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Trevor Nydam, MD, General Surgery, Aurora, CO

TrevorLeeNydamMD

General Surgery Aurora, CO

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Professor and interim Chief | Division of Transplant Surgery | Department of Surgery | University of Colorado School of Medicine

Overview of Dr. Nydam

Dr. Trevor Nydam is an abdominal transplant surgeon in Aurora, CO and is affiliated with the University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and has been in practice 14 years. He specializes in abdominal transplantation, living-donor transplantation, and minimally invasive living-donor surgery. He is experienced in hepatobiliary cancer, partial-graft liver transplantation, hepatectomy, robotic-assisted renal transplantation and robotic-assisted living donor recoveries. He has more than 90 publications and over 1000 citings.

Education & Training

  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 2010 - 2012
  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2010
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus
    University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusFellowship, NIH Trauma Research, 2005 - 2007
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • MT State Medical License
    MT State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • WY State Medical License
    WY State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • Utility of Viscoelastic Assays Beyond Coagulation: Can Preoperative Thrombelastography Indices Predict Tumor Histology, Nodal Disease, and Resectability in Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy?March 2018

Press Mentions

  • Two-Time Organ Donor Becomes First in Colorado to Donate the Right Lobe of Her Liver in New, Less-Invasive Robotic Surgery
    Two-Time Organ Donor Becomes First in Colorado to Donate the Right Lobe of Her Liver in New, Less-Invasive Robotic SurgeryNovember 8th, 2024
  • 'A Profound Gift': Woman Becomes Living Donor After Watching Prior Denver7 Story About Another Donor
    'A Profound Gift': Woman Becomes Living Donor After Watching Prior Denver7 Story About Another DonorAugust 20th, 2024
  • Successful Robot-Performed Liver Donor Transplant Performed at Aurora UCHealth
    Successful Robot-Performed Liver Donor Transplant Performed at Aurora UCHealthSeptember 8th, 2023

Professional Memberships