Cardiothoracic Surgery Faculty
Michael J. Weyant, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Interests Dr. Weyant joined our faculty in July 2005. Dr. Weyant's expertise and interests are in benign and malignant esophageal surgery, minimally invasive thoracic procedures, neoplasms of the lung and mediastinum, endoluminal therapies, chest wall resection and reconstruction, and surgery for end stage lung disease. His research interests include clinical and basic science aspects of lung and esophageal cancer.
Undergraduate Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Medical School Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
General Surgery Residency New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Phone
303-724-2800
Fax
303-724-2806
E-mail Michael.Weyant@uchsc.edu
Bio
Michael J. Weyant, M.D. received an undergraduate degree in biology from Syracuse University and graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He completed a residency in general surgery at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University. In his residency he completed a two-year research fellowship studying areas of basic science in surgical oncology. In his final year of residency he was selected as the Chief Surgical Resident in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Weyant continued his training in New York, entering a fellowship in thoracic surgery at Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
Dr. Weyant then joined the faculty of the University of Colorado, Denver, School of Medicine as Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery in July 2005. His practice is dedicated to general thoracic surgery including all areas of thoracic malignancies, lung transplantation, benign esophageal disease, and minimally invasive thoracic procedures.
Since joining the faculty he has developed a busy clinical practice as well as initiating laboratory research in the area of esophageal malignancy and gastroesophageal reflux disease. He has successfully mentored surgery residents pursuing research fellowships and has had a positive influence on those residents interested in careers in thoracic surgery. His success in the laboratory was recently recognized by receiving the Norman E. Shumway award for the best paper at the 2007 Western Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting.
Dr. Weyant is an active member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and has been selected as a member of the Coding and Nomenclature Workforce Committee.