Denver Christian Docs

Here is a list of churches that one or more of our members attend:

Colorado Community Church (Englewood and Aurora)
Cherry Hills Community Church (Highland's Ranch)
Montview Presbyterian Church (Central)
Centennial Covenant Church (Littleton)
Pathways Church (central)
Flatirons Church (North)
Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church (Southeast)

Cherry Creek Community Church (near CU Med School)

I'll add more as they come in...
Feb 1st...
Colorado Ridge Church (nondenominational) (North, Broomfield and Westminster)
Deer Creek Church (PCA) Littleton
Bethany Free Church (nondenominational) Littleton
Jubilee Fellowship (nondenom.) Lone Tree

Send me more!
Feb 3rd...
Eastern Hills Community Church, nondenominational, Centennial (east)
The Metro Church, nondenominational, SE Denver
Smoky Hill Vinyard, nondenominational, east side
Rocky Mountain Christian Church, Niwot (up north)

Hope Fellowship Church, southeast Arapahoe Road and Colorado Blvd, nondenominational
Korean Christian Church, University and I-25

Here are some web links to Denver Christian Doctors and Dentists. This post will be edited and added to. Denver CMDA makes no warranty, blah, blah!

Dr. Cutillo, Medical Director for Inner City Health Center
(a charity clinic)
Dr. Darvin Smith, addictionologist, all over the world
Dr. Jordan Stoll, orthopedist, north
Dr. Matthew Lewis, Family Medicine, Aurora
Dr. Richard Elliot DDS, Dentist
Dr. Sam Alexander, Colorado Reproductive Endocrinology, central
Dr. James Small, Pathology, all over Denver

More (feb 1st)
Dr. Sunmee Lee, Integrated OB-GYN, southeast
Maurice Archuleta, Wheatridge Family Clinic, no website given.
Dr. Joe Hsin, Cornerstone Orthopedics and Sports Performance facility

Keep them coming!
Feb 3rd
Dr. Rick Tormohlen, Family Medicine, Aurora
Dr. J. Russell Burcham, Ophthalmology, Aurora
W. Michael Robertson, DO, Dr. Willard's Family Practice, southeast
Dr. K. Boehm, Family Medicine, North
Dr. R. Graves, Chiropractor, Cherry Creek area, no website given

And another...
Dr. Sexton, peds dentist

A recent addition: Dr. Kelly Gerow, OB/GYN, Aurora

Here is some "spam" that came in on an email to me. Optionline is a group that provides help for crisis pregnancies, and they have an online advertising service to try to reach young women. Seems like a reasonable service; consider it!

This weekend's (January 27th) beach party had to be canceled. Bummer, dudes. But keep an eye out for future events! Resident's calendar is here. Student's calendar here. Graduates calendar here.

I've been on two housebuilding trips with Missions Ministries, and took my daughter on one. It was a great short term experience and I highly recommend it. On the first trip, swinging a hammer, speaking to Mateo in my (very broken) Spanish, I told him I was a doctor. He asked me what on Earth I was doing swinging a hammer, and I replied that people need houses. He told me to come back and "build bodies" next time.

So now they have built a clinic in Juarez. It is a beautful facility with rooms, food, and a nice modern clinic area with multiple exam rooms. I got to see it in a rough state on the second trip. It's a long one day drive, a short flight to El Paso from Denver. Here is a note from Jeff Varnell, MD, surgeon:

Jim – thanks again for your help with our Missions Ministries in Juarez. As you know, we have constructed a family Health Center in the colonias (the poorest section) of Juarez. This is part of a larger complex including housing, a cafeteria and meeting area for the missionary groups that come down to build houses and churches and volunteer in the Health Center. The Center itself has four exam rooms, two dental chairs, a pharmacy, a lab area, and a minor procedure room, with office and administrative space. Our mission is to provide care for the families in the area, for acute minor illnesses and chronic problems with an emphasis on education and prevention, and we plan on maintaining records for recurring patients. Typical teams would consist of 5-15 volunteers who would work for 2-5 days. They would present to El Paso (either driving or flying) where we would pick them up for transportation over the border (passports are helpful, but usually only birth certificates of driver licenses are necessary). \We would ask that teams bring medications so we can keep up our stock in the pharmacy; additionally there would be charges for room and board. You can see some photos and descriptions on our website at www.missionsministries.org . Teams are welcomed at any time during the year but we ask for as early notification as possible to avoid conflict with other building and medical teams. You can also call me with any questions at 303-437-3655.
Jeff Varnell

Joe Carter (evangelical outpost) and Sarah Flashing, both of Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity near Chicago, testified recently in Illinois about the number of eggs needed for some proposals in embryonic stem cell research. I met both of them last May in Chicago at the Center and they are good, smart people.

There is a female medical student, married to an electrical engineer, moving to Denver for 3rd and 4th year rotations. They would like a female doc with a non-medical husband to mentor them. This can be as simple as an occasional dinner or more elaborate. Please email us back at denvercmda at hotmail dot com and let us know if the Spirit leads you.

Here is the primary site. Interesting how you can slice and dice this data. Looks like a clear majority favor at least some restrictions on abortion, in contrast to the widely stated view that "a majority of Americans want free access to reproductive choice." The Susan B. Anthony website has more information as we approach the anniversary of Roe v Wade.

Hey CHF-ers! Thanks to all who put together the skating event on Friday, we had a wonderful time!
On Wednesday, CHF begins another semester of Christian fellowship! This week, beginning at 6:00pm in the student lounge we have Dr. Yang Chen speaking on "THE SECRET: How to live a fruitful Christian life." Dinner and fellowship will follow.
Also this week, on Saturday there is a dinner with grads and a talk by Dr. Brad Beck at Julian Tsu's house. Beginning at 5:30 and going until about 7:30. RSVP to this email address (CHF at UCHSC dot EDU) before Thursday night to reserve your spot!
This semester, we want to minister to the spiritual needs of students and also to share various topics that we don't get in school or church. We are beginning a small series on the Fruit of the Spirit and bearing fruit in your walk with Christ. The series will be alternated with various "Hot Topics" relevant to our lives in the health professions. Please pray for the ministry of CHF and for the Lord to do good things on our campus this semester!
God Bless!
1 John 4:4 "You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world."
CHF Schedule for January:
January 18th (Wednesday) 6:00-- "THE SECRET: How to live a fruitful Christian life" (Dr. Chen)
January 21st (Saturday)-- Dinner at Julian's with Dr. Brad Beck
January 27th (Friday)-- Beach Party! Cherry Creek Community Church (RSVP to Jim Small by 1/22,(303) 761-0123, jmsmall at unipathlic dot com

So, you want to go on a Medical Mission but don't know where to look? Here are all the organizations you could ever want! Keep in touch with our website, though. We have people going to Guatemala, Mexico, etc.

CMDA has an amazing list of conferences. This one is in Buena Vista, Colorado, close to home. ALMOST makes me want to be single, just so I could go! (Hopefully DenverDocWife is not reading this.) I did say ALMOST, sweetheart.

Dr. Chen will be speaking on "THE SECRET: How to live a fruitful Christian life" to the Student Group at their usual location Wednesday, Jan 18th. Students love for us older dudes to show up. At the Christmas party, one student told me she "loved to get some wisdom from the graduates." I told her "I love to be thought wise!" The more intergenerational we can become, the stronger we will grow.

CMDA has just announced two new books that may be helpful to patients and to clinicians. They cover the Christian response to the challenges of infertility and contraception. Written by an OB-GYN and a pastor, man and woman, they cover the often tricky problems associated with these issues. The links take you to the CMDA website, and they have an online store you can use to order items. I've used the service and it works well.

I just finished listening to the authors on the Christian Doctors Digest, a monthly (more or less) CD that comes from CMDA. The interviews are interesting and the production is professional. Please consider joining CMDA if you are a Christian professional! There are many benefits, but the most important reason is that together we are stronger than separate: "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." (Ecclesiastes 4:12.)

in order to celebrate the start of a new semester, we're planning a great night of ice skating, games, and of course-- hot chocolate (because really, you can't go ice skating without hot chocolate ;)).

The details are as follows:
What: Ice Skating and Game Night
Who: CHF and ALL friends, neighbors, significant others, landlords, cousins, mailmen, kid brothers... you get the point. the more the merrier ;)
When: Friday, January 13th 6:00pm-- we'll meet in the student lounge in the office annex on campus (where we usually have meetings) in order to carpool to the skating rink
6:30ish --> 8:30ish Ice skating at the Cherry Creek North Ice Rink Warming Hut
8:45ish-- Games, hot chocolate, and other goodies back at the student lounge on campus. CMDA will be supplying us with fabulous snacks—they’re so good to us!! [ed: We do try!]
Cost: $6 for skating, $2 for skate rentals
Questions? Email Michelle at Michelle.Mcburney at uchsc dot edu or Becky at Rebecca.Bauer at uchsc dot edu
For questions regarding skating, you can contact the skating pavilion at 720-275-9314
This will be a great chance for us to enjoy a night out before the semester gets really crazy—we look forward to seeing you there :)

Here is the link. Most of us still believe in God and an afterlife. Interesting that 82% believe in God but only 60% in the Devil. The triumph of wishful thinking?

Christian Health Fellowship Residents Calendar:
January through June

January 26: Fellowship Meeting - “Surviving Residency:” Restoring your Passion for Medicine (Yang Chen, MD)

January 27: Beach Party! Cherry Creek Community Church
RSVP to Jim by 1/22, 303-761-0123, jmsmall @ unipathllc dot com


Winter Retreat: Feb 17-19, Silverthorne, CO
RSVP to Meghan at 303-877-1574, norton dot meghan at tchden dot org

February 23: Fellowship Meeting – Theology of the Body (Kathryn Johnson, MD)

February 28: Special session: Birth Control... Why Not? Panel discussion

Mar 11th, 11:30 - 1:30: Women's Health Seminar: Dr. Marti Garza, OB/GYN

March 23: Fellowship Meeting – Discussion on an exerpt from The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (facilitated by Karen Kelminson)

April 27: Fellowship Meeting – TBA

April 28th, 6 PM, Panel Discussion “Balancing Life & Medicine”
RSVP by 4/23 to Nahid, 303-730-2938 or nahid3 at juno dot com
Location: 2304 Green Oaks Circle, Greenwook Village, 80121

May 25: Fellowship Meeting - TBA

June: End of the year BBQ/ Welcome for new interns

Of note: All Fellowship meetings will be at Kathryn Johnson's home located at 11th and Jasmine and will begin at 7PM. Full details on upcoming events will be provided as time gets closer. I pray you are all well. Happy New Year!!

The Denver CMDA Chapter is suddenly getting energized. We had 70 people (medical students, residents, graduates, nursing students, pharmacy students, dental students, wives, husbands, children, pastors, friends) at our Christmas party, many of whom stayed until the wee hours. We enjoyed Carol Singing around the piano, with our Resident (literally) pianist. There was food, fun, cookie decorating, and of course fellowship. It was a lovely celebration of the holy season.

We also had Al Weir from CMDA National visit with us last year and challenge us to put our faith back into our lives. We joined the Resident's group (CHF-R, Christian Health Fellowship) to discuss Practicing the Presence of God one evening. The mix of believers across generations is so refreshing and powerful.

Next year we have more monthly meetings planned (see below.) Some of us will continue our KRKS radio ministry on the first Wednesday of each month. The medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, etc. students (CHF-S, Christian Health Fellowship) meet every other Wednesday at the medical school. Some of our wives provide food, speakers, and so on to the CHF groups and of course more workers mean more harvest.

This Blog is our effort to bring information to you more rapidly. Please write back to us with suggestions for links, your email and snail mail addresses if you have wandered into the site and want to join us, or any other suggestions.

God is moving here in Denver. Come join us!

Denise (DenverDocWife) just came in and told me there was a story on ABC news about the power of prayer. Here is the link. It looks like one of those double blind, "distance healing" studies like one that was done, I believe, on cardiac patients a number of years ago. Whenever I see these I think of the 40 days in the desert, when Satan tempted Jesus, and He replied, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" (Matthew 4:7). On the other hand, there is John 16:24, "Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete." I guess the line from the Lord's Prayer says it best: Thy will be done.

The Christian Medical and Dental Associations of Denver
Presents…The Spring Meetings!
Students, Residents, Graduates, Spouses, and Friends Invited

Jan. 27th, Beach Party! Cherry Creek Community Church
RSVP to Jim by 1/22, 303-761-0123, jmsmall at unipathllc dot com
Location: 3739 E 4th Ave, Denver, 80206. Dude! Food, Fun, Fellowship, and Sand!
Feb. 24th, 7 PM. Pastor Gino Geraci, pastor and radio host
Note: Denver CMDA Docs Matt Lewis, Ted Palen, Jim Small, and Dennis Carter guest on Gino's show the first Wednesday of every month, 94.7 FM, KRKS, from 4-6. See this blog for a few things we discussed last time.
“Everything you always wanted to know about Christianity*
(*but were afraid to ask.)"
RSVP by 2/20 to Denise 303-761-0123
Location: 2691 E. Stanford Dr., Englewood, 80113
March 23rd, 6 PM, join CHF-Resident’s Group
Dinner & discussion of a section from “The Screwtape Letters” by C. S. Lewis
(one of Jim Small's personal favorites!)
Location: Call Jim or Denise, 303-761-0123, jmsmall at unipathllc dot com
April 28th, 6 PM, Panel Discussion “Balancing Life & Medicine”
RSVP by 4/23 to Nahid, 303-730-2938 or nahid3 at juno dot com
Location: 2304 Green Oaks Circle, Greenwood Village, 80121

Please send email addresses to us at denvercmda at hotmail dot com and we'll get you on the email distribution as well. (Note: I spell out the email addresses so we don't get flooded with spambots!)