Michael Sassman, DO
Assistant Professor, Radiology-Interventional
Undergraduate School:
Department: Radiology-Interventional
- BS, Colorado State University (CO) (1989)
- Exempla St Joseph Hospital Program (1995)
- Presbyterian/St. Luke's Transitional Internship, Chief Resident, Diagnostic (1999)
- Boston University School of Medicine, Vascular and Interventional Radiology (2000)
Department: Radiology-Interventional
Practice Locations
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000
UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1000
CU Medicine Interventional Radiology - Highlands Ranch
9135 S Ridgeline Blvd
Suite 150
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-0637
Hospital Affiliation
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000
UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1000
CU Medicine Interventional Radiology - Highlands Ranch
9135 S Ridgeline Blvd
Suite 150
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-0637
Hospital Affiliation
- University of Colorado Hospital
- UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties
- Radiology, Board Certification (1999)
- Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Board Certification (2001, 2021)
- Radiology - Interventional
- Radiology
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Acute mesenteric ischemia
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Aneurysms
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Angioplasty
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Circulatory Disorders
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Dialysis access
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Varicose Veins
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Vascular Malformations
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Claudication
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
- Circulatory System and Blood Vessel Health - Renal artery stenosis
- Men's Health - Prostate Conditions
- Men's Health
- Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Embolism
- Lungs and Breathing
- Spine - Cervical spinal stenosis
- Spine
- Spine - Lumbar spinal stenosis
- Spine - Radiculopathy
- Spine - Spinal tumors
- Women's Health
- Cancers - Gastroenterologic Cancer (Colon, Stomach, Esophageal, Liver)
- Cancers
- Cancers - Kidney Cancer
- Cancers - Lung Cancer
- Cancers - Biliary Cancer
Clinical Interests
All aspects of venous disease - venous thromboembolic disease (DVT, PE, PERT), superficial venous disease (varicose veins, microphlebectomy, sclerotherapy, cosmetic sclerotherapy) Mens Health - prostate artery embolization, varicocele Woems Health - uterine fibroid embolization, uterine artery embolization for adenomyosis Spinal disease - vertebral augmentation (kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, SpineJack), ablation of painful spinal metastases/multiple myeloma Dialysis access - creation and maintenance Interventional Oncology - TACE, bland embolization, microwave ablation, cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation, implantable ports, biopsy Portal hypertension - TIPS, RTO (retrograde transvenous obliteration) Vascular malformations
Care Philosophy
"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease" Voltaire
All aspects of venous disease - venous thromboembolic disease (DVT, PE, PERT), superficial venous disease (varicose veins, microphlebectomy, sclerotherapy, cosmetic sclerotherapy) Mens Health - prostate artery embolization, varicocele Woems Health - uterine fibroid embolization, uterine artery embolization for adenomyosis Spinal disease - vertebral augmentation (kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, SpineJack), ablation of painful spinal metastases/multiple myeloma Dialysis access - creation and maintenance Interventional Oncology - TACE, bland embolization, microwave ablation, cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation, implantable ports, biopsy Portal hypertension - TIPS, RTO (retrograde transvenous obliteration) Vascular malformations
Care Philosophy
"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease" Voltaire
General Information
Undergraduate Schools:
- BS, Colorado State University (CO) (1989)
Internships:
- Exempla St Joseph Hospital Program (1995)
Residency Programs:
- Presbyterian/St. Luke's Transitional Internship, Chief Resident, Diagnostic (1999)
Fellowships:
- Boston University School of Medicine, Vascular and Interventional Radiology (2000)
Department: Radiology-Interventional