Health & Wellness

PHYSICIANS DIRECTORY Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Surgery of the chest area, most commonly the heart and lungs. Typical diseases treated by cardiothoracic surgery include coronary artery disease; tumors and cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall; heart vessel and valve abnormalities; and birth defects involving the chest or heart. Vascular surgery treats diseases of the arteries and veins. James D Albert, MD Albert Vein Institute 303-797-8346 9400 Station St, Ste 200, Lone Tree www.albertvein.com MD: Univ of Pennsylvania Resid: New York Hosp, Cornell Fellow: Univ of Colorado Stephen J Annest, MD Vascular Institute of the Rockies 303-539-0736 1601 E 19th Ave, Ste 3950, Denver www.vascularinstitute.com MD: Univ of Washington, 1975 Intern: Virginia Mason Med Center Resid: Albany Med College Fellow: Baylor Univ Roy E Carlson, MD Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates 303-778-6527 950 E Harvard Ave, Ste 550, Denver www.ccvsa.com MD: Ohio State Univ Intern/Resid/Fellow: Univ of California, San Francisco Michael A Cooper, MD Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates 303-388-7265 4600 E Hale Pkwy, Ste 460, Denver www.ccvsa.com MD: Univ of Nebraska, 1984 Resid: Kansas Univ, Wesley Med Ctr Fellow: Louisiana State Univ Myles S Guber, MD Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates 303-778-6527 950 E Harvard Ave, Ste 550, Denver www.ccvsa.com MD: Northwestern Univ Intern/Resid: LSU Fellow: Univ of Southern CA, Good Samaritan Hosp Sharon Hammond, MD Specialized Vein Care 720-475-8750 4500 9th Ave, Ste 615, Denver www.specializedveincare.com MD: Uniformed Services, Health Sciences, Maryland Intern/Resid: Walter Reed Army MD - Medical Doctor DO - Doctor of Osteopathy DPM - Doctor of Podiatric Medicine 102 Bradley Hofer, MD Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates 303-778-6527 950 E Harvard, Ste 550, Denver www.ccvsa.com MD: Northwestern Univ Resid: Virginia Mason Hosp, Seattle Fellow: Univ of Washington Randolph M Kessler, MD Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates 303-778-6527 950 E Harvard Ave, Ste 550, Denver www.ccvsa.com MD: Univ of Wash, 1983 Intern/Resid: Univ of Utah Fellow: Univ of New Mexico Bryan C Kramer, MD Vascular Institute of the Rockies 303-539-0736 1601 E 19th Ave, Ste 3950, Denver www.vascularinstitute.com MD: Albany Med College, 1995 Intern: Resid: Univ of Cincinnati Hosp Fellow: Albany Med Center Christopher J Morin, MD Denver Vascular Care Center 720-343-2370 2833 S Colorado Blvd, Denver www.denvervascularcarecenter.com MD: Brown Univ, 1975 Resid: Massachusetts General Hosp Fellow: Harvard Med School Omar A Mubarak, MD Vascular Institute of the Rockies 303-539-0736 1601 E 19th Ave, Ste 3950, Denver www.vascularinstitute.com MD: Univ of Colorado, 1999 Resid: Michigan State Univ Fellow: Henry Ford Health System Lisa R Nowak, MD Carlos A Rueda, MD Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates 303-388-7265 4600 E Hale Pkwy, Ste 460, Denver www.ccvsa.com MD: Univ of Texas Resid: Univ of Colorado Fellow: Scott & White Hosp, Temple Daniel Smith, MD Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates 303-778-6527 950 E Harvard, Ste 550, Denver www.ccvsa.com MD: Univ of Colorado Intern/Resid: Univ of California Alan Young Synn, MD Vascular Institute of the Rockies 303-539-0736 1601 E 19th Ave, Ste 3950, Denver www.vascularinstitute.com MD: UCLA, 1986 Resid: Univ of Washington Fellow: Univ of Iowa Hosps Eric S Weinstein, MD Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates 303-778-6527 950 E Harvard Ave, Ste 550, Denver www.ccvsa.com MD: State Univ, New York, Buffalo Resid: Case Western Reserve Univ Fellow: Univ of CA, San Francisco Intern: Good Samaritan Hosp, Oregon Resid: Univ of Iowa Steven Brenman, DO Advanced Dermatology Skin Cancer & Laser Surgery Center, PC 303-368-8611 1390 S Potomac, Ste 124, Aurora 303-493-1910 12645 E Euclid Dr, Centennial www.advaderm.com DO: Des Moines Univ, 1979 Intern: Southeastern Med Center Resid: Mount Sinai Leslie Capin, MD Cara Mia Medical Day Spa 303-350-4500 13701 E Mississippi Ave, Ste 320, Aurora 9570 S Kingston Ct, Ste 100, Englewood 9399 Crown Crest Blvd, Ste 400, Parker www.caramiadayspa.com MD: Univ of Colorado Intern: Presbyterian/St Luke's Hosp Resid: Univ of Colorado Catherine Carretero, MD Lower Highlands Dermatology at Prima Clinic 303-331-6744 2150 W 29th Ave, Ste 600, Denver www.lowerhighlandsdermatology.com MD: Wayne State Univ, Detroit, 2001 Intern/Resid: Henry Ford Hosp, Detroit Roger I Ceilley, MD Dermatology Physicians in dermatology diagnose and treat adults and children with disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails. These disorders include skin cancers, moles, contact dermatitis and hair loss Advanced Dermatology Skin Cancer & Laser Surgery Center, PC 303-368-8611 1390 S Potomac, Ste 124, Aurora 303-493-1910 12645 E Euclid Dr, Centennial www.advaderm.com MD: Univ of Iowa Intern/Resid: Univ of Iowa Carol Alonso, MD Carrie Cera-Hill, MD Vascular Institute of the Rockies 303-539-0736 1601 E 19th Ave, Ste 3950, Denver www.vascularinstitute.com MD: Univ of Iowa, 1989 Intern: Univ of Iowa Hosps and Clinics Resid: Allegheny General Hosp Fellow: Univ of Iowa Hosps Denver Dermatology Consultants, PC 303-426-4525 2970 Quebec St, Ste 200, Denver 1551 Milky Way, Thornton 8550 W 38th Ave, Ste 108, Wheat Ridge www.denverderm.com MD: Univ of Texas, Houston Intern: Univ of Texas, Houston Resid: Anderson Cancer Center Dermatology & Laser Institute of Colorado 720-344-5252 9695 S Yosemite St, Ste 120, Lone Tree www.myskincaredoctor.com MD: Univ of Colorado, 2006 Intern: Exempla Saint Joseph Hosp Resid: Univ of Iowa Hosp & Clinics Richard K Parker, MD Sean Amsbaugh, MD
 Advanced Dermatology Skin Cancer & Laser Surgery Center, PC 303-368-8611 1390 S Potomac, Ste 124, Aurora 303-493-1910 12645 E Euclid Dr, Centennial www.advaderm.com MD: Univ of Colorado, 1998 Intern/Resid: Univ of Colorado Fellow: Univ of Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Professionals 303-861-8158 1601 E 19th, Ste 5000, Denver MD: Univ of Nebraska, 1968 Intern: Denver Health Resid: Univ of Colorado Fellow: Mayo Clinic, Rochester John G Propp, MD Rocky Mountain Cardiovascular Surgery 303-695-1313 1455 S Potomac, Ste 211, Aurora MD: Univ of Colorado, 1977 Resid: Exempla St Joseph, Denver Resid: Univ of Utah Advanced Dermatology Skin Cancer & Laser Surgery Center, PC 303-368-8611 1390 S Potomac, Ste 124, Aurora 303-493-1910 12645 E Euclid Dr, Centennial www.advaderm.com MD: Med College of Wisconsin, 2001 Intern: Evanston Hosp Resid: Univ of North Carolina Hosp Fellow: Univ of Texas Southwestern, Dallas Richard Asarch, MD Asarch Center 303-761-7797 3701 S Clarkson, Ste 400, Englewood www.asarchcenter.com MD: Univ of Iowa James Chapman, MD Judy K Chiang, MD 303-788-1766 601 E Hampden Ave, Ste 350, Englewood www.chiangdermatology.com MD: Baylor College of Med, 1995 Intern: Harbor UCLA Resid: Cook County Hosp, Chicago Fellow: Vanderbilt Univ • Check Out This Directory Online! Use Google maps & link to physician web sites using your mobile phone, tablet or computer. www.healthwellnesscolorado.com

• Boomer Edition - 10th Annual - 2014
• CONTENTS Page 1
• CONTENTS Page 2
• FEATURES
• SPONSORSHIP FEATURES
• MEDICAL PROFILES
• PHYSICIANS DIRECTORY
• 14 Keeping Your Get-Up-And-Go
• 18 South Denver Spine
• 21 Gluten Free 101
• 23 Eating Foods That Taste Good and Fill You Up
• 25 Shaking the Salt Habit
• 26 Avocado! Packed with Antioxidants, Fiber, Good Fat
• 28 Brain-Stimulating Surgery Gives Back Quality of Life
• 32 Annual Exams Help Maintain Aging Vision
• 34 Century Cancer Centers
• 36 Improving Breast Cancer Treatments
• 37 No Time for a Mammogram? Think Again
• 38 Aging Athletes Adopt New Ways For Staying in the Game
• 42 Denver Ear Associates
• 44 For the Love of Your Heart
• 46 PAD: More than a Mobility Thief
• 48 Get Healthier on Vacation
• 52 Mind on the Mend
• 55 Grandchildren and Emergency Care
• 56 Living Life to the Fullest
• 58 Caring for the Caregiver
• 62 The Powerful Simplicity of Meditation
• 64 Agape Healthcare
• 66 Taking the Taboo Out of Female Hair Loss
• 68 A Closer Look at Our Beauty Routines
• 72 Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Dream
• 74 It's Never Too Late to Overcome Addiction
• 76 The Conditioning Classroom
• 78 Combating Age-Related Muscle Loss in Women
• 80 Pets Help Keep Patients Happier and Healthier
• 84 Back Aches a Ticket to Surgery? Not Always
• 86 Increasing Your Core Value
• 88 Coach George Karl Gains Insight on Health and Survival
• 92 High Tech Brings High Hopes
• 94 Hyperbaric Chambers Help Heal Wounds, Save Limbs
• Physicians Directory Page 96-144
• 143 Easing Arthritis
• 143 Common Foot Ailments