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1635 Aurora CtAurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 720-848-0000
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Education & Training
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013
New York Medical CollegeClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
CO State Medical License 2025 - 2027
NM State Medical License 2026 - 2027
TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2015 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2010 - 2021
WI State Medical License 2013 - 2021
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPortal-Venous Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion for Liver Transplant: A Randomized Clinical Trial.David J Reich, Shennen Mao, Sangeeta Satish, Ahmed Nassar, Michael Rizzari
JAMA Surgery. 2026-07-01 - 4 citations10 degree C static storage of porcine donation after circulatory death livers improves biliary viability and mitigates ischemia-reperfusion injury.Kaitlyn M Tracy, Yutaka Shishido, Mark Petrovic, Alexandria Murphy, TiOluwanimi Adesanya
American Journal of Transplantation. 2025-07-01 - 2 citationsNovel Dynamic Organ Storage System Enhances Liver Graft Function in a Porcine Donation After Circulatory Death Model.Yutaka Shishido, Kaitlyn M Tracy, Mark Petrovic, TiOluwanimi Adesanya, Avery K Fortier
ASAIO Journal. 2025-07-01
Press Mentions
New OrganOx Device Means Better Liver Transplants in the CU Anschutz Department of SurgeryJune 23rd, 2026
Michael Rizzari Named Surgical Director of Living Donor Liver TransplantationSeptember 13th, 2023
Vanderbilt Performs Its First Pediatric Living Donor Liver TransplantFebruary 8th, 2024
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