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Surgery Styles -- directory
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Surgery
Clinical Interests: Limb salvage surgery, clinical trial design, resident education and mentoring, upper extremity ischemia, advanced aortic surgery including hybrid cases, advanced dialysis access, and healthcare economics.
Hobbies/Interests: Reefkeeping, history, cooking and wine, college and professional sports, and globalization.
Medical School: Oregon Health Sciences University
Residency: Oregon Health Sciences University
Fellowships Oregon Health Sciences University
Board Certification: Vascular Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Professor of Surgery, GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery Division
Chief of Surgery, Denver VA Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Videoscopic surgery, laparoscopic surgery, endocrine surgery
Hobbies/Interests: Running, skiing
Medical School: Columbia University
Residency: University of Colorado Denver
Fellowships: University of California, San Francisco
Board Certification: Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Breast Surgical Oncologist
Clinical Interests: Breast Cancer, Oncoplastic Surgery
Research Interests: Health Services Research in underserved breast cancer population; time to diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in safety-net hospital; USPSTF 2009 mammography recommendations and stage migration; patient-centered outcomes in breast cancer in the underserved population.
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
Residency: Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern
Fellowships: Surgical Oncology Research Fellowship, National Cancer Institute;Breast Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certification: General Surgery
Other Interests: Family (2 kids), yoga, fiction literature, chess
Assistant Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology
Clinical Interests: Breast surgery, women’s health
Research Interests Surgical decision making, care of special populations in breast cancer, surgical education
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, camping, travel, family
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Residency: University of Colorado Department of Surgery
Fellowships: Breast Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Assistant Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Director of Vascular Anomalies Ctr.
Children's Hospital Colorado
Clinical Interests: Children's health, Pediatric Surgery, Cancer Surgery, Vascular anomalies
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Residency: University of Colorado Denver
Fellowships: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Colorado; Board Certification, General & Pediatric Surgery, specialized training in Vascular anomalies
Assistant Program Director at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery Division
Clinical Interests: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Laparascopic Surgery
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, hiking, golf, baseball, football, and cooking.
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: Surgery Residency, Cook County Hospital/Rush University Medical Center
Board Certification: Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Director of Simulation, General Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor of Surgery, GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery Division
Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive surgery, general surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction/hernia repair
Hobbies/Interests: Bass Guitar, Live Music, Snowboarding
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: University of Colorado Denver
Fellowships: Minimally Invasive Fellowship, Carolinas Medical Center
Board Certification: Surgery
Education Manager, Department of Surgery
Hobbies/Interests: Choral music, reading, marathon running, volunteering to make a change
Graduate School: Clark University, MBA, Healthcare Administration; Ohio State University, MA, Education
Undergraduate: Bryn Mawr College
Certification: Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Certified Training Administrator in Graduate Medical Education (C-TAGME)
Phone: 303-724-2685
Email: Claire.Travis@CUAnschutz.edu
General Surgery Residency Program Coordinator
Hobbies/Interests: Swimming, skiing, traveling and going to University of Michigan football games
Graduate School: Liberty University
Undergraduate: Florida International University (Health Service Administration)
Phone: 303-724-2680
Email: Sarah.6.Smith@CUAnschutz.edu
University of Colorado Surgical Residency Program
12631 E. 17th Ave., MS C302, Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-2680