James Jaggers

Dr. James Jaggers is Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where he holds the Barton-Elliman Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery. He serves as Co-Medical Director of the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Section Chief of Congenital Cardiac Surgery. He serves at the Program Director for the Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship program and has served on the Thoracic Surgery RRC for three years prior to being elected Chair in 2025. Dr. Jaggers completed his medical degree at the University of Nebraska and General Surgery Residency at the Oregon Health Sciences University and Thoracic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, followed by advanced fellowships in congenital cardiac surgery at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Prior to his current role, he served as Chief of Congenital Cardiac Surgery at Duke University Medical Center. His research spans regenerative therapies for congenital heart disease