Michael Rizzari, MD, FACS

Professional Titles

• Assosciate Professor of Surgery

Publications

• Shishido Y, Cortelli M, Kumpfbeck A, Adesanya T, Simonds E, Petrovic M, Woo Y, Tracy KM, Peters JK, Crannell WC, Ukita R, Demarest CT, Rizzari MD, Montenovo M, Rauf MA, Liang J, Lee YA, Magliocca JF, Karp SJ, Shaver C, Bacchetta M. Optimized perfusate in the dynamic organ storage system improves liver graft preservation in a porcine donation after circulatory death model. Curr Probl Surg. 2026 Sep;82:102139. PubMed PMID: 42701012
• Reich DJ, Mao S, Satish S, Nassar A, Rizzari M, Al-Adra DP, DiNorcia J, Woloszyn J, Doyle MBM, Bohorquez H, Mihaylov P, Saharia A, Merani S, Wehrle CJ, Miller C, Axelrod D, Langnas A, Melcher ML, Akoad M, Ghobrial M, Kubal C, Roll G, Cohen A, Chapman WC, Pinna A, de Vera M, Florman S, Foley DP, Abouljoud M, Quintini C, Hashimoto K, Croome K, Taner CB, Schlegel A. Portal-Venous Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion for Liver Transplant: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2026 Jul 1;161(7):691-702. PubMed PMID: 42201712
• Chang W, Xu MR, George A, Kingeter M, Henson CP, Mishra K, Montenovo M, Rizzari M, Siegrist K. Hyperkalemia in liver transplantation. J Clin Anesth. 2025 Apr;103:111822. PubMed PMID: 40139028
• Tracy KM, Shishido Y, Petrovic M, Murphy A, Adesanya T, Fortier AK, Harris TR, Cortelli M, Tucker WD, François SA, Petree B, Raietparvar K, Simon V, Johnson CA Jr, Simonds E, Poland J, Glomp GA, Crannell C, Liang J, Marshall A, Hinton A Jr, Shaver CM, Demarest CT, Ukita R, Shah AS, Rizzari M, Montenovo M, Rauf MA, McReynolds M, Bacchetta M. 10 degree C static storage of porcine donation after circulatory death livers improves biliary viability and mitigates ischemia-reperfusion injury. Am J Transplant. 2025 Jul;25(7):1417-1431. PubMed PMID: 40120647
• Shishido Y, Tracy KM, Petrovic M, Adesanya T, Fortier AK, Raietparvar K, Glomp GA, Simonds E, Harris TR, Simon V, Tucker WD, Petree B, Cortelli M, Cardwell NL, Crannell C, Liang J, Murphy AC, Fields BL, McReynolds M, Demarest CT, Ukita R, Rizzari M, Montenovo M, Magliocca JF, Karp SJ, Rauf MA, Shah AS, Bacchetta M. Novel Dynamic Organ Storage System Enhances Liver Graft Function in a Porcine Donation After Circulatory Death Model. ASAIO J. 2025 Jul 1;71(7):560-570. PubMed PMID: 39693205

Practice Locations

UCHealth Transplant Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0833

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Surgery