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GifT Chris Simmons couldn’t have asked for a better present on Christmas morning than a liver— and neither could his surgeon By Kathy tamBurri 50 Vim & Vigor • Fa ll 2 010 UlTimaTe “In six weeks, he went from death’s door to snow skiing. That’s what it’s all about.” “I hit my three-month anniversary this week, and I’m back to a normal and improved life already.” Both of these quotes are about the same person. The first speaker is surgeon Eric Kortz, M.D., FACS. The second is one of his patients, 34-year-old teleconferencing manager Chris Simmons of Broomfield, Colorado. Simmons fully awoke from his liver transplant operation at Porter Adventist Hospital’s Transplant Center last Christmas morning. Both quotes are true, although Simmons would quibble with Kortz’s definition of skiing. He says he didn’t get back on the expert slopes until eight to 10 weeks after his surgery. But talk about the ultimate Christmas present for Simmons. And talk about a dream come true for Kortz, who is surgical director of liver transplant at the Porter transplant center and founding member of Porter’s Center for Liver Care. Kortz engineered the developments at Porter that enticed Simmons’ lead The 

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Fall 2010

Vim &_Vigor - Fall 2010
Contents
Nurturing Health
For Your Health
Network of Care
Study Skills
What’s in Your Medicine Cabinet?
See the Future
The Female Factor
Take a Bite Out of Stress
Starring Role
Shouldering the Pain
Train Your Brain
What Now?
Choose Your Own Adventure
Vein Pain
The Ultimate Gift
Better Bones
Relatively Speaking
Joint Ventures

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2010

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