For the past 30 years Barb Schierkolk has approached Thanksgiving with profound gratitude for the most basic of blessings her life. Back in 1982 Schierkolk was the young mother of Dustin 3 and MaLinda 10 months. She and her husband... Read More
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation announced this month that Robert F. LaPrade MD PhD has been awarded the highly competitive and prestigious 2013 OREF Clinical Research... Read More
Dr. Robert F. LaPrade orthopedic knee surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Vail Colorado was recently honored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the profession of... Read More
The Gypsum Recreation Center will be the site of a day-long cycle-a-thon on Saturday to raise funds for Jack's Place at the Shaw Regional Cancer Center in Edwards. The event now in its fourth year is being organized by fitness... Read More
I was recently scheduled to have a total shoulder reversal an obviously complex and painful surgery. Prior to the surgery I spent time researching the best doctors and hospitals across the country and found Dr. Peter Millett and the... Read More
According to the American Chiropractic Association Americans spend fifty billion dollars a year on treating and coping with back pain. Vail Colorado spine surgeon Dr. Donald Corenman offers clinicians an additional resource with his new... Read More
As the Sonnenalp Breast Center marks its 10th anniversary the Center looks back on an amazing journey from a mere vision in Rosana Faessler's eye to a top-notch state-of-the-art Breast Center of Excellence. I'm really proud of what... Read More
Vail Valley Medical Center's marketing team brought five awards home to Vail from the 2012 Gold Leaf Award ceremony on October 18th in Denver. In their first year entering the competition the team consisting of director of marketing... Read More
Vail Valley Medical Center recently announced the addition of Rick Smith to serve as the senior vice president of human resources. Rick brings over 30 years of experience and leadership skills to VVMC and has proven to build robust... Read More
On Saturday Oct. 20 I was on a bike ride from Breckenridge to Vail and back. Coming down from the top past the Black Lakes where the switchbacks in the trees run out to alongside the highway I must have hit some ice and crashed into an... Read More