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gastroenterology – general surgery Thomas Heffron, MD SurgOne 303-777-7112 2555 S Downing, Ste 130, Denver www.surgone.com MD: Univ of Nebraska, 1982 Resid: Creighton Univ Fellow: Univ of Chicago Hosps Craig Hornbarger, MD 303-680-8433 15530 E Broncos Pkwy, Ste 180, Centennial 10101 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 340, Lone Tree www.cut2cure.com MD: SUNY, Buffalo, 1987 Intern/Resid: UC Davis, David Grant, Sacramento Naveed Ismail, MD Steven Kim, MD Premier Surgery 303-795-3375 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 213, Lone Tree 7780 S Broadway, Suite 250, Littleton www.mypremiersurgeon.com MD: Hahnemann Univ, Philadelphia, PA Resid: Robert Wood Johnson Med School, New Brunswick, NJ Eric Kortz, MD SurgOne 303-789-1877 601 E Hampden Ave, Ste 470, Englewood 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 217, Lone Tree MD: Univ of Colorado, 1982 Resid: Massachusetts General Hosp Fellow: Univ of Chicago Hosp Lone Tree Surgical Associates 303-766-0357 6825 S Galena St, Ste 310, Centennial MD: The Ohio State Univ Intern/Resid: Univ of Florida Fellow: Univ of Chicago Warren Kortz, MD John James, MD Ashwin Kurian, MD Mountain View Surgical Associates 303-805-1855 9399 Crown Crest Blvd, Ste 220, Parker www.mtnviewsurgical.com MD: Texas Tech Univ HSC Resid: Univ of Colorado David A Jones, MD SurgOne 303-777-7112 2555 S Downing, Ste 130, Denver MD: Univ of Colorado, 1979 Resid: Duke Univ Surgone Foregut Institute 303-788-7700 401 W Hampden Pl, Ste 230, Englewood www.sofisite.com MD: Bangalore Med College, India, 2001 Resid: Royal College of Surgeons, England Fellow: Abington Memorial Hosp Surgical Expertise 303-468-9960 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 213, Lone Tree www.surgicalexpertise.net MD: Univ of Colorado, 1998 Intern/Resid: The Ohio State Univ Fellow: The Ohio State Univ John Lampe, MD Igal Kam, MD Rocky Mountain Surgical Associates 303-388-2922 4545 E 9th, Ste 460, Denver www.rockymountainsurgical.com MD: George Washington Univ Resid: Univ of Colorado Transplant Surgery 720-848-0833 1635 Aurora Ct, Aurora www.transplant.cusurgery.com MD: Israel Inst of Technology, 1976 Resid: Rambam Med Center Fellow: Univ Health Center of Pittsburgh Pius Kamau, MD 303-751-0300 1411 S Potomac St, Ste 320, Aurora MD: Univ De Navarra, 1971 Intern: St Peter's Hosp Resid: Univ of Rochester Med Center Resid: Univ of Manitoba Fellow: The Children's Hosp, Denver Jane M Kercher, MD SurgOne 303-798-0916 8200 E Belleview Ave, Ste 230E, Greenwood Village 7720 S Broadway, Ste 310, Littleton www.surgone.com MD: Univ of Utah, 1982 Intern/Resid: Univ of Utah Fellow: Univ of Nebraska 303-252-1800 9141 Grant, Ste 210, Thornton MD: Univ of Maryland Intern: St Joseph Hosp Resid: Univ of Maryland Med Center Robert Macdonald, MD Janine C Meza, MD Michael Napierkowski, MD Barbara Schwartzberg, MD Rocky Mountain Surgical Associates 303-388-2922 4545 E 9th, Ste 460, Denver www.rockymountainsurgical.com MD: Univ of Chicago, Pritzker, 1994 Resid: Univ of Iowa Hosps & Clinics Western Surgical Care 303-320-7826 4500 E 9th Ave, Ste 710, Denver www.westernsurgicalcare.com MD: George Washington Univ, 1985 Resid: Univ of Colorado Fellow: Univ of Colorado Kyle C Nickel, MD Front Range Surgical Associates 303-428-0004 8300 Alcott, Ste 201, Westminster www.frsurgical.com MD: Univ of Colorado Resid: Univ of Colorado Intern: Naval Med Center Robert Snyder, MD Robert Pash, MD John Sun, MD William Plaus, MD Jessica J Swanson, MD Colorado Surgical & Critical Care Associates 303-337-5600 1421 S Potomac, Ste 110, Aurora MD: Med College of Virginia Hosp Resid: Akron General Med Center The Center for Colorectal Health in Denver 720-583-3580 4545 E 9th, Ste 490, Denver www.denverhemorrhoidremoval.com MD: George Washington Univ, 1971 Resid: Univ of Colorado Rocky Mountain Surgical Associates 303-388-2922 4545 E 9th, Ste 460, Denver www.rockymountainsurgical.com MD: Harvard Univ, 1980 Resid: Beth Israel Deaconess Med Center Christine D Rogness, MD Mountain View Surgical Associates 303-805-1855 9399 Crown Crest Blvd, Ste 220, Parker www.mtnviewsurgical.com MD: Univ of Colorado Intern/Resid: Univ of Colorado Alan B Rosenberger, MD Center of Surgical Specialists 303-452-0059 www.cssdenver.com 9351 Grant, Ste 400, Thornton MD: Ohio State Univ Resid: Univ of Colorado Robert Rowland, MD Surgical Consultants of Aurora 303-337-5600 1421 S Potomac, Ste 110, Aurora www.surgicalconsultantsaurora.com MD: Univ of Colorado Resid: Univ of Colorado Stephanie Miller, MD Lisa Schatz, MD Joyce A Moore, MD Western Surgical Care 303-320-7826 4500 E 9th Ave, Ste 710, Denver 303-217-5880 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 350, Lone Tree www.westernsurgicalcare.com MD: Univ of Colorado Intern/Resid: Univ of Colorado Rocky Mountain Surgical Associates 303-388-2922 4545 E 9th, Ste 460, Denver 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 350, Lone Tree www.rockymountainsurgical.com MD: Case Western Reserve Univ Intern/Resid: Case Western Reserve Univ Fellow: Oschner Clinic Jonathan Schoeff, MD Premier Surgery 303-795-3375 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 213 Lone Tree 7780 S Broadway, Ste 250, Littleton MD: Univ of Cincinnati Resid: Univ Hosp, Cincinnati Listed by Specialty, Physician's Name | © 2014 Solve Health Media Front Range Surgical Services 303-805-9802 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 217, Lone Tree 9397 Crown Crest Blvd, Ste 210, Parker MD: Univ of Colorado, 2003 Resid: Univ of Connecticut Fellow: Baystate Med Center Jodie Taylor, MD Colorado Surgical & Critical Care Associates 303-337-0559 1421 S Potomac, Ste 110, Aurora MD: Univ of Colorado Intern: St Joseph Hosp/Exempla Resid: Hennepin County Med Center Fellow: Univ of Minnesota Kimberly Vanderveen, MD 303-226-7400 1601 E 19th Ave Ste Ste 4500, Denver MD: Univ of Colorado, 1991 Intern: Univ of Illinois, Chicago Resid: Cook County Hosp Western Surgical Care 303-320-7826 4500 E 9th Ave, Ste 710, Denver 303-217-5880 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 350, Lone Tree www.westernsurgicalcare.com MD: Univ of Maryland Intern/Resid: Univ of Colorado Sun Clinic 303-320-0699 9397 Crown Crest Blvd, Ste 201, Parker MD: Univ of Colorado, 1990 Resid: Univ of Colorado Fellow: Univ of Minnesota Denver Center for Endocrine Surgery 303-407-0280 4500 E 9th Ave, Ste 150, Denver www.denverendosurgery.com MD: Northwestern Univ, Chicago, 2001 Resid: UC Davis, Sacramento Fellow: Mayo Clinic, Rochester Jeffrey L Varnell, MD Surgical Consultants of Aurora 303-337-5600 1421 S Potomac, Ste 110, Aurora www.surgicalconsultantsaurora.com MD: Univ of Colorado Intern: Univ of Colorado Resid: Univ of Missouri John Weaver, MD Western Surgical Care 303-320-7826 4500 E 9th Ave, Ste 710, Denver 303-217-5880 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 350, Lone Tree www.westernsurgicalcare.com MD: Univ of Colorado Resid: Univ of Colorado Fellow: Emory Univ Health & Wellness Magazine • 113

• 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