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Colorado's Adult & Teen Congenital Heart Program (CATCH)

Aurora, CO — (720) 777-8157

There are board certified ACHD physicians at this location.

13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
United States

Patient Inquiries (720) 777-8157

Appointment Number (720) 777-8157

After Hours Number (303) 266-1667

Patient Inquiries Email joseph.kay@ucdenver.edu

ACHD On Call 24/7 Yes

Affiliations

Hospital Children's Hospital Colorado
Pediatric Hospital

Hospital University of Colorado Hospital
Adult Hospital

Medical School University of Colorado School of Medicine

Clinic Staffing

Medical Director

Director Joseph D. Kay, MD Professional ACHA Member

Board Certifications ACHD, IM Card, Peds, Ped Card

Years in ACHD 14

Time dedicated to ACHD 85%

Medical Co-Director

Co-Director Amber Khanna, MD Professional ACHA Member

Board Certifications ACHD, IM, IM Card, Peds

Years in ACHD 8

Time dedicated to ACHD 70%

Administrative Program Director/Manager

Name Brittni Langus, BA

6 Additional Cardiologists attend Clinic

Cardiologist Gareth Morgan, MBBS

Board Certifications Ped Card (UK)

Cardiologist Roni Jacobsen, MD Professional ACHA Member

Board Certifications ACHD, IM, Peds, Ped Card

Cardiologist Madhu Kollengode, MD Professional ACHA Member

Board Certifications IM, IM Card, Peds, ACHD

Cardiologist Johannes Von Alvensleben, MD Professional ACHA Member

Board Certifications Peds, Ped Card, ACHD

Nursing & Other Staff

Number of NPs/PAs 1

NP/PA Ann Poteet RN, ANP

Social Worker/Psychologist Sarah Kelly PhD

ACHD RN Mary Brandon, RN

ACHD RN Molly Wallrich RN

ACHD RN Lisette Rome RN

Care Setting

Half-day Sessions
(per week) 15

Outpatients seen at Children's Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado Hospital

Do you have providers who see patients in both pediatric and adult settings? Yes

Do you perform invasive cardiac procedures on ACHD patients at your institution? Yes

Catheter-based procedures are done: Adult/Pediatric Hospital

Invasive EP procedures are done: Adult/Pediatric Hospital

ACHD Surgeries are done: Adult/Pediatric Hospital

Established referral relationships with other ACHD programs for needed consultation, procedures or second opinions: Yes

Formal transition program between pediatric and ACHD clinics: Yes - at age 12

Do you offer regularly scheduled patient care conferences? Yes, weekly

Does your program provide patient/family support or education meetings? Yes

Training & Research

ACHD Training for Fellows Yes

Programs that Apply Formal ACHD rotation for general cardiology fellows (in Peds & Adult), Individualized long-term mentoring (or informal ACHD fellowship) , Formal dedicated ACHD fellowship (2 year)

Does your program undertake ACHD Research? Yes

Program's last publication 2018

Most recent receipt of external funding: 2017

Data valid at 2017

Director's Description

Colorado's Adult and Teen Congenital Heart program (CATCH) is a multi-institutional program with the 2 core hospitals (Colorado Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Hospital) providing care to our CATCH patients. We currently have 7 ACHD trained physicians as well as 2 advanced practice providers (one at each hospital), and 4 ACHD dedicated nurse coordinators (2 at each hospital) and three congenital heart surgeons, in addition to electrophysiologists, interventionalists, and MRI/CT specialists all with special training in congenital heart disease We have a regular ACHD specific multi-disciplinary conferences where we discuss as as group which of the 2 hospitals offers the best location for invasive treatments (surgery or caths) based on patient needs regardless of age. We offer clinics most weeks 5 days a week at both hospitals, in addition to offering outreach clinics in Colorado Springs, CO, Longmont, Colorado, Cheyenne Wyoming, Casper Wyoming, and Billings Montana, with expected expansion to Grand Junction in 2019.

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Colorado's Adult & Teen Congenital Heart Program (CATCH)

13123 East 16th Avenue Aurora, CO 80045 United States