Joseph Cleveland, MD

Professional Titles

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

Recognitions

• University of Colorado Hospital Outstanding Full Time Physician, University of Colorado Hospital (2015)
  Award given to outstanding full time physician by the UCH Medical Staff
• President's Award for World Class Care, Recipient (2011)
  
• Denver's Top Doctors, 5280 Magazine 2010-Present (2010)
• 5th Annual Dwight McGoon National Teaching Award, AATS (2009)
  C0-recipient
• Professionalism Award, Faculty Senate UCD (2007)
  

Research Interests

Publications

• Sundt TM, Cleveland JC Jr, Wright CD, Dearani JA, Mack MJ. Supporting Professionalism: Introduction of 360 Degree Review to the Credentialing Process by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Jul;120(1):1-3. PubMed PMID: 40423596
• Cleveland JC Jr, Cain M. The Clock Keeps on Ticking: Age and Sex Outcomes for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. JACC Adv. 2024 Apr 24;3(4):100911.
• Shah P, Sayer G, Sinha SS, Kanwar MK, Cowger JA, Pagani FD, Nayak A, Mehra MR, Cleveland JC Jr, Psotka MA, Singh R, Desai SS, Lu Q, Hu Y, Connolly A, Kormos RL, Uriel N. Dynamic Risk Estimation of Adverse Events in Ambulatory LVAD Patients: A MOMENTUM 3 Analysis. JACC Heart Fail. 2024 Nov;12(11):1898-1912. PubMed PMID: 39066758
• John R, Kanwar MK, Cleveland JC Jr, Uriel N, Naka Y, Salerno C, Horstmanshof D, Hall SA, Cowger JA, Heatley G, Somo SI, Mehra MR. Concurrent valvular procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation and outcomes: A comprehensive analysis of the Multicenter Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support Therapy With HeartMate 3 trial portfolio. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Dec;166(6):1684-1694.e18. PubMed PMID: 35643769
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: Physician payment under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: A global storm looms on the horizon. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar;163(3):1114-1115. PubMed PMID: 33824015
• Jacobs JP, Shahian DM, Grau-Sepulveda M, O'Brien SM, Pruitt EY, Bloom JP, Edgerton JR, Kurlansky PA, Habib RH, Antman MS, Cleveland JC Jr, Fernandez FG, Thourani VH, Badhwar V. Current Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 May;113(5):1461-1468. PubMed PMID: 34153294
• Vidula H, Takeda K, Estep JD, Silvestry SC, Milano C, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Uriel N, Kormos RL, Dirckx N, Mehra MR. Hospitalization Patterns and Impact of a Magnetically-Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device in the MOMENTUM 3 Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2022 Jul;10(7):470-481. PubMed PMID: 35772857
• Mehra MR, Goldstein DJ, Cleveland JC, Cowger JA, Hall S, Salerno CT, Naka Y, Horstmanshof D, Chuang J, Wang A, Uriel N. Five-Year Outcomes in Patients With Fully Magnetically Levitated vs Axial-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices in the MOMENTUM 3 Randomized Trial. JAMA. 2022 Sep 27;328(12):1233-1242. PubMed PMID: 36074476
• Mehra MR, Nayak A, Morris AA, Lanfear DE, Nemeh H, Desai S, Bansal A, Guerrero-Miranda C, Hall S, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Uriel N, Chen L, Bailey S, Anyanwu A, Heatley G, Chuang J, Estep JD. Prediction of Survival After Implantation of a Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device. JACC Heart Fail. 2022 Dec;10(12):948-959. PubMed PMID: 36456068
• Molina EJ, Cowger J, Lee S, Horstmanshof D, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Mehra MR, Uriel N, Salerno CT, Bourque K, Chuang J, Naka Y. Outcomes in Smaller Body Size Adults After HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Dec;114(6):2262-2269. PubMed PMID: 35452663
• Mehra MR, Cleveland JC Jr, Uriel N, Cowger JA, Hall S, Horstmanshof D, Naka Y, Salerno CT, Chuang J, Williams C, Goldstein DJ. Primary results of long-term outcomes in the MOMENTUM 3 pivotal trial and continued access protocol study phase: a study of 2200 HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device implants. Eur J Heart Fail. 2021 Aug;23(8):1392-1400. PubMed PMID: 33932272
• Pagani FD, Mehra MR, Cowger JA, Horstmanshof DA, Silvestry SC, Atluri P, Cleveland JC Jr, Lindenfeld J, Roberts GJ, Bharmi R, Dalal N, Kormos RL, Rogers JG. Clinical outcomes and healthcare expenditures in the real world with left ventricular assist devices - The CLEAR-LVAD study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 May;40(5):323-333. PubMed PMID: 33744086
• Cleveland JC Jr. Commentary: We have the opportunity to be above average. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 May;159(5):1792-1793. PubMed PMID: 31227178
• Dehmer GJ, Badhwar V, Bermudez EA, Cleveland JC Jr, Cohen MG, D'Agostino RS, Ferguson TB Jr, Hendel RC, Isler ML, Jacobs JP, Jneid H, Katz AS, Maddox TM, Shahian DM. 2020 AHA/ACC Key Data Elements and Definitions for Coronary Revascularization: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Coronary Revascularization). Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 Apr;13(4):e000059. PubMed PMID: 32202924
• Goldstein DJ, Naka Y, Horstmanshof D, Ravichandran AK, Schroder J, Ransom J, Itoh A, Uriel N, Cleveland JC Jr, Raval NY, Cogswell R, Suarez EE, Lowes BD, Kim G, Bonde P, Sheikh FH, Sood P, Farrar DJ, Mehra MR. Association of Clinical Outcomes With Left Ventricular Assist Device Use by Bridge to Transplant or Destination Therapy Intent: The Multicenter Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support Therapy With HeartMate 3 (MOMENTUM 3) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Apr 1;5(4):411-419. PubMed PMID: 31939996
• Teuteberg JJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Cowger J, Higgins RS, Goldstein DJ, Keebler M, Kirklin JK, Myers SL, Salerno CT, Stehlik J, Fernandez F, Badhwar V, Pagani FD, Atluri P. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Mar;109(3):649-660. PubMed PMID: 32115073
• Colombo PC, Mehra MR, Goldstein DJ, Estep JD, Salerno C, Jorde UP, Cowger JA, Cleveland JC Jr, Uriel N, Sayer G, Skipper ER, Downey FX, Ono M, Hooker R Jr, Anyanwu AC, Givertz MM, Mahr C, Topuria I, Somo SI, Crandall DL, Horstmanshof DA. Comprehensive Analysis of Stroke in the Long-Term Cohort of the MOMENTUM 3 Study. Circulation. 2019 Jan 8;139(2):155-168. PubMed PMID: 30586698
• Mehra MR, Salerno C, Cleveland JC, Pinney S, Yuzefpolskaya M, Milano CA, Itoh A, Goldstein DJ, Uriel N, Gulati S, Pagani FD, John R, Adamson R, Bogaev R, Thohan V, Chuang J, Sood P, Goates S, Silvestry SC. Healthcare Resource Use and Cost Implications in the MOMENTUM 3 Long-Term Outcome Study. Circulation. 2018 Oct 30;138(18):1923-1934. PubMed PMID: 29807933
• Mehra MR, Goldstein DJ, Uriel N, Cleveland JC Jr, Yuzefpolskaya M, Salerno C, Walsh MN, Milano CA, Patel CB, Ewald GA, Itoh A, Dean D, Krishnamoorthy A, Cotts WG, Tatooles AJ, Jorde UP, Bruckner BA, Estep JD, Jeevanandam V, Sayer G, Horstmanshof D, Long JW, Gulati S, Skipper ER, O'Connell JB, Heatley G, Sood P, Naka Y. Two-Year Outcomes with a Magnetically Levitated Cardiac Pump in Heart Failure. N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 12;378(15):1386-1395. PubMed PMID: 29526139
• Shahian DM, Jacobs JP, Badhwar V, Kurlansky PA, Furnary AP, Cleveland JC Jr, Lobdell KW, Vassileva C, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Thourani VH, Rankin JS, Edgerton JR, D'Agostino RS, Desai ND, Feng L, He X, O'Brien SM. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 1-Background, Design Considerations, and Model Development. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 May;105(5):1411-1418. PubMed PMID: 29577925
• O'Brien SM, Feng L, He X, Xian Y, Jacobs JP, Badhwar V, Kurlansky PA, Furnary AP, Cleveland JC Jr, Lobdell KW, Vassileva C, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Thourani VH, Rankin JS, Edgerton JR, D'Agostino RS, Desai ND, Edwards FH, Shahian DM. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 2-Statistical Methods and Results. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 May;105(5):1419-1428. PubMed PMID: 29577924
• Mehra MA, Naka Y, Uriel N, Goldstein DA, Cleveland JC Jr, Colombo PC, Walsh MN, Milano CA, Patel CB, Jorde UP, Pagani FD, Aaronson KD, Dean DA, McCants K, Itoh A, Ewald GA, Horstmanshof D, Long JW, Salerno C; MOMENTUM 3 Investigators. A Fully Magnetically Levitated Circulatory Pump for Advanced Heart Failure. N Engl J Med. 2017 Feb 2;376(5):440-50.
• Shroyer AL, Hattler B, Wagner TH, Collins JF, Baltz JH, Quin JA, Almassi GH, Kozora E, Bakaeen F, Cleveland JC Jr, Bishawi M, Grover FL. Five-Year Outcomes after On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug17;377(7):623-32.

Professional Memberships

• Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member, Board of Directors, Chair of Council on Health Policy/Relationships, RUC Member
• American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member
• Society of University Surgeons, Member
• American College of Cardiology, Member, Colorado Chapter Governor 2018-2022
• Western Thoracic Surgical Asociation, Program Committee, Past Council Member, Vice President 2019-2021, President 2021-2022
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member
• American Geriatric Society, Member
• American Physiological Society, Member
• American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member
• American Heart Association (AHA), Member
• American Medical Association, Member
• University of Colorado Hospital, Member of the Medical Board

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center

• University of Colorado Cardiovascular Institute

Specialty Information

• Thoracic and Cardiac, Board Certification (2002)
• Surgery, Board Certification (1999)
• Ventricular Assist Devices , Specialized Training (2001)

• Heart and Circulation - Aneurysms
• Heart and Circulation - Coronary Disease
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Failure
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Valve Diseases
• Surgery - Heart Transplant Surgery
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Diseases
• Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Open Heart Surgery
• Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery
• Heart and Circulation - Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Heart and Circulation
• Surgery
• Heart and Circulation - Structural Heart Disease
• Heart and Circulation - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Surgery - Robotic Surgery