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20 Desire Sin City abounds in worldclass shopping ... these are a few of our favorite things.

22 Discover Places to go, cool things to do, hip people to see in the most exciting city in the world.

28 Know Robert & Julie Jackson’s quality of life returns thanks to Dr. Tim Tollestrup.

32 Sense University Medical Center launches its ‘Stop the Bleed’ educational initiative.

36 Taste The Black Sheep in Henderson, raises the bar by offering contemporary Vietnamese comfort food.

58 Dr. Geoffrey Sher Trailblazing infertility doctor retires.

48 Not Your Father’s Anatomy Class UNLV School of Medicine opens its doors to its first class and proudly presents their cutting edge Virtual Anatomy Lab. 52 Curing the Shakes Israeli doctors eliminate Rabbi Yocheved Mintz’s Parkinson’s tremors.

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Je wish Uni versit y: A Program of the JCC of Southern Ne vada Pre sents

Is Superman Je wish?

Rabbi Simcha Weinstein

Inspire The are, August 28, 2017 @ 7pm Clark Kent and Superman embody the real and fantasy lives of their creators, two Jewish teenagers in Depression era Cleveland. What themes of gendered power and powerlessness, of diasporic longings and immigrant uncertainties did these men inscribe into their superhuman creations? This talk explores these and other issues to generate new understandings of our heroes, and ourselves.

Join us for an evening with Rabbi Simcha Weinstein. Known as the comic book rabbi - Weinstein is an internationally renowned speaker and bestselling author of Up, Up, and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero and Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the 21st Century.

Welcome to our annual VEGASMD edition of DAVID Magazine. Last year’s inaugural edition garnered such terrific response that we thought we might do it again this year with a few tweaks r. odwin Maduka of the Las Vegas Pain Institute Medical enters features on our cover. obert achelriess spent a few hours with the good doctor and commented to me that he could have spent considerably longer. In his piece, Godwin Maduka M.D., PharmD., pages - we learn of the incredible life story that took Maduka from relative poverty in a rural Nigerian village to Harvard Medical School and the Las Vegas operation he now heads. His father before him used tribal medicine and herbs in his healing work, the son today is at the cutting edge of his field, all of this in thirty-five years, very impressive r. Tim Tollestrup is one of only four surgeons in the country who does peripheral nerve surgery. Very rarely can both a husband and a wife find the need for his services. In our piece, Robert & Julie’s Journey, pages 1 we tell the story of obert and Julie Jackson and how r. Tollestrup helped them win back their uality of life.

The niversity Medical enter of outhern evada has launched a public information and training campaign. cott erbs’ piece, UMC Provides Life-Saving Education with ‘Stop the Bleed’ Campaign, pages provides readers with valuable information and a route to gaining the expertise necessary in the case of a bloody accident. It never hurts to be prepared, ust ask the Boy couts.

The headline for an ugust medical pub, this year, has to be the opening at last of the LV chool of Medicine. We wanted to interview members of its first class. ue to all the cra iness of launch day, this was not to be maybe we will catch up with them later. We were, however, granted access to their state of art Virtual natomy Lab. I guess it is no surprise that in a city that boasts its share of virtual strip attractions, now boast an anatomy lab that rivals anything found in the sick bay on the tarship nterprise. We at VI wish all concerned a heartfelt mazal tov (congratulations.) abbi ocheved Mint left the for a month in Israel shaking like a leaf she returned as steady as a rock. In our piece Curing the Shakes, pages - we cover this remarkable development and credit those Israeli physicians at The ambam Medical enter in Haifa responsible. We also talk to r. oltan Mari, Mint ’s treating physician in Las Vegas, the ection Head of the evada Movement isorders Program and Lee Pascal Parkinson’s isease cholar at leveland linic Lou uvo enter for Brain Health.

Finally this month we talk to r. eoffrey her, a pioneering infertility specialist who has, over his three decades plus of practice helped many thousands of couples reali e their dreams of a family. He is about to retire, removing his strong shadow from the field. He muses about the years and most remarkably talks disappointedly about those individuals that he could not help. We wish him well and offer to lend him a fishing rod. eep in the shade, drink a lot of water and as always see you in the racks.

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Your Guide to the Arts, Entertainment and Community Events.

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T-Mobile Arena, 3780 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-692-1300. http://t-mobilearena.com THIEVERY CORPORATION 8 p.m., $40 and up.

Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://brooklynbowl. com/las-vegas SLAYER WITH SPECIAL GUESTS LAMB OF GOD AND BEHEMOTH 7 p.m., $59.50. Venue.

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TRINA JOHNSON FINN: LIPSTICK DIVA! BORN TO SING 7 p.m., $20 and up. Cabaret Jazz, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com AN EVENING WITH BURT BACHARACH 7:30 p.m., $29 and up. Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas.

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KENDRICK LAMAR WITH TRAVIS SCOTT & D.R.A.M. 7:30 p.m., $49.50 and up. T-Mobile Arena, 3780 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

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7 p.m., $39.50 and up. The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas. 702-6935000. http://hardrockhotel.com

9 p.m., $162 and up. Axis Theater, Planet Hollywood, 3667 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-785-5555. http://caesars.com/ planethollywood

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STEEL PANTHER Through August 25, 9:30 p.m., $16 and up. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702632-7600. http://mandalaybay.com

DIE ANTWOORD 8 p.m., $29 and up. The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. http://cosmopolitan.com

BOYZ II MEN Through August 12, 10 p.m., $97 and up. Terry Fator Theatre, Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702791-7111. http://mirage.com

CROWN THE EMPIRE WITH SEE STARS, PALAYE ROYALE & OUT CAME THE WOLVES 7 p.m., $20 and up. Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas. 702-693-5000. http://hardrockhotel.com

GEORGE LOPEZ Through August 12, 10 p.m., $98 and up. Terry Fator Theatre, Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-7917111. http://mirage.com PETER CINCOTTI 7 p.m., $39 and up. Cabaret Jazz, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http:// thesmithcenter.com LADY GAGA 7:30 p.m., $45 and up. T-Mobile Arena, 3780 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-692-1300. http://t-mobilearena.com HERMAN’S HERMITS Through August 12, 7:30 p.m., $40 and up. South Point Showroom, South Point, 9777 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702796-7111. http://Southpointcasino.com

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DEEP PURPLE AND ALICE COOPER 7 p.m., $45 and up. The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. http://cosmopolitan.com BRYSON TILLER WITH H.E.R. & METRO BOOMING: SET IT OFF TOUR 8 p.m., $49.50 and up. The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas. 702-693-5000. http://hardrockhotel.com YURIDIA 8 p.m., $35 and up. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-632-7600. http://mandalaybay.com

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Cabaret Jazz, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http:// thesmithcenter.com

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FRANK LASPINA PRESENTS: “ELVIS: THE STAGE BIOGRAPHY” 2 p.m., $25 and up. Cabaret Jazz, The Smith Center, 361

$25 and up. The Pearl, Palms, 4321 W.

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YOUNG THE GIANT 7 p.m., $40 and up. The Pearl, Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas.

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Cashman Center, 850 N. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-386-7100. http://lv51.com

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LAS VEGAS 51’S BASEBALL VS. RENO Through August 27, 7:05 p.m., $12 and up.

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JAY LENO 10 p.m., $108 and up. Terry Fator Theatre, Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. http://mirage.com STEVE MARTIN & MARTIN SHORT 7:30 p.m., $68 and up. The Colosseum, Caesars Palace, 3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 866-2275938. http://caesarspalace.com BJ THOMAS 8 p.m., $20.71 and up. The Showroom, Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas. 702-385-7111. http://goldennugget.com RANCID AND DROPKICK MURPHYS 7 p.m., $32 and up. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 200 S. 3rd St., Las Vegas. 800-7453000. http://caesars.com/planethollywood JAMES DARREN Through August 26, 7:30 p.m., $25 and up. South Point Showroom, South Point, 9777 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702796-7111. http://Southpointcasino.com

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$35 and up. The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. http://cosmopolitan.com BRIAN CULBERTSON 8 p.m., $49.50 and up. The Foundry, SLS, 2535 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-761-7000. http://slshotels.com/lasvegas/ MAYWEATHER VRS. MCGREGOR 6 p.m., $306 and up. T-Mobile Arena, 3780 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-692-1300. http://tmobilearena.com

27 FOREIGNER WITH CHEAP TRICK 7 p.m., $45 and up. The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. http://cosmopolitan.com

30 THE FIXX 7 p.m., $35 and up. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-8622695. http://brooklynbowl.com/las-vegas

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American classics in a diner setting come to the southwest corner of Las Vegas with Metro iner. erving breakfast, lunch, and dinner all day, choose from hearty portions of such favorites as a western omelet, chicken pot pie, or harleston hrimp and rits. Then there’s “ o Hala on the uare.” Two thick slices of challah bread stuffed with bananas, cream cheese, brown sugar, and ha elnut syrup, prepared like French toast and topped with a blueberry/strawberry compote and powdered sugar. breakfast favorite or dessert Metro Diner, Las Vegas.

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The rule-bending Smoking Bandito is made with tequila that is infused with al pastor meat then filtered. n oy this Adobada savory infusion, prepared with Hornitos Black Barrel e o Te uila, fresh pineapple uice, charred pineapples, black salt, lime, and agave.

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One of the most popular myths surrounding the origin of dim sum is that it was created by chefs of the hinese oyal ourt many centuries ago, in order to touch the heart’ of hinese nobility. s the tradition spread, teahouses along the ancient ilk oad would serve tea and light snacks to entice hungry travelers. Ping Pang Pong has been enticing Las Vegans for 1 years and now, with its newly-unveiled interior renovation, there’s yet another reason to visit. im sum service is available from 1 a.m. to p.m. daily, with classic pushcarts offering a selection of more than authentic dishes from provinces throughout hina. From p.m. to a.m., diners can en oy a selection of authentic hinese dinner entrees.

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Send the Kids to College Your students needs some downtime; the Iminovo Magic Mushroom Mood Light will provide a calming ambiance and soothing tunes to re-energize you mind and soul. They can choose their favorite colors depending on their mood, set it to music and unwind after a busy day, while it charges their cell phone and keeps track of time to wake them if they happen to sink into slumber. $42.99. Amazon.com

Help them get organized two different ways with this desktop organizer, which can sit flat for use as an ergonomic monitor riser with two levels to maximize vertical space, or stand upright as a convenient caddy. Either way, there’s plenty space for papers, pens and other supplies. $99. The Container Store, Town Square Las Vegas, 6532 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-712-4801.

Missing their favorite feline? No problem with this cozy, cute Cat Face Throw Pillow. Perfect for adding charm and style to their favorite seat, this digitalprinted pillow brings comfort to their space with delightful feline style. $19.

Bed Bath & Beyond, all Las Vegas locations and bedbathandbeyond.com

Studying is up to them, but the LaMetric Time will track of everything else, like time, weather, emails, calendar events, tweets, followers, news, deadlines and any other metric needed for home away from home, and displays them almost in realtime! No need to check multiple apps or news sites for the information they need. Instead, they receive key information at a glance, all in one place. The possibilities are endless. The form factor is si ed to fit well on a table, shelf, shop-front or a counter. $199. Amazon.com

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Do they need a hug to fall asleep? These super soft faux fur or luxe faux leather floor sleepers are as cozy and as comfy as their favorite sweater. A big plus is that they can adjust to four different positions for super convenient transformations. $459-$529. PBTeen.com

Allow them to post their favorite pics on this luxe magnet board with a mini attachable shelf for hanging other things, like reminders as well as little knick-knacks, plants + more. $34. Urban Outfitters, Fashion Show, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd., S., Las Vegas. 702-794-4011

Let them sit comfortably (and stylishly) back in their digs with this multicolored retro swivel chair. Adjustable to their height, and the safety casters have a pressure-sensitive brake mechanism that keeps the chair in place when they stand up, and releases automatically when they sit down. $119. IKEA, 6500 Ikea Way, Las Vegas. 888-888-4532.

For basic sustenance there’s the Survival Snack Box, full of an assortment of handpicked snacks – all necessary for dorm room survival. Instant ramen, mac ‘n cheese, cereal, Slim Jim, Pringles, instant breakfast pouches, pretzels, Poptarts, candy and gum, everything a kid would need for late-night studying – as long as they don’t eat them all at once. $36.79. Staples.com

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Discover All you need is LOVE Whether you’re a fan of Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil or not, the new and free Magical Technical Tour offers an amazing inside look into the production’s state-of-the-art technology, one-of-a-kind set pieces and theatre’s epic sound system. As part of the presentation, attendees will enjoy a demonstration of the show’s powerhouse opening number “Get Back” – removing artists from the equation to highlight the production’s immense capabilities.

Saturdays, 1-1:30 p.m.

Mirage Hotel & Casino, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd.

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Art meets Music in the Summer of Drumming The Summer of Drumming is an exhibition of extraordinary original artwork created by rock icons Steve Smith of Journey, Steven Adler of Guns N' Roses, Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) & ASIA, Bill Ward of Black Sabbath, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Lombardo of Slayer, and Chad Sexton of 311. Regular appearances by the artists are scheduled during the term of the exhibition, which will run through October 1, 2017. What a conversation starter to have a piece of rock iconography hanging on your wall.

The Gallery of Music & Art, The Forum Shops at Caesars, 3rd level, 3500 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-366-9904. http://gma-lv.com

Immerse Yourself in Color Imagine the joy of stumbling upon a world-renowned artist’s work hidden away in the unused recesses of Louis Vuitton, the French luxury handbag store, in The Shops at Crystals on the Las Vegas strip. James Turrell’s Akhob (Egyptian word for "pure water") is an immersive art installation, free and open to the public by appointment only. Plan ahead, parties of four to six can view the exhibit at any one time and reservations are always booked 3-4 weeks in advance. They are open Thursday through Monday, 11:30 am - 7:30 pm, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Louis Vuitton, 3720 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas.

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Godwin Maduka, M.D., PharmD. A Passion for Better Health and Pain Relief

By Rob Kachelriess Photography by Steven Wilson

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odwin Maduka is more than a good doctor. He’s a good businessman as well. He founded the Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Center in 1999 and has seen it expand to a total of six locations throughout Southern Nevada. Each facility is a one-stop destination for a wide array of medical services, including primary care,

preventative care, urgent care, radiology, lab work, and even surgery. “The product we have benefits everybody, regardless of social class,” says Maduka. “It’s helping people.”

The business growth has been dramatic for the doctor, but his journey began on the other side of the world, in Africa. Maduka was born in Nkerehi (later renamed Umuchukwu), a tiny village in Nigeria. He is now its favorite son, after heavily investing his own fortune to reimagine it from the ground up. His projects include homes, apartments, government buildings,

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Dr. Maduka and his surgical staff.

classrooms, churches, police stations, a hospital, a gas station, and perhaps most impressive of all, a 17-story building designed for medical research. Maduka also worked with the government to help bring clean water, electricity, and roads to his people.

The story represents an amazing turn of events when looking back on Maduka’s childhood. His family had little money but there was one important factor working in his favor. “I was given a gift,” he says. “Academic brilliance.”

From kindergarten through high school, Maduka was always first in his class. “Almost a 4.0 GPA all throughout,” he adds, while noting he traveled outside his village to pursue his education. He adored his father, an herbalist who was able to heal patients with roots and other forms of natural medicine. When his father passed away, Maduka made an important promise: “I said ‘Dad, I’m going to be a pharmacist and I’m going to be a medical doctor. I’m going to make you proud.’”

He blew through an entrance exam and was accepted to the University of Port Harcourt School of Medicine, about 150 miles away. “But there was nobody to train me,” Maduka remembers. With few options at home, he

started thinking about opportunities in the United States when a friend gave him a scholarship form for Rust College in Mississippi.

Maduka was accepted but the scholarship only covered about half his expenses. Fortunately, his younger brother, who had moved to the Nigerian capital city of Abuja, was able to help cover the rest with money made from auto repair work. “He said, ‘Don’t worry. You’re the smart one. Here’s the money. Maybe the family can now have a chance in life.’” fter receiving a little more financial help from an uncle in the air force, Maduka made his way to the United States in 1982. With the pressure on, he graduated summa cum laude in chemistry in a year-and-a-half instead of four - before the money ran out. That led to a scholarship at the Mercer University School of Pharmacy in Atlanta. “I did what I could to sustain myself,” he remembers. “I worked as a security guard. I washed plates in restaurants.”

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accusations of discrimination and offered him a full scholarship. “Room, board, books, tuition, everything,” he says.

After receiving his Doctor of Medicine, Maduka’s toughest test came in Boston at Harvard Medical School, where he studied anesthesiology, critical care and pain management. “I took the board and passed it with flying colors,” he remembers about earning his medical license. “Written and oral, even with my accent.”

Finally done with school, Maduka relocated to Las Vegas in 1997, based on a recommendation from a classmate. He received a job with Dr. Eugene Chen, was given $8,000 as an advance payment, and found himself working as an anesthesiologist at UMC, Desert Springs, Sunrise and other hospitals throughout the valley.

After a few challenging years, Maduka wanted to expand his scope to cover pain treatment. The first step was starting his own practice in about 700 square feet of empty space at the Red Rock Medical Group. “I had one exam room, one office and one toilet. That’s it,” he remembers. Maduka started marketing himself and business exploded.

By 1999, he was seeing so many patients, it made sense to find a place of his own. He aimed high and took a bank loan to purchase the commercial space near Jones and Flamingo that would become the first Las Vegas Pain

Institute. His vision was to have a clinic for himself and then lease the rest of the space out to other medical professionals. He paid the loan off in less than two years and soon the entire building was operating under his umbrella.

Despite the challenge of the Great Recession, Maduka was able to open a second location in Henderson. Over the following years, the Las Vegas Pain Institute expanded to the northwest near Centennial, northeast near Nellis Air Force Base and on Sahara near the Strip. A southwest location on Blue Diamond will celebrate its grand opening by the end of 2017.

“There is no other medical center like this,” says Maduka. “We started as a pain management center but after many years, we realized we had to do more for our patients.”

With a depth of services, the Las Vegas Pain Institute offers convenience, often serving as an emergency room alternative for non-critical patients.

Maduka says each facility is strategically located near a major hospital to make sure every patient has quick access to whatever care is needed.

“We’ll treat you in-house or find you the appropriate specialist,” he says.

Maduka’s new approach even carries over to wearing a business suit instead of a traditional white coat. But the most important factor is offering each patient understanding and empathy. “You can be the best businessman, but if you generally care for folks and have a passion for

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Dr. Maduka in surgery.

what you do, it shows,” he points out. “This is a business of healing. This is a business of making people feel better.”

Maduka continues to visit Nigeria about once a year. Despite the improvements made to his native village, there have been plenty of struggles and challenges along the way. The majority of the people are Christian but Maduka says he’s faced resistance from those who don’t understand his vision, including a small Pagan population who perform animal sacrifices in a public stream and follow outdated concepts. “When twins are born, they kill them because they say people shouldn’t be born in multiples of twos. If you have a headache, they say you’re a victim of witchcraft when you might actually be suffering from malaria. This is the kind of stuff we’re fighting.”

The doctor says he’s been the victim of slander and falsely tied to criminal acts by vigilantes. Those allegations were dismissed by Nigerian police following an in-depth investigation. “They accuse me of all kinds of stuff,” he says. “There’s no connection.”

Whether it’s in igeria or the nited tates, Maduka has a valuable role to play in continuing to help others. “I’m here for a purpose. What happened to me, doesn’t happen often,” he says. “From the jungle to Harvard... how often do you see that happen?” www.davidlv.com | 27

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Robert & Julie’s Journey Dr. Tim Tollestrup Helps a Couple Regain Quality of Life

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ith his steely blue eyes, intense ga e and confident demeanor, it’s hard to imagine obert Jackson a fra led mess. But that is exactly what he was less than one year ago. hronic, debilitating, excruciating back and sciatica pain rendered him helpless, making him a shell of his former and current self.

“My life was a struggle,” Jackson says. “I could barely get through work. I would come home, eat dinner and lay down. I couldn’t help my wife or play with my kids. The pain was affecting my relationships with my family. I had no desire to do any of my hobbies like hunting, fishing, and hiking. I couldn’t do pro ects around the house. I was useless.”

For years Jackson suffered from sciatica pain. Then he had a wakeboard accident, fracturing his L and L vertebrae. Those fractures healed but after the accident he was left with much worse sciatica pain and new pain in his lower back, right leg and foot.

The harrowing pain haunted him all day and all night. espite a heavy dose of narcotic pain medication, he would wake up every hour. In the morning, he never felt rested. The vicious cycle continued with no end in sight.

“I couldn’t be the person I knew I should be,” he says. “ t years old, I felt like my life was over.”

Desperate Times Jackson was so desperate he agreed, against his better udgment, to back fusion surgery. red flag should have been that his surgeon didn’t understand the source or location of his pain.

“He kept asking me if I had pain on my left side,” recalls Jackson. “But I had pain on my right side I should have known the surgery wouldn’t work.”

The back fusion surgery was a horrible experience. Jackson was in bed for six months and when he recovered, his pain was worse. nfortunately, Jackson is in a huge camp of patients who endure the trauma of a back surgery that was never needed or indicated. This is because their spine is not the root of the pain problem.

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Dr. Tim Tollestrop in surgery.

“Chronic back pain is a condition that affects millions of Americans,” explains Dr. Tim Tollestrup, peripheral nerve surgeon. “The traditional approach to chronic back pain - spine surgery or pain management - has a mixed record of success at best.”

Tollestrup believes that the problem stems from a fixed mindset that doesn’t allow for outside the box thinking.

“Spine surgeons, pain management doctors, neurologists and other

specialists are essentially blind to the peripheral nervous system,” says Tollestrup. “Peripheral Nerve Anatomy is not something that is taught in medical school or at any other stage of their training.”

Physicians who treat patients with spine pain, believe that all back pain originates from the spine. They are essentially incapable of considering any other option.

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Dr. Tim Tollestrop in surgery.

to the peripheral nerves, no amount of physical therapy, spine surgery, or narcotics will ever give the patient pain relief.

Luckily for Jackson, fate intervened, providing him with an unlikely road to recovery.

Chance Encounter Jackson’s wife Julie cut her leg on a broken mirror, severing two nerves.

Two doctors, an orthopedic surgeon and a neurologist, both said there was nothing they could do and to let the injury heal on its own.

Tollestrup didn’t agree, operating on Julie the same day he examined her. He repaired her lacerated nerves using cadaver nerve grafts so that she would have the chance to regain muscle function and skin sensation.

After watching Tollestrup help his wife, Jackson started chatting with him about his back problems.

Within a few minutes of listening, Tollestrup intuitively sensed the problem wasn’t coming from Jackson’s back.

“That conversation gave me hope,” says Jackson. “For the first time in forever, I thought maybe I can get my life back.”

Jackson came in to see Tollestrup in his office. Tollestrup spent an hour and a half learning his history and physically examining him. This was in direct contrast with Jackson’s neurosurgeon, who never touched him.

“The reason that Jackson did not get better with the spine surgery is that his low back and sciatica pain were due to peripheral nerve

problems and not a problem with the spine,” explains Tollestrup.

Tollestrup is only one of a handful of surgeons in the world who perform peripheral nerve surgery with a focus on relieving chronic pain.

He trained under Dr. Lee Dellon, a trailblazer who essentially invented this new field of surgery.

Learning how to do this surgery requires an additional year of training on top of all the other postgraduate surgical training required of new physicians. Dr. Dellon was only able to train one doctor per year and did so for a decade. Dr. Tollestrup was the second to last fellow he trained.

Most of the doctors who trained with Dellon have made cosmetic or reconstructive plastic surgery the focus of their practices. Dr. Tollestrup is one of only four in the U.S. who focus on relieving chronic pain through peripheral nerve surgery.

“We are essentially witnessing the dawn of a new field of surgery,” explains Tollestrup. “The problem is that it is very difficult to create and disseminate new knowledge in medicine. In 50 years, this type of surgery will be as accepted and commonplace as any other type of surgery that we are familiar with in 2017.”

In Jackson’s case, no one – not four doctors nor two physician assistants – ever considered that the problem might not be originating from his spine.

Jackson, like many other patients, had surgery on his spine for a problem identified on imaging that is not even anatomically capable of producing the type of clinical symptoms he was suffering from.

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Dr. Tim Tollestrup’s patients, Robert and Julie Jackson.

There is even a term for patients who undergo spine surgery without any improvement or even worsening of their pain. It’s called “Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.”

Better and Better Jackson’s first surgery involved Tollestrup removing his piriformis muscle, basically a spare part in the buttocks that we don’t need, and decompressing nerves in his leg.

Jackson says he knew immediately the surgery was successful.

“I felt so good right after the surgery,” Jackson says. “And I just kept feeling better and better as the days passed. The surgery completely healed my sciatica and right-side leg and foot pain.”

Tollestrup then operated a second time, removing Jackson’s superior cluneal nerves which relieved his lower back pain.

These days Jackson is back to being the person, husband, and father he knows he can be.

“I am doing my hobbies, helping around the house and planning trips,” says Jackson. “Next month I am going hunting with my two oldest kids.”

But the biggest difference is in his everyday life.

“I come home from work and instead of laying down, I interact with my family,” he says. “I am happy.”

He is grateful to Tollestrup for giving him a second chance at what matters most.

“He changed my life,” says Jackson. “I was suicidal. The pain was wreaking havoc on my marriage. Now my relationship with Julie is super strong.”

Jackson is now an evangelist for Tollestrup, encouraging others to see if he can help them.

Yet even after sharing his success story, he senses reluctance to try a new approach. “ our neurosurgeons may be well-respected in the field and doing what they think is best. But this is a new area of medicine that isn’t taught in medical school.”

Jackson encourages them to take a chance. Why not?

“What is an hour of your life to meet with Dr. Tollestrup,” he says. “He will not perform surgery unless he knows it will help.”

“Millions of people could benefit from a surgery that they have no idea exists,” Jackson adds. “I was hopeless. And look at me now.”

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UMC Provides Life-Saving Education with ‘Stop the Bleed’ Campaign

By Scott Kerbs, UMC Physician Experience Coordinator

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hen life-threatening bleeding occurs, mere seconds can mean the difference between life and death. In many cases, friends, colleagues and other bystanders must take steps to save an injured person’s life before emergency medical personnel arrive on the scene.

Recognizing the importance of educating the public, and training large groups of people to quickly and appropriately treat bleeds, the UMC Trauma Center is now part of a national campaign designed to save lives through valuable education. As part of the national ‘Stop the Bleed’ Campaign, UMC Trauma surgeons offer complimentary training courses for local organizations in an effort to provide individuals with the skills needed to stop life-threatening bleeding.

“This program empowers the public to learn some very basic techniques to stop bleeding in the field,” said M Trauma urgeon r. Paul hestovich.

“The techni ues are not difficult to learn, but in the right setting, they could be life-saving.” uring the one-hour training course, medical professionals provide detailed instructions for applying pressure to a wound, packing a wound

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Dr. Douglas Fraser, Vice Chief of Trauma at UMC, trains Red Rock Search & Rescue team members as part of the ‘Stop the Bleed’ campaign, a national effort to provide community members with the skills needed to stop life-threatening bleeding.

and applying a tourniquet. In addition to a lecture and question-andanswer sessions, each course includes hands-on activities during which participants practice on fake limbs replicating gunshot and stab wounds.

Dr. Douglas Fraser, Vice Chief of Trauma at UMC, regularly sees individuals who die as a result of blood loss. Many of these deaths are preventable, he notes, but far too many community members simply lack

the training and tools required to address a severe bleed while emergency responders are en route. r. Fraser, a former firefighter and paramedic, said his experiences with these types of injuries motivated him to join the ‘Stop the Bleed’ campaign and work toward building a large group of community members who are prepared to save lives. www.davidlv.com | 33

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Dr. Douglas Fraser, Vice Chief of Trauma at UMC, helps a Red Rock Search & Rescue team member apply a tourniquet to a fake limb during a recent ‘Stop the Bleed’ training session.

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“Our goal is to train everyone we possibly can, including security personnel, construction workers, teachers, Uber drivers, hotel housekeeping staff and many others,” he said. “If we properly train every housekeeping employee at a hotel, we have an army of individuals with the ability to stop a lifethreatening bleed.”

Dr. Fraser and his colleagues recently conducted a training session for more than 60 members of Red Rock Search & Rescue, providing detailed information to a group of people who frequently encounter injured community members and visitors.

“Having access to this type of training better prepares our team for serving the community,” said Lory Hayon, Wellness Coordinator for Red Rock Search & Rescue.

The course included hands-on training focused on the proper application of a tourniquet, a simple tool that plays a valuable role in stopping the flow of blood from extremities. Dr. Fraser said he frequently sees lives saved by tourniquets, and he encourages individuals and businesses to consider purchasing these low-cost first-aid tools.

“Purchasing a tourni uet is ust like having a fire extinguisher in your home,” he explains. “It’s something you hope to never use, but when the time comes, it can save a person’s life.”

While tourniquets serve as valuable tools for any home or business, Dr. Fraser said they are especially important for construction jobsites and workplaces with heavy machinery.

“The expense associated with purchasing tourniquets is minimal when you compare it to losing an employee,” he said, also encouraging businesses to contact UMC to schedule complimentary ‘Stop the Bleed’ training sessions.

Following the training, each participant receives a certificate from the merican ollege of urgeons. ertified individuals can conduct their own training sessions, further spreading this valuable knowledge throughout the community.

M has certified a number of team members in an

effort to maximize the impact of the ‘Stop the Bleed’ Campaign.

Dr. Chestovich advises all community members to learn the life-saving skills offered through the ‘Stop the Bleed’ training sessions.

“You never know when you’re going to be in a situation where you can make a difference,” he says. “You could intervene and potentially save that person’s life. It could even be a family member or a close friend.”

In addition to the ‘Stop the Bleed’ training sessions, the UMC Trauma Center also recently hosted a lecture from Dr. Gary Parrish, the attending emergency room physician on duty at Orlando General Hospital during the Pulse Nightclub terrorist attack in 2016. Designed for EMS professionals and emergency department physicians and nurses, the lecture offered information about the steps these professionals can take to prepare for mass casualty incidents.

While it can be difficult to think about these types of tragic mass casualty scenarios, Dr. Fraser and his colleagues want the community to be prepared, trained, and ready to save lives.

“It’s not enough to call 9-1-1 and simply wait for help to arrive,” Dr. Fraser says. “At the UMC Trauma Center, our team is committed to helping our fellow community members gain the skills required to keep patients alive while help is on the way.”

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The Black Sheep Modern Vietnamese Comfort Food by Chef Jamie Tran

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as Vegas has played host to a bevy of high profile restaurant openings this year - many of which have been written about in this maga ine. nd while these restaurants have often been high uality, none of them touch The Black heep. The little oint tucked away in a complex with at least three other eating options on urango and Warm prings might not have burst onto the scene with as much noise, but based solely on the uality of the food and drink, this is the winner for best new restaurant this year.

It would be tough for anything opening during the latter half of 1 to compete with what hef Jamie Tran is putting out in her uaint eatery.

Tran is -years-old, but she looks young enough to still get carded. The chef might come off as demure and docile, but in the kitchen, she’s a beast.

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Tran, the fifth of nine children in her family, has ended up with her own restaurant. The writing began etching itself on the wall when she was ust a toddler. ays Tran, “I knew I loved cooking when I was . In alifornia we had rolling blackouts and my mom would makeshift some stoves out of cookie tins, she’d cut them open and make pork belly. My dish is inspired by it. Braised pork belly, rice, and saut ed veggies. My mom finally let me cook when I was four - fried rice.”

We’ll talk Tran’s play on pork later. s for Tran’s parental influence on her cooking, it wasn’t ust from her mother. Tran’s father was a chef at a hinese restaurant for years and even had his daughter train under him.

While he was prepping Tran for her future, she saw things a different way.

Tran recalls, “I didn’t want to be a chef because I didn’t want to be like my dad. My friends, my family, even my dad said I was gonna be like him. ou’re gonna be a chef, why keep fighting it ’” Tran studied business at an Francisco tate niversity while also attending culinary school at Le ordon Bleu. he moved to Las Vegas to gain experience at the remarkable burger chain, Bachi Burger. From there she staged a few shifts at harlie Palmer’s high end wine and steak Mandalay Bay outpost, ureole. he was offered a ob, at that time under xecutive hef Vincent Pouessel, and stayed for five years.

For those who don’t know who Pouessel is, he has all the talent of the Clockwise from Top: hi Tuna Tartare, cottish ing almon

celebrity chefs he’s worked for. He is currently overseeing the upscale menu movement at the incredibly busy Paris Hotel branch of Mon mi abi. fter ureole, he moved onto db Brasserie under aniel Boulud where he was putting out some of the most stunning French food in the city. Tran followed Pouessel to db and her techni ue only got stronger under the maestro.

This intermingling of French and Vietnamese cuisine isn’t ust a happy coincidence. France coloni ed Vietnam in the mid 1 s and from a purely culinary level, French techni ue mixed with Vietnamese ingredients produced, both then and now, some of the best food in the world.

This is the basis for what Jamie Tran is doing at The Black heep. all it Modern Vietnamese comfort food. The foundation of traditional French techni ue with Vietnamese home style dishes is proving to be a stroke of genius for the team behind the restaurant. Tran attributes the concept to missing her family. he explains, “I’m homesick and I can’t go home so I’m gonna make home.”

That’s the beauty of Jamie Tran. Her vision is so clear and it comes through in her cuisine. The menu isn’t large, around ten appeti ers and ten entrees, but it’s executed at such a distinguished level, it would be foolish of the chef to add more and stretch her focus.

From the appeti er section, you can’t go wrong with the ahi tuna tartare 1 . We know, everybody is doing it. But is everybody doing it like a Vietnamese poke Tran utili es sriracha, chili oil, and lime est to make the raw fish pop with flavor. he dehydrates rice with sesame seeds and cooks it over a flame to make a rice puff known as banh trang that adds the crunchy component. s a diner, you’ll notice Tran’s obsession with textural contrasts. Take the hamachi crudo 1 for instance. The delicate raw fish is balanced by a young coconut and kaffir lime chilled consomm - there’s that French influence making itself known - and pickled daikon. It is finished with a neon green alapeno tapioca crisp. It’s an of-the-moment riff on known parts and it is very successful.

There is an element of crunch by way of frying in many of the appeti ers.

It would be easy to assume this could become overbearing, but the fry on most items is done so expertly, it’s often difficult to remember you are eating another fried thing.

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Fried beef crisps ($6) are so addictive, they should have their own anonymous meetings to get people unhooked off these things. Think beef tendon chicharon with togarashi dust and chili lime sauce. The chef explains her inspiration as such, “Some people can’t take the soft texture of beef tendon so I thought, ‘How can I make it the way people will love it the way I like it?’ I dehydrated the beef tendon and made it into a chip, then I got it to the point of almost like popcorn. I love the Mexican chili (chamoy) you put on fruits so I just did that. With the lime, I thought about beer and this is very approachable for anybody to eat.” Eat it. Trust me.

Vietnamese Imperial olls 9 are fit for royalty and are yet another stunner from the left side of the menu. Here, Tran expertly utilizes her personal and professional backgrounds and combines them to make something special.

Duroc pork and shrimp are prepared in the French country pâté style, with fennel, black trumpet mushrooms, and spices filling out the bill. This mixture is stuffed into spring roll wrappers as a nod to the way Tran’s mother used to prepare rolls. They are then - you guessed it - fried to perfection and sit against a yellow frisee salad, ninja daikon, and pickled heirloom carrots. When football season comes around, I could eat a plate of these every Sunday, thereby combining the greatness of French, Vietnamese and American cultures.

Pork is often a centerpiece ingredient as it is with bao sliders ($9). This is a play on Vietnamese bao dumplings that sees Tran make her own petite bao buns - delicious, airy, doughy pockets of goodness - and fill them with lap cheang, which is Chinese pork sausage, a viscous fried quail egg, crispy shallots, fresh herbs, and jalapeno aioli. It’s the best bao in Las Vegas this side of Fat Choy. They are served with fried lotus root chips, giving one a current Asian riff on the burger and fries play.

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Moving onto main courses, let’s get back to the aforementioned pork belly. Mom’s version of the dish was more than just a meal to the young would-be chef. Tran recalls, “Mom is not very expressive. Food is love. I knew she loved us through that.”

Tran’s interpretation of this love is her braised Duroc pork belly ($18) which brings joy with many different components, not just the hog itself.

There’s multi-colored sticky rice presented inside of the deep green banana leaf it was cooked in. There’s assertive mustard greens, even darker than the banana leaf. There’s a deep red cherry sauce. As for the pork, Chef Tran removes the skin and gives it the crunchy chicharon treatment. What’s left in the middle is the juicy pig flanked by seasonal mushrooms.

For the beef eaters, look no further than slow-cooked short rib ($22).

The concept here is reminiscent of Vietnamese beef stew. It’s one of the world’s best comfort foods. At The Black Sheep, the vegetables normally associated with cold weather -carrots, onions, etc - have been freshened up as a summer squash ratatouille instead. It’s a side dish worthy of being a main dish. It’s tossed in with house-made yucca gnocchi, which the chef made on a whim and it stuck. The meat is tender and pull-apart good. This one gets ordered on repeat.

The lighter proteins are equally as impressive. Scottish King Salmon lay Pot swipes out catfish for salmon and rice for the trendiest of grains, farro. It’s all steamed together with plums, plum sauce and sautéed eggplant for something that feels at once both decadent and health conscious.

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with a sauce comprised of soy, rice wine vinegar, Thai chili, and ginger. This viscous wonder sauce not only seeps into the perfectly cooked fish, but downwards onto the bed of greens beneath it. Tran remembered her mother’s fondness for cooking hinese spinach but wanted something a little more sumptuous, so she went with rainbow wiss chard. The greens are saut ed with garlic chips and the creeping sweetness from the rice wine vinegar sauce creates a taste unlike any other in the city. ocktails reach the standard set by the food with plays on mules and even adult egg cremes. Nothing, however, tops La Flama Blanca ($9) which features Kai Lemongrass Vodka, spicy Thai chili syrup, lemon simple and egg white. It’s frothy, it’s light, and it’s got a real kick to it. It’s a perfect summer cocktail, though I hope it stays on the menu all year.

Finish things off with an Asian take on tres leches cake. A steamed chocolate cake is doused with condensed milk tableside and the diner’s spoon is able to also pick up cacao nibs for a harder texture and smooth dollops of white chocolate and coffee cr me. eriously, what’s not to like hef Tran reminisces about working in various kitchens. Besides being a woman, she looks so young. he is the opposite of the intimidating French chefs she reveres so much. oworkers thought her capabilities were limited, perhaps because of her lack of bravado. he was, in fact, The Black heep.

As is often the case, the one no one paid attention to was the one with the most to offer. he came in with a clear yet different point of view. he has a skill set honed in kitchens full of all-stars. ometimes when you sit back and give those outcasts space to create, what you get is something as brilliant as The Black heep.

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Not Your Father’s Anatomy Class UNLV School of Medicine Inaugural Class Will Study in a 21st Century 3D Anatomy Lab

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efore the first class is taught, the LV chool of Medicine LV OM will have already notched a lofty achievement It will be the only medical school in the world to open with an exclusively Virtual natomy Lab. heady accomplishment when you consider that Las Vegas is not thought of as a global leader in either the healthcare or education space. But times are changing.

“We are creating an innovative curriculum, embracing forward-thinking principles to provide students the foundation needed to succeed over the next years as practicing physicians,” says LV OM ean r. Barbara tkinson.

One of these forward-thinking principles is to embrace the latest technology, hence the 1st century concept of natomy.

“The idea to open as an all-virtual anatomy lab was a no-brainer,” says r. Jeff Fahl, LV OM irector of natomy and the physician charged with creating the curriculum for the first ever exclusively virtual anatomy course. “ ven though virtual anatomy is the future, most medical schools still base their curriculum on adaveric natomy,” says Fahl. “They may have one or two digital anatomy tables but the focus is on cadavers.”

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classrooms designed for collaborative learning. His excitement is most palpable, however, when we enter the Digital Anatomy Lab. “This is my fiefdom,” he says with a smile.

When you enter, you see the six giant touchscreen tables which look like super-sized iPads. The tables are in place of cadavers found in a traditional anatomy lab.

UNLV SOM has six tables that cost about $100,000 each. This is a fraction of the $10 million it would cost to build (and the $2 million per year it would take to operate) a traditional cadaveric anatomy lab.

In Fahl’s opinion, a digital anatomy lab is not only less expensive but more efficient.

“In medical school, I spent about hours dissecting cadavers,” he says. “Most of what I learned then I have long since forgotten. As a practicing physician for 35 years, my world consists of looking at CT scans, M I’s, ultrasounds, and -rays.”

Fahl asserts that Digital Anatomy leads to a better understanding of Radiological Anatomy. Hence, it prepares most doctors for the real-life patient cases they will encounter.

The tables are impressive, engaging tools. It is hard not to get sucked in by the vast universe of anatomic knowledge immediately accessible with the touch of a screen. “These are slides of an appendix at the cellular level,” Fahl says as he demonstrates how the tables work. With a s uee e of the screen he zooms in to focus at a deeper level allowing one to see the nucleus of a cell. On this slide, one can see the orderly make up of cells, but also those areas where the cells are disordered, which represents a cancerous tumor.

The power of the table lies in how a CT scan or an MRI turns into a 3D rendering. With the touch of a button one can dissect an image and look inside to vividly see tissues, muscles, bones and cells. And then put it back together again. One can see how the human body is “perfectly ordered” according to Fahl. This makes it easier for the medical student to learn form and function, the two pillars of any anatomy course.

Interesting, and a bit creepy, is how these 3D renderings came to be.

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in Texas serving time for murder and looking to atone, and a housewife from Maryland. By slicing, scanning, and photographing cross sections of each body we have complete digital models for the students to study.

UNLV SOM students will be able to log in to the digital anatomy tablets from their iPads, which will allow them access 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In addition to the case studies built into the software, they can input their own.

Despite the advantages of a Digital Anatomy Lab, many still feel there will always be a fundamental need for cadaveric dissection.

Chris Ruff is the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution. He feels that digital simulation can give you an idea of where things should be, but it’s nearly impossible to get the level of detail that one can see in the flesh. It is a helpful educational tool for reviewing systems after the fact. “But for really learning it and seeing it for the first time, it’s like looking at a movie of someone hiking through the Grand Canyon versus actually hiking through the Grand Canyon” says Ruff.

To meet this need, the UNLV SOM will include cadaveric anatomy for future surgeons included in the their 4th year electives.

“We also will provide opportunities at the lark ounty oroner’s Office

for students to learn how a pathologist examines a deceased body,” says Dean Atkinson.

Dr. Fahl is currently writing the curriculum for the Digital Anatomy course which starts in late November. “The tables give us a channel to teach students anatomy in a way they will use for the rest of their lives,” says Fahl.

Digital Anatomy trickles down to the patient. If a physician has a deeper understanding of not only of what he sees on a CT scan but why and how, then he can better explain a condition or treatment to a patient. And that ultimately leads to better communication, building trust and solidifying the patient-doctor relationship.

Fahl then shares a little secret.

“This is not a true virtual lab,” he says. “it’s more like 3D.” In a virtual lab, you can interact with the 3D images in a real or physical way using special electronic equipment, such as a helmet with a screen inside or gloves fitted with sensors. nfortunately, an anatomy lab like this does not yet exist. Perhaps this will be a future achievement for the UNLV SOM. “With everything we have in place, we are capable of moving to a true virtual lab,” says Fahl. “That is the next step.” www.davidlv.com | 51

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Curing the Shakes Israeli Doctors Eliminate Parkinson’s Tremors by Targeting Brain Tissue

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y tremors are gone,” said Rabbi Yocheved Mintz, following a recent four-hour MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound procedure (FUS) performed by a team of neurology experts at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel. The recently retired 78-year-old spiritual leader (now Rabbi Emerita) at Congregation P’nai Tikvah in Las Vegas was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2013 by doctors at the leveland linic Lou uvo enter for Brain Health.

“While the diagnosis was life altering, so are the results of this procedure.

My uality of life has been significantly restored. The shaking in my right hand and leg was debilitating and, frankly, embarrassing. I can’t thank the Rambam medical team enough!” beams Mintz.

Dr. Ilana Schlesinger is a Rambam senior neurologist and heads the Movement Disorders and Parkinson’s Center there. She also led the team that performed the Focused Ultrasound on Mintz.

“Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by tremors, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia (slowness of movement), and impaired balance and coordination. Tremors are the most common initial symptom of Parkinson’s Disease and observed in about 50% of patients at the time of diagnosis,” Schlesinger says.

The disease is named for British physician James Parkinson who, in 1 1 , published the first description of the disease in an article entitled An Essay on the Shaking Palsy. The cause is unknown but believed to involve both genetic and environmental factors. It is associated with degeneration of vital nerve cells in the brain neurons , coupled with a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine, a chemical essential for the control of movement and coordination. There is currently no cure. The Rambam Medical enter, though, was the first medical center in Israel to offer the breakthrough procedure, treating tremors in both Parkinson’s and Essential Tremor (a nerve disorder characterized by uncontrollable shaking).

FUS technology, developed by the Israeli company InSightec, enables noninvasive MRI-guided ultrasound to ablate (destroy) affected tissue by concentrating beams through the skull to heat the target area. FUS offers an alternative to the surgically invasive eep Brain timulation F

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approved in the U.S. to treat Parkinson’s and Essential Tremor patients) where electrodes are implanted in the brain itself.

“This ability to treat a problem inside the brain without penetrating the skull is a breakthrough. We’re able to see and treat the area from the outside, without having to surgically enter the brain,” explains Schlesinger.

The procedure requires a team of four specialists: a movement disorder neurologist (Schlesinger), a neurosurgeon, a neuro-radiologist, and an anesthesiologist, “all of who must work precisely together since the results are irreversible.” The procedure isn’t without risks, however. “We can safely use the technology to treat only one side of the brain,” Schlesinger continues. “Bilateral lesions using this procedure run the risk of causing loss of speech and swallowing.” ach of the fifty-eight patients ambam’s neurological team has treated since 2013 have been medication resistant. Of those, 80% have had no tremor reoccurrence, while 20% have seen a minimal return. Only one patient saw tremors return with the same intensity. The results are encouraging. “We expect to apply this technology to treat Parkinson’s, not just the tremors, in the near future,” says Schlesinger.

Mintz describes her journey from diagnosis to cured tremors as having amazing moments of bashert (Yiddish for inevitable or preordained) and miracles. “I had no idea that my trip to Israel would have me undergoing a treatment, let alone returning tremor free,” says Mintz.

The trip, planned as a three-week tour of Israeli organizations, from various fields, working on life-saving initiatives, was organi ed by abbi Liat Yardeni-Funk, an old friend of Mintz’s, for students and board members of the Academy for Jewish Religion-CA J where Mint received her rabbinic ordination. ardeni-Funk, the ean of the abbinical chool of J , also organi ed a special surprise for Mint .

“One of the stops on the tour was the ambam Medical enter,” says Mintz. “The hospital is extraordinary in many respects, but I was excited at

the time to visit its three-story, underground, full service medical facility.”

That facility, which normally serves as a parking structure, can, within 72 hours, convert to a 2000 bed hospital, is sealed from chemical warfare in the event of missile attacks from neighboring hostile countries. Mintz would also become aware of the center’s success in treating Parkinson’s tremors.

With the help of ari at rshadnia, the Los ngeles-based irector, Western egion, for the merican Friends of ambam, ardeni-Funk got ambam’s representative to agree, during the tour, to mention to the group the work they were doing to cure tremors. The hope was that Mintz would jump at the opportunity to inquire further.

“That hope was realized. The rest is history!” exclaimed Yardeni-Funk.

“I was honored to have been there when the shidduch (matchmaking) was made between abbi Mint and the Parkinson’s enter,” shared at Arshadnia, whose fundraising efforts help to enable the center’s growth and success. r. oltan Mari, M , is Mint ’s treating physician in Las Vegas and, since this past May, the Section Head of the Nevada Movement Disorders Program and Lee Pascal Parkinson’s isease cholar at leveland linic Lou uvo enter for Brain Health. Mari, chlesinger, and another member of the ambam neurology team had all previously been colleagues at Johns Hopkins Hospital-Neurology in Baltimore, Maryland.

Even with the past professional relationship, Mari, like Mintz, was unaware a plan was in the works for Mintz to possibly be treated for her tremors while in Israel. He notes that, in this instance, the sharing of medical records and advance preparation and coordination between the uvo linic and ambam was not necessary.

“They the ambam neurology team can easily confirm a diagnosis via a medical exam, a patient’s narrative, and the effectiveness of medications to determine if someone is a candidate for F , which abbi Mint clearly was,” Mari said.

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Left: Rabbi Yocheved Mintz recovering, post procedur. Middle: A doctor studies her brain scan images. Right: In the MRI, thumbs up.

Mintz described the treatment as pain free and “like being in a Chagall painting.” Comfortable, for the most part, and somewhat like floating on air. She was wide awake and under no sedation. Doctors intermittently removed her from the MRI to monitor her progress. When heat from the beams became uncomfortable, doctors would dial down the intensity. By the end of the treatment, her tremors were gone.

Mari has seen the results from a handful of patients treated at Johns Hopkins by FUS for Essential Tremors. “The results were remarkable (60 to 70% improvement), but Rabbi Mintz’s results, at 100%, surpass anything I have seen thus far.” He explained, though, that it’s too soon to determine the reason for this, suggesting it could be partially attributed to the aggressive versus conservative approach of the team performing the procedure.

“Once the right coordinates on the brain are determined, and the heat from the ultrasound beam is applied and the tremor responds successfully, the technicians decide to what extent they will increase the energy to further destroy the tissue causing the tremor,” Mari explains.

“The possibility of transient side effects is considered. Some technicians would prefer to accept a conservative resolution rather than risk damage from attempting 100% resolution.”

The Ruvo Clinic does not currently offer FUS treatment, but expects to have the pioneering technology they are working on to be approved by the F later this year. ualified tremor patients instead undergo Deep Brain Stimulation, the results of which, according to Mari, seem to last longer than FUS, “but the data is too recent to draw a reliable conclusion,” he says. “ B , while surgically invasive, also offers the benefit of treating tremors on both sides of the brain; plus the results are reversible and can be adjusted over time according to patient need,” Mari adds. “Patients, in consultation with their doctor, have to decide which is the preferable way to go.”

Marveling at what Mintz calls Nes Gadol Haya Sham (A Great Miracle

Happened Here - referring to the miracle of Chanukah), she shares a profound moment the night before she was to undergo the treatment. “I was in Tel Aviv at the annual Laila Lavan (White Night) celebration. Shops and restaurants stay open and the streets are alive with music and dancing ‘til morning,” she says. “Standing at the corner of Ben Gurion and Ben Yehuda – a large scarf artfully wrapped around my head to disguise my baldness [a shaved head is required for the procedure], I was intrigued by a swing band and their professional dancers,” she continues. “Aware that the procedure comes with risks, I thought, what if I will never be able to dance again?”

She summoned the courage to explain her circumstance and ask one of the young men to dance the jitterbug with her. “Turned out that he was certified in dance therapy for Parkinson’s patients o figure I was able to dance half of the song I knew then that I was ready for the treatment,” said Mintz.

The morning following the procedure, Mintz enjoyed a bitter-sweet breakfast which she related to ardeni-Funk. For the first time in four years she was able to eat with a fork in her right hand.

“I had Israeli salad this morning, and it tasted terrible,” Mintz told Yardeni Funk.

“How can you say that ” ardeni-Funk replied. “Israeli salad is delicious ” “My salad was too salty,” Mintz explained, “because it was covered with my tears.”

For information on the Rambam Medical Center, contact Sari Arshadnia at SArshadnia@aforam.org. For information on the Israel Experience through the Academy of Jewish Religion-CA contact Rabbi Liat YardeniFunk at lfunk@ajrca.edu. For information on Parkinson’s treatment at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health contact MacKenzie Ruta at mruta@kirvindoak.com. www.davidlv.com | 55

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By Lisa A. Stark Pioneer, trailblazer, healer, entrepreneur, scientist and savior – these words have all been used to describe infertility icon Dr. Geoffrey Sher. After more than three decades in the field, her is retiring next year.

Passionate, intense, vivacious and sometimes outrageous, her has seen in the birth of more than 1 , babies, whose parents sought his expertise from all corners of the world. He is responsible for do ens of scientific breakthroughs in genetic testing and immunologic treatments that define the standard of care today.

Sher trained with a Nobel Prize winner, has appeared on Oprah and CNN, established the first private IVF practice in the . ., and now a movie, Vegas Baby, about his career produced by an Academy Award nominated producer, is being released. et for all his accomplishments, his parting words are melancholic and singed with self-reflection.

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? For all of our achievements, the reality is we are not as good as we think we are. s doctors, we cannot create life. We can create circumstances for life but in the end, we are just a conduit. There is always an element of luck and divine intervention.

The advice I give my patients when they ask what they can do to improve their chances is that they should pray. I believe that while man proposes, God disposes.

My biggest regret is that I couldn’t help more people. For the couples who were unsuccessful, I always wonder what could I have done differently.

WHY RETIRE NOW? I am retiring because as much as I love what I do, I know there is a season for everything. There comes a time to make way for new people and that time is now.

I have had the blessing of a phenomenal career. I have been involved in advancing the field of knowledge for genetic testing and immunology. I know I have made a difference in the lives of my patients.

I am announcing my retirement in advance, out of my respect for my patients. I want to give them the opportunity to make plans for treatment.

Many come from all over globe. Others have fro en embryos and eggs.

CASES TO REMEMBER There are so many patients that I hold close to my heart. Many I keep in touch with today. But there are a few who stand out for various reasons.

One woman from Australia had failed 23 consecutive IVF cycles. he had treatment in ustralia, , urope, and another clinic in the . . before contacting me. t , she was pre-

menopausal and running out of time. he was blessed to get pregnant with me on her first try after we discovered a subtle immunological problem. nother, a kind and generous young woman who works with disabled kids, suffered eight miscarriages before we had success. he has become like a second daughter to me. I am happy to say that she now has two children, a boy and a girl, thanks to our efforts. arolyn avage, the woman who made headlines a few years ago after a fertility clinic mix-up implanted another couple’s embryo into her uterus. he did get pregnant and gave the baby back to the biological parents at birth. he contacted me after this episode and we helped her have twins. But her story is a vivid reminder of how vigilant we need to be in checking and triple checking to make sure this type of mix-up never happens at our clinic.

Finally, an older woman who remarried and wanted to have children with her new husband. She couldn’t use her eggs so she turned to her daughter from her first marriage. Her daughter selflessly agreed to carry her mother’s baby, thus keeping the genetic link alive. The mother did give birth to twins making her the mother of her grandchildren.

WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT? I am blessed and humbled to have had the privilege of being able to provide a service that brings oy to so many people. I have been profoundly touched by the words patients have shared with me through the years. It is awe-inspiring to know that you played a small role in giving someone the gift of life.

I am also proud and honored to have worked with incredibly talented and compassionate colleagues through the years. o man is an island and I could never have accomplished what I did without these people by my side.

WHAT’S NEXT? First, we are having a seminar in early eptember.

This is important because it may be my last one.

Seminars have been a cornerstone of my career.

I believe knowledge is power. ducating couples about choices and options is a passion of mine. The seminar gives us a forum to enlighten and inspire people so they can make informed decisions.

We are also donating a free IVF cycle at the seminar. When you consider that an IVF cycle costs around $12,000 this is no small door prize. fter the seminar, I have several more cycles planned. Then I will retire sometime in 1 . My wife, Charlene, has many trips planned for us but wherever I am, my heart and mind will always be connected to helping families go from infertility to family.

Lisa Stark is mother of two of the 18,000 babies Dr. Sher helped bring into this world.

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