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Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD

(17 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

Albany Medical College (2011)

Professional interests include: intensive care, hernia surgery, sepsis (blood poisoning), and more.

2500 Rocky Mountain Avenue Suite 2200 (north Medical Office Building)
Loveland, CO 80538

(970) 203-7250

Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD is a general surgeon in Fort Collins, CO specializing in general surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Albany Medical College in 2011 and has 14 years of experience. Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD is affiliated with UCHealth, UCHealth Surgical Clinic - Loveland and POUDRE VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP LLC.

Office Locations

2121 E Harmony Road Unit 330
Fort Collins, CO 80528

(970) 221-5878

(970) 221-3564

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UCHealth Surgical Clinic - Loveland

2500 Rocky Mountain Avenue Suite 2200 (north Medical Office Building)
Loveland, CO 80538

(970) 203-7250

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Some issues Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD can help you with:

Parathyroid Surgery

Parathyroid surgery is a procedure done to identify and remove diseased parathyroid glands. These tiny glands in the neck regulate calcium levels in the body. Occasionally, one or more of the parathyroid glands can become hyperactive, swelling and causing too much calcium to be moved from the bones to the bloodstream. This is called hyperparathyroidism, and it can cause problems including weakness, nervous system disorders, and kidney problems. To treat hyperparathyroidism, overactive parathyroid glands are removed.

One kind of parathyroid surgery is called bilateral neck exploration. The surgeon finds and looks at all of the parathyroid glands on both sides of the neck, visually identifying any that are diseased and removing them. Minimally invasive, or focused, parathyroidectomy is done to remove a single diseased gland. The gland causing problems is identified before surgery using localization techniques such as hormonal or radiology testing. Since in most cases only one gland is causing problems, focused parathyroidectomy is a common alternative to bilateral neck exploration. Both procedures are safe and effective.

In the rare case that all four glands are diseased, the surgeon will either remove three and a half glands and leave one half in place, or all four will be removed and part of one gland will be transplanted into the forearm. This is done to keep calcium levels where they should be.

After surgery, patients will have a bandage on their neck and a sore throat. Patients may only want liquids or very soft food for the first day, and thy may be asked to take calcium supplements for a while until their remaining parathyroid glands begin functioning well again. Recovery is fairly quick, and within a few days patients should be feeling like themselves again.

Thyroid Surgery

Thyroid surgery is a procedure to remove all or part of the thyroid gland. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the lower neck that regulates the hormones that manage metabolism. Thyroid surgery, also known as thyroidectomy, treats thyroid disorders such as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), goiters (noncancerous thyroid inflammation), and thyroid cancer. It may also be used to remove thyroid nodules or cysts that have a risk of becoming cancerous.

Both hypothyroidism and goiters are caused by an autoimmune reaction where the body produces antibodies that attack the thyroid cells for unknown reasons. The thyroid reacts by releasing too little or too much T3 and T4 thyroid hormones, impairing thyroid function and causing irregular metabolism. Goiters develop from the autoimmune reaction causing continued antibody damage to the thyroid over time. Thyroid goiters are large, swollen lumps that can be felt near the base of the neck. Obstructive goiters can cause pain, coughing, and abnormal breathing. Hypothyroidism may also be caused by iodine deficiency, as iodine is needed to produce thyroid hormones.

The exact cause of thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules or cysts is unknown. While thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules or cysts can occur in individuals with thyroid disorders, they are not associated with a malfunctioning thyroid.

Physicians may prescribe thyroid surgery if blood tests reveal patients' thyroid stimulating hormones (TSA) are outside of the acceptable range, indicating a malfunctioning thyroid. Thyroid biopsies (tissue samples) and tests for thyroid-attacking antibodies are also criteria for surgery.

An ENT or general surgeon performs thyroid surgery. While a patient is placed under anesthesia, the surgeon makes an incision at the center of the neck and removes the thyroid gland. Two alternative methods of thyroid surgery are transoral (incision through the mouth) and endoscopic, where a surgeon operates a video camera for live footage to help guide the removal process.

Thyroid surgery requires minimal aftercare. Most patients recover quickly and resume normal activities within a few days of surgery. However, thyroid surgery patients must take daily synthetic thyroid medication (levothyroxine) for life to replace their removed thyroid.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2013, Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Colorado.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Collins, CO during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	79
inpatient care	79

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	49

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	15
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	21
Dementia	18
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Collins, CO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
doctor visit	31
hospital care	303
inpatient care	303

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	83
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	25
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Collins, CO during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	284
inpatient care	284

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	56
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	30
Dementia	27
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Collins, CO during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	163
inpatient care	163

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	35
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	26
Dementia	27
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Collins, CO during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	161
inpatient care	161

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	31
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	36
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Collins, CO during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	12
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	21
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	26
Dementia	21
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Collins, CO during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	95
inpatient care	95

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	18
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	24
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Collins, CO were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

catheterization	11
doctor visit	21
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	152
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	55
85 and over	37
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	65

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD From 2017 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Cancer	18
Dementia	22

Education & Training

Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD graduated from Albany Medical College in 2011. He completed residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center. He has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: Albany Medical College (2011)

Residency: Virginia Mason Medical Center (2016)

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCHealth

UCHealth Surgical Clinic - Loveland

POUDRE VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 17 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christian James Dennis, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fort Collins, CO.

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Biography

Dr. Christian Dennis, who practices in Fort Collins, CO and Loveland, CO, is a medical specialist in general surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). Dr. Dennis's clinical interests include intensive care, thyroid surgery, and sepsis (blood poisoning). He is affiliated with UCHealth. He attended medical school at Albany Medical College. For his residency, Dr. Dennis trained at Virginia Mason Medical Center. He is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients.