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Learn more about our physicians by clicking on their names below.
EDUCATION: Brown University / Dartmouth College
RESIDENCY Harvard Medical School
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Radiology
CONTACT INFO: 970-569-7429
|  | Dr. Hardenbergh earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College, before attending the Dartmouth/ Brown University Medical School program in 1989. After earning her medical degree, Dr. Hardenbergh completed both an internship at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver and residency at Harvard Medical School’s Joint Center for Radiation Therapy. Boston, Massachusetts. Upon completion of her residency, Dr. Hardenbergh received certification from the American Board of Radiology in 1996 with a recertification in 2006.
In 1996, Dr. Hardenbergh moved to North Carolina becoming a faculty member at Duke University where her responsibilities included patient care, research and teaching. Dr. Hardenbergh’s work at Duke University brought her national recognition, including her participation in the award of two Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) Breast SPORE Pilot Project Awards and the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Award. Dr. Hardenbergh has authored over 30 peer reviewed medical journal articles in addition to dozens of editorials, reviews and abstracts.
In 2001, Dr. Hardenbergh and her family moved to the Vail Valley where Dr. Hardenbergh became instrumental in the building of the Shaw Regional Cancer Center from the ground up. It was Dr. Hardenbergh’s vision that directed the development of the Shaw Regional Cancer Center’s multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care that now characterizes programs for breast cancer and genitourinary cancers. Other innovations like the “Fit for Survival Program”, designed by Dr. Hardenbergh, introduced a program of diet, exercise and cancer counseling to patients of the Shaw Regional Cancer. This program and others are a testimony to her belief that cancer treatment and care is about the whole patient and their family. Her commitment to advancing the technology and approach to patient care is exemplified by her contribution to the design of an innovative device to deliver partial breast radiation. Through Dr. Hardenbergh’s creative input and experience, the engineering and design of this breast brachytherapy tool, later approved by the FDA, has now treated over one-thousand cancer patients to date.
In 2010, Dr. Hardenbergh became the recipient of ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Foundation Improving Cancer Care Grant funded by Susan G Komen for the Cure. The $1.35 million dollar grant, the largest ever in the history of the ASCO Foundation Grants and Awards Program, will help bridge the gap between small radiation oncology rural practices and the rapidly advancing technology utilized in larger group practices. As a result of Dr. Hardenbergh’s vision, rural oncology practices will be able to consult with some of the top radiation oncologists in the world and patients will benefit from receiving the best medical care available not just in the mountains of Colorado, but anywhere. back to top
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EDUCATION/HONORS: University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Dallas
RESIDENCY: University of Colorado School of Medicine
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal Medicine
CONTACT INFO: 970-569-7429
|  | Dr. Urquhart earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College, before attending the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1993. Graduating with honors, Dr. Urquhart completed both an Internal Medicine Residency and Hematology Fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver where he later served as Chief Medical Oncology Fellow. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Urquhart received certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology along with a State of Colorado Licensure in Medicine in 2000.
Throughout 2004 and 2005, Dr. Urquhart joined the faculty at the University of Colorado where his responsibilities included patient care and clinical trial development within the Breast Cancer Clinic. While at the University, Dr. Urquhart was active in the development and patient accrual to cutting edge clinical trials. During this time Dr. Urquhart was a staff physician at Denver Health Medical Center where he was Director of the Medical Breast Oncology Clinic. During his work at the Denver Health Medical Center and the University of Colorado, Dr. Urquhart received recognition in his participation with the Denver Health Breast Cancer Treatment Assistance Program. Working to aid uninsured and underinsured patients with breast cancer, the Denver Health Breast Cancer Treatment Program received $400,000 from Denver Metro Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for their work and research in 2004.
In 2006, Dr. Urquhart joined the Shaw Regional Cancer center as Medical Director of Medical Oncology. Since moving to the Vail Valley, Dr. Urquhart has maintained a clinical faculty appointment at the University of Colorado allowing the Shaw Regional Cancer Center to offer cutting edge clinical trials and treatments. Dr. Urquhart’s believes in providing cutting edge cancer care to patients in a personable and comfortable setting, a setting that exists at the Shaw Regional Cancer Center.
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EDUCATION/HONORS: University of Colorado School of Medicine/University of California at Berkeley
RESIDENCY: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Surgery
CONTACT INFO: 970-479-5036 |  | Dr. Downey graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with honors before moving to Colorado. After graduating the University of Colorado Medical School, he completed his surgical residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 1997. Dr. Downey is certified by the American Board of Surgery and he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, an instructor in Advanced Trauma Life Support, and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Colorado. He practiced in Boulder for nine years before being recruited to bring advanced laparoscopic and breast surgery techniques to the Vail Valley. He is actively involved in many committees and departments at Vail Valley Medical Center, and travels yearly as a team physician with the US Ski Team.
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EDUCATION/HONORS: Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport, LA : MD
RESIDENCY: Univeristy of Illinois, Chicago
FELLOWSHIP: Lynn Sage Breast Center, Northwestern University Chicago
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Radiology
CONTACT INFO: 970-569-7690
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EDUCATION/HONORS: George Washington University School of Medicine/University of Massachusetts
RESIDENCY: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center/Denver Health Medical
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CONTACT INFO: 970-479-5036
|  | Dr. Franciose is a member of the multidisciplinary breast clinic team. He has been with VVMC since 2000. Dr. Franciose received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts, followed by a medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. He had residency training at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and completed a Trauma Research Fellowship at Denver Health Medical Center. He was a surgical staff member at Denver Health Medical Center. In 2001, he received the Department of Surgery Chief Resident Teaching Award at the University of Colorado Health Science Center. Dr. Franciose has written over 30 original publications on surgical and trauma topics and breast cancer.
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EDUCATION/HONORS: Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
RESIDENCY: Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School,Boston, MA
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology Subspeciality
CONTACT INFO: 970-569-7429
|  | Dr. Glode is the medical oncology specialist for prostate cancer at the Shaw Regional Cancer Center. He has a longstanding interest in GU oncology. He was PI on the study leading to approval of leuprolide and is currently PI on the only national NCI sponsored adjuvant treatment protocol for high risk prostate cancer patients following surgery. His laboratory interests include studies on a toxin-conjugate of GnRH, which appears capable of directly killing tumor cells aberrently expressing the GnRH receptor as well as eliminating pituitary gonadotropes. He also has pursued additional funded research evaluating the efficacy of a flavanone found in milk thistle, silibinin. This interesting polyphenol has significant anti-tumor activity in animal models and no apparent toxicity. An ongoing study is evaluating the human tolerance (Phase I), and lab studies continue to look at its efficacy as a bladder cancer prevention agent and enhancer of chemotherapeutic agents.
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EDUCATION/HONORS: Yale, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
RESIDENCY: General and Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Plastic Surgery
CONTACT INFO: 970-569-7656 or 1-877-569-6643
Vail Institute for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery |  | Dr. Resnick is a nationally known plastic surgeon who received his undergraduate degree from Yale followed by his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing a full general surgery residency, he pursued a plastic surgery residency, both at the Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School. He then went to California for a fellowship in craniofacial surgery at UCLA. He has been on the faculty of both UCLA and USC in Los Angeles. He recently joined Vail Valley Medical Center and the Shaw Regional Cancer Center, specializing in reconstruction following cancer surgery.
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EDUCATION/HONORS: University of Glasgow Medical School, Glasgow, Scotland M.B., Ch.B.
RESIDENCY: Western Regional Hospital Board, Glasgow, Scotland, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Radiology
CONTACT INFO: 970-569-7690 Sonnenalp Breast Imaging Center
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