Health & Wellness

orthopedics – orthopedics/Spine Herbert Thomas, MD Orthopaedic Physicians of Colorado 303-789-2663 799 E Hampden Ave, Ste 400, Englewood 6179 S Balsam Way, Ste 230, Littleton 9330 S Univ Blvd, Ste 250, Highlands Ranch www.opcpc.com MD: Emory Univ Resid: Univ of Vermont Med Center Fellow: Inst de la Main, Hand Clinic Steven Traina, MD Western Orthopaedics 303-321-1333 1830 Franklin, Ste 450, Denver www.western-ortho.com MD: Univ of Illinois, 1979 Intern/Resid: Cook County Hosp, Chicago Fellow: Univ of Colorado Leslie Vidal, MD Orthopedic Associates 303-321-6600 4700 E Hale Pkwy, Ste 550, Denver www.denverortho.com MD: Boston Univ, 1999 Intern/Resid: New York Presbyterian Hosp For Special Surgery, Cornell Campus Fellow: Univ of Pittsburgh Stewart K Weinerman, MD Colorado Orthopedic Consultants 303-695-6060 1411 S Potomac, Ste 400, Aurora www.co-cortho.com MD: New York Med College, 1981 Intern/Resid: New York Med College Peter L Weingarten, MD Colorado Orthopedic Consultants 303-695-6060 1411 S Potomac, Ste 400, Aurora www.cocortho.com MD: Columbia Univ Intern: Bellevue Hosp Center Resid: Harvard Univ Fellow: Children's Hosp, Boston Todd M Wente, MD Colorado Orthopaedics 303-662-8250 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 112, Lone Tree 2352 Meadows Blvd, Ste 300, Castle Rock 325 Parkside Dr, Colorado Springs www.orthotree.com MD: Southern Illinois Univ Resid: Univ of Arkansas Fellow: Univ of Missouri, Kansas City Brian White, MD Western Orthopaedics 303-321-1333 1830 Franklin, Ste 450, Denver www.western-ortho.com MD: Georgetown Univ, 2002 Resid: NYU & Hosp for Joint Diseases Fellow: Steadman Hawkins Clinic Ross M Wilkins, MD Colorado Limb Consultants 303-928-8811 1601 E 19th Ave, Ste 3300, Denver www.limbconsultants.com MD: Wayne State Univ, 1978 Resid: Univ of Colorado Fellow: Mayo Clinic, Rochester John Woodward, MD Orthopaedic Physicians of Colorado 303-789-2663 799 E Hampden Ave, Ste 400, Englewood 6179 S Balsam Way, Ste 230, Littleton 9330 S Univ Blvd, Ste 250, Highlands Ranch www.opcpc.com MD: Tufts Univ, 1996 Resid: Maricopa Med Center John S Xenos, MD Colorado Orthopaedics 303-662-8250 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 112, Lone Tree 2352 Meadows Blvd, Ste 300, Castle Rock 325 Parkside Dr, Colorado Springs www.orthotree.com MD: Georgetown Univ, 1988 Intern: Fitzsimons Army Med Center Resid: Walter Reed Army Med Center Fellow: Anderson Orthopaedic Research Inst Philip Heyman, MD Kavi Sachar, MD Davis K Hurley, MD Jonathan Sollender, MD Hand Surgery Associates, PC 303-744-7078 601 E Hampden Ave, Ste 500, Englewood 2535 S Downing St, Ste 500, Denver 1300 S Potomac St, Ste 116, Aurora 11960 Lioness Way, Ste 230, Parker 7750 S Broadway, Ste 160, Littleton www.hsacolorado.com MD: New York Univ, 1985 Intern/Resid: New York Univ Med Center Fellow: Massachusetts General Hosp Orthopedics/hand Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists 303-344-9090 8101 E Lowry Blvd, Ste 230, Denver 11960 E Lioness Way, Ste 260, Parker www.advancedortho.org MD: Univ of New Mexico, 1997 Intern/Resid: Univ of Colorado Fellow: Univ of New Mexico A Todd Alijani, MD Rudy Kovachevich, MD Denver-Vail Orthopedics, PC 303-214-4500 8101 E Lowry Blvd, Ste 260, Denver 11960 Lioness Way, Ste 270, Parker www.denvervailorthopedics.com MD: Georgetown Univ, 1993 Intern: Walter Reed Army Med Center Resid: Georgetown Univ Fellow: Hosp for Special Surgery, NY Eric N Britton, MD Hand Surgery Associates, PC 303-744-7078 601 E Hampden Ave, Ste 500, Englewood 2535 S Downing St, Ste 500, Denver 1300 S Potomac St, Ste 116, Aurora 11960 Lioness Way, Ste 230, Parker 7750 S Broadway, Ste 160, Littleton www.hsacolorado.com MD: Northwestern Univ, 1987 Intern/Resid: Northwestern Univ Fellow: Christine Kleinert Inst Carlton M Clinkscales, MD Hand Surgery Associates, PC 303-744-7078 601 E Hampden Ave, Ste 500, Englewood 2535 S Downing St, Ste 500, Denver 1300 S Potomac St, Ste 116, Aurora 11960 Lioness Way, Ste 230, Parker 7750 S Broadway, Ste 160, Littleton www.hsacolorado.com MD: Emory Univ, Atlanta, 1989 Intern/Resid: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Fellow: Indiana Hand Center Sean M Griggs, MD Hand Surgery Associates, PC 303-744-7078 601 E Hampden Ave, Ste 500, Englewood 2535 S Downing St, Ste 500, Denver 1300 S Potomac St, Ste 116, Aurora 11960 Lioness Way, Ste 230, Parker 7750 S Broadway, Ste 160, Littleton www.hsacolorado.com MD: Univ of Louisville, 1991 Intern/Resid: Brown Univ Fellow: Univ of Houston, Univ of Pennsylvania Aurora Plastic Surgery 303-695-4369 1411 S Potomac, Ste 310, Aurora www.denverhandsurgery.com MD: New York Med College Resid: Tulane Univ Fellow: Univ of Oklahoma In Sok Yi, MD Hand Surgery Associates, PC 303-744-7078 601 E Hampden Ave, Ste 500, Englewood 2535 S Downing St, Ste 500, Denver 1300 S Potomac St, Ste 116, Aurora 11960 Lioness Way, Ste 230, Parker 7750 S Broadway, Ste 160, Littleton www.hsacolorado.com MD: Univ of Illinois, Chicago Resid: Mayo Clinic Fellow: Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center Jennifer Kummer, MD Steadman Hawkins Clinic 303-586-9500 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 110, Lone Tree www.shcdenver.com MD: Univ of Colorado Resid: Univ of Chicago Fellow: Hosp for Special Surgery, NYC Thomas Mordick, MD Orthopedics/Spine John R Barker, MD Rocky Mountain Spine Clinic 303-225-8120 10103 RidgeGate Pkwy, Ste 306, Lone Tree 1550 S Potomac St, Ste 250, Aurora www.spineclinic.com MD: Univ of Oklahoma Intern/Resid: Southern Illinois Univ Fellow: Rocky Mountain Spine Clinic Woosik M Chung, MD George Frey, MD Hand Surgery Associates, PC 303-744-7078 601 E Hampden Ave, Ste 500, Englewood 2535 S Downing St, Ste 500, Denver 1300 S Potomac St, Ste 116, Aurora 11960 Lioness Way, Ste 230, Parker 7750 S Broadway, Ste 160, Littleton www.hsacolorado.com MD: Duke Univ Resid: Washington Univ Fellow: Union Memorial Hosp Listed by Specialty, Physician's Name | © 2014 Solve Health Media Peak Orthopedics and Spine 303-699-7325 9777 S Yosemite St, Ste 220, Lone Tree 14100 E Arapahoe Rd, Ste 370, Centennial 1606 Prairie Center Pkwy, Ste 170, Brighton www.peakorthopedics.com MD: Univ of Virginia, 1991 Intern/Resid: Univ of Virginia Fellow: Univ of New Mexico Colorado Comprehensive Spine Institute 303-762-0808 3277 S Lincoln St, Englewood www.coloradospineinstitute.com MD: UMDNJ, New Jersey, 2003 Resid: Columbia Univ Fellow: Emory Univ Western Orthopaedics 303-321-1333 1830 Franklin, Ste 450, Denver www.western-ortho.com MD: Univ of Rochester, 1983 Resid: Univ of Rochester Resid: Univ of Pennsylvania Fellow: Univ of Utah HSC Jason Rovak, MD Hand Surgery Associates, PC 303-744-7078 601 E Hampden Ave, Ste 500, Englewood 2535 S Downing St, Ste 500, Denver 1300 S Potomac St, Ste 116, Aurora 11960 Lioness Way, Ste 230, Parker 7750 S Broadway, Ste 160, Littleton www.hsacolorado.com MD: Albany Med College Intern/Resid: Brown Univ Fellow: Indiana Univ Colorado Comprehensive Spine Institute 303-762-0808 3277 S Lincoln St, Englewood www.coloradospineinstitute.com MD: Georgetown Univ, 1987 Resid: Rush Univ Med Center Fellow: Rush, Presbyterian St Luke's Gary Ghiselli, MD Denver Spine Surgeons 303-697-7463 7800 E Orchard Rd, Ste 100, Greenwood Vlg 4700 Hale Pkwy, Ste 330, Denver www.denverspinesurgeons.com MD: Univ of Texas, Southwestern, 1998 Intern/Resid: UCLA Los Angeles Fellow: Case Western Reserve Univ Health & Wellness Magazine • 131

• 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