Jason P. Glotzbach,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Dr. Jason Glotzbach is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Utah. While his clinical practice spans all aspects of adult cardiac surgery, he has a special interest in aortic disease. Dr. Glotzbach received his undergraduate degree in History from Princeton University and his medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed general surgery training at the University of North Carolina and cardiothoracic surgery training at Columbia University. Dr. Glotzbach joined the faculty at the University of Utah in 2016.
Dr. Glotzbach serves as the Co-Director of the University of Utah Aortic Disease Program, which is a multidisciplinary team assembled to treat patients with all types of aortic pathology, including aortic dissection and aortic aneurysm, utilizing both traditional open surgery and endovascular stent-graft procedures. He has a particular interest in congenital bicuspid aortic valve disease and connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan Syndrome. Dr. Glotzbach also specializes in structural heart valve disease, and is a member of the multi-disciplinary transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) team. He has significant expertise in performing minimally invasive surgery for valve repair, valve replacement and aortic reconstruction.
Dr. Glotzbach has a strong interest in clinical and translational research related to aortic disease. He participates in several research projects investigating the genetic basis of aortic aneurysms and dissections. In addition, Dr. Glotzbach is a Principal Investigator of the TAVR low-risk trial, which is studying the outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement as compared to transcatheter aortic valve replacement. He has published extensively in many areas of the basic science and surgical literature.
Clinical Locations
801-585-6740
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
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Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery National Board of Medical Examiners |
Patient Rating
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Likelihood of recommending care provider
4.9/ 5
Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.9/ 5
Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
4.8/ 5
Wait time at clinic
3.5/ 5
Care provider's concern for questions & worries
4.8/ 5
Patient Comments
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UofU Patient
November 19, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
personable and professional
UofU Patient
September 25, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Good
UofU Patient
September 25, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
the Dr was very informative and patient with me
UofU Patient
August 21, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
I felt I was in good hands
UofU Patient
June 06, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
very good doctor
UofU Patient
May 04, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
First visit with this doctor. Very good doctor. Highly recommend him.
UofU Patient
April 26, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
it was a great experience and I know that I can call with any questions I have and my doctor and his whole team that he works with are fabulous
UofU Patient
March 01, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
great provider
UofU Patient
December 13, 2019
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
I was referred to you by a friend who works at the U , her name is _____ ______ & she was right, you people know your business,,
UofU Patient
November 22, 2019
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr. Glotzbach was anle to explain everything so that we could understand and patient with us. He communication was greatly appreciated.
UofU Patient
November 09, 2019
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
I felt very positive I was in good hands
UofU Patient
November 08, 2019
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
we saw Dr Glotzbauch who was really great. The fellow who came in first was extremely difficult to understand and his bedside manner was mediocre at best.
UofU Patient
September 20, 2019
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr. Glotzbach, Oralia and the remaining staff are excellent. Extremely professional and courteous and willing to tolerate my sense of humor!
UofU Patient
July 19, 2019
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
DR. Glotzbach showed concern and care.
UofU Patient
March 08, 2019
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Good.
UofU Patient
October 12, 2018
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Excellent doctor and staff!!
UofU Patient
September 30, 2018
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
outstanding care
UofU Patient
August 26, 2018
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr. Glotzbach articulated how much and how well he and the surgical teams had prepared for this difficult procedure
UofU Patient
August 20, 2018
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr Glotzbach is straightforward and thorough in his explanations. He appears to be focused on me and the issue at hand. He doesn't seem to be distracted or rushing on to the next patient.
UofU Patient
May 31, 2018
I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Glotzbach and his team.
UofU Patient
April 17, 2018
Dr. explained very complex procedure, even taking time to diagram procedure. Very patient with questions.
UofU Patient
March 22, 2018
Excellent service and care.
UofU Patient
October 23, 2017
I wish the doc would have talked to me a little bit about my meds and the changes he would be making.
Dr. Jason Glotzbach is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Utah. While his clinical practice spans all aspects of adult cardiac surgery, he has a special interest in aortic disease. Dr. Glotzbach received his undergraduate degree in History from Princeton University and his medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed general surgery training at the University of North Carolina and cardiothoracic surgery training at Columbia University. Dr. Glotzbach joined the faculty at the University of Utah in 2016.
Dr. Glotzbach serves as the Co-Director of the University of Utah Aortic Disease Program, which is a multidisciplinary team assembled to treat patients with all types of aortic pathology, including aortic dissection and aortic aneurysm, utilizing both traditional open surgery and endovascular stent-graft procedures. He has a particular interest in congenital bicuspid aortic valve disease and connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan Syndrome. Dr. Glotzbach also specializes in structural heart valve disease, and is a member of the multi-disciplinary transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) team. He has significant expertise in performing minimally invasive surgery for valve repair, valve replacement and aortic reconstruction.
Dr. Glotzbach has a strong interest in clinical and translational research related to aortic disease. He participates in several research projects investigating the genetic basis of aortic aneurysms and dissections. In addition, Dr. Glotzbach is a Principal Investigator of the TAVR low-risk trial, which is studying the outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement as compared to transcatheter aortic valve replacement. He has published extensively in many areas of the basic science and surgical literature.
Academic Locations
School of Medicine
801-585-6740
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
-
Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery National Board of Medical Examiners |
Research Interests
- Aortic Diseases
- Aortic Surgery
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve
- Cardiovascular Genetics
- Aortic Dissection
- Marfan Syndrome and other Aortic Disorders
- Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Education History
| Fellowship | NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Advanced Adult Cardiac Surgery in Mechanical Circulatory Support, Transplant, and Complex Aortic Surgery Fellow |
| Residency | NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident |
| Chief Resident | UNC Hospitals, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Surgery Administrative Chief Resident |
| Residency | UNC Hospitals, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Surgery Senior Resident |
| Research Fellow | Stanford University School of Medicine Surgery Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
| Residency | UNC Hospitals, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Surgery Junior Resident |
| Internship | UNC Hospitals, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Surgery Intern |
| Professional Medical | Tulane University School of Medicine Medicine M.D. |
| Research Fellow | University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Fellow |
| Undergraduate | Princeton University History A.B. |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Selzman CH, Koliopoulou A, Glotzbach JP, McKellar SH (2018). Evolutionary Improvements in the Jarvik 2000 Left Ventricular Assist Device. ASAIO J, 64(6), 827-830.
- Glotzbach JP, Sharma V, Tonna JT, Pettit JC, McKellar SH, Eckhauser AW, Varghese TK, Selzman CH (2018). Value-driven cardiac surgery: achieving “perfect care” following coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 156(4), 1436-1448.
- Tandar A, Glotzbach JP, Welt FGP, Sharma V, Browning K, Selzman, CH, Saidi A, Bull DA (2017). Successful First-in-Man Transapical Transcatheter Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacements for Severe Native Aortic and Mitral Valve Stenosis using the Edwards Certitude Delivery System. Journal of Structural Heart Disease, 3(6), 180-186.
- Fukuhara S, Stephens EH, Glotzbach JP, Borger MA (2016). Repair of ascending aortic aneurysms following cardiac transplantation. J Card Surg, 31(12), 778-780.
- Rennert RC, Januszyk M, Sorkin M, Rodrigues M, Maan ZN, Duscher D, Whittam AJ, Kosaraju R, Chung MT, Paik K, Li AY, Findlay M, Glotzbach JP, Butte AJ, Gurtner GC (2016). Microfluidic single-cell transcriptional analysis rationally identifies novel surface marker profiles to enhance cell based therapies. Nat Commun, 21(7), 11945.
- Januszyk M, Sorkin M, Glotzbach JP, Vial IN, Maan ZN, Rennert RC, Duscher D, Thangarajah H, Longaker MT, Butte AJ, Gurtner GC (2014). Diabetes irreversibly depletes bone marrow-derived mesenchymal progenitor cell subpopulations. Diabetes, 63(9), 3047-56.
- Sawada H, Saito T, Nickel NP, Alastalo TP, Glotzbach JP, Chan R, Haghighat L, Fuchs G, Januszyk M, Cao A, Lai YJ, Perez Vde J, Kim YM, Wang L, Chen PI, Spiekerkoetter E, Mitani Y, Gurtner GC, Sarnow P, Rabinovitch M (2014). Reduced BMPR2 expression induces GM-CSF translation and macrophage recruitment in humans and mice to exacerbate pulmonary hypertension. J Exp Med, 211(2), 263-80.
- Suga H, Glotzbach JP, Sorkin M, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC (2014). Paracrine mechanism of angiogenesis in adipose-derived stem cell transplantation. Ann Plast Surg, 72(2), 234-41.
- Levi B, Glotzbach JP, Sorkin M, Hyun J, Januszyk M, Wan DC, Li S, Nelson ER, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC (2013). Molecular analysis and differentiation capacity of adipose-derived stem cells from lymphedema tissue. Plast Reconstr Surg, 132(3), 580-9.
- Glotzbach JP, Wong VW, Levi B, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC (2012). Delivery Strategies for Stem Cell-Based Therapy. J Healthc Eng, 3(1), 1-20.
- Wong VW, Rustad KC, Akaishi S, Sorkin M, Glotzbach JP, Januszyk M, Nelson ER, Levi K, Paterno J, Vial IN, Kuang AA, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC (2012). Focal adhesion kinase links mechanical force to skin fibrosis via inflammatory signaling. Nat Med, 18(1), 148-52.
- Levi B, Nelson ER, Hyun JS, Glotzbach JP, Li S, Nauta A, Montoro DT, Lee M, Commons GC, Hu S, Wu JC, Gurtner GC, Longaker MT (2012). Enhancement of human adipose-derived stromal cell angiogenesis through knockdown of a BMP-2 inhibitor. Plast Reconstr Surg, 129(1), 53-66.
- Levi B, Wan DC, Glotzbach JP, Hyun J, Januszyk M, Montoro D, Sorkin M, James AW, Nelson ER, Li S, Quarto N, Lee M, Gurtner GC, Longaker MT (2011). CD105 protein depletion enhances human adipose-derived stromal cell osteogenesis through reduction of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) signaling. J Biol Chem, 286(45), 39497-509.
- Wong VW, Rustad KC, Glotzbach JP, Sorkin M, Inayathullah M, Major MR, Longaker MT, Rajadas J, Gurtner GC (2011). Pullulan hydrogels improve mesenchymal stem cell delivery into high-oxidative-stress wounds. Macromol Biosci, 11(11), 1458-66.
- Chang EI, Galvez MG, Glotzbach JP, Hamou CD, El-ftesi S, Rappleye CT, Sommer KM, Rajadas J, Abilez OJ, Fuller GG, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC (2011). Vascular anastomosis using controlled phase transitions in poloxamer gels. Nat Med, 17(9), 1147-52.
- Glotzbach JP, Wong VW, Gurtner GC, Longaker MT (2011). Regenerative medicine. Curr Probl Surg, 48(3), 148-212.
- Glotzbach JP, Januszyk M, Vial IN, Wong VW, Gelbard A, Kalisky T, Thangarajah H, Longaker MT, Quake SR, Chu G, Gurtner GC (2011). An information theoretic, microfluidic-based single cell analysis permits identification of subpopulations among putatively homogeneous stem cells. PLoS ONE, 6(6), e21211.
- Thangarajah H, Vial IN, Grogan RH, Yao D, Shi Y, Januszyk M, Galiano RD, Chang EI, Galvez MG, Glotzbach JP, Wong VW, Brownlee M, Gurtner GC (2010). HIF-1alpha dysfunction in diabetes. Cell Cycle, 9(1), 75-9.
- Levi DS, Glotzbach JP, Williams RJ, Myers JL, Laks H (2006). Right ventricular outflow tract transannular patch placement without cardiopulmonary bypass. Pediatr Cardiol, 27(1), 149-55.
Review
- Singh G, Glotzbach J, Costa J, Gorenstein L, Ginsburg M, Sonett JR (2016). Minimally invasive radical thymectomy. [Review]. Ann Cardiothorac Surg, 5(1), 59-61.
- Glotzbach JP, Levi B, Wong VW, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC (2010). The basic science of vascular biology: implications for the practicing surgeon. [Review]. Plast Reconstr Surg, 126(5), 1528-38.
- Glotzbach JP, Wong VW, Gurtner GC (2010). Neovascularization in diabetes. [Review]. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab, 5(1), 99-111.
Book Chapter
- Glotzbach JP, Magee MJ, Toker A, Sonett JR (2019). Extended Transsternal Thymectomy with or without Cervical Incision. In LoCicero J, Feins R, Rocco G, Colson Y, Myers B (Eds.), Shields General Thoracic Surgery (8th, 2, pp. 2055-2059). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
- Glotzbach JP, DeRoo SR (2017). Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Paradigms: A Discussion of Integrated Residency versus Traditional Fellowship Pathways. In Englesbe M, Meyers M (Eds.), Association of Academic Surgery Success in Academic Surgery: A How to Guide for Medical Students (1, pp. 129-134). Springer International.
- Glotzbach JP, Ko SH, Gurtner GC, Longaker MT (2012). Regenerative Medicine. In Townsend CM, Beauchamp D, Evers M, Mattox KL (Eds.), Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice (19th Edition). Philadelphia: Saunders.
Editorial
- Glotzbach JP, McKellar SH (2017). Rapid-deployment aortic valves: Do the data support a tipping point? Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 154(5), 1532-1533.
Patent
- Gurtner GC, Glotzbach JP, Januszyk M, Vial IN (2009). Fingerprinting stem cell populations for quality control using microfluidics. U.S. Patent No. S09-188, 61/287,044. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.