Sixto Giusti Torres, MD

Professional Titles

• Transplant Nephrologist

Recognitions

• 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

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Nephrology, Fellow
• American Society of Transplantation, Member

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

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Nephrology, Board Certification (2014)
• Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2014)
• Transplant Nephrology, Certificate (2017)