Swedish Medical Center

The Head and Neck Surgical Specialty Group, Swedish cancer care, Denver

Surgical Expertise Helps Patient Keep His Voice Box While Treating Rare Cancerous Tumor

by Jeannette Moninger

It started as a sore throat. And then Pueblo resident Ken Stevens found it difficult to swallow. When these problems got worse instead of better, Stevens went to his family doctor who discovered a lump in the back of his throat. That lump turned out to be cancer, so Stevens headed north to see Dr....

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Norm Lastovica, Salida, Colorado

Laser Microsurgery Removes Cancerous Tumors While Speeding Recovery

by Jeannette Moninger

It was early May when Norm Lastovica first noticed an enlarged lymph node in his neck. The 55-year-old software engineer and part-time ski patroller from Salida assumed he was coming down with something. But a week went by, and while Lastovica didn’t feel sick, the lump didn’t go away. His...

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Meet the Doctor: Paul van der Sloot, MD

by Jeannette Moninger

Otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon Dr. Paul van der Sloot joined the Head and Neck Cancer Care Center at Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center in August. He treats head and neck tumors and specializes in transoral robotic surgery and microvascular reconstructive...

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Gammaknife, Advanced Radiosurgery Treatment at Swedish

Advanced Radiosurgery Treatment at Swedish

by Jeannette Moninger | photos by Megan Aurich

Helps Wyoming Rancher Thrive

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ade Smith, MD Board-certified orthopedic trauma surgeon with Swedish Medical Center Orthopedic Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

Meet the Doctor: Wade Smith, MD

by Jeannette Moninger

Board-certified orthopedic trauma surgeon with Swedish Medical Center Orthopedic Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

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The Urology Center of Colorado, Dr. Juan Montoya

At Swedish, Robotic Technology Helps Surgeons and Patients

by Jeannette Moninger

The words “robotic surgery” might conjure up images of a Jetsons-era robot operating on a human. The reality, though, is a little less space-age and a lot more sophisticated. Here,  Dr. Juan Montoya (pictured above) and Dr. Kevin Davis, surgeons with  the Surgical Robotics Institute at...

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MEET THE DOCTOR: STEVEN J. MORGAN, MD

by Jeannette Moninger

Board-certified orthopedic trauma surgeon with OrthoONE at Swedish Medical Center

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2016 Gusi Peace Prize, Dr. Philip Fidler, Burn and Reconstructive Centers of Colorado at Swedish Medical Center

Denver Burn Surgeon Receives International Award

by Andrea Juarez

Denver’s Dr. Philip Fidler traded his blue surgical scrubs for a black tuxedo last November 23 when he was in the Philippines. That night, he and 13 others from around the globe took center stage in Manila to be bestowed with the 2016 Gusi Peace Prize, an international award for excellence and...

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reflux management

GERD attack

by Debra Melani

Swedish Medical Center offers ammunition against growing menace

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Hormone Shakeup

by Debra Melani

Biochemical changes can reprogram dads, too

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