University of Colorado School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

The University of Colorado vascular surgery-integrated program is embedded in a large academic Department of Surgery with a heavily research-active vascular division, drawing on multi-site clinical exposure across University of Colorado Hospital, the VA Medical Center, and UCHealth community-affiliated sites (Highlands Ranch, Cherry Creek). The division maintains a comprehensive aortic program, active participation in the SVS-PSO Vascular Quality Initiative, industry- and NIH-funded trials, and collaborations with cardiology, interventional radiology, and bioengineering, reflecting a strong outcomes-and-device-research infrastructure rather than a purely clinical-volume identity. High case complexity (complex endovascular aortic repairs, TCAR, carotid body tumor resection) alongside numerous open research projects and publications signals expectation of resident engagement in scholarly output. The program appears to value trainees who can function across a fellowship-trained multidisciplinary faculty model, tolerate breadth of pathology serving the Rocky Mountain West, and contribute to ongoing clinical/translational research.