MuhammadAftabMDFACC
Thoracic Surgery • Aurora, COAdult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Associate Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado-Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Office
12631 East 17th Avenue, Room 6602, Mail Stop C310
Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado-Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Aurora, CO 80045Phone+1 303-724-7428Fax+1 303-724-2806- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Muhammad Aftab is a thoracic surgeon in Aurora, CO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Colorado Hospital, UCHealth Memorial Hospital, and UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital. He received his medical degree from King Edward Medical University and has been in practice 18 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in transplant cardiology, aortic diseases, congestive heart failure, adult general thoracic surgery, and aortic surgery.
Clinical Expertise
- Aortic diseases, Thoracic Aorta, Re-operative Cardiac Surgery, Aortic valve surgery, Coronary Disease, Adult cardiac surgery, Aortic surgery, Heart failure and transplantation, Left ventricular assist device implantation, Endovascular Aortic Surgery
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Aortic & Endovascular Surgery, 2014 - 2015
Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2011 - 2014
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2011- Baylor College of MedicineSurgical Research Fellowship , 2004 - 2006
King Edward Medical UniversityClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2014 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2015 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2011 - 2024- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- FACC American College of Cardiology, 2015
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Spinal cord protection for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: from bench to bedside.Adam M Carroll, R Wilson King, Christian V Ghincea, Muhammad Aftab, T Brett Reece> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2023 Sep 28
- Frozen Elephant Trunk for Acute Type A Dissection: Is Risk from Procedure or Patient Characteristics?R Wilson King, Adam M Carroll, Kelly C Higa, Joseph C Cleveland Jr, Jessica Y Rove, Muhammad Aftab, Thomas Brett Reece> ;Aorta. 2023 Jun 1
- Aortic shape variation after frozen elephant trunk procedure predicts aortic events: Principal component analysis study.Michal Schäfer, Adam Carroll, Kody K Carmody, Kendall S Hunter, Alex J Barker, Muhammad Aftab, T Brett Reece> ;JTCVS Open. 2023 Jun 1
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Journal Articles
- Contemporary outcomes of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair in octogenariansM. Aftab, T. Songdechakraiwut, S. Y. Green, S. Zarda, M. D. Price, C. C. Nalty, O. Preventza, K. I. de la Cruz, S. A. LeMaire, J. S. Coselli., The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 9/18/2014
- Left ventricular assist device outflow graft: alternative sitesMagdy M. El-Sayed Ahmed, Muhammad Aftab, Steve K. Singh, Hari R. Mallidi, Oscar H. Frazier, Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 9/2014
Press Mentions
AppointedMay 21st, 2021- Heart Transplant Patient Receives Generous Gift, Warns Others Not to Ignore Symptoms of Heart AttackMay 17th, 2021
- COVID News: UCHealth Performed First Coronavirus Lung TransplantApril 21st, 2021
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Committees
- TSRA Executive Committee, Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) 2013 - 2015
Research History
- Research FellowSurgical Research Fellow, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX2004 - 2006
Professional Memberships
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- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA)Member
- Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society (ECTSS)Member
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Other Languages
- Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi
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