Craig H. Selzman, MD

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  • Dr. Craig Selzman is the Dr. Russell M. Nelson and Dantzel W. Nelson Presidential Endowed Chair as well as Professor and Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Utah who specializes in the care of patients requiring heart surgery. He earned his undergraduate degree at Amherst College and medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. He received his General and Cardiothoracic Surgery training at the University of Colorado and is Board-Certified in both fields. Dr. Selzman was on faculty at the University of North Carolina before joining the faculty at University of Utah in 2008.



    Clinically, Dr. Selzman is the Surgical Director of the Cardiac Mechanical Support and Heart Transplant program and serves as the Medical Director of the Transplant Service Line for the University Hospital. In addition to his role in the advanced Heart Failure and artificial heart program, he specializes in complex valvular heart disease including reoperative heart surgery, adult congenital heart disease, and aortic root reconstruction. He is one of a few surgeons in the Intermountain West with significant experience with minimally invasive heart surgery for a wide variety of disease, and, in particular, mitral valve repair.


    Dr. Selzman is heavily involved with clinical research related to advanced heart failure, transplantation, and ventricular assist devices. He also has an active basic science collaboration with many of our researchers here at the University of Utah. Dr. Selzman is one of a handful of cardiothoracic surgeons that runs a laboratory funded by the National Institute of Health. His research focus is related to examining mechanisms of heart recovery.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery - Primary
    Academic Divisions Cardiothoracic Surgery

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  • Dr. Craig Selzman is the Dr. Russell M. Nelson and Dantzel W. Nelson Presidential Endowed Chair as well as Professor and Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Utah who specializes in the care of patients requiring heart surgery. He earned his undergraduate degree at Amherst College and medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. He received his General and Cardiothoracic Surgery training at the University of Colorado and is Board-Certified in both fields. Dr. Selzman was on faculty at the University of North Carolina before joining the faculty at University of Utah in 2008.



    Clinically, Dr. Selzman is the Surgical Director of the Cardiac Mechanical Support and Heart Transplant program and serves as the Medical Director of the Transplant Service Line for the University Hospital. In addition to his role in the advanced Heart Failure and artificial heart program, he specializes in complex valvular heart disease including reoperative heart surgery, adult congenital heart disease, and aortic root reconstruction. He is one of a few surgeons in the Intermountain West with significant experience with minimally invasive heart surgery for a wide variety of disease, and, in particular, mitral valve repair.


    Dr. Selzman is heavily involved with clinical research related to advanced heart failure, transplantation, and ventricular assist devices. He also has an active basic science collaboration with many of our researchers here at the University of Utah. Dr. Selzman is one of a handful of cardiothoracic surgeons that runs a laboratory funded by the National Institute of Health. His research focus is related to examining mechanisms of heart recovery.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Academic Divisions Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Education history

    Residency Cardiothoracic Surgery - University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Resident
    Surgery - University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Resident
    Internship Surgery - University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Intern
    Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Political Science - Amherst College B.A.

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