Sixto Giusti Torres, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine-Renal Med Diseases/Hypertension
Professional Titles
- Transplant Nephrologist
Recognition & Awards
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Tinsley Harrison Award, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
(2023)
Recipient of the 2023 Tinsley Harrison Award, given by the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation for the best original research manuscript published in the American Journal of the Medical Sciences during 2021-2022. This was awarded for the publication of “The Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitor Use on the Course of Kidney Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stages G3a to G4.” https://www.ssciweb.org/tinsley-harrison-award.php -
NKF Colorado Kidney Champion Public Service Award,, National Kidney Foundation of Colorado and New Mexico
(2023)
2023 NKF Colorado Kidney Champion Public Service Award, to UCHealth Hispanic Transplant Clinic. March 9, 2023. https://nkfhonors.rallybound.org/2023-great-chefs-of-the-west/Static/event-info -
Top Doctor in Nephrology, Castle Connolly
(2021)
Top Doctor in Nephrology, Castle Connolly 2021, Louisiana.
Publications
- Rizzolo K, Rockey N, Camacho C, Gardner C, Giusti S, Cervantes L. The Transplant Experience for Undocumented Immigrant Patients Formerly Receiving Emergency Dialysis and Caregivers. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(2):e2354602. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.54602
- Defelice G, Giusti S, Jeon H, Killackey M, Paramesh A, Vijay A. Short and Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients Diagnosed With COVID-19 Infection: A Single-Center Observational Study. Cureus. 2022 Nov;14(11):e31375. PubMed PMID: 36523681
- Friedman JK, Atari M, Atiemo K, Vijay A, Jeon H, Killackey MT, Giusti S, Paramesh AS. Resolution of Disseminated Angiosarcoma in a Kidney Transplant Recipient After Treatment With Sirolimus: A Case Report. Transplant Proc. 2022 Dec;54(10):2735-2738. PubMed PMID: 36443108
- Giusti S., Batuman V. (2022) Kidney Transplantation and Kidney Pancreas Transplantation. In: Lerma E.V., Batuman V. (eds) Diabetes and Kidney Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86020-2_19
- Giusti S, Chazin S, Vaitla P, Atiemo K, Atari M, Paramesh A, Jeon H, Torres-Ortiz A, Thimmisetty R, Garces J. Observational Study of the Clinical Characteristics and Short-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients Diagnosed With COVID-19 Infection (SARS-CoV-2) Requiring Hospitalization in New Orleans. Ochsner J. 2021 Winter;21(4):329-334. PubMed PMID: 34984045
- Giusti S, Lin Y, Sogbetun F, Nakhoul N, Liu S, Shi L, Batuman V. The Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitor Use on the Course of Kidney Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stages G3a to G4. Am J Med Sci. 2021 Nov;362(5):453-461. PubMed PMID: 34033809
- Chazin S, Saqqa O, Paramesh A, Giusti S. Skin lesions and acute kidney injury in a kidney transplant recipient. Am J Transplant. 2021;21(6):2298-2300. doi:10.1111/ajt.16519
- Atiemo K, Giusti S, Guo K, Amankonah T, Vijay, A, Paramesh A, Killackey M, Jeon H, Zhao L, Ladner DP. Black Patients Do Not Have Worse Short-Term Outcomes After Receiving High KDPI (>85%) Kidneys. ASTS Winter Symposium 2021.
- Atari M, Alper A, Giusti S. “Cyclosporin-induced thrombocytopenia in a kidney transplant recipient; case report” Accepted for the National Kidney Foundation 2021 Spring Clinical Meeting.
- S. Giusti, S. Chazin, P. Vaitla, K. Atiemo, M. Atari, A. Paramesh, H. Jeon, A. Vijay, A. Torres, M. Killackey, R. Thimmisetty, J. Garces, Observational Study of the Clinical Characteristics and Short-term Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients Diagnosed with Coronavirus-19 Infection (sars-cov2) Requiring Hospitalization in New Orleans. American Transplant Congress (ATC) 2021 Virtual Connect on June 4 – June 9, 2021.
- Garces JC, Giusti S, Staffeld-Coit C, Bohorquez H, Cohen AJ, Loss GE. Antibody-Mediated Rejection: A Review. Ochsner J. 2017 Spring;17(1):46-55. PubMed PMID: 28331448
Practice Locations
UCHealth Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000
UCHealth Transplant Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0005
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000
UCHealth Transplant Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0005
Specialty Information
Specialties
- Nephrology, Board Certification (2014)
- Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2014)
- Transplant Nephrology, Certificate (2017)