Michael Sassman, DO
Assistant Professor, Radiology-Interventional

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Undergraduate School:
  • BS, Colorado State University (CO) (1989)
Internship:
  • Exempla St Joseph Hospital Program (1995)
Residency:
  • Presbyterian/St. Luke's Transitional Internship, Chief Resident, Diagnostic (1999)
Fellowships:
  • Boston University School of Medicine, Vascular and Interventional Radiology (2000)
Languages: English
Department: Radiology-Interventional

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Interventional Radiology, Member
  • American College of Radiology, Member
  • American Venous Forum, Member
  • American Vein & Lymphatic Society, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1000

CU Medicine Interventional Radiology
9135 S Ridgeline Blvd
Suite 150
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-0637

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Radiology, Board Certification (1999)
  • Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Board Certification (2001, 2021)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Radiology - Interventional
  • Radiology
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Acute mesenteric ischemia
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Aneurysms
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Angioplasty
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Circulatory Disorders
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Dialysis access
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Varicose Veins
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Vascular Malformations
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Claudication
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
  • Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Renal artery stenosis
  • Men's Health - Prostate Conditions
  • Men's Health
  • Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Embolism
  • Lungs and Breathing
  • Spine - Cervical spinal stenosis
  • Spine
  • Spine - Lumbar spinal stenosis
  • Spine - Radiculopathy
  • Spine - Spinal tumors
  • Women's Health
  • Cancers - Gastroenterologic Cancer (Colon, Stomach, Esophageal, Liver)
  • Cancers
  • Cancers - Kidney Cancer
  • Cancers - Lung Cancer
  • Cancers - Biliary Cancer
Clinical Interests
All aspects of venous disease - venous thromboembolic disease (DVT, PE, PERT), superficial venous disease (varicose veins, microphlebectomy, sclerotherapy, cosmetic sclerotherapy) Mens Health - prostate artery embolization, varicocele Woems Health - uterine fibroid embolization, uterine artery embolization for adenomyosis Spinal disease - vertebral augmentation (kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, SpineJack), ablation of painful spinal metastases/multiple myeloma Dialysis access - creation and maintenance Interventional Oncology - TACE, bland embolization, microwave ablation, cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation, implantable ports, biopsy Portal hypertension - TIPS, RTO (retrograde transvenous obliteration) Vascular malformations

Care Philosophy
"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease" Voltaire

General Information

Undergraduate Schools:
  • BS, Colorado State University (CO) (1989)
Internships:
  • Exempla St Joseph Hospital Program (1995)
Residency Programs:
  • Presbyterian/St. Luke's Transitional Internship, Chief Resident, Diagnostic (1999)
Fellowships:
  • Boston University School of Medicine, Vascular and Interventional Radiology (2000)
Languages: English
Department: Radiology-Interventional
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