DAVID

M E D I C A L

M A V E N S

Y•

M 01_Cover_Form.indd 1

O

NL

• FOR

ED

SLEEPING TIGHT

,

C

DR

E

OO G L E D

IN

. F

A U G U S T 2 014

w w w. d av i d l v. co m

2 0 1 4

ICA L U

E S

EVERY BEAT VOLUNTEERS COUNTS IN MEDICINE

BURN UNIT AT UMC

7/22/14 4:40 PM

I SURVIV ED BECAUSE OF

NEVADA’S ONLY LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER Ron had been on a morning bike ride near his northern Arizona home when he was clipped from behind by a drowsy driver. The impact sent him flying 35 feet, and shattered his pelvis. He was brought over 150 miles to UMC, where the trauma team, against huge odds, ensured he could walk—even ride—again.

Only UMC can provide the highest level of care in the region, making UMC one of our most vital resources.

TOGETHER, WE SHINE. umcsn.com

01_Cover_Form.indd 2

7/22/14 4:42 PM

Visit the gallery and see the masterpieces of Graham Knuttel The Figurative Artist of the 21st Century 2nd Floor next to the Palazzo Waterfall Atrium Knuttel.com • 702.228.8808 • “Top Pocket Left” • All rights reserved

97232 Knuttel_David 03_16_FOB.indd 3 Magazine Ad.indd 1

2/19/14 10:42 3:39 PM 7/24/14 AM

RESEARCH IS THE HEALING EDGE OF CANCER TREATMENT.

Anna Triana

Diagnosis: Breast Cancer

UNITED TO REDEFINE CANCER CARE Through our affiliation with The US Oncology Network, we draw from nearly 1,300 clinical research trials involving more than 56,000 patients.

Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada conducts more research in Nevada than all other treatment centers combined. We also participate in and benefit from the robust research capabilities of The US Oncology Network and the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

No matter what you face, chances are we’ve faced it before. We possess the absolute latest medical research to support your course of individual treatment. And if your participation in a research study could benefit you, we can give you opportunities that simply don’t exist elsewhere.

Ask your doctor about Comprehensive. Visit cccnevada.com for more information or call 702.952.3350 to schedule an appointment today.

United in Healing

The US Oncology Network is supported by McKesson Specialty Health. © 2014 McKesson Specialty Health. All rights reserved.

03_16_FOB.indd 4

7/24/14 10:42 AM

Care That’s Built Around You

Kindred Healthcare is committed to delivering care from hospital to home with quality and compassion. Our post-acute services in Las Vegas – including transitional care hospitals, subacute and transitional care unit, outpatient services and home care – allow us to help patients return home as soon as possible while also providing care and services that will promote wellness.

We are committed to playing a leading role in solving the challenges of care following traditional hospital stays by managing and coordinating the unique care and rehabilitative needs of each patient. Come see how Kindred continues the care every day at KindredCareVegas.com.

TO REFER A PATIENT, CALL: 1.702.262.2233

CONTINUE THE CARE KindredCareVegas.com

03_16_FOB.indd 5

In the Las Vegas area Kindred offers services in: 3 Transitional Care Hospitals • Subacute and Transitional Care Unit • Outpatient Rehabilitation Services • Outpatient Wound Clinic • Home Health • Hospice Care • RehabCare Contract Rehabilitation.

7/24/14 10:42 AM

TAKE A SWING AT CROHN’S & COLITIS

Monday, October 27 Red Rock Country Club 2250 Red Springs Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89135 Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are two life-changing digestive diseases that affect nearly one in 200 Americans. The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America funds groundbreaking research and provides patient education and support. Help us find cures! Register for the Las Vegas Golf & Tennis Classic today— the Classic includes golf or tennis, luncheon, awards, raffle items, a silent auction, and much more!

Register online at: online.ccfa.org/LVGolfandTennisClassic Contact: Kim Gradisher • kgradisher@ccfa.org • 702-581-8284

6 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

lasvegasclassic.indd 1 03_16_FOB.indd 6

7/18/2014 2:28:48 PM 7/24/14 10:43 AM

:28:48 PM

Live Again!

Spine Institute of Nevada offers the most advanced techniques regarding problems and injuries of the spine.

We specialize in the full spectrum of spinal ailments from disc herniation and pinched nerves to complex spinal deformities and failed prior back surgery. With a full range of comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic treatment options, we utilize cutting edge non-operative and operative techniques.

• Adult and pediatric spinal problems • Work injuries & car accidents Specializing in: • Minimally Invasive techniques • Outpatient surgery • Cervical discectomy & fusion • Minimally invasive lumbar fusion • Lumbar microdisectomy/laminectomy • Scoliosis/kyphosis • Cervical & lumbar disc replacement • Vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty

ARCHIE C. PERRY, JR., M.D.

702.239.3787 spineinstituteofnevada.com

03_16_FOB.indd 7

7/24/14 10:44 AM

AUGUST

52 24

42

30

pulse

live

think

grill

18

30 know With love and bandages, the UMC Lions Burn Center makes a difference in victims’ lives.

34 give The physicians and staff at Volunteers in Medicine give quality healthcare to the less fortunate.

48 Good Night Why do we spend a third of our lives asleep?

66 Chef Wes Kendrick Owner of Table 34 The month’s spotlight on someone to know. w w w. d av i d l v. co m

M A V E N S

A U G U S T 2 014

. F

58 Dr. Feelgood, Inc. Is Las Vegas going to become the “Marijuana Capital of the World”? This is a question that one of the local supporters asks.

EE

LGOOD

,

Y•

C

www.davidlv.com

Medical Marijuana logo.

SLEEPING TIGHT

NL O

ED

M

on the cover

A U G U S T 2 014

42 taste Guilt-free gourmet dining options have found their way onto the menus of fine dining establishments.

M E D I C A L

• FOR

26 discover Places to go, cool things to do, hip people to see in the most exciting city in the World

38 sense Hadassah, the international Jewish women’s organization, champions the cause of women’s heart health.

2 0 1 4

IN

24 desire Sin City abounds in world-class shopping ... these are a few of our favorite things

52 Changing for the Season An industry leader discusses Fall 2014 women’s fashion trends.

5.4

23 devour Where to find some of the best eats, drinks and foodie happenings in the Valley

DR

explore The month’s event listings to help plan your day or your stay

ICA L US

E

EVERY BEAT VOLUNTEERS COUNTS IN MEDICINE

BURN UNIT AT UMC

01_Cover_Form.indd 1

Copyright 2014 by JewishINK LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. DAVID MAGAZINE is protected as a trademark in the United States. Subscribers: If the Postal Service alerts us that your magazine is undeliverable, we are under no further obligation unless we receive a corrected address within one year.

The publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited or contributed manuscripts, photographs, artwork or advertisements. Submissions will not be returned unless arranged for in writing. DAVID MAGAZINE is a monthly publication. All information regarding editorial content or property for sale is deemed reliable. No representation is made as to the accuracy hereof and is printed subject to errors and omissions.

M

A

G

7/22/14 4:40 PM

A

Z

I

N

E

8 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

03_16_FOB.indd 8

7/24/14 12:55 PM

03_16_FOB.indd 9

7/24/14 10:44 AM

M

A

G

A

Publisher/Editor Associate Publisher

Z

I

N

E

Max Friedland

max@davidlv.com editor@davidlv.com

Joanne Friedland joanne@davidlv.com

EDITORIALllllllll

Calendar Editor Copy Editor Pulse Editor Contributing Writers

Brianna Soloski

brianna@davidlv.com

Pat Teague Marisa Finetti Marisa Finetti Ruth Furman Jaq Greenspon Marilyn LaRocque Valerie Miller Chris Sieroty Brian Sodoma Lynn Wexler

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

Art Director/ Photographer

Steven Wilson

steve@davidlv.com

ADVERTISING & MARKETING

Advertising Director Account Executive

Joanne Friedland joanne@davidlv.com

Gina Cinque

gina@davidlv.com

SUBSCRIPTIONS 702-254-2223 | subscribe@davidlv.com

Volume 05 Number 4 www.davidlv.com DAVID Magazine is published 12 times a year.

Copyright 2014 by JewishINK LLC. 1930 Village Center Circle, No. 3-459 Las Vegas, NV 89134 (p) 702-254-2223 (f) 702-664-2633

To advertise in DAVID Magazine, call 702-254-2223 or email ads@davidlv.com To subscribe to DAVID Magazine, call 702.254-2223 or email subscibe@davidlv.com

DAVID Magazine sets high standards to ensure forestry is practiced in an environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable manner. This copy of DAVID Magazine was printed by American Web in Denver, Colo., on paper from well-managed forests which meet EPA guidelines that recommend use of recovered fibers for coated papers. Inks used contain a blend of soy base. Our printer meets or exceeds all federal Resource Conservation Recovery Act standards and is a certified member of both the Forest Stewardship Council and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. When you are done with this issue, please pass it on to a friend or recycle it.

10 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

03_16_FOB.indd 10

7/24/14 12:40 PM

Orna Fishe

Dr. Orna Fisher specializes in cosmetic surgery of the face & body, including: Eye lift Rhinoplasty r at Summe is th g in Facelift Open Fat grafting Breast enhancement Breast lift “Mommy Makeovers” Arm lift Liposuction Abdominoplasty Body contouring Non-surgical facial rejuvenation - Botox and various fillers

Clear+Brilliant laser rejuvenation: Prevent early signs of aging Radiant and glowing skin Smaller pores Safe for all skin types Minimal downtime

Call for a consultation

(702) 362-5960 5380 S. Rainbow Blvd. Ste 210 Las Vegas, NV 89118

ORNA FISHER, MD PLASTIC SURGEON

03_16_FOB.indd 11 Orna Fisher Full Page Ad.indd 1

www.drfisherlasvegas.com

Like Us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/lasvegasplasticsurgeon

7/24/14 10:44 AM 5/21/14 8:39 AM

contributors

Marisa Finetti is a local writer, marketing professional and blogger. The Tokyo-born Finetti has called Las Vegas home since 2005.

She has written for such publications as Spirit and Las Vegas and Nevada magazines and has a healthy-living blog at bestbewell.com.

When she’s not writing, Finetti enjoys family time with her husband and two boys.

Ruth Furman is a Midwestern transplant who since 1999 has made Las Vegas home. Furman owns ImageWords, a marketing communications and public relations firm specializing in social and traditional media outreach. She enjoys travel, supporting independent retailers and theater. Spending the early part of her career as a journalist she now combines her public relations expertise and a passion for volunteering in her efforts on behalf of a number of organizations.

Jaq Greenspon is a journalist, screenwriter and author with credits on The New Adventures of Robin Hood and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

He also is a literary and movie critic, has taught and written about fi lmmaking but is most proud of his role in the fi lm, Lotto Love. A Vegas resident for most of his life,he now resides in Eastern Europe.

Marilyn LaRocque is a Contributing Editor for Gastronomique en Vogue and former Senior F&B Editor for LUXURY Las Vegas. As a world traveller, she has visiting great wine regions and enjoying fantastic food. She’s also Vice Chargée de Presse Nationale des Etats Unis for Chaîne des Rôtisseurs USA.

Valerie Miller is a journalist based in Southern Nevada. She writes for media outlets including David Magazine, Bloomberg News and the Henderson Press. A University of Nevada, Las Vegas graduate, Valerie was a staff writer for the Las Vegas Business Press and the Las Vegas ReviewJournal. Originally from Chicago, Valerie has hosted a local radio music show, and is the Small Business Administration Nevada’s Michael Graham Entrepreneurial Spirit Award winner.

Brian Sodoma has been writing professionally since 1998. He has called Las Vegas home since 2002, and enjoys covering the city’s business issues, real estate, health, sports ... anything that isn’t fashion. Sodoma currently is working on a feature-length screenplay about Las Vegas real estate meltdown with local fi lm director Roger Tinch. When he’s not hunting for new story ideas, Sodoma dabbles in real estate, coaches youth soccer and plays ice hockey.

Lynn Wexler has been a feature writer and contributor for magazines and newspapers, locally and nationally, for over 20 years. She writes a monthly online column entitled Manners in the News, which comments on the behavior of politicians, celebrities and others thrust in the public arena.

She is the Founder and President of Perfectly Poised, a school of manners that teaches social, personal and business etiquette to young people.

She is a former TV Reporter and News Anchor. Of her many accomplishments, she is most proud of her three outstanding teenaged children.

12 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

03_16_FOB.indd 12

7/24/14 12:38 PM

STOP THE SIRENS With Israel under attack from Hamas terrorists there is a growing need for our support and help for Israelis aected by the crisis including children, senior adults and the infirmed.

Your gii to the Israel Emergency Fund-Stop The Sirens Campaign will go 100% to help Israel through the Jewish Agency for Israel and JDC.

Please give generously today! Stop The Sirens!

jewishlasvegas.com/stopthesirens | (702) 732-0556 Please mail your check, payable to the Jewish Federation - Stop The Sirens Campaign, to: Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, 2317 Renaissance Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89119

03_16_FOB.indd 13

7/24/14 10:45 AM

O

ur Medical Mavens edition is designed to celebrate life and honor those individuals and organizations that labor tirelessly to serve the public good. Some of us, consumed with the day-to-day grind, take our health for granted, or at least until an episode drives us into the arms of Asclepius (the god of medicine and doctors). It is only then, insurance card in hand (hopefully), that we seek salve for our wounds, a gentle touch and a kind word.

It is the mission of this publication to find stories that inspire and illuminate. With this in mind I devote the remainder of this publisher’s note to a tribute to the late Jay Lake. His inclusion in a piece we ran last year certainly satisfied both imperatives. The story can be found online at http://davidlv.com/2013/08/think/ FUCancer.php.

Painting of Jay Lake by Mari Kurisato

from the publisher

By Janna Silverstein Jay Lake, featured in our August 2013 story “F*ck Cancer,” lost his own battle on June 1, five days shy of his 50th birthday. The John W. Campbell Award-winning and Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Award-nominated author once said: “I don’t want to be the cancer guy. I want to be the sci-fi guy.” But Jay became famous for being both.

While his fiction was lauded as weird, poetic and visionary, the blog he kept for the last six years of his life, the chronicle of his fight against cancer, was intimate, frank and unvarnished. Diagnosed with colon cancer at 44, at the height of his creative powers, he became the voice of legions of fellow cancer patients. He detailed his journey through cancer’s cratered battlefield, as both the father of a teenager and as a writer. He talked about issues as varied as sex during chemo, the horrifying side effects of treatment and the labyrinthine — and what sometimes felt punitive to him — insurance system.

Here are some other things you should know about Jay. He was ferociously, blasphemously funny, intensely thoughtful, and a fierce and generous friend. He was, perhaps, the most spiritual atheist I’ve ever known. A man whose sense of style extended solely to wearing loud Hawaiian shirts, he was unabashedly political and unapologetically outspoken about what he believed in. In science fiction circles, he was known as a gifted writer, an insightful editor and a generous mentor. The envy of his peers, he wrote remarkably clean first drafts blindingly fast.

How will I remember Jay? Intensely blue eyes and blond hair down to the middle of his back. A voice that could carry across a crowded party. An almost intimidating intellect. He took on everything from political controversy to personal trauma with the same acute, compassionate perception. Laughter. So many works discussed but never finished. And hugs that made you believe love could cure just about anything—except the cancer that took him from us far, far too soon.

14 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

03_16_FOB.indd 14

7/24/14 12:38 PM

03_16_FOB.indd 15

7/24/14 10:45 AM

The changing landscape of HIPAA compliance has raised questions and concerns for covered entities, healthcare companies and business associates on how to meet compliance regualtions.

ViaWest’s KINECTed Health Cloud is an audit-ready Compliance-as-a-Service solution to help you meet your IT and compliance needs.

KINECTed Health Cloud is purpose-built to meet the new Omnibus HIPAA rules and adheres to HIMSS guidance on Good Informatics Practices.

If you are unsure or have questions about your compliance risk and readiness, please contact us today. sales@viawest.com / 800.371.2059

Cloud | Colocation | Managed Services

www.viawest.com 03_16_FOB.indd 16 HIPAA_PosterAd.indd 1

7/24/14 10:46 AM 7/17/14 12:32 PM

pulse explore @ 18 devour @ 23 desire @ 24 discover @ 26

MATISYAHU 8.29

17_28_Pulse.indd 17

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

17

7/24/14 12:42 PM

eXplore L A S

Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD AND LOS LONELY BOYS: 8 p.m., $35. Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas.

702-942-6831. palms.com LIPSHTICK COMEDY SERIES PRESENTS CAROLINE RHEA & WENDI LIEBMAN: Through Aug. 2, 10 p.m., $52.25.-$96.25.

Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas.

702-414-1000. venetian.com

V E G A S

2

DAVE KOZ: 7:30 p.m., $29. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Avenue, Las Vegas. 702749-2012. thesmithcenter.com THE LEGENDS OF HIP HOP: 8 p.m., $39.50.

Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. 702-693-5000. hardrockhotel.com BOXING DOUBLE FEATURE: Brandon Rios vs. Diego Chaves and Jessie Vargas vs. Anton Novikov. 3:30 p.m., $50-$200. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-6987000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com RUSSELL PETERS: 8 p.m., $49. Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas.

702-942-6831. palms.com COYOTE COUNTRYFEST: 7 p.m., $20-$65.

Orleans Arena, 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas. 702-284-7777. orleansarena.com DEON COLE: 7:30 p.m., $15.95. Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas. 702-636-7075. suncoast.com

GOO GOO DOLLS & DAUGHTRY: 7:30 p.m., $88.80-$154.30. Red Rock Hotel, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-797-7777. redrock.sclv.com

August 1

THE BUDOS BAND: 9 p.m., $15. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702862-2695. brooklynbowl.com CHAD FREEMAN BAND: Through Aug. 2, 10 p.m., $10-$20. Gilley's Saloon at Treasure Island, 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas.

702-894-7111. treasureisland.com #INSTAGUINNESS PARTY IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL BEER DAY: 6 p.m., free. Ri Ra Las Vegas, 3930 Las Vegas Blvd.

S., Las Vegas. 702-632-7771. RSVP to rira@ kirvandoak.com rira.com/las-vegas WEEZER WITH SPECIAL GUESTS WATERS AND SAINT MOTEL: 9 p.m., $52-$60. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas

Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

3

4

BUCKCHERRY: 9 p.m., $30. Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. 702-6935000. hardrockhotel.com ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP: Through Aug. 3, times vary, costs vary. Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-6327777. mandalaybay.com GOO GOO DOLLS & DAUGHTRY: 7:30 p.m., $88.80-$154.30. Red Rock Hotel, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-797-7777. redrock.sclv.com TODD DUANE MILLER & JW CALDWELL - FACE 2 FACE: Through Aug. 10, times vary, free. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las

MAXWELL DRAKE WRITING WORKSHOPS: Through Aug. 4, times vary, free. Centennial Hills Library, 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas. 702-507-6107. lvccld.org

JEWEL FIRST MONDAY YOGA CLASS: 7 p.m., free. Amanda Harris Gallery of Contemporary Art, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. For more information, contact Marni Unger at marni@jewishlasvegas.com. jewishlasvegas. com DIVE-IN MOVIES - THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN & THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: 7 p.m., $5. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-698-5000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

5

DEER TICK: 9:30 p.m., $15. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702-8622695. brooklynbowl.com

18 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

17_28_Pulse.indd 18

7/24/14 12:43 PM

Championship Boxing, Double Feature 8.2

CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART - GERMAN ART: 11 a.m., free. Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Avenue, Las Vegas.

702-483-6055. redrock.sclv.com

6

THE COMPOSERS SHOWCASE OF LAS VEGAS: 10:30 p.m., $20. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Avenue, Las Vegas. 702749-2012. thesmithcenter.com GRIEVES: Featuring SonReal and Ekoh. 8 p.m., $12-$15. Backstage Bar and Billiards, 601 E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas. 702-3822227. backstagebarandbilliards.com SUPER SUMMER THEATRE - SHREK THE MUSICAL: Through Aug. 23, 8 p.m., $8-$10. Spring Mountain Ranch, 6375 Highway 159, Blue Diamond. 702-594-7529. supersummertheatre.org DISCLOSURE: 9 p.m., $50. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702-8622695. brooklynbowl.com

7

CHROMEO: 8 p.m., $30-$40. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702-8622695. brooklynbowl.com

KUHUSIANI - ORDINARY HEARTS, EXTRAORDINARY MINDS: 1 p.m., free. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. 702-507-3459. lvccld.org DISCOVERING ITALY - A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE: 6 p.m., free. Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas.

702-507-3631. lvccld.org

8

CUT COPY: 9 p.m., $30-$40. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702-8622695. brooklynbowl.com STEPHANIE EASON: Through Aug. 9, 10 p.m., $10-$20. Gilley's Saloon at Treasure Island, 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-8947111. treasureisland.com RATTLEHEAD: 8 p.m., $8-$10. Backstage Bar and Billiards, 601 E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas. 702-382-2227. backstagebarandbilliards.com DIRTY HEADS: 9 p.m., $39.50. Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-6327777. mandalaybay.com

FLUME: 11:59 p.m., $20. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. brooklynbowl.com

LIPSHTICK COMEDY SERIES PRESENTS LISA LAMPANELLI: Through Aug. 9, 10 p.m., $74.25. Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-414-1000. venetian.com

SAM RIDDLE: Encore performances Aug. 14, 21 & 28, 10 p.m., $10-$20. Gilley's Saloon at Treasure Island, 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-894-7111. treasureisland.com

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE WORLD TOUR: 8 p.m., $52.50$203. MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-891-1111. mgmgrand.com

301 N. Buffalo Drive

255-3444 www.thebagelcafelv.com

WhereTheLocalsEat.com

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014 Bagel_Cafe_08_2012.indd 1

17_28_Pulse.indd 19

19

7/18/12 4:04 PM

7/24/14 12:43 PM

WORLD HIP HOP DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 7 p.m., $25-$59.50. Orleans Arena, 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas. 702-284-7777. orleansarena.com

11

LONGEVITOLOGY - ENERGY HEALING: 2 p.m., free. Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas. 702-507-3631. lvccld.org DIVE-IN MOVIES - SPY KIDS & THE BOURNE IDENTITY: 7 p.m., $5. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-698-5000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

12

FOXYGEN: 8 p.m., $13.20-$16.50. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702862-2695. brooklynbowl.com GHOST THE MUSICAL: Through Aug. 17, times vary, $28. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Avenue, Las Vegas. 702-7492012. thesmithcenter.com

Counting Crows 8.10

DENNIS MILLER: Through Aug. 9, 8 p.m., $54.95. Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas. 702-365-7075. orleanscasino.com

9

WADE BOWEN: 9 p.m., $5.50-$11. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702862-2695. brooklynbowl.com CNT NEXT GEN GOES TO SHREK THE MUSICAL: 8 p.m., $12.95-$20. Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, 6375 Highway 159, Blue Diamond. For more information or to RSVP, contact Melissa Lemoine at mlemoine@lvnertamid.org. redrock.sclv.com

10

BALLYHOO!: Featuring: Bumpin Uglies and Fayuca. 8 p.m., $12-$14. Backstage Bar and Billiards, 601 E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas. 702-382-2227. backstagebarandbilliards.com

COUNTING CROWS AND TOAD THE WET SPROCKET: 9 p.m., $47.50. Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-6327777. mandalaybay.com

13

BRIAN GONZALEZ AND RENZO VITALE - TELL ME YOUR SECRETS: Through Sept.

7, times vary, free. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com ART AND WINE - A PERFECT PAIRING: 5 p.m., $30-$38. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-6937871. bellagio.com

MELISSA MANCHESTER: Through Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., $18.95. Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas. 702-636-7075. suncoast.com KUHUSIANI - ORDINARY HEARTS, EXTRAORDINARY MINDS: 2 p.m., free. West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-507-3989. lvccld.org JAKE OWEN: 9 p.m., $42.50. Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-6327777. mandalaybay.com KATHY GRIFFIN: 10 p.m., $59.99-$79.99. The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas.

702-791-7111. mirage.com MT. CHARLESTON ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR: Through Aug. 10, 10 a.m., free. The Resort at Mount Charleston, 2 Kyle Canyon Road (route 157), Mount Charleston. mtcharlestonartsandcraftsfair.webs.com

Ghost the Musical 8.12-17

20 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

17_28_Pulse.indd 20

7/24/14 12:43 PM

NBT 2014-15 Season Ad David 2.5w x 9.875h - r1

EXPERIENCE THE EXTRAORDINARY Grouplove 8.16

14

REBELUTION WITH SPECIAL GUESTS IRATION AND DJ MACKLE: 9 p.m., $28. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com MOVIES IN THE SQUARE - CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2: Sundown, free. Town Square Las Vegas, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-269-5000. mytownsquarelasvegas.com

15

PAULA NELSON: 7:30 p.m., $15.95. Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas. 702-636-7075. suncoast.com FALL OUT BOY WITH SPECIAL GUEST NEW POLITICS: 9 p.m., $50. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com YES: 8 p.m., $39.50. Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. 702-693-5000. hardrockhotel.com CESAR MILLAN: 8 p.m., $39-$499. Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas.

702-942-6831. palms.com CINEMA IN THE CIRCLE - GREASE: 7 p.m., free. Huntridge Circle Park, 1251 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas. 702-229-6718. redrock. sclv.com LIPSHTICK COMEDY SERIES PRESENTS WHITNEY CUMMINGS: Through Aug. 16, 10 p.m., $96.25. Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd.

S., Las Vegas. 702-414-1000. venetian.com

16

ONE DRUNK PUPPY WINE TASTING EVENT: 6 p.m., $40. Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road, Las Vegas. 702-263-7777. silvertoncasino.com

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM ACT 1

A CHOREOGRAPHERS’ SHOWCASE

September 20 & 21, 2014

October 26 & November 2, 2014

THE NUTCRACKER

A GALA PERFORMANCE

CNT NEXT GEN GOES TO LAUGHLIN: 10 a.m., cost TBA. For more details, contact Melissa Lemoine at mlemoine@lvnertamid. org, redrock.sclv.com THE SCOTTY ALEXANDER BAND: Through Aug. 16, 10 p.m., $10-$20. Gilley's Saloon at Treasure Island, 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-894-7111. treasureisland.com

December 13 - 21, 2014

February 21, 2015

BRANDON BENNETT - ELVIS MY WAY: Through Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m., $15.95. Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas. 702-636-7075. suncoast.com DON RICKLES: Through Aug. 17, 8 p.m., $79.95. Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas. 702-365-7075. orleanscasino.com ZZ TOP AND JEFF BECK: 8 p.m., $59.50.

Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. 702-693-5000. hardrockhotel.com AL PACINO: 7:30 p.m., $149.99-$199.99.

Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas.

702-791-7111, mirage.com

THE STUDIO SERIES March 26 - 29, 2015

GISELLE

May 9 & 10, 2015

2014-2015 SEASON ON SALE NOW

(702) 749-2000

NevadaBallet.org

THE MIKE EPPS - AFTER DARK: 8 p.m., $44.

Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. 702-942-6831. palms.com GROUPLOVE/PORTGUAL.THE MAN: 8 p.m., $35-$40. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd.

S., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. brooklynbowl.com

Top: Courtesy of Greenspun Media Group, photo by Christopher DeVargas. Bottom: Photos by Virginia Trudeau. Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Choreography by George Balanchine©The George BalanchineTrust photo by ©Angela Sterling. Giselle photo by Jeff Speer. The Nutcracker illustration by Brian Swanson.

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

17_28_Pulse.indd 21

21

7/24/14 12:43 PM

17

THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES: 8 p.m., $38.50-$44. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. brooklynbowl.com JEWEL AT THE POOL: 2 p.m., cost TBA. Downtown Grand, 206 N. Third Street, Las Vegas. For more details, contact Marni Unger at marni@jewishlasvegas.com. jewishlasvegas.com KOTTONMOUTH KINGS: 7 p.m., $22-$26.

Hard Rock, 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas.

702-733-7625. hardrock.com

18

EASTER SEALS' SECOND ANNUAL WOMENS' TEA: Honoring Olivia NewtonJohn. 3:30 p.m., $55. Four Seasons Hotel, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-690-0632 or email Melanie Bash at mbash@eastersealsnevada.org. eastersealsnevada.org

19

THE RIKK AGNEW BAND: 8 p.m., $10.

Backstage Bar and Billiards, 601 E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas. 702-382-2227. backstagebarandbilliards.com CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ACHIEVEMENTS OF GREECE AND ROME: 11 a.m., free. Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Avenue, Las Vegas. 702483-6055. redrock.sclv.com

20

THE STROKES: 8 p.m., $75-$95.

Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

21

COCKTAILS FOR A CAUSE: To benefit March of Dimes Nevada Chapter. 5 p.m., free. BLVD Cocktail Company, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-322-0579. redrock.sclv.com

INTERPOL: 9 p.m., $20. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com MOVIES IN THE SQUARE - PLANES: Sundown, free. Town Square Las Vegas, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-269-5000. mytownsquarelasvegas.com

22

DAVE COULIER: Through Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m., $15-$24. South Point Hotel, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-796-7111. southpointcasino.com THE BRYAN LYNN JONES BAND: Through Aug. 23, 10 p.m., $10-$20. Gilley's Saloon at Treasure Island, 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-894-7111. treasureisland.com SISTER'S SUMMER SCHOOL CATECHISM: Through Aug. 24, times vary, $35. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Avenue, Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. thesmithcenter.com

DANIEL TOSH: Through Aug. 23, times vary, $65.99-$95.99. Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd.

S., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. mirage.com LIPSHTICK COMEDY SERIES PRESENTS JOY BEHAR: Through Aug. 23, 10 p.m., $52.25.

Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas.

702-414-1000. venetian.com

24

JOHN LEGEND: 8 p.m., $61. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-6987000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

25

DIVE-IN MOVIES - LEGO MOVIE & THE HANGOVER: 7 p.m., $5. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-698-5000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

27

THE SUMMER NATIONALS TOUR: 7 p.m., $49.50. Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. 702-693-5000. hardrockhotel.com

29

AIR SUPPLY: Through Aug. 31, 8 p.m., $39.95.

Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas. 702-636-7075. orleanscasino.com ED SHEERAN: Through Aug. 30, 8 p.m., $35. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com MATISYAHU: 8 p.m., $37.50. Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. 702693-5000. hardrockhotel.com THE AVETT BROTHERS: Through Aug. 31, 8 p.m., 3 night pass $177. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. brooklynbowl.com

30

DAVID GRAY: 8 p.m., $39.50. Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. 702693-5000. hardrockhotel.com

31 KEITH URBAN WITH SPECIAL GUESTS JERROD NIEMANN AND BRETT ELDREDGE: 8 p.m., $75. Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

John Legend 8.24

To submit your event information, email calendar@ davidlv.com by the 15th of the month prior to the month in which the event is being held.

22 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

17_28_Pulse.indd 22

7/24/14 12:45 PM

devour Rooftop Patio @ Carson Kitchen Celebrity Chef Kerry Simon’s recent restaurant endeavor, Carson Kitchen, has opened a new rooftop dining and bar experience. The 910-square-foot, garden-style rooftop patio invites guests to socialize whilst celebrating the skyline views of Las Vegas’ burgeoning downtown scene. A full food menu is available with an array of signature cocktails, small-batch beers and globally-inspired wines. Open daily from 6 p.m with live music scheduled later in the season.

Carson Kitchen, 124 South 6th St, Las Vegas. 702-473-9523

A Tipsy Palmer The hop-flavored vodka adds an herbaceous element to the sparkling lemonade, and as the tea ice cubes melt, the cocktail flavor changes with each sip, evolving from a lemonadestyle cocktail to an Arnold Palmer. Craig Schoettler, drink master at ARIA, provided the recipe for this late summer refresher.

2 oz. HopHead Vodka ¾ oz. Lemon Juice

Black Line Productions

¾ oz. Simple Syrup Pour over ice cubes made out of iced tea.

Top with Soda Water and Thai Basil

Everything Sparkles At The Sparklings When Andy Ko and his partner opened The Sparklings in southwest Las Vegas they wanted to offer a unique experience – both in dining atmosphere and cuisine – without burdening their customers’ wallets.

Among the house favorites are the braised short ribs. Cooked over six hours, they complete one of the most flavorful, delectable and tender plates of pleasure to be enjoyed from this classy dinner house.

Braised in red wine and paired with a medley of herbs and fall vegetables, the ribs are finished with the delicate flavor of chive oil.

The Sparklings, 8310 S. Rainbow Blvd. #100, Las Vegas. 702-293-5003. www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

17_28_Pulse.indd 23

23

7/24/14 12:45 PM

desire

School Prerequisites The livescribe 3 smart pen is equipped with a microphone to record audio, and a speaker for playback. It can capture handwritten notes, audio and drawings and make taking notes a snap. $149.99. Fry’s Electronics, 6845 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-932-1400.

Never tie or untie shoes again. Hickies elastic lacing system snaps together for a secure fit and replaces shoelaces, allowing for easy slip-on and slip-off for the student on-the-go. $14.95. www. thegrommet.com.

The type or swipe, portable Windows Surface RT tablet comes with all the key software tools needed for school, like Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. $349.99. Best Buy, 6950 Arroyo Crossing Parkway, Las Vegas. 702-260-8707.

For the real snoozer who doesn’t want to turn over to look at the time, the Oregon Scientific clock allows one to look at the time on the ceiling. Small and portable, it also has Atomic setting and a reading for indoor temps. $34. www.amazon.com.

A smart lunchbox that guides lunch preparers in packing a wellbalanced meal quickly and easily. Part bento box and part TV dinner tray, the segmented containers are the best way to pack delicious, no waste meals for school, work, or on the go. $34.95-$69.95. www. planetbox.com 414-454-3005.

A classic silhouette and superlight for everyday use, Jansport’s “Superbreak” backpack is the perfect school carry-all. $35. Sport Chalet, 8825 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas. 702-255-7570.

24 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

17_28_Pulse.indd 24

7/24/14 12:45 PM

F

or the past 10 years, Touro University Nevada has been committed to improving the quality of life of southern Nevadans by fostering health, wellness and community engagement. The expanded Health Center is our vision for the future to ensure that as our community grows, we are able to meet the needs.

NOW OPEN

EXPANDED SPACE AND SERVICES BOARD-CERTIFIED CARE IN • Primary medicine • Geriatrics • Rheumatology • Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) ON-SITE QUEST DRAW STATION FOR PATIENTS INTERACTIVE PATIENT WEB-BASED PORTAL • Request appointments • Request prescription renewals • Update insurance and address • Ask questions to nurses and billing

Call today for an appointment.

702.777.4809

www.tun.touro.edu/HealthCenter Most health insurance plans accepted.

874 American Pacific Drive, Henderson, NV 89014

17_28_Pulse.indd 25

Northwest side of building - dedicated entrance & parking for patients

7/24/14 11:56 AM

discover Pinball And Charity Pinball is a game with a glorious past. But its bells, buzzers and flippers are still entertaining enthusiasts today – and all for a good cause. One of the world’s largest assortments of these clanging collectibles resides in The Pinball Hall of Fame. The Las Vegas Pinball Collector’s Club operates the arcade/museum, which features more than 150 machines, including rare vintage ones like The Challenger, a twoplayer stunner. Revenues go to The Salvation Army and other non-denominational charities.

Pinball Hall of Fame, 1610 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas. www. pinballmuseum.org

Dive-In Movies Before school starts again later this month, pack in more fun by watching summer movies – poolside. Float around on inflatable tubes or simply lounge on a deck chair while watching familyfriendly animated classics at Wet ‘N Wild Las Vegas every Friday through August 22. Red Rock Bay Wave Pool transforms into a unique outdoor cinema at sundown and provides a perfect place to wind down after a day of water fun.

For complete movie schedule, visit www.wetnwildlasvegas.com/ Events/DivenMovieslv.asp. Wet ‘N’ Wild Las Vegas, 7055 S. Fort Apache Road, Las Vegas. 702-979-1600.

Sailor Man Finds Home at Wynn Casino mogul Steve Wynn gave up a lot of “greens” - $28 million - to buy the life-sized sculpture of the cartoon character Popeye, created by pop-modern artist Jeff Koons, at Sotheby’s auction in New York. The glossy, mirrored sculpture, complete with spinach, bulging muscles and pipe, is displayed in the lobby at Wynn.

Wynn, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 702-770-7000 26 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

17_28_Pulse.indd 26

7/24/14 12:47 PM

LEADERSHIPCONFERENCE

LASVEGAS2014

Join hundreds of motivated women along with a dynamic lineup of engaging and inspirational speakers for a two-day journey designed to enhance your career, build your professional network and maximize your leadership potential.

REGISTER NOW for the 2014 Women’s Leadership Conference

August 6 & 7 at MGM Grand Las Vegas ®

For more information, please visit mgmresortsfoundation.org

17_28_Pulse.indd 27

7/24/14 12:47 PM

9” x 10.875” full page

Ignoring your risk of breast cancer is no di erent.

If a small fire started in your kitchen, would you ignore it? Of course not. In much the same way, it’s critical to find breast cancer early, when it’s most treatable. Call 702.822.2324 or visit komensouthernnevada.org to learn more.

Because every woman is at risk.

This space provided as a public service. ©2009 Susan G. Komen for the Cure® The Running Ribbon is a registered trademark of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

17_28_Pulse.indd 28

7/24/14 10:51 AM

Issac Brekken

live know @ 30 give @ 34 sense @ 38 taste @ 42

A VERY VEGAN VEGAS pg 42

29_live_Splash.indd 29

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

29

7/24/14 12:50 PM

know

Left: Cara Goodman. Right: Kimberly Grettum

30 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

30_33_know_UMC.indd 30

7/24/14 12:51 PM

With Love & Bandages UMC Pair Helps Bring Normalcy Back to Lives of Burn Victims

By Brian Sodoma

E

ight year-old Vladimir Borowitz’s favorite actor is Arnold Schwarzenegger. The youngster likes to ride his bike and ATVs; he swims, takes taekwondo classes and would like to be the punter for Boise State University someday. Vladimir is silly but focused one moment, and can get pretty easily distracted too.

It’s all normal stuff for an 8-year-old, and no one’s more excited to see that than his parents, Paul and Gina.

Vladimir’s life took a harsh turn for the worse on July 30, 2011, when an air freshener he sprayed near a candle in a bathroom ignited and engulfed the then 5-year-old in flames. Vladimir had second- and third-degree burns covering 28 percent of his body, most of it on his torso, arms and hands. The child, with his mom by his side, was rushed to the UMC Lions Burn Care Center, a unit whose 16 rooms serve the entire state, as well as parts of Arizona and California.

“By the time I got there, they already had specialists working on him,” Paul says. “They were ready. It was a full team of people,” he adds, recalling the agonizing minutes and hours after the accident.

Vladimir spent 28 days in the burn unit, underwent three surgeries and at one point had his arm held up by an “airplane” splint for 12 days to stretch the skin grafted from his leg to his underarm. The medical appliance, suggested by Dr. Terry Lewis, was used in hopes of avoiding a later surgery that’s often required to stretch skin as a child grows. Three years later, Vladimir still hasn’t needed a follow-up surgery.

“I still get a lot of itches, though,” he says.

Vladimir has shared his story with the media several times over the past 18 months. But now, he’s quick to point out, he’s forgotten much of the incident. He first spoke publicly about it to his kindergarten class halfway through the school year. By then, he’d already endured his share of stares at the jagged-shaped scars on his neck.

Initially, he deflected those long looks the best way he knew how.

“I was silent. I was like this the whole time,” he says, forcing a tough, Schwarzenegger-like glare.

Roughly 300 patients come through the UMC Lions Burn Care Center each year. Not all of them have as positive an outcome as Vladimir. But many are able to find their way back into the world successfully, sometimes in lives similar to what they had before their accidents, others on new and unique paths. Treatment meth-

ods have advanced greatly through the years. But the burn center also has placed a greater emphasis on reintegrating patients back into the world, and tackling the psychological heavy lifting that comes with it.

MONKEY BUSINESS Talking about an accident is never easy for a burn victim or family members, but it’s a critical step to recovery, says Kimberly Grettum, a certified child life specialist at UMC’s burn center.

“It really kind of starts day one. We ask what school they go to. If they are school age, we ask if it’s appropriate to put a (stuffed) monkey in their chair. … (Psychotherapist) Cara (Goodman) and I go into school, meet the teacher and the classmates; we update them, based on what (the patient) want(s) us to tell them,” she says.

The monkey is a playful sit-in for the burn victim, taking up the student’s seat, and is brought along to other classes and lunch by peers. The monkey also has a backpack so classmates can slip notes inside for Grettum to take back to the burn center.

“It allows the (burned) kids to still stay connected to the class,” she adds.

Grettum and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Cara Goodman, daughter of mayors Carolyn and Oscar Goodman, are an important tandem at UMC. While Grettum works with children on coping mechanisms and better understanding and working through their situations, Goodman helps children and adults process trauma.

“We talk about the Fourth of July, preparing for it, talking about smells and other triggers,” she says. “If it’s someone who was burned in a car fire, getting back into a car is something you want them to be able to do.”

A good portion of Grettum’s work also lies in pre-procedural preparation, or helping children understand the hospital, what’s done there and the different roles people have.

“It’s not through lecture. It’s through play. … We want the hospital to be a growth-promoting experience versus something that is dramatic and hindering to their development,” she says.

So what does “play” look like? It can be simply manipulating www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

30_33_know_UMC.indd 31

31

7/24/14 12:52 PM

Kimberly Grettum office is a virtual Toys “R” Us.

;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;;

32 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

30_33_know_UMC.indd 32

7/24/14 12:52 PM

medical tools, hooking up an IV to a stuffed animal, anything tactile and manipulative that can help the child better understand what is happening and make experiences less threatening.

“I’m always trying to see things through the child’s eyes, and help nurses and staff bring it down to their level,” Grettum says. “We’re not doing things to them but with them.”

BIG KIDS, THE BUBBLE Goodman takes inspiration from the child burn victim stories.

She hopes, one day, to see a more energetic and lively adult burn patient population.

“You walk by a kid’s room and they’re playing games. The staff ’s involved with them,” she says. “You walk by an adult’s room and it’s dark, depressing. They don’t come out of their rooms. … We really want to see how we can integrate and transfer the things from the children to the adults.”

She sees simple but impactful changes ahead. Strip performers who entertain for children, for example, can visit adults too. And while the monkey serves as a connection between a child and the school environment, more ways are needed for adult patients to maintain a connection with their work milieu as well.

“For adults, I think it’s a harder psychological hit,” Goodman says.

“They’ve spent all of those years developing their identity, working on who they are as an adult. Children are very adaptable.”

Burn patients tend to have longer hospital stays too, and some can become a little too comfortable with the sympathetic burn unit team.

“You become isolated in this little bubble,” Goodman says. “’Someone’s bringing me my food. Someone’s telling me when to do ev-

erything. … I don’t pay my bills anymore. I don’t go to the grocery store.’ … It’s not until they go out into the world where they understand what their struggles are going to be.”

PEER SUPPORT UMC holds regular burn survivor support group meetings. They’re open to patients, parents and loved ones. It’s where stories like Vladimir’s are often first shared. But they can be anything but dull.

“At one of them, we got to throw water balloons. … We did foot painting,” Vladimir says.

Due to scheduling issues, Vladimir is unable to attend many peer support group meetings these days, his father says. But it’s not uncommon for the child to ask his dad to stop by the burn center when he and his father are driving in the area. It’s a good sign, and a testament to the approach both Vladimir’s parents and the UMC team have taken.

“We wanted to protect him, but we didn’t want to baby him,” Paul says. “We focus on the positive relationships we’ve built here. … I’ve never really thought of the negative things, but the positive things we gained out of it. … They’re really good about telling you what you need to know. They don’t sugarcoat it. But you’re able to focus on the positive.”

Recently, 10 burn survivors and parents went through a SOAR — for Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery — training program at UMC. Conducted by the Phoenix Society, the program trains burn survivors and family members to be peer supporters.

“Kim (Grettum) and myself, we haven’t been in (the survivors’) shoes,” Goodman says. “We can only do so much. It’s a whole different experience when (another) survivor can say they know how you feel.”

Committed to you THE VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM Certified, advanced care for stroke, cardiology, weight-loss surgery and more … the five hospitals of The Valley Health System are here for you and your family.

• Get with the Guidelines®/American Heart Association Gold Award for Heart Failure – ALL Valley Health System hospitals

• Certified Chest Pain Centers – ALL Valley Health System hospitals

• Get with the Guidelines®/American Heart Association Gold Plus Award for Stroke – ALL Valley Health System hospitals

• Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Centers – ALL Valley Health System hospitals

• Advanced Diabetes Inpatient Certification (The Joint Commission) and Weight-loss surgery certification (MBSAQIP) – Desert Springs Hospital

Physicians are independent practitioners who are not employees or agents of the Valley Health System. The system shall not be liable for actions or treatments provided by physicians.

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

30_33_know_UMC.indd 33

33

7/24/14 12:53 PM

give

Volunteers In Medicine Faith in Giving

By Lynn Wexler

“At Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada we will provide prevention and care for the chronically ill. We will help prevent acute hospitalization, reduce hospital costs and decrease taxpayer burdens. Most importantly, we will care for the neglected and unseen members of our community who are hurting.”

D

r. Florence Jameson spoke those words at the January 2010 opening of the 5,000-square-foot clinic aptly named Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada. With her husband Gard, she is one of the clinic’s founders and serves as its CEO. The clinic, situated in Paradise Park on the east side of town, provides primary health care to low-income working adults and their families. It leases space from the county for $1 a year, has five paid staff members and a roster of more than 750 volunteer physicians, nurses and pharmacists providing preventive health care for those in need.

“We wanted to bring the community together to create a safety net of free health clinics dedicated to providing quality medical services to Southern Nevada’s uninsured and working poor,” Jameson says. “We believe that every man, woman and child in Nevada should have access to health care.”

Even with the Affordable Care Act now in effect, she says, “There are about 585,000 Nevadans without health insurance. Even after the ACA fully kicks in there will be an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 uninsured in the state.”

When their two grown children left the nest, she and Gard asked each other: “If not now, when? If not us, who?” Thus, their work began in earnest, including the challenge of reversing Nevada’s malpractice insurance crisis that began in 2001. It threatened to cripple the practice of medicine in Nevada, as many doctors who had lost their malpractice insurance coverage closed their offices and left the state.

“A leading insurance carrier that insured 60 percent of Nevada’s doctors said it was getting out of the malpractice insurance business worldwide, facing huge losses from out of control malpractice awards,” Gard recalls.

“You can’t build a community of volunteer doctors if the doctors are disappearing en masse,” said Gard, who is the board treasurer for VMSN. “Florence played a key role lobbying for legislative reforms to cap most malpractice awards, which eventually led to restoring coverage and keeping our doctors here.

“Our initial mission statement when we opened our doors was ‘May we have healing hands to touch underserved lives with love, and, in the process, heal ourselves.’ Our statement has evolved and is now ‘One patient at a time, with quality care.’ Both are excellent and guide our work, a culture of caring, with goodwill and happy spirits as we reach out,” he says.

Rebecca Edgeworth, VMSN’s medical director and a paid staff member, says so “many people out there are sick simply because they have no access to health care. In many cases it’s a matter of life and death. In addition to conducting patient visits, completing diagnostic tests and providing medications, we’re committed to improving the overall health of our patients. We also host several educational outreach programs throughout the year in conjunction with our community partners.”

The story behind VMSN is one of deep and abiding faith, a lifelong commitment to philanthropy and dedication to family, health care and community. Jameson’s vision that no child or adult should ever go to bed sick, without access to health care, stems from her own childhood. She knows firsthand the difference a humane medical provider can make. After her father went to prison, she watched her mother struggle to provide for herself and her children.

34 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

34_37_give_Volunteers.indd 34

7/24/14 12:56 PM

and scholarships. I developed my love for and faith in God at school.

I remember praying to God to please get me through this, and I will forever follow where He guides me. To this day God is my number one adviser.”

She graduated from the UCLA School of Medicine, is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and did her residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In 1985, she opened a private practice in Las Vegas, where she has been a solo practitioner for 29 years. As a forerunner to opening VMSN, she spearheaded a drive to increase volunteerism and philanthropy among physicians. This resulted in the first free clinic at the Juvenile Center of Southern Nevada, for incarcerated girls who otherwise would have no access to medical care.

Gard, a CPA, is a former partner and director of financial planning at the accounting and business advisory firm Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kerns. He serves on numerous charitable boards, is a founding

Dr. Florence Jameson

“My inspiration was my family doctor who took care of us when I was growing up in San Diego,” she says. “He was incredibly benevolent and a brilliant physician. He was always there to help, whether you could afford it or not. I vowed someday to pay it forward.”

She also thanks her mother for her inspiration. “My mother worked very, very hard. She never gave up. She made sure we went to Catholic schools. There, too, we were helped with food, clothes

Dr. Robert Shiroff

Dr. Rebecca Edgeworth

member of the Nevada Community Foundation, and holds a doctorate in religious studies, an MBA in accounting and has been a UNLV philosophy instructor since 1998.

“Gard is not only my husband, but has been my best friend and partner for more than 30 years of marriage, and 40-plus years of knowing each other. We pray together each morning for the strength to do God’s will. We are blessed, and for those to whom much is given, much is expected,” Jameson says.

VMSN Administrative Director Amy Schmidt, who holds a master’s degree in social work, loves her job.

“The most fulfilling part of administering to VMSN is our patients,” she says. “It’s a family atmosphere here, and our patients become part of our extended family. We are happy to help them in any way we can, and we know how appreciative they are for it.” www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

34_37_give_Volunteers.indd 35

35

7/24/14 12:56 PM

Student volunteers

©©©©© Weight Watchers International, inc. owner of the Weight Watchers registered trademark.

36 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

34_37_give_Volunteers.indd 36

7/24/14 12:56 PM

While medical services are free at VMSN, there are eligibility requirements, including Nevada residency, U.S. citizenry and meeting specified federal poverty guidelines. Patients fill out an eligibility application and undergo an eligibility interview. This process, according to Schmidt, can take as little as an hour if the person comes in with all the necessary documentation.

One of the clinic’s patients, who wishes to remain anonymous, found himself in need of its services, having opted to put food on the table for his family rather than pay insurance premiums he could no longer afford. He’s grateful to those who give of their time and expertise to make life better for others.

“Don’t ever question the value of volunteers,” he says. “Noah’s ark was built by volunteers; the Titanic was built by professionals.”

Volunteerism pervades our society. Americans have banded together to help one another since colonial times. Volunteers have shaped many aspects of American history and culture.

According to recent U.S. government statistics, more than 62 million people serve as volunteers in America during a typical year, roughly 20 percent of the population. They contribute more than 8 billion hours of service to local and national groups, valued conservatively at $173 billion.

The Paradise Park clinic, which serves roughly 6,000 patients annually, is the primary care provider to more than 2,500 patients who have no other health care options. In the clinic’s first 30 months, volunteers have provided more than 1,700 hours of assistance, worth more than $1.375 million.

“It’s much cheaper to treat people early than have them end up at the emergency room,” states VMSN volunteer board member Dr. Robert Shiroff. An advocate from the inception of the clinic, he now

conducts weekly cardiology briefings.

Plans are in the works for a second facility on an acre of land located at the corner of Martin Luther King Blvd. and Madison Avenue in downtown Las Vegas. The proposed 12,000 square foot clinic will offer extended medical care including dental and mental health services to serve the area’s homeless population.

“Our business model is based on volunteerism and donations, and is a sustainable model for decades to come,” Gard says. “We hope people will visit our website to access our services, to make donations and to offer their time to volunteer as health care professionals. With the new facility opening late 2014 or early 2015, we are in great need of volunteers.

Jennifer Huston, our volunteer manager, would just love to be flooded with calls to action.”

VMSN will host its sixth annual Volunteers in Medicine Ball on Nov. 8 at the Palazzo Ballroom. The fundraiser will honor Rod A. Davis, who spent 23 years as president/CEO of the St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena Campus. The public is invited and encouraged to support VMSN. Albert Einstein is one of the greats Jameson most admires. His words, “Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living,” resonate in her heart. Volunteers in Medicine makes life worth living certainly for her and those it serves.

Her genuine love for patients and medicine is contagious. Next to her children and family, and with God as her partner, her greatest joy is to provide quality health care for Nevadans in need.

“With health you have a thousand dreams,” she says. “Without it you have only one.” She and Gard want Volunteers in Medicine to give Nevadans their chance for a thousand dreams.

Academic Excellence in a Nurturing Jewish Environment

Now Enrolling Grades K – 6 Come see the best in private school education!

Scholarships available

Call for a Tour 804-1333 x114

    

   

Safe, Secure, Gated Campus Visit our website ssds-lv.org

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

34_37_give_Volunteers.indd 37

37

7/24/14 12:56 PM

sense

Every Beat Counts Hadassah Women’s Heart Health Program

By Chris Sieroty

I

t’s a sobering statistic a lot of women fail to heed until it’s too late: Heart disease – not breast cancer – is the number one killer of women in the United States. A third of them over 20 have some form of cardiovascular disease, making it an unexpected peril to the young and middle-aged in this country and abroad.

Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America founded in 1912, has 330,000 members, associates and supporters, making it the country’s largest Zionist Jewish membership organization. Its members also help populate every U.S. congressional district, making the organization a strong and powerful voice for change. It recently concluded

38 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

38_41_sense_Every_Beat_Counts.indd 38

7/24/14 12:58 PM

10550 Park Run Drive

Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower

O

n March 19, 2012, the first patients were moved into the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower at the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Karem. The $360 million facility is the latest chapter in the 100-year history of the medical center and contains some of the most high-tech operating theaters and private rooms in Israel.

The 19-floor Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower includes five below ground and is nearly double the size of the old building.

Almost 85 percent of its operating budget is raised by New York-based Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. And it’s an expensive facility to run, with 500 inpatient beds, 60 intensive care beds and 20 operating rooms.

The tower’s five below-ground floors are fortified against conventional, chemical and biological warfare, and can become a self-contained hospital.

Patient rooms feature one or two beds. In double rooms, beds are diagonally across from each other for more privacy and to reduce transmission of infection. The hospital, designed by Moshe Levy of Spector-Amisar Architects, gives every patient a view of the Judean Hills and features indoor gardens.

With five Intensive Care Units and four bed Intermediate Care Units, also called step-down units, doctors are able to provide acute care while keeping all but the most critical patients out of ICUs. The tower is home to Hadassah Medical Organization’s Neurosciences Center, the departments of Urology, Orthopedic and Vascular Surgery, ENT and Plastic Surgery, Gynecology and Cardiothoracic, and includes its heart institute and a state of the art surgical center.

(Corner of Park Run / Town Center) www.skilledhealthcare.com

702-515-6200 10550 Park Run 10550 Park Run Drive Drive The Heights of Summerlin is

(Corner (CornerofofPark ParkRun Run/ /Town TownCenter) Center) www.skilledhealthcare.com www.skilledhealthcare.com one of the most modern and

Skilled Nursing

702-515-6200 • 24-hour licensed nursing care 702-515-6200

luxurious skilled nursing

• IV Therapy • Pain Management The Heightsof of Summerlin is • Wound Care The Heights is Summerlin isSummerlin one ofnearby community.

Located centers in the Las The Heights of Vegas

the most modern

oneofofthe themost mostmodern modern and one Summerlin Hospital and luxurious skilled and

nursing centers in the luxurious skilled nursing luxurious skilled nursing and Medical Center,

Las Vegas community. centers theLas LasVegas Vegas we offer 24-hour centers ininthe Located nearby Summerlin Hospital community.

Located nearby licensed professional community.

Located nearby and Medical Center, we nursing care to Summerlin Hospital offer 24-hour licensed Summerlin Hospital professional nursing individuals and Medicalrecently Center, to individuals andcare Medical Center, disabled by illness or recently disabled by we offer 24-hour we illness offer 24-hour or injury, as injury, asprofessional well as those who licensed well asprofessional those who are licensed are seeking long-term care. seeking long-term care. nursing care to

nursing care to individuals recently individuals recently disabled by illness or disabled by illness or injury, as well as those who injury, as well as those who are seeking long-term care. are seeking long-term care.

Skilled Rehabilitation Services SkilledNursing Nursing Skilled Nursing

• 24-hourTherapy licensed nursing care care •••Physical 24-hour licensed 24-hour licensed nursing nursing care • IV Therapy ••Occupational Therapy IV Therapy • Pain Management • IV Therapy ••Speech and • Wound Care Language Pathology Pain Management

• Pain Management Wound Care Rehabilitation Services •• Wound Care Other Services • Physical Therapy

• Occupational Therapy •Rehabilitation Short-term Care Services • Speech & Language Pathology Services •Rehabilitation Long-term Care • Physical Therapy •• Hospice OtherCare Services Physical Therapy • Occupational • Short-term Care Therapy •• Social Services Occupational Therapy • Long-term CareLanguage Pathology • Speech and •• Housekeeping Speech and Language Pathology • Hospice Care • Activity Programs • Social Services • Housekeeping Services •Other Dietary Services • Activity Services Programs •Other Services •Religious Short-term Care • Dietary Services Short-term Care •Long-term Religious Services •••Beauty/Barber Shop Care • Beauty/Barber Shop •••Complimentary DirectTV Long-term Care Hospice Care • Complimentary DirectTV •••Individual Climate Control • Individual Climate Hospice Care Control Social Services • On-SitePodiatric Podiatric &&Dental Services •• On-Site Dental Services Social Services • Housekeeping • Complimentary Telephone •• Complimentary Telephone Housekeeping

• Activity Programs •• Activity Programs Dietary Services •• Dietary Services Religious Services •• Religious Services Beauty/Barber Shop ComplimentaryShop DirectTV •• Beauty/Barber Individual Climate Control •• Complimentary DirectTV On-Site Podiatric Dental Services •• Individual Climate&Control Complimentary Telephone •• On-Site Podiatric & Dental Services • Complimentary Telephone

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

38_41_sense_Every_Beat_Counts.indd 39

39

7/24/14 12:58 PM

Nevada’s only Funeral Home and Cemetery combination dedicated exclusively to the Jewish Community • Southern Nevada consecrated Jewish cemetery • Proudly serving all Jewish denominations • Elegant 250 seat Allen Brewster Memorial Chapel • Knowledgeable and caring Jewish staff • Special Veterans Pricing Plan • Special Synagogue Pricing Plan • Burials out-of-state and Eretz Yisrael

Endorsed by the entire Rabbinic community, meeting the needs of every denomination with tradition and compassion.

Jay Poster Funeral Director, Manager & Founder

Sheryl Chenin-Webb Family Service Director

Kacia Dvorkin-Pretty Family Service Director

A Dignity Memorial® Provider

2697 East Eldorado Lane Las Vegas, NV 89120 702-464-8570 www.kingdavidlv.com

its national convention at The Venetian in Las Vegas, where 1,000 attendees advocated for Israel and talked about Hadassah’s impact on medical care in the Jewish state.

But national organization President Marcie Natan says the heart health of women took center stage at the 97th annual get-together.

“Five years ago, heart health was not on our agenda,” she says. “Today, we are trying to educate women on heart health and how heart disease manifests itself differently in women than men. We are trying to educate them about the difference.” To that end, the organization has announced a new awareness campaign called “Heart to Heart: Every Beat Counts.” (Details are available at Hadassah.org.)

Natan says Hadassah is a “grassroots Zionist organization.” When it was founded 102 years ago, “the idea was to be a supporter of health care in Palestine, now Israel.”

The formation of the organization, whose Hebrew name means “myrtle” and owes its reference to Esther, came after Henrietta Szold, the daughter of a Baltimore rabbi, and her mother took a trip to pre-state Israel in 1909. While there, they saw starvation and disease and their daily impact on the lives of everyone. When she got home, Henrietta began organizing Hadassah, much as she had helped organize English language classes for impoverished Jewish immigrants some years earlier, a long-ago model exemplified by today’s ESL night classes. Hadassah’s initial mission was to send two nurses to Palestine to provide pasteurized milk to infants and new mothers, and to eradicate an easily cured eye disease called trachoma that was robbing thousands of people of their sight.

Today, Natan says, Hadassah is an “amazing sisterhood” that supports Israel and provides education on Jewish life and the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, which urges both heart health and breast cancer awareness among its female constituents.

Dr. Randi Lampert is president of Hadassah Southern Nevada, which has 1,000 members. “Our mission in Las Vegas is the same as the national organization, we empower women,” she says. “Our big national push is to teach women about preventative ways to keep heart-healthy. It is apparently, a subject that has escaped their attention, many of them are unaware of their own risks. In many cases, the problem is at the hospital, failing to treat women aggressively enough when they present for heart attack.”

According to Hadassah, 82 percent of cardiovascular disease is preventable. But worldwide nearly 9 million women die from its effects each year. Risk factors include smoking, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, high triglyceride levels, poor eating habits, lack of physical activity, diabetes and pre-diabetes, alcohol consumption and stress.

Lampert says the Nevada organization wants to teach its members how to eat healthier foods, and the importance of exercising regularly. She says smoking isn’t a major issue for them, but changing their eating habits is a bit more challenging.

40 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com David Magazine Color Ad_Oct2013.indd 1

38_41_sense_Every_Beat_Counts.indd 40

10/14/13 3:13 PM

7/24/14 12:59 PM

“All we can do is educate our members,” she says.

“We’ve hosted a health conference, where we had over 100 members learning about the need for eating healthy and getting exercise.

We even offered a healthy lunch. We do the best we can.

I hope we are making a difference.”

Her organization also urges women to get full cholesterol panels during blood workups, and mammograms on a regular basis.

Dr. Haim Danenberg is director of InMarcie Natan, National President of Hadassah terventional Cardiology at the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.

He says if more women can be diagnosed in the early stages of heart disease the better chance they will have of avoiding premature death.

“Heart disease is still the major cause of death,” he says. “We have very fast responses to heart attacks in Israel, and there are medical therapies available. We are getting lower numbers … but (the) mortality (rate) is also increasing.”

“We still need to improve what we are doing,” he says. “We are doing more research on vascular biology. We got so many (research) startups in cardiology in Israel. We are never satisfied.”

He says men and women do have different symptoms before a heart attack. Chest pains are typical for both men and women when they’re having a heart attack, he says. But women also may experience precursor symptoms, such as pain in the neck or other areas, nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath or feeling unusually weak during normal activity.

“In Jerusalem, women tend to have many children,” Danenberg says. “They tend to take care of everybody else and not themselves.

We are trying to change that. They need to take care of themselves at an earlier age. More women need to join exercise groups and do checkups earlier.”

For the last six years, Danenberg says, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center has pioneered a nonsurgical procedure to deal with the narrowing of an aortic valve. He says 30 to 40 percent of the patients with that condition undergo a nonsurgical valve replacement procedure. It involves using a catheter to slide a new valve into place. It takes about two hours, he says, and patients usually go home in about two days.

For now, Hadassah wants to get the word out to women everywhere. Tamer Peretz, interim director of the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem, echoes Danenberg in reminding that “heart attacks are still a major cause of death. We still need to improve what we are doing to try and improve the health of women worldwide.”

Your First Residential or Commercial Job

(Please mention this ad when placing this service call.)

Call Today at 702.642.8553 or visit Rakeman.com!

For 50 Years, Rakeman Plumbing has serviced the entire Las Vegas Valley!

24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE – No Extra Charge!

No job is too big or too small!

Rakeman Plumbing 4075 Losee Road North Las Vegas, NV 89030 #0021952a / $500,000 Limit *15% off of labor only. Excludes flat rate priced services.

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

38_41_sense_Every_Beat_Counts.indd 41

41

7/24/14 12:59 PM

Issac Brekken

taste

Sauteed Tofu at AlizĂŠ

42 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

42_46_taste_Healthy_Dining_Options.indd 42

7/24/14 1:01 PM

A Very

Vegan Vegas The Skinny on Guilt-Free Gourmet

By Marilyn LaRocque

A

re you fed up with “cooking/eating healthy?” Don’t despair!

From gourmet Strip restaurants to chain outposts in malls, you’ll find imaginative, flavorful, reduced-calorie menu items to make your dining excursion guilt-free. These days, vegetarian and vegan entrees are no longer afterthoughts. Chefs are taking just as much pride in their “health-conscious” offerings as their “calories be damned” dishes.

ALIZÉ ATOP THE PALMS & ANDRÉ’S AT THE MONTE CARLO André Rochat’s Alizé atop The Palms boasts a Michelin star and one of the most spectacular views in Las Vegas. It also pampers vegetarians with a gourmet tasting menu featuring some of the finest food in town.

“We started our vegetarian menu about a year and a half ago,” explains chef de cuisine Mark Purdy. “This was mostly in response to increasing demand, coupled with our desire to give those customers the same level of dining experience any other guest would enjoy. Like the rest of the menu, the vegetarian menu changes with the seasons.

“When designing these menus, we consider the season mostly, but also how each item fits into the over-all big picture of the tasting menu,” he says. “For example, depending on where it is located in the tasting menu (first, second, third course, etc.), it must fit the basic formula of cold courses in the beginning, lighter courses in the middle and stronger flavors towards the end. These are the same criteria used for the omnivore menu. The wine pairings flow in similar fashion.”

Purdy reports that the vegetarian tasting menu is very popular.

“Every item is offered as an appetizer or as an entrée,” he says. “This gives the customer a choice of five vegetarian items, in addition to

the green salad on the à la carte menu. Although we have no way to know positively, I’m pretty sure that courses from the vegetarian menu are frequently selected by omnivores. The most popular has been the mushroom toban yaki. I set out to create an item that could compete creatively with the two foie gras dishes on the regular menu. It’s the only dish that has remained from day one. We can also adapt a vegetarian dish so it becomes vegan.”

(NOTE: The Alizé vegetarian tasting menu is $135 per person. Add $95 for the wine pairings. A similar menu is also offered at André’s at the Monte Carlo.)

As light desserts Alizé offers fresh berries and cream and a variety of summer sorbets and fruits. “Our current pre-dessert is an elderflower gelée with natural fruits in a kiwi and basil seed soup,” executive pastry chef Tammy Alana says. “Also, one of our newest desserts just naturally is on the lighter side and for the health-conscious. It’s a toasted hazelnut (protein) streusel and lemon curd with an orange chiboust (citrus) and crispy meringue (egg white protein).

“Because gluten allergies have grown over the years,” she says, “we offer a gluten-free roll with our bread service. Also, we can prepare soufflés without flour.”

Patrick Trundle, beverage director for Alizé and André’s, complements healthy dining with some exciting winemaking innovations.

“Several wineries practice ‘Biodynamic’ farming methods,” he says, “which take organic farming to a new level.” [According to Biodynamics.com: … Biodynamic farmers strive to create a diversified, balanced farm ecosystem that generates health and fertility as much as possible from within the farm itself. Preparations made from fermented manure, minerals and herbs are used to help restore and harmonize the vital life forces of the farm and to enhance the nutrition, quality and flavor of the food being raised.] www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

42_46_taste_Healthy_Dining_Options.indd 43

43

7/24/14 1:01 PM

Issac Brekken Chilled Vichyssoise and Tomato Soup at Alizé

“We have a number of producers on our wine list who are at various stages of biodynamic and/or organic vineyard cultivation from major wine regions,” Trundle says. “The famous house of Domaine Romanee Conti has been converting their vineyards since 2007. In the Napa Valley, Joseph Phelps has been converting since 1999, and Opus One, now at 25 percent, began in 2006. Some of the organic and biodynamic wines on our list rank among the best wines from their regions.”

He listed a few favorites: Burgundy: Domaine Dujac, Domaine Leflaive, Domaine Leroy, Pierre Morey, Jacques-Frederick Mugnier; Loire Valley: Didier Dagueneau, Domaine Vacheron; Alsace: Marcel Deiss, G. Humbrecht & Fils, Josmeyer, Marc Kreydenweiss, Albert Mann, Zind Humbrecht; Bordeaux: Château La Tour Figeac, Château Pontet-Canet; Napa Valley: Araujo, Frog’s Leap, Grgich Hills, Quintessa, Robert Sinskey, Viader.

LA CAVE WINE & FOOD HIDEAWAY At the opposite end of the Strip at Wynn, La Cave has introduced “healthy” menu selections that span the range of vegetarian/vegan and allergy-conscious dining.

Billy DeMarco, corporate chef for the Morton Group, oversees La Cave. He cites the influence of summertime on menu choices.

“It’s pool season in Vegas,” he says. “And in summertime, people are always watching what they eat to stay fit. So we stayed on the healthier side with our salads with lighter vinaigrettes, and we offer vegan and vegetarian options as well. The menu is very successful.

People love the small plates concept, and love to be able to try multiple dishes without damaging their wallet too much. The majority of our menu is under $20.”

44 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

42_46_taste_Healthy_Dining_Options.indd 44

7/24/14 1:01 PM

Gourmet Comfort Food with a Modern Flair Since 2004

Warm Salt-Roasted Beets at La Cave

Among the selections on La Cave’s “light and healthy” menu are: Mushroom grits and pecorino; vegan salt roasted beets, vegan cheese and pistachio; fiery artichoke, roasted red pepper, olives and marinara flatbread; roasted salmon, vegetable pasta and yellow tomato broth; Fontina stuffed chicken, prosciutto and lemon caper sauce; sunny side organic egg, jamon Serrano and pencil asparagus.

For those who want to throw caution to the wind, La Cave offers a “Magic Market Week” five-course specialty menu with optional wine pairings, Aug. 18-20, for $75 per person; $110 with wines, plus tax and gratuity.

First course: Mixed green salad with oven-roasted tomato, grilled onion, shaved goat cheese; 2012 Clos Alivu Patrimonio, Vermentino, Corsica, France;

Wes Kendrick, Executive Chef Mention DAVID and receive a complimentary organic green tea or hibiscus tea with your dinner

Lunch | Happy Hour | Dinner

Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter 600 E. Warm Springs Rd., Las Vegas 89119

(702) 263-0034

Table34LasVegas.com

Table 34_082014.indd 1

7/21/14 1:41 PM

Second course: Ahi tuna with pickled cucumber, orange slices and a soy glaze paired; 2012 Domaine Gerovassiliou, Malagousia, Epanomi, Greece; Third course: Black Bass with watermelon radish, shaved asparagus and herb oil paired; 2011 Gary Farrell Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, California; Main course: Sirloin steak will be served with beech mushrooms, crispy green garlic and tomatillo; 2008 Caparzo, Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino, Italy; Dessert: Chocolate mousse cake, including chocolate tuile, old-fashion sponge, dusted raspberries; 2012 Gagliardo, Villa M Rosso, Brachetto, Piemonte, Italy.

BRIO TUSCAN GRILLE (TOWN SQUARE AND TIVOLI VILLAGE) When you think about Brio Tuscan Grille, what probably comes to mind is voluptuously rich Italian food, not “healthy” eating. Surprise! They offer a “light” menu, albeit not vegetarian or vegan, as www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

42_46_taste_Healthy_Dining_Options.indd 45

45

7/24/14 1:01 PM

he says. “Saturated and trans-fats are pervasive in manufactured foods. Additives and preservatives are pervasive in manufactured foods. Cook your own food. Use fresh meats, fruits, vegetables, grains, cereals, etc. Buy local, buy organic, think green.”

What about the “ideal balance” for a meal? Boyer replies: “Everyone has their own idea of what is healthy for their own body type, level of exercise, fitness, activity, environment. There is no ‘one size fits all’ answer to the question of an ‘ideal meal.’ Nevertheless, as a very general answer … four to five ounces of protein, four ounces of healthy carbs (example: ancient grains, legumes), a cup or more of fruits and vegetables and one to two ounces of dairy.”

He puts his philosophy into action in the Canyon Ranch Grill menu, creating interest in a variety of ways. “We try to incorporate seasonal items, foods that are familiar, foods that aren’t familiar, comfort foods, ethnic foods, peasant food and elegant food. We try to mix in local flavors where it’s possible, and bring in exotic flavors as well. I believe it’s world cuisine with a regional emphasis.”

It’s a culinary cornucopia: Breakfast relleno (330 cal), “Healthy Elvis” (grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich: 375 cal), organic steel-cut oatmeal (155 cal), sweet potato pancakes (405 cal), cranberry walnut French toast with pumpkin stuffing (435 cal), wild mushroom en croute (120 cal), Mongolian BBQ salmon (380 cal), quinoa stuffed Portobello (330 cal).

“If you educate yourself about food,” Boyer says, “about your body, your environment and your planet, and are mindful about what you eat, eating healthy becomes natural. I believe that we all should be in the business of inspiring people to make a commitment to healthy living, turning hopes and intentions into the highest enjoyment of life.”

Mushroom Grits at La Cave

well as gluten-free, and the Italian flare and flavor are unmistakable.

They list calories — from 200 for a “Shrimptini” starter served in a martini glass to 550 for a Pasta Pesto with grilled chicken entrée. A salmon salad entrée tallies 400 calories.

CANYON RANCH GRILL AT PALAZZO For the ultimate in creative healthy dining, chart your course for the Canyon Ranch Grill. It’s part of the Canyon Ranch Spa on the third floor of Palazzo and is accessed via the guest elevators. The breakfast and lunch menus provide not only a calorie count but fat and fiber content for each dish and also indicate vegan and gluten-free.

Executive chef James Boyer lays out the basics. “Healthy food is no different than any food,” he says. “All food is healthy to some degree; some is just better for you. Some foods have a more positive impact on your body, mind and spirit. In general, the major difference is the amount of fat, sugar and salt. It’s just a matter of adjusting what you eat, becoming familiar with new tastes and experiencing new flavors. To me, that’s exciting.

“Everything in moderation is the basic theme. You want to ‘eat fresh,’ incorporate fresh fruits and vegetables into every meal. Use more healthy fats … nuts, olive oil, avocados, fats that occur naturally … in your diet. Don’t use fats as a medium to cook in. ‘Eat green;’ use organic, sustainable, local, wild foods more often. I wouldn’t avoid any foods, just decrease the consumption of some, increase the consumption of others.”

Boyer emphasizes “fresh” not “manufactured” food. “HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) is pervasive in manufactured foods,”

Breakfast Relleno at Canyon Ranch Grill

46 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

42_46_taste_Healthy_Dining_Options.indd 46

7/24/14 1:01 PM

think Good Night @ 48 Changing for the Season @ 52 Dr. Feelgood, Inc. @ 58

GOOD NIGHT pg. 48

47_think_Splash.indd 47

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

47

7/24/14 1:03 PM

think

Good Night To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

By Jaq Greenspon

48 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

48_51_think_Sleep.indd 48

7/24/14 1:04 PM

“So there I am, tennis ball in hand and I’m throwing it for my dog … except it’s not my dog, not really. Instead it’s a mountain lion, and it’s catching the balls but not giving them back. No worries, I think, because I look down and there’s a stack of tennis balls next to me in the boat, and we’re speeding down a waterway towards a waterfall when suddenly we’re airborne …”

A

nd that’s when I wake up.

As I’m lying in bed, I start to reconstruct the dream. But already it’s slipping away, my memories of it fading. I remember the flying and the tennis balls, but what did those mountain lions really mean? And how did I get from a field throwing balls to riding in a boat? All of this gets me thinking about dreams and, beyond that, sleep in general.

I mean, really, what is sleep? Why do we need it? Am I getting enough of it? These are the kinds of thoughts preventing me from getting back to it, so I figure I may as well get up and find out. The answers tend to make as much sense as the dream I’ve been having.

We all know we need eight hours of sleep a night, right? Sure.

Unless you’re a teenager, in which case you need more (tell ’em their bedtime is dictated by science, not by you). But even that eight hours is a bit of a misconception.

Yes, on average a middle-age adult needs seven to eight hours

of sleep, but some people need as few as five and some as many as 10 hours a night. As you age, your sleep patterns change as well. It’s believed that more than half of the senior population, those 65 and up, have sleeping disorders and aren’t getting enough shut-eye. To be fair, quite a number of our sub-65 folk also aren’t getting enough sleep. Of course, as adults, we have lots of stuff to take care of and precious little time to do it all. Work and social life commitments take up a huge chunk of our waking lives, which is why we tend to sleep more on weekends. Contrary to popular belief, your body can, and does, balance the sleep scale. If you miss out on sleep during the week, eventually it will catch up to you and you’ll spend more time in bed than you’re used to.

So how do you know if you’re not getting enough sleep? I’m pretty sure I’m not, waking up in the middle of the night with dreams of waterfalls and all. The first thing we look at are the symptoms, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: “If you feel drowsy during the day, even during boring activities, you haven’t had enough sleep.”

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

48_51_think_Sleep.indd 49

49

7/24/14 1:04 PM

They’re saying you shouldn’t be tired between waking up and going to bed.

“If you routinely fall asleep within five minutes of lying down, you probably have severe sleep deprivation, possibly even a sleep disorder,” NINDS reports. This seems to indicate that lying in bed for a while is a good thing … but not too much because then that would be insomnia.

“Microsleeps, or very brief episodes of sleep in an otherwise awake person, are another mark of sleep deprivation. In many cases, people are not aware that they are experiencing microsleeps,” according to NINDS. If this means those moments when your head falls forward and jerks you back to alertness, then I’m three for three. Maybe I have a sleep disorder?

About 60 million Americans suffer from some sort of sleep disorder, statistics show, from full-blown chronic disease to occasional problems. That’s about one in five people. Think of it this way: The next time you’re watching a Rebel basketball game, odds are good that one of those guys could use some sleep. This isn’t good for a number of reasons. As NINDS points out, “sleep-deprived people who are tested by using a driving simulator or by performing a hand-eye coordination task perform as badly as or worse than those who are intoxicated.” And alcohol just makes things worse.

Even caffeine and other stimulants, while good for the short term, can’t counter severe sleep deprivation.

About 70 sleep disorders have been identified. But the most common are insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome and narcolepsy. Narcolepsy, whose sufferers can fall asleep instantly, no matter how much sleep they’ve gotten the previous night, is at the bottom of the list with about 250,000 victims.

The old joke for when your arm or leg falls “asleep” (gets all tingly and non-responsive) during the day? “Great, now it’s going to be up all night.” Except it’s not really a joke. Restless leg syndrome, a disorder that causes an “unpleasant crawling, prickling or tingling sensation in the legs and feet, and an urge to move them for relief,” affects some 12 million people regularly, especially the older population.

Sleep apnea, where breathing itself is interrupted during sleep, is

rapidly becoming a diagnosis du jour, affecting an estimated 18 million people. Apnea causes the windpipe to collapse while sleeping, making it harder to get air into the lungs.

The struggling lungs send a message to the brain to focus, so the brain wakes up the body — just enough so the windpipe regains its structure and air flows freely. Until it happens again. In the worst cases, this can happen hundreds of times a night, leaving people incredibly sleepy come the daylight hours. The biggest problem apnea sufferers face is that it often goes undiagnosed (excessive snoring can be one symptom – but just because you snore doesn’t mean you have apnea). These people simply know they’re not getting a good night’s rest. However, people with apnea should never take sleeping pills or any other form of sedative that could prevent them from waking enough to resume breathing.

Insomnia, the inability to drift off, is far and away the most common sleep disorder. It affects almost everyone at some point.

Causes can range from stress to jet lag to any number of external factors. According to NINDS, however, insomnia often can be the “major disabling symptom of an underlying medical disorder.”

The National Sleep Foundation has a list of things you can do to help combat insomnia.

For instance, right now I’m following the NSF suggestion to “don’t lie in bed awake.” You don’t have to be as extreme as I am, researching why you’re not sleeping. But watching TV, reading or listening to music until you feel tired is a good way to get back to sleep. Exercise is also good, even for just 20-30 minutes a day. Five to six hours before bed is a good time frame for maximum sleep benefits.

Closer to bedtime, you want to relax. Find something that calms your mind. Taking a bath or reading often are seen as good pre-bedtime activities. At the very least, try to set and keep a schedule. Going to bed

50 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

48_51_think_Sleep.indd 50

7/24/14 1:05 PM

and waking up at the same time every day is nothing but beneficial.

All of this begs the question: Why do we need to sleep? I’d be able to accomplish so much more if I didn’t have to close my eyes for several hours on a nightly basis. With all our modern medical advances, why are we still spending a third or more of our lives horizontal? The answer, of course, is — we don’t know. Scientists are still trying to figure out exactly why we need it. All they know for sure is that we do need it. That said, it’s a problem a lot of scientists are trying to solve. Some research shows sleep deprivation can have a negative impact on our immune systems. Other research suggests we need sleep for our nervous systems to operate properly.

Proteins, the body’s building blocks, break down slower during sleep. So it also may be that we just need the downtime to replenish and rejuvenate at the cellular level. Other research says activities during sleep can “help encode memories and improve learning,” in which case I might need much more sleep than I’m getting now. Finally, “sleep also may give the brain a chance to exercise important neuronal connections that might otherwise deteriorate from lack of activity.” Hmmm … I wonder if that means dreams?

Dreams are just as confusing to the scientific world as sleep itself, but more colorful. Truth be told, no one’s quite sure why we dream or what its purpose is. We do know everyone dreams. It happens at least four to six times a night during REM (for rapid eye

movement) sleep, the last of the five sleep cycles.

Dreams can last anywhere from five minutes at the start of the night, to as long as 30 minutes in the wee small hours. We can be dreaming up to two hours a night, yet we rarely remember what we dreamt.

G. William Domhoff, a dream researcher at UC Santa Cruz, has a four-part definition of what a dream is. It can be distilled to “the little dramas our minds make up when the ‘self’ system is not keeping us alert to the world around us.” This is all well and good. But it doesn’t answer why I’m dreaming of mountain lions and speed boats.

Freud thought dreams were a way to preserve sleep – that we would dream before waking to help us stay in that restive state a little longer. But that was disproved as soon as we discovered REM sleep in the ’50s.

Other researchers claim dreams can be used to solve problems that plague us in waking life.

Still others posit that dreams are used to process thoughts for storage into long-term memory. Domhoff refutes all of that, arguing that dreams themselves have no purpose.

But he does believe they have meaning.

“To the contrary,” he states in a paper on Dreamresearch.net, “dreams correlate with age, gender, culture and personal preoccupations, as evidence on this site and in many research studies suggests.”

We also know that dreams deal with our daily concerns and events, the supposed “continuity hypothesis.” So it’s a good bet that some of what you dream about is what’s been on your mind. At the same time, dream analysis proponents out there claim all dreams have metaphoric meanings. Domhoff agrees that dreams have symbolic meaning, but those are individualized, not a common set that you can define in a popular book on the subject.

OK, then. So my dream connotes I was recently at a zoo and I regularly play ball with my dog, while the boat and waterfall are symbolic of some sort of stress in my life. Now that that’s settled, I’m heading back to sleep. www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

48_51_think_Sleep.indd 51

51

7/24/14 1:05 PM

think

Changing for the

Season A Guide to Fall 2014, Ken Downing, Fashion Director of Neiman Marcus

By Marisa Finetti

D

etermining seasonal trends for shoppers with discriminating tastes is part science and part instinct. Just ask Ken Downing, fashion director and senior vice president for Neiman Marcus stores. As a trendsetter who sees hundreds of shows each season, and scads annually, Downing says ideas bubble up and continue to emerge all year long. Somehow, he manages to stay laser-focused on the newest trends, paying particular attention to the running runway chatter to determine what ends up in his famed company’s salons. “I also rely heavily on gut instinct – (asking himself) ‘Is it fabulous? It is fabulous!’

My eyes never lie,” he says.

The Seattle native says dressing for the fall is natural to him, given his Pacific Northwest heritage. He’s excited about the cool season, and describes autumn’s coming attractions as aligned with a blend of cultural references. Clothes hounds, he believes, will end up with wildly creative pieces and a cultivated closet, thanks to fall’s couture.

“Pattern, prints and textures are inspired by many countries, customs and (a nation’s) people,” Downing says. Shoppers can expect romanticized references via the autumn offerings, from Dolce & Gabbana’s medieval and folkloric tones and magical woodland imagery to Lanvin’s tribal nod, with its fringe and bead-trimmed skirt. And from loden to lime, and olive to teal, green is the color for women this fall, he says.

“I love greens when mixed in harmonious hues, or as an accent to gray, the decidedly and definitive neutral of the season,” he says.

“Gray is everywhere in every shade. Like its best friend green, gray looks most modern when mixed in various values.”

Also trending, he says, are wide-legged trousers, often with pleats.

Downing also adores culottes and is happy to see their comeback from fall through spring.

“The most fabulous of footwear,” he avers, “is a year-round bootie.

It updates everything you love. Wear it with fall’s more voluminous skirts and full-cut pants, culottes, or pair with denim with a wide cuff hem. The look is sensational!”

Better yet, he says, try a fringe-trimmed bootie and a fringetrimmed bag – two must-haves this fall – to put an immediate global groove in your wardrobe.

For the face, Downing says, makeup gets very luminescent, with glowing, gorgeous skin, a soft shimmer on the eye, lip and cheek. “‘Go with the glow’ is my motto,” he adds.

Just like their fashionable female counterparts, Downing says, men should look to gray as the color of choice, night or day. Blues are also au courant, from deep indigo to navy, winter turquoise or pale powder, he says.

For patterns, men should embrace plaids and checks, Downing says, and be bold enough to pair a checked shirt with a plaid tie. In its grungy and chic manifestations, Downing says, plaid captured the imagination of designers again this season, and still can evoke sophistication. Must-have footwear for the guys? The Chelsea boot, Downing says. “From denim to dinner, and everywhere in between, there is nowhere the Chelsea can’t take you.”

After glimpsing hundreds of designer offerings throughout the year, Downing’s selections end up on Neiman Marcus racks. He describes his fashion sense as schoolboy meets bad boy, where classic prep attitude goes a little wrong with a rocker, surfer sensibility.

Surely, then, he must have a favorite designer?

“It’s like asking a parent which is their favorite child,” Downing demurs. “I have many designers who I adore. Many are friends. The world of fashion is full of amazing talent, and I feel fortunate I have the ability to experience this moment of great creativity.”

52 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

52_57_think_Fall_Fashion.indd 52

7/24/14 1:07 PM

It’s good to be green. Pine and multi-colored polyester and silk jacquard dress with threequarter sleeves and gold satin lining, $2,995 by Dolce & Gabbana. Neiman Marcus, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 731-3636.

52_57_think_Fall_Fashion.indd 53

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

53

7/24/14 1:07 PM

An oversized clutch makes a big statement to daytime ensemble. Grained calfskin “Alix� shopper with detachable strap in black, graphite or rose, by Tom Ford, $2,490. Neiman Marcus, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 731-3636.

54 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

52_57_think_Fall_Fashion.indd 54

7/24/14 1:08 PM

When in doubt, step out in booties. Bordeaux or black calfskin “Rockstud” ankle bootie by Valentino, $1,375. Neiman Marcus, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 731-3636.

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

52_57_think_Fall_Fashion.indd 55

55

7/24/14 1:08 PM

Global chic is trending. Multi-color ikat-print nylon tulle dress with embroidery, sequins and silk charmeuse lining by Monique Lhuillier, $3,995. Neiman Marcus, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 731-3636.

56 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

52_57_think_Fall_Fashion.indd 56

7/24/14 1:11 PM

Pair booties with a full skirt. Italian-made gray, black, and bordeaux snakeskin and rayon “Kara” peep toe bootie is one of Ken Downing’s picks. He says the bootie perfectly demonstrates his favorite fall runway trend: multicultural fashion melange

by Jimmy Choo. $2,250. Neiman Marcus, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas. 731-3636. www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

52_57_think_Fall_Fashion.indd 57

57

7/24/14 1:11 PM

think

Dr. Feelgood, Inc.

For Medicinal Use Only!

By Valerie Miller 58 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

58_65_think_Medical_Marijuana.indd 58

7/24/14 1:13 PM

The United States classified it as a drug as bad as heroin.

I

f you visit Las Vegas’ Karma Holistic Healthcare Foundation, don’t expect to find a cancer patient lighting up a joint inside the small medical marijuana-recommendation clinic.

In fact, says founder and CEO Dee Powers, “There is no marijuana on the premises of this clinic.” Indeed, the entry room of her clinic at 9111 W. Russell Road, off I-215, looks as if it could be a spa’s waiting room. But the soothing quiet inside belies the almost-certain growth explosion that’s coming in the nascent “green gold” world of cannabis.

Powers, a medical marijuana patient herself, is at a loss for why it took states so long to see the benefits of cannabis. After all, she says, “Nobody ever died from cannabis, but roughly 100,000 people die annually because of prescription drugs and their side effects.”

And cannabis – marijuana, hemp and hashish are all derivatives – has been used for various purposes, including medicine, for thousands of years, and in cultures around the world – dating back to before the birth of Christ.

“But the United States classified it as a drug as bad as heroin,” Powers says. In 1970, cannabis was deemed a “Schedule I” drug under the Federal Controlled Substances Act. What that meant, according to lawmakers, is that it had a high potential for abuse, and no accepted medical value.

Today, 22 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Colorado and Washington state have legalized pot for recreational use, though possession of cannabis remains illegal under federal law.

Hi-tech marijuana grow room. www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

58_65_think_Medical_Marijuana.indd 59

59

7/24/14 1:13 PM

Israel, Canada and Great Britain have allowed researchers and scientists more access to cannabis.

In Nevada, marijuana is only legal for medical use. Close to 6,000 people statewide now have cards from the state allowing them legally to use marijuana to treat documented medical conditions. That number is expected to swell after medical marijuana dispensaries pop up all over the Silver State.

Senate Bill 374, passed in 2013 by the Nevada Legislature, made it legal for licensed dispensaries to open in the state. The law went into effect April 1. So far, 18 dispensaries have been licensed in unincorporated Clark County. Henderson had 28 total applicants for various marijuana-related businesses as of its July 17 deadline, the city’s Keith Paul said.

Las Vegas and North Las Vegas were going through their own licensing processes at press time. The state of Nevada has final say on which applicants get to open medical marijuana dispensaries.

Clark County is allotted 40 medical marijuana dispensaries: 18 in unincorporated parts of the county; a dozen in Las Vegas; five in Henderson; four in North Las Vegas and one in Mesquite. Those dispensary limits don’t include laboratory, cultivation or production licenses for medical cannabis.

“We hope the dispensaries will be open by the end of the year,” says Powers. “This is medicine. And there is also less domestic violence when people are on cannabis, compared to alcohol.”

Sen. Richard “Tick” Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, authored SB 374. He was also hoping for Nevada dispensaries to open by year’s end. But now, he says, “I think we are looking at early next year. It will be a lot more difficult for bigger counties to get their licensing done.”

Nevada’s card-carrying medical marijuana patients, and caregivers with cards, still can grow their own cannabis (albeit limited to 12 plants) until 2016. Marijuana patients also legally can possess up to 2 ½ ounces of pot.

GETTING LEGAL The state requires a doctor’s recommendation, rather than a prescription, before a patient can submit paperwork for a medical marijuana card. Patients also must submit to a background check.

The Karma clinic, and the clinic brand Dr. Reefer, are two of the main medical marijuana-recommendation clinics in Las Vegas.

Besides a doctor’s recommendation for cannabis, the clinics also will help patients navigate the legal process of getting a medical marijuana card.

Dr. Reefer, which has been around since 2001 according to spokesman Derek Sante, “assists patients in getting (medical marijuana) cards and allows them to see sympathetic doctors,” Like Karma’s Powers, Sante is quick to point out that “we are not a dispensary. But we have doctors who are sympathetic to treating conditions like cancer, AIDS, (post-traumatic stress disorder) and glaucoma, with marijuana.”

Research in the U.S. on the possible health benefits of cannabis – and its main psychoactive ingredient THC – is stymied by its “Schedule I” classification. Gaining legal access to the plant involves completing an ordeal of federal paperwork, Mayo Clinic physician Michael Bostwick wrote in his 2013 research paper “Blurred Boundaries.”

Israel, Canada and Great Britain have allowed researchers and scientists more access to cannabis. Some of the work has shown the potential of cannabis “for stunting tumor growth and treating seizures in children and adults.” Most agree that more research is needed.

“I think, for the purposes of research, marijuana should be made a ‘Schedule II’ drug,” says Dr. Dale Carrison, chief of staff at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. But Carrison remains skeptical about defining marijuana as “medical.”

“I don’t trust that people are just smoking pot for medical use,” he says. Carrison points to the option of Marinol, a synthetic THC drug given in pill form.

Marinol does not offer the high that smoking pot, or marijuana edibles, would provide. But some sick patients complain that Marinol is slower-acting, and less effective, than real THC. Still, Carrison believes the “majority of people are getting medical marijuana licenses so they can smoke pot and get high.”

The UMC chief of staff also is concerned about the lack of guidelines offered by doctors recommending marijuana to patients. He noted that it often is hard for a patient to discern the amount of THC in marijuana edibles, or how much cannabis a patient supposedly needs to use for a medical condition. Carrison also worries about the negative effects that smoking any foreign substance has on a person’s lungs.

But if “patients are dying, I don’t worry about them inhaling foreign substances into their lungs,” he says. “More needs to be done in compassionate care for these patients.”

Whether medical use of cannabis is a godsend – say, for example, someone’s dying grandpa is able to live out his last days pain-free – or primarily an excuse for people to get high legally, remains a matter of debate.

One thing seems certain, however: Marijuana use, as a whole, is gaining more mainstream acceptance. This has led many to predict that Nevada soon will follow Colorado and Washington in legalizing pot for recreational use.

“GREEN GOLD” Cannabis was dubbed “green gold” by Nevada Cannabis Industry Association Founding Chairman Leslie Bocskor. And it has been an economic boon for Colorado, he says, since the Rocky Mountain State’s first legal recreational marijuana dispensaries opened early this year.

60 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

58_65_think_Medical_Marijuana.indd 60

7/24/14 1:14 PM

Las Vegas could become the marijuana capital of the world

Nevada officials are watching that development closely. In Colorado, a 10 percent state tax is imposed on retail marijuana and marijuana products. That’s on top of the 2.9 percent existing state sales tax, and in addition to any local sales tax. In Denver, sales tax for legal weed can top 21 percent, according to Forbes.com.

Indeed, advocates of legalizing marijuana in Colorado saw the drug as a panacea for the state’s financial ills. Colorado is projecting $350 million in revenue in the first year of legal recreational weed.

Bocskor believes the emergence of legal medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada portends Colorado-style, legal pot dispensaries here some day.

“It would be a huge change (for) the Nevada economy,” the former investment banker and managing partner of Electrum Partners says. That company, he says, “advises some of the largest players in the (cannabis) industry on the strategy in Nevada and beyond.”

An initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Nevada will have the required 100,000 signatures by November, he predicts, and will appear on the ballot in 2016. But first it must go before the next legislative session in 2015.

“Las Vegas could be(come) the marijuana capital of the world,” Segerblom says. “People would forget about Colorado. People would be taking pictures with their marijuana in Las Vegas on the Strip, like they do in Amsterdam.”

Other industries, such as real estate, have already seen “prices skyrocket” for space that could be used for marijuana-related businesses, he adds.

And for those who oppose it? “They are fighting the last war.

Move on,” Segerblom advises.

The Las Vegas economy will get a shot in the arm from legalizing recreational pot, he insists.

“If you think of 40 million people who come to Las Vegas each year, and if just 1 percent visits a dispensary, that’s a lot,” the state senator says.

Bocskor agrees with predictions that Colorado’s revenue from legal marijuana could reach a billion dollars in about three years’ time.

And he believes Nevada’s cannabis industry would have even more revenue-growth potential.

For now, Segerblom is pleased with what he has seen of Nevada’s licensing process.

“We are bringing in some high-quality, out-of-state people and partnering them with some in-state business people,” he says.

Former Nevada lawmaker David Goldwater is one of the medical marijuana-dispensary applicants who received Clark County’s approval to open a dispensary, production and cultivation business on Maryland Parkway at Sahara Avenue – in the same shopping center as a Smith’s Food & Drug supermarket.

Goldwater and his business partners are hoping to get the state’s OK to open their Inyo Fine Cannabis Dispensary. The company

already has its special use permit and business license from Clark County.

If approved, he says, Inyo will have a dispensary, along with “Sweet Goldie Cultivation” and “Sweet Goldie Production” on site, in about 5,000 square feet of space.

“Our dispensary can sell the product to people in need,” Goldwater says. “I know this community. I grew up here … and I served this community in the Nevada Legislature.”

He thinks the existing method of legally obtaining medical marijuana – growing your own, as it were – is impractical. “If I had to make aspirin to take it, I don’t think I’d grow it.”

Inyo’s financing was done through private investors. Traditional banks, many of them run under federal charters, won’t lend to dispensaries, he says, because marijuana is still illegal under U.S. law.

WEEDING OUT THE APPLICANTS One trend emerging from the wave of medical marijuana dispensary applicants, and other marijuana-related license seekers, is that the winners primarily have been big-name and deeppocketed contenders. Clark County approved Integral Associates, a partnership that included Camille Ruvo – wife of philanthropist and Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada senior management director Lou Ruvo. Among those in the Integral partnership is Armen Yemenidjian, son of Tropicana owner Alex Yemenidjian.

The son is listed as vice president of casino marketing and operations for the property.

Earlier this year, the county also gave the go-ahead to Richard Perkins, former Nevada Assembly speaker and high-ranking Henderson Police Department official. Troy and Tim Herbst – operators of the JETT Gaming slot routes, and heirs to the Herbst Oil company – own shares in Clark County dispensary applicant winner The Clinic Nevada LLC. Likewise, M Resort President Anthony Marnell III won county approval for a dispensary license for Clear River LLC, in which he holds a 71 percent stake.

Las Vegas Sun publisher Brian Greenspun was not among the 18 dispensary applicants that Clark County approved. He later realigned himself with the Camille Ruvo group, Integral Associates, which had received the county’s nod. In mid-July, Greenspun also applied for a medical marijuana-related business license in Henderson.

The county also rejected MediFarm, a unit of Terra Tech, the company headed by former investment banker Derek Peterson.

Local license applications aren’t cheap. The city of Henderson charges a $10,000 nonrefundable application fee for dispensary licenses, twice what Clark County asks.

SEE MEDICAL MARIJUANA, 64 www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

58_65_think_Medical_Marijuana.indd 61

61

7/24/14 1:14 PM

marketplace ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE – CALL 702.254.2223

Raymond’s Auto Service Owner Operated w/ 45 yrs. in Business Luxury European Auto Experts

Mention this ad for: $50 OFF any service of $500 or more.

Call Raymond

702.257.8871 5240 W. Spring Mountain Rd. (at Decatur) www.raymondsautoservice.com

pbth

Raymond's Auto Service.indd 1

5/21/14 2:54 PM

Photography By Tonya Harvey

Weddings • Portraits Bar/Bat Mitzvahs • Events

702-812-8515

tonya@pbth.net www.pbth.net

TBM ELECTRIC

Quality Service Exceeding Expectations Repair/Service/Install • Electrical Troubleshooting Panel Changes/Rewiring • Fans/Outlets/Switches Indoor/Outdoor Lighting

Commercial/Residential

Call for a FREE Estimate

702.277.5031

www.tbmelectriclasvegas.com

Licence # C-2#70592

Cheri-Lynn Burk Nutritional Coach

FULL Body Nutritional Cleanse for RAPID Safe Weight Loss FREE Consultation

702.553.0331

31 Pounds and 7 inches off Waist

www.everyonegetsresults.com

Maggie Morales

Licensed Medical Aesthetician (20+Years)

• $39 Pumpkin Peel ($79 value).

• $59 Diamond Tip Microdermabrassion & Facial ($135 value) • $69 Microcurrent Non-Surgical Face Lift ($169 value) aesthetic.maggie@yahoo.com

•

Dr. Jin O. Lee M.D. 6980 Smoke Ranch Rd., Ste. 150 Las Vegas, NV 89128

702.465.0297

www.SkinBeautyByMaggie.com

• Living Room • Dining Room • Bedroom Sets • Kids Furniture • Ent. Centers

(702) 395-3546

www.casabellafurniture-nv.com

• Area Rugs • Bar Stools • Lamps • Art/Paintings • Office Furniture

Craig Discount Mall Craig & Decatur

62 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

58_65_think_Medical_Marijuana.indd 62

7/24/14 1:15 PM

marketplace ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE – CALL 702.254.2223

Family Owned & Operated!

• New furniture.

• Custom upcycled, one of a kind.

• Unique home accessories.

• Maison Banche Le Craie furniture paint and waxes.

• Jewelry.

• Baby Gifts.

• Pet accessories.

“Helping Seniors Stay Independent at Home.”

“Nevada’s only independent Jewish funeral home”

ks

PEACE OF MIND.

kraft sussman F U N E R A L

S E R V I C E S

Advance Planning • Burial at all Cemeteries Cremation • Worldwide Transfers Honoring all Prepaid Contracts

5655 Centennial Center Blvd., Suite 130 Las Vegas, NV 89149

702.802.3773

702.485.6500

www.bensonshome.com

• PCA- Personal Care Assistance.

• 24 Hour On Call Service.

• Licensed, Bonded & Insured.

• VA Programs.

• FREE In Home Assessments

WISHES FULFILLED.

LasVegasJewishFunerals.com

Care4Life

• Electro-Slim Expert • Non Invasive Body Sculpting

Quality In-Home Care

• Works Like Exercise -Feels Like Massage • Stimulate Circulation - Therapeutic • Flush Toxins & Access Fat

702.233.9699

Slim Without The Gym!

7530 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas, NV 89117

Village Square - Summerlin 9440 W. Sahara Ave., Ste. 125 Las Vegas, Nevada 89117

www.lasvegaseldercaregivers.com

BABY’S BOUNTY

(702) 800 6461 www.madameetmonsieur.com

• Representing sellers and buyers.

Donate your baby’s gently used clothing and gear. Volunteer to help us fill sixty diaper bags a month

702.485.2229

Call for Free Introductory Treatment

• Servicing starter homes to luxury properties.

Providing essential items to babies born into low income families

See our wish list at: babysbounty.org

• Tone, Firm & Burn Calories

• Confidential consultation with no obligation.

• Trustworthy and hardworking.

702.622.4878

• Satisfaction guaranteed.

sconeh@gmail.com

www.shlomosaleslasvegas.com

• Speaks Hebrew.

SHLOMO CONEH

Family Owned Since 1955

At Commercial Shopping Center • Appraisals from $65

• Designer Collections

• Cash for Gold

• Jewelry & Watch Repair

702.731.1323

• Estate Consignment

• Custom Manufacturing

www.johnfishjewelry.com

d l v.co m

4 .11

w w w.davi

• Great company • Great product • Great compensation

ERY THE KNUTTEL GALL STRIP OPENS ON THE

TEST DRIVE A WRAITH

www.davidl v.com

joanne@davidlv.com

An Irishman in Venice M A R C H 2 014

702.254.2223

orld Let’s Tell the W What You Do! 702.254.2223

14 MARCH 20

We are Hiring ADVERTISING SALESPEOPLE

953 East Sahara Ave., B-5 Las Vegas, NV 89104

CAPITAL BLOSSOMS

ETHERIAL THEADS

SUMMER CAMPING AM 2/17/14 11:40

.indd 1

01_Cover_Form

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014

58_65_think_Medical_Marijuana.indd 63

63

7/24/14 1:15 PM

The Nevada gaming license is the platinum standard for gaming licenses around the world FROM 61, MEDICAL MARIJUANA Las Vegas and Henderson are among the local jurisdictions sending all their applicants up to the state for approval before making a decision. That saves the cities’ time by avoiding do-overs, says Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross.

“It is an arduous process,” Ross says, adding that he’d have liked to coordinate the process with the county and other municipalities, but the county “just wanted to get it done” without delay.

Ross accepts the inevitability of medical marijuana dispensaries in Las Vegas, something he believes can help sick patients. But he’s cautious about the growing industry.

“My big concern is kids getting their hands on it,” he says. “We are not at the point where it is legal for recreational use. But it probably will be in the next few years, or legislative sessions.”

HIGH STAKES Potential medical marijuana business licensees also face other obstacles.

Regulators don’t want gaming operators involved in any marijuana-related business and let them know it last May. The Gaming Control Board cited federal law, which considers the production, sale and use of marijuana for medical or any other use a crime.

Bocskor says he gets it.

“The Nevada gaming license is the platinum standard for gaming licenses around the world,” he says. “Because the marijuana laws differ from state to state in the U.S., it could be confusing for gaming regulators in a place like China to determine whether a Nevada (gaming) licensee was involved in a legal marijuana (business), or an illegal one.”

But Segerblom was somewhat surprised and labeled the gaming board’s decision “disappointing.”

Cash-strapped North Las Vegas has no qualms, according to Greg Blackburn, the city’s director of community development and compliance. NLV has a nearly two-month open application period for would-be dispensary, cultivation, production and laboratory operators.

“I think any business will be good for North Las Vegas,” Blackburn says, “and we are trying to encourage businesses to move to (the city’s) Apex area. If cultivation and production businesses go in, more will follow.”

legal and take it out of the hands of drug dealers.”

The folks at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department don’t necessarily see legalizing pot as cutting out the black market for the drug. They believe dispensary prices might be far higher than the often-diluted weed available on the street.

But the police agency feels confident that licensed dispensaries will follow the law, says Chuck Calloway, Metro’s director of intergovernmental services.

“In Las Vegas, we have a million adult entertainment businesses, and liquor stores, and we look at the dispensaries as a ‘privileged’ license,” he says. “The business owners, from what we have seen, are law-abiding … There will always be a bad apple out there, though.”

Segerblom says the time has come to make pot legal. Period.

“People really want more from this (marijuana) discussion,” he says. “It is out there. You can get it in five minutes. Let’s just make it legal and move on.”

Though generally opposed to the use of marijuana, medically or otherwise, UMC’s Carrison agrees that the effects of pot smoking have been greatly exaggerated over the decades.

“I grew up in the 1950s, with all the (anti-) marijuana propaganda, like ‘Smoke a bowl of weed and you’ll chop up your mother,’” he says. “Marijuana doesn’t cause schizophrenia.”

LAW, ORDER AND POT Goldwater is undecided about whether recreational marijuana use should be legalized in Nevada. He wants to see how that goes in Colorado and Washington first.

Segerblom has no qualms, however: “We might as well make it

Karma Holistic Healthcare Foundation founder and CEO Dee Powers

64 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

58_65_think_Medical_Marijuana.indd 64

7/24/14 1:14 PM

marketplace ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE – CALL 702.254.2223

Specializing in door and ca binet hardware,

custom wine cellars, interior accessories, lighting, clothing, jewelry, gifts, and full interior design services.

Open Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

6985 W Sahara, Ste. 105, Las Vegas, NV 89117 • 702.368.2601 www.urbanranchgeneralstore.com

Dry-Mist oƒ Las Vegas “Cleaning your Floors with that Perfect Touch”

Carpet • Tile and Grout Marble/Natural Stone Chris Thompson, Owner/Operator

702.604.4420 Drymistlasvegas.com

Robert’s Florist

UPCOMING ISSUES

Specializing in Weddings

• Bar/Batmitvahs • Funerals

ADVERTISING DEADLINES

• Special

5661 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89146

Occasions • Delivery Service

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER

L’CHAIM ISSUE LEADING LAWYERS SHOP TILL YOU DROP

AUG. 15 SEPT. 15 OCT. 15

• Open 7 Days

Robert's Florist.indd 1

Raymar Siasi

702.892.0802

robertsfloristvegas.com

1/23/14 8:54 AM

Office & Home Cleaning Services

To advertise, please call

702.254.2223

Ads@davidlv.com • www.davidlv.com Call Now For Your FREE Quote

702.373.8396

• Family owned & operated since 1999.

• Owner trained employees.

• Supplies provided.

• Bonded & Insured • English Speaking

www.davidlv.com | AUGUST 2014 PAS_August_2014.indd 1

58_65_think_Medical_Marijuana.indd 65

65

7/18/14 11:48 AM

7/24/14 1:15 PM

grill

Wes Kendrick Executive Chef: Table 34 Las Vegas

By Ruth Furman Wes Kendrick and his sister Laurie own Table 34 Las Vegas, an award-winning, off-Strip restaurant that celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Kendrick, who has been named to Best Chefs America, calls his style “refined rustic with a modern flair.” This summer, he launched special $39 three-course anniversary dinner menus benefiting locally based charities. He’s also introducing an expanded menu with additional vegan options.

DAVID: When did you first know you wanted to be a chef?

KENDRICK: I trained from a young age with some of the best chefs in Southern California. I have always loved working with exotic produce and proteins. The art of making sauces and the endless possibilities of creativity that exist in the kitchen appeal to me and drive me.

DAVID: Healthy options are in demand at restaurants. What are the most popular “healthy” items on your menu?

KENDRICK: Our layered eggplnt (also available in a vegan version), the wild Scottish salmon with cauliflower puree, the chilled beet salad with raspberry vinaigrette (vegan version available) and our soups, which are made with fresh homemade stocks.

DAVID: What efforts have you made to introduce more organic items?

KENDRICK: Sourcing, sourcing and more sourcing. I have my vendors on speed dial and talk with them constantly. They send me market reports and seasonal forecasts. They help me know when items are at their peak in the flavor cycle. For instance, figs this year were tricky. One week they would be perfect and full of flavor, and the next week they would have the texture and flavor of cardboard. I was able to plan accordingly, thanks to my rep. I am also working with R Fish & Veggies, a local organic hydroponic grower. There’s no middle man — their product is truly farm-to-table.

DAVID: You launched a new vegan menu. Tell us about that.

KENDRICK: A lot of our clients have asked for vegetarian items and this is a continuation along that vein. People are growing more aware of the benefits of a “clean diet.” I like the

challenge of creating flavorful, satisfying, filling dishes from vegetables, legumes and grains. I use organic products whenever possible.

DAVID: What are your favorite items on the menu at Table 34 Las Vegas, and why?

KENDRICK: The Jack Daniel’s marinated quail, which is grilled and served with a small salad as an appetizer. And I love our half duckling with organic Minnesota wild rice and a cherry-Port sauce. Both quail and duck are unusual to see on a menu. Both take skill to do well. Both are great dishes to enjoy when you are out for a celebration meal.

DAVID: You like to cook at home and you love to dine when on vacation. What are your favorite dining experiences?

KENDRICK: Well, a great steak house is always tops. I also love most Asian cuisine. Thai food is my favorite.

DAVID: Do you have a favorite snack?

KENDRICK: I love popcorn. It’s very easy to make your own organic healthy version at home, with the added benefit that it is more economical than the store-bought version. And you can’t beat a good PB&J. DAVID: Any tips for the home chef?

KENDRICK: Source the best quality items you can find. You must start with the best ingredients to make a great meal. Even the quality of your salt and pepper is important.

I like Murray River sea salt, which is available at Whole Foods. Maldon sea salt works nicely, too. Pepper should always be freshly cracked.

Make sure that your sauté pan is HOT before you add oil and start cooking. This reduces the chance that food could stick. This is very important when working with delicate items like fresh fish.

DAVID: What would surprise readers about you?

KENDRICK: I recently launched some new products under the Sweet Patty’s label, which is named after my wife. The Sweet Patty’s pickles are my signature chayote squash pickle, which are popular here at Table 34. And my proprietary Hard Cider Glaze is an amazing finishing sauce for grilled salmon. Both items are available here at Table 34 and at Glazier’s (Food Marketplace).

66 AUGUST 2014 | www.davidlv.com

66_grill.indd 66

7/24/14 1:18 PM

01_Cover_Form.indd 67

7/22/14 4:41 PM

DEAN COLLINS Medical Specialist / 866.980.9585

PATRICK MILBANK Medical Specialist / 866.950.7512

SPECIALIZED BANKING FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS We understand your industry and the unique ways in which a practice operates. Let us take care of your finances*, so you can take care of your patients.

Our team can help you:  Stay current with new technology  Expand operations  Find cash flow solutions for delayed reimbursements  And more BRING YOUR BANKING HOME.

JAMES RENSVOLD Medical Specialist / 866.530.9982

CASH FLOW SOLUTIONS | IMPROVE YOUR BUILDING/FIRM/PRACTICE FINANCE EQUIPMENT | WEALTH MANAGEMENT** FINANCIAL STRATEGIES | CUSTOM HOME FINANCING

54 years in Nevada I 50 branches statewide I nsbank.com

*Loans subject to credit approval. Terms and conditions apply.

Nevada State Bank NMLS# 561942.

RITA VASWANI Medical Specialist / 866.909.8764

01_Cover_Form.indd 68

**Wealth management services are offered through Contango Capital Advisors, Inc. (Contango), which operates as Nevada State Investment Services in Nevada.

Contango is a registered investment adviser, a non-bank affiliate of Nevada State Bank and a non-bank subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation. Some investment services are offered through Zions Trust, National Association (Zions Trust), also a subsidiary of Zions Bank and an affiliate of Contango. Investment products and services: Not FDIC Insured - No Guarantee – May Lose Value

7/22/14 4:41 PM