-Stage Biventricular Repair of Complex Aortic Atresia. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Apr;115(4):e101-e103. PubMed PMID: 35378089
• Iguidbashian J, Malone LJ, Browne LP, Nguyen M, Frank B, Schafer M, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML. Regional Arch Measurements Differ Between Imaging Modalities in Infants With Aortic Coarctation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38072352
• Stone ML, Schäfer M, von Alvensleben JC, Frank BS, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J. Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following the Ross-Konno Reconstruction is Independent of the Operation. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Feb;44(2):463-471. PubMed PMID: 36370189
• Schäfer M, Mitchell MB, Frank BS, Barker AJ, Stone ML, Jaggers J, von Alvensleben JC, Hunter KS, Friesen RM, Ivy DD, Jacobsen R, Di Maria MV. Myocardial strain-curve deformation patterns after Fontan operation. Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 24;13(1):11912. PubMed PMID: 37488167
• Schäfer M, Mitchell MB, Frank BS, Barker AJ, Stone ML, Jaggers J, von Alvensleben JC, Hunter KS, Friesen RM, Ivy DD, Jacobsen R, Di Maria MV. Myocardial strain-curve deformation patterns after Fontan operation. Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 24;13(1):11912. PubMed PMID: 37488167
• Stone ML, Schäfer M, von Alvensleben JC, Frank BS, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J. Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following the Ross-Konno Reconstruction is Independent of the Operation. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Feb;44(2):463-471. PubMed PMID: 36370189
• Schäfer M, Di Maria MV, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Campbell DN, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB. Hemi-Fontan and bidirectional Glenn operations result in flow-mediated viscous energy loss at the time of stage II palliation. JTCVS Open. 2023 Dec;16:836-843. PubMed PMID: 38204687
• Venardos N, Mangham C, Morgan GJ, Zablah JE, Jaggers J, Stone ML. Two-Stage Biventricular Repair of Complex Aortic Atresia. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Apr;115(4):e101-e103. PubMed PMID: 35378089
• Stone ML, Schäfer M, von Alvensleben JC, Frank BS, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J. Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following the Ross-Konno Reconstruction is Independent of the Operation. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Feb;44(2):463-471. PubMed PMID: 36370189
• Ali EA, Syed A, Khailova L, Iguidbashian JP, Surez-Pierre A, Klawitter J, Stone ML, Mancuso CA, Frank BS, Davidson JA. Novel biomarkers of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates undergoing congenital heart disease surgery: a pilot cohort study. J Am Heart Assoc 2023. PMID: 37489765.
• Palmer WH, Leaton LA, Codo AC, Crute B, Roest J, Zhu S, Tobin RP, Hume PS, Stone ML, van Bokhoven A, Gerich ME, McCarter MD, Zhu Y, Janssen WJ, Vivian JP, Trowsdale J, Getahun A, Rossjohn J, Cambier J, Loh L, Norman PJ. Polymorphic KIR3DL3 expression modulates tissue-resident and innate-like T cells. Sci Immunol 2023; 8(84):eade5343. PMID: 37390222.
• Malone LJ, Browne LP, Morgan GJ, Lovell MA, Campbell DN, Jaggers JJ, Leahy RA, Mitchell MB, Mong DA, Weinman JP, Zablah JE, Stone ML. Computed Tomographic Angiography Provides Reliable Coronary Artery Evaluation in Infants With Pulmonary Atresia Intact Ventricular Septum. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36244628
• Iguidbashian J, Yoeli D, Everitt MD, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML. Pediatric Heart Transplant Waiting List Times in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Oct 3;5(10):e2234874. PubMed PMID: 36206002
• Javadi E, Laudenschlager S, Kheyfets V, Di Maria M, Stone M, Jamali S, Powell AJ, Moghari MH. Predicting Hemodynamic Performance of Fontan Operation for Glenn Physiology using Computational Fluid Dynamics: Ten Patient-specific Cases. J Clin Images Med Case Rep. 2022 Jun;3(6). PubMed PMID: 36339935
• Venardos N, Mangham C, Morgan GJ, Zablah JE, Jaggers J, Stone ML. Two-Stage Biventricular Repair of Complex Aortic Atresia. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Apr 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35378089
• Freddo AM, Jacobsen RM, Yeung E, Stone ML, Kay JD, Khanna AD. Surgical management and outcomes of endocarditis in adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. Int J Cardiol 2022.
• Stone ML, Albertz ML, Galambos C, Twite MD, Campbell DN, Di Maria M, Fonseca B, Miyamoto SD, Ing RJ. Multi-Disciplinary Management and Surgical Resection of Intracardiac Fibromas Causing Bilateral Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstructions in an Infant. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Dec;26(4):315-322. PubMed PMID: 36006828
• Schäfer M, Di Maria MV, Stone ML, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Reply from authors: The unbearable weight of shape and flow quality. JTCVS Open. 2022 Jun;10:352-353. PubMed PMID: 36004238
• Schäfer M, Stone ML, Jaggers J, Browne LP, Mitchell MB. Commentary: In vortices veritas-quantitative approach. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar;163(3):964-966. PubMed PMID: 32768303
• Stone ML, Schäfer M, DiMaria MV, von Alvensleben JC, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Diastolic inflow is associated with inefficient ventricular flow dynamics in Fontan patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar;163(3):1195-1207. PubMed PMID: 34429192
• Iguidbashian J, Feng Z, Colborn KL, Barrett CS, Newman SR, Harris M, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML. Open Chest Duration Following Congenital Cardiac Surgery Increases Risk for Surgical Site Infection. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36583758
• Stone ML, Schäfer M, DiMaria MV, von Alvensleben JC, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Diastolic inflow is associated with inefficient ventricular flow dynamics in Fontan patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34429192
• Schäfer M, Frank BS, Jacobsen R, Rausch CM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Morgan GJ, Browne LP, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Ivy DD, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Patients with Fontan circulation have abnormal aortic wave propagation patterns: A wave intensity analysis study. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;322:158-167. PubMed PMID: 32853667
• Darr OA, Stone ML, Mitchell MB, Meier J, Kelley P, Prager JD. Slide Tracheoplasty for Tracheal Cartilaginous Sleeve in a Patient With Apert Syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Dec;112(6):e419-e421. PubMed PMID: 33676902
• Schäfer M, Di Maria MV, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Ivy DD, Barker AJ, Mitchell MB. High-degree Norwood neoaortic tapering is associated with abnormal flow conduction and elevated flow-mediated energy loss. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Dec;162(6):1791-1804. PubMed PMID: 33653609
• Stone ML, Schäfer M, von Alvensleben JC, Browne LP, Di Maria M, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Increased Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Dysfunction Exist After Truncus Arteriosus Repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Sep;112(3):809-815. PubMed PMID: 33307069
• Schäfer M, Frank BS, Jacobsen R, Rausch CM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Morgan GJ, Browne LP, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Ivy DD, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Patients with Fontan circulation have abnormal aortic wave propagation patterns: A wave intensity analysis study. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;322:158-167. PubMed PMID: 32853667
• Schulick N, Lin Y, Fonseca B, Campbell DN, Stone ML. Surgical Management of Collateral Arch Channel and Aortic Coarctation. J Card Surg 2021.
• SooHoo MM, Stone ML, von Alvensleben JC, Jacobsen R. Management of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias in Adults with Single Ventricle Heart Disease. Curr Treat Options Peds 2021.
• Schäfer M, Stone ML, Jaggers J, Browne LP, Mitchell MB. Commentary: In vortices veritas-quantitative approach. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32768303
• Schäfer M, Barker AJ, Morgan GJ, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Browne LP, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB. Increased systolic vorticity in the left ventricular outflow tract is associated with abnormal aortic flow formations in Tetralogy of Fallot. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Jan 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31907684
• Schäfer M, Frank BS, Humphries SM, Hunter KS, Carmody KL, Jacobsen R, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Morgan GJ, Barker AJ, Browne LP, Ivy DD, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Flow profile characteristics in Fontan circulation are associated with the single ventricle dilation and function: principal component analysis study. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 May 1;318(5):H1032-H1040. PubMed PMID: 32167782
• Schäfer M, Barker AJ, Morgan GJ, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Browne LP, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB. Increased systolic vorticity in the left ventricular outflow tract is associated with abnormal aortic flow formations in Tetralogy of Fallot. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Apr;36(4):691-700. PubMed PMID: 31907684
• Schäfer M, Barker AJ, Jaggers J, Morgan GJ, Stone ML, Truong U, Browne LP, Malone L, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB. Abnormal aortic flow conduction is associated with increased viscous energy loss in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Mar 1;57(3):588-595. PubMed PMID: 31535124
• Stone M, Choi R, Ing RJ. Optimization of Right Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheter Length in Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patients. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Sep;34(9):2392-2394. PubMed PMID: 32534878
• Jaggers J, Stone M. Commentary: Intraventricular conduit repair for double-outlet right ventricle with noncommitted ventricular septal defect-How bright is the light at the end of the tunnel?. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jun;159(6):2404-2405. PubMed PMID: 31669028
• Stone M, Ing RJ, Schwartz L. Risk Stratification for Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation After Cardiac Surgery in Children. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Apr;34(4):949-950. PubMed PMID: 31937480
• Venardos N, Stone ML. Surgical considerations and management options in premature and very low birth weight infants with complex congenital heart disease. Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics 2020. [online]
• Stone ML, Schäfer M, von Alvensleben JC, Browne LP, Di Maria M, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Increased Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Dysfunction Exist After Truncus Arteriosus Repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Dec 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33307069
• Ing RJ, Stone M. Optimal Positioning of the Inferior Vena Cava Cannula During Cardiac Surgery in Children. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 May;33(5):1260-1261. PubMed PMID: 30655201
• Stone M, Ing RJ. Transthoracic Ventricular Septal Defect Closure in Children: An Evolving Treatment Strategy as an Alternative to Open Surgical Repair. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 May;33(5):1267-1268. PubMed PMID: 30217586
• Stone ML, Everitt MD. Primary graft dysfunction: Worry less about organ quality and do more to improve candidate condition. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Jun;38(6):609-610. PubMed PMID: 30885530
• Jaggers J, Stone M. Commentary: Intraventricular conduit repair for double-outlet right ventricle with noncommitted ventricular septal defect-How bright is the light at the end of the tunnel?. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31669028
• Schäfer M, Barker AJ, Jaggers J, Morgan GJ, Stone ML, Truong U, Browne LP, Malone L, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB. Abnormal aortic flow conduction is associated with increased viscous energy loss in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31535124

Professional Memberships

• University of Colorado SOM Academy of Medical Educators (AME), Fellow
• Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society, Member
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Member
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member
• Western Thoracic Surgical Association, WTSA, Member
• American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member
• Pediatric Heart Transplant Society, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Springs
4090 Briargate Pkwy
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
719-305-1234

Hospital Affiliation

• Children's Hospital Colorado
• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Surgery, Board Certification (2017)
• Thoracic and Cardiac, Board Certification (2019)
• Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Board Certification (2021)

Conditions & Treatments

• Heart and Circulation - Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Heart and Circulation
• Heart and Circulation - Congenital Heart Disease
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Failure
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Valve Diseases
• Surgery - Cardiothoracic - Congenital Cardiac Surgery
• Surgery
• Surgery - Heart Transplant Surgery