David Campbell, MD

Associate Professor, Surgery-Cardiothoracic


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Medical School
  • MD, Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center (1974)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Northwestern University (IL) (1966)
Internship
  • University of Colorado (1975)
Residency
  • University of Colorado, Surgery (1980)
Fellowships
  • Children's Hospital (Boston) Program, Pediatric Surgery (1981)
Languages
English
Department
Surgery-Cardiothoracic

Professional Titles

  • Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
  • Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Residency

Recognitions

  • Best Doctors in America, Castle Connolly (2006)
  • Best Doctors in America, Castle Connolly (2007)
  • Best Doctors in America, Castle Connolly (2008)
  • Best Doctors in America, Castle Connolly (2009)
  • Best Doctors in America, Castle Connolly (2010)
  • Top 100 Health Professionals of the World, IBC (2006)
  • Top 100 Health Professionals of the World, IBC (2007)
  • Top 100 Health Professionals of the World, IBC (2008)
  • "Those Who Care" Award, Little Hearts (2010)
  • Top Doctor in Denver, 5280 Magazine (2011)
    Voted a 5280 best doctor by my peers in response to the question, "Which physician would you trust to treat you and your family?"
  • Top Doctor in Denver, 5280 Magazine (2012)
    Voted a 5280 best doctor by my peers in response to the question, "Which physician would you trust to treat you and your family?"

Publications

  • Stoica SC, Campbell DN. Results of consecutive training procedures in pediatric cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Nov 8;5: 105.
  • Karamichalis JM, Miyamoto SD, Campbell DN, Smith J, McFann KK, Clark S, Pietra B, and Mitchell MB. Pediatric Cardiac Retransplant: Differing Patterns of Primary Graft Failure by age At First Transplant. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011;141:223-30
  • Karamichalis JM, Miyamoto SD, Campbell DN, Smith J, McFann KK, Clark S, Pietra B, and Mitchell MB. Pediatric Cardiac Retransplant: Differing Patterns of Primary Graft Failure by age At First Transplant. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011;141:223-30
  • Gist KM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Campbell DN, Yu J, and Landeck BF. Assessment of Early Contegra Insufficiency After Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012; 93: 856-61.
  • Stoica S, Carpenter E, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, da Cruz E, Ivy DD, Lacour-Guyet F. Morbidity of the Arterial Switch Operation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. In Press.
  • Auerbach SR, Smith JK, Mitchell MB, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Pietra BA, and Miyamoto SD. Graft Survival is Better in Primary Cardiac Transplantation Without Prior Cardiac Surgery for Single Ventricle Physiology. J Heart and Lung Transplantation. Submitted.
  • Holst JA, Hsu HH, Fonseca BM, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, and Mitchell MB. Posterior Pulmonary Artery Bifurcation Side to Side Arterioplasty for Branch Pulmonary Artery Stenosis. Submitted.
  • Gist KM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Campbell DN, Yu J, and Landeck BF. Assessment of Early Contegra Insufficiency After Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012; 93: 856-61. Stoica S, Carpenter E, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, da Cruz E, Ivy DD, Lacour-Guyet F. Morbidity of the Arterial Switch Operation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012;93:1977-83. Auerbach SR, Smith JK, Mitchell MB, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Pietra BA, and Miyamoto SD. Graft Survival is Better in Primary Cardiac Transplantation Without Prior Cardiac Surgery for Single Ventricle Physiology. J Heart Lung Transplant 2012;31:987-95. Holst JA, Hsu HH, Fonseca BM, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, and Mitchell MB. Posterior Pulmonary Artery Bifurcation Side to Side Arterioplasty for Branch Pulmonary Artery Stenosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 144:1257-9. Gist KM, Barrett CS, DeWitt PE, Erickson B, Crumback SL, Schuchardt EL, Fagan T, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, and Jaggers J. Pulmonary Artery Interventions after Norwood Procedure: Does Type or Position of the Shunt Predict Need for Intervention? JTCVS submitted.
  • Gist KM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Campbell DN, Yu J, and Landeck BF. Assessment of Early Contegra Insufficiency After Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012; 93: 856-61.
  • Stoica S, Carpenter E, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, da Cruz E, Ivy DD, Lacour-Guyet F. Morbidity of the Arterial Switch Operation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012;93:1977-83.
  • Auerbach SR, Smith JK, Mitchell MB, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Pietra BA, and Miyamoto SD. Graft Survival is Better in Primary Cardiac Transplantation Without Prior Cardiac Surgery for Single Ventricle Physiology. J Heart Lung Transplant 2012;31:987-95.
  • Holst JA, Hsu HH, Fonseca BM, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, and Mitchell MB. Posterior Pulmonary Artery Bifurcation Side to Side Arterioplasty for Branch Pulmonary Artery Stenosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 144:1257-9.
  • Gist KM, Barrett CS, DeWitt PE, Erickson B, Crumback SL, Schuchardt EL, Fagan T, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, and Jaggers J. Pulmonary Artery Interventions after Norwood Procedure: Does Type or Position of the Shunt Predict Need for Intervention? JTCVS submitted.
  • Pei-Ni Jone, MD, Max B Mitchell MD, David N Campbell MD et al. Prenatal Diagnosis and Successful Outcome in Neonate with Aorto-Left Ventricule tunnel. Echocardiography 2013; 00:E1-E4
  • Scott R. Auerbach, Jane Gralla, David N. Campbell, Shelley D. Miyamoto, and Biagio A. Pietra. Steroid Avoidance in Pediatric Heart Transplantation Results in Excellent graft Survival. Transplantation 2013; 00: 00-00
  • Krieves MA, Merritt GR, Nichols CS, Schwartz LI, Campbell DN, et al. Aortoesophageal fistula and Coarctation of the Aorta in a 15 year old child. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Dec; 17(4): 294-297.
  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Decreases transiently Following Repeat Heart Transplantation in Children and Young Adults. Gralla J, Auerbach SR, McFann KK, Connell C, Mitchell M, Campbell DN et al. American Transplant Congress, Seattle, Wa, May 18-22, 2013
  • The US Experience in ABO Incompatable Pediatric Heart transplantation. Cherikh W, Edwards L, Clark M, Waller C, Campbell D, et al. American Transplant Congress, May 18-22, 2013, Seattle, Wa.
  • Auerbach, Gralla, Campbell, Miyamoto, Pietra. Steroid Avoidance in Pediatric Heart transplantation Results in Excellant graft Survival. translantation 2014;97(4):474-80
  • Ellis, Butler, Campbell, Barrett, Buckvold. One-Wayvalve Malfunction in an ECMO Priming Circuit. JECT. 2014:46:98-100.
  • Gien, Ing, Twite, Campbell, Mitchell, Kinsella. Successful Surgical Management of Airway Perforation in Preterm Infants. J Peds Surg Case Reports. Feb,2014;2(2):47-51.
  • Jone P, DiMaria M, Campbell DN, et al. Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Enhances Diagnostic Accuracy of Supramitral Ring. Echocardiography. 2015;32:1048-1050.
  • Peng, Ed, Campbell, DN, Jaggers, J, and Mitchell, MB. Three Sinus repair of Elastin Arteriopathy associated SupraValve Pulmonary Stenosis with Bilateral Branch Pulmonary Artery Involvement. Ann Thorac Surg 2015;100:741-3
  • Ngo,K, Phan,P, Merritt,GR, Campbell,DN, and Ing, RJ. Cardiac Injury following All Terrain Vehicle Accidents in Two Children and a Review of the Literature. Pediatric Emergency Care Medicine. 2015. In Press.
  • Gist, Schuchardt, Moroze, Kaufman, da Cruz, Campbell et al. tachyarrhythmia Following Norwood Operation: A Single-Center Experience. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. 2014, Vol.5(2):206-210
  • Peng, Campbell, Jaggers, et al.Surgical Outcome after Repair of Supravalvar Pulmonary Stenosis Associated with Elastin Arteriopathy. Annual Meeting of CHSS. Oct 19-20.2014. Chicago, IL.
  • Ngo,K,Phan,P,Merritt,GR,Campbell,DN,et al.Cardiac Injuryfollowing All Terrain Vehicle Accidents in Two Children and a Review of the Literature. Pediatric Emergency Care.2016. 32(7):468-471
  • Peng,E, Wilson,N,Hanfland,R, and Campbell,DN: Redo Fallot: Surgery for Pulmonary Valve Implantation. BoveE, Spray,T, Lacour-Gayet,F(eds) in Surgery of Conotruncal Anomalies. 2016
  • De Maria, fagan, Wilson, Mitchell, Campbell et al. Pre-Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis Cardiac Catheterization at Altitude. AHA, Nov, 15-19,2014, Chicago IL
  • Auerbach, Campbell, Miyamoto: Orthotopic cardiac Transplantation as an Alternative Treatment Stratagy for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. da Cruz, Ivy, Jaggers(eds). In Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care. Vol 4;2014: 1825-1843.
  • Miyamoto, Campbell, Auerbach. Heart Transplantation. in da Cruz, Ivy, Jaggers (eds). In Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, and Intensive Care. Vol 5, 2014:2827-2851
  • Schaffer,M, Browne,L......and Campbell,DN. Aortic Stillness Characteristics in Teenage Turner and Marfan syndrome Patients
  • Aortic Stiffness Characteristics in teenage Turners and Marfan Syndrome Pt's . EJCTS April 2018
  • Perioperative EP Study in TOF patients undergoing PVR will identify those at High Risk for subsequent VT Heart Rhythm 2018
  • Impact of Aortic Stiffness on Ventricular Function in Patients with Fontan Circulation JTCVS 2018
  • Schafer,M.,Younoszai,A.,Troung,U.,Browne,I.,Mitchell,M.,Jaggers,J.,Campbell,D. et al. Impact fo Aortic Stiffness on Ventricular Function in Patients with Fontan Circulation. JTCVS. 157(2), 699-707, 2019
  • Rajab,TK, Jaggers, J, and Campbell, DN. Donation After Circulatory Death Determination and Ten Year Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplantation. JHLT, 39(5),491-492, 2020
  • Rajab,TK, Jaggers, J, and Campbell, DN. Heart Transplantation Following Donation After cardiac Death: History , Current Techniques, and Future. JTCVS. In press.
  • Matthew L. Stone, MD PhD1, Michal Schäfer, PhD2, Johannes C. von Alvensleben2,MD Lorna P. Browne, MD3, Michael Di Maria2, MD, David N. Campbell, MD1, James Jaggers, MD1, Max B. Mitchell, MD1. Increased Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Dysfunction Exist After Truncus Arteriosus Repair. Annals of Thoracic Surgery,
  • J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg . 2021 Apr;161(4):1335-1340.Rajab,t, Jaggers,J, Campbell,DN. Heart transplantation Following Donation after Cardiac Death: History, Current Techniques, and Future
  • Stone,M, Schafer,M, von Alvensleben,J, Browne,L, DiMaria,M, Campbell,DN et al. Increased Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Dysfunction Exist after Truncus Arteriosus Repair.Ann Thorac Surg . 2021 Sep;112(3):809-815
  • Stone,M, Schafer,M, DiMaria,M, von Alvensleben,J, Campbell,DN, et al Fontan Palliated Single Ventricle Diastolic Inflow is Associated with InefficientFlow Patterns. JTCVS.(2021)July
  • Lin,Y, David,T, Zorrilla-Vaca,A, Wojcik,B, Miyamoto,S, Everitt,M, Campbell,DN et al. Neonatal Heart transplant outcomes: A single Institutional Experience. JTCVS. (2021) Nov.162(5)1361-1368
  • Schulick,N, Lin,Y, Fonseca,B, Campbell,DN, and Stone,M. Surgical Management of a Collateral Arch Channel and Aortic Coarctation. Journal of Cardiac Surgery.(2021)
  • JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(10):e2234874. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.34874
  • PMID: 34429192
  • PMID: 36006828
  • PMID: 34766377
  • PMID: 36370189

Professional Memberships

  • Denver Academy of Surgery , Member
  • American College of Cardiology, Fellow
  • American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
  • Rocky Mountain Cardiac Surgical Society , Member
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow
  • The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Member
  • Association for Academic Surgery , Member
  • Denver Medical Society, Member
  • American Medical Association, Member
  • International Society Heart and Lung Transplant, Member
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine , Member
  • The Southwestern Surgical Congress , Member
  • American Association for Thoracic Surgery , Member
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Fellow
  • European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Member
  • The World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Member

Practice Locations

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

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Surgery, Board Certification (1981, 1999)
  • Surgical Critical Care, Board Certification (1991, 2001)
  • Thoracic and Cardiac, Board Certification (1982, 2002)
  • Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Board Certification (2009)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Heart and Circulation - Congenital Heart Disease
  • Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Surgery - Heart Transplant Surgery
  • Heart and Circulation - Heart Diseases
  • Surgery - Transplant Surgery
  • Surgery - Open Heart Surgery
  • Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery
  • Surgery - Lung Transplant Surgery
  • Surgery - Cardiothoracic - Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  • Heart and Circulation - Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Heart and Circulation
  • Surgery
Clinical Interests
I am interested in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation, Thoracic-Abdominal Aneurysm Surgery, Valve Repair and Replacement Procedures and Lung Transplantation. More than 450 heart transplants have been performed under my leadership. I am among the first to receive a subspecialty certification in congenital cardiac surgery designated by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.