Patricia Hardenbergh, MD EDUCATION/HONORS: Brown University / Dartmouth College RESIDENCY: Harvard Medical School BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Radiology CONTACT INFO: (970) 569-7429 CURRICULUM VITAE

I am the Director of Radiation Oncology at the Shaw. I have been at the Shaw since 2001, when we opened and treated our first patient. I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College, followed by a medical degree from the Dartmouth/Brown University Program in Medicine. I completed a medicine internship at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado and had my residency training at the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy at Harvard Medical School. I came to The Shaw from Duke University Medical Center, Department of Radiation Therapy where I was on the faculty. At Duke, my clinical activities included cancer research, teaching students, and treating cancer patients. I have written over 20 original publications on cancer biology, brain tumors, and breast cancer. I have also been an invited speaker at breast cancer conferences and have presented my research at numerous national meetings. I was awarded grants from the National Institute of Health, Department of Defense Program for Breast Cancer Research, Duke University SPORE project, American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, American Society for Clinical Oncology, and the American Association of Cancer Research. I look forward to working with you as we journey through cancer treatment.
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Alexander Urquhart, MD 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

I am the Director of Medical Oncology at the Shaw Cancer Center. I received my undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, and graduated with honors from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. I completed my Internal Medicine Residency as well as my Medical Oncology and Hematology Fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver where I served as Chief Medical Oncology Fellow. After Fellowship I was on faculty at the University of Colorado and attending physician at Denver Health Medical Center, with a particular focus in breast cancer. Prior to coming to the Shaw, I served as Director of the Medical Breast Oncology Clinic at Denver Health Medical Center, and as an attending physician in the University of Colorado Breast Center Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic. I have a particular interest in breast cancer as well as general oncology and with a special interest clinical research. While at the University I was active in the development and patient accrual to clinical trials and since moving to the Vail Valley have maintained a clinical faculty appointment at the University of Colorado. Clinical trials offer the cutting edge treatments of tomorrow today and through cooperation with the University of Colorado, we are able to offer a wide variety of clinical trials here at the Shaw. Our goal at the Shaw is to provide cutting edge cancer care to patients in a personable and comfortable setting.
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I am the medical oncology specialist for prostate cancer at the Shaw Regional Cancer Center. I have a long standing interest in GU oncology. I was PI on the study leading to approval of leuprolide and am currently PI on the only national NCI sponsored adjuvant treatment protocol for high risk prostate cancer patients following surgery. My 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. I also have 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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Reginald Franciose, MD EDUCATION/HONORS: George Washington University School of Medicine/University of Massachusetts RESIDENCY: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center/Denver Health Medical BOARD CERTIFICATION: CONTACT INFO: (970) 569-7429

I am a member of the multidisciplinary breast clinic team. I have been with VVMC since 2000. I received my Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts, followed by a medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. I had my residency training at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and completed a Trauma Research Fellowship at Denver Health Medical Center. My experience includes Surgical Staff member at Denver Health Medical Center. In 2001 I received the Department of Surgery Chief Resident Teaching Award at the University of Colorado Health Science Center. I have written over 30 original publications on surgical and trauma topics and breast cancer.
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William O. Brant, MD EDUCATION/HONORS: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine RESIDENCY: University of Colorado School of Medicine BOARD CERTIFICATION: CONTACT INFO: (970) 569-7725 Northstar Urology Publications

Dr. Brant grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, attended Dartmouth College and the University of Washington, Seattle for undergraduate and graduate schools, and obtained his medical degree at the University of California, San Diego. He completed his residencies in Surgery and Urology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and then pursued a fellowship in sexual medicine and surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) under the direction of Dr. Tom Lue. His fellowship focused on medical and surgical treatments for penile disorders, including plastic and reconstructive issues in penile deformities and erectile dysfunction, as well as prosthetic surgeries for erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence. His clinical research focused on issues in Peyronies disease, priapism, erectile rehabilitation, and vascular reconstructive surgery. Dr. Brant maintains academic affiliation with and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Colorado.
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Granville Llewellyn Lloyd, MD EDUCATION/HONORS: Dartmouth Medical School RESIDENCY: University of Colorado Health Science Center, University of Virginia, Northwestern University Medical School BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Urology CONTACT INFO: (970) 569-7725 Northstar Urology

Dr. Lloyd practices all facets of modern urology, including oncology, stone disease, BPH/voiding dysfunction, incontinence, infertility, infection, and pediatric urology. His special interests include cancers of the genitourinary system and state-of-the art minimally invasive treatment of both prostate disease and kidney stones. Dr. Lloyd maintains academic affiliation with and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the
University of Colorado.
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Jeffrey I Resnick, MD  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

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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