April 2025

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We Have a Doctors' Day

$500 Winner!

Congratulations to Parth Shah, MD, and his hardworking team at SurgOne. They won the raffle from last month.

The Denver Medical Society Foundation will be donating $500 toward their teambuilding and wellness activity. We will share photos from their event soon.

Say hello to Dr Shah below in the Physician Spotlight section.

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a Cool Summer Concert

at Levitt Pavilion, Sunday, August 17, 2025

Registration and details to come. Stay tuned!



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Colorado Is Keeping the Conversation Going:

Our Brains' Privacy Rights, Who Owns Your Thoughts?

Sean Pauzauskie, MD, has led the charge to warn Colorado legislators about the seriousness of Neuro Rights and Neural Data Privacy.

Here are several articles about this cutting edge conversation:

• Ted Talk - Jared Genser “Who Owns Your Thoughts” 
• Science Friday on NPR - “New Products Collect Data from Your Brain. Where Does It Go?” 
• NY Times April 18th “Colorado Extends Privacy Rights in What Goes on in Our Brain” 
• CBS Story - "As mind-reading technology improves, Colorado passes the first-in-nation law to protect privacy of our thoughts" 
• Thomas Reuters Foundation 'Wild West' of neuroscience drives new laws on brain privacy 

Sean Pauzauskie, MD, Board President of the Northern Colorado Medical Society

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Physician Spotlight:

Three Questions for

Parth Shah, MD

1. If you had not become a physician, what would you be doing? I would be a researcher in cancer biology.  
2. What magical fix to the house of medicine would make the most difference? The magical fix to the house of medicine lies in advances in research using the latest in technology, not only for the cure but also for prevention.
3. What destination is next on your bucket list? The pyramids of Egypt.

Parth Shah MBBS, FACS, FSSO is a Surgical Oncologist with SurgOne P.C. Dr. Shah received his medical degree from the Baroda Medical College and the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Gujarat, India followed by a Master of Surgery (M.S) in General Surgery from the same institute. In the USA, he did his General Surgery residency at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Hospital and Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. During his residency, he also spent two years with the Harrison Department of Surgical Research at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, pursuing clinical research in Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery. He then completed his fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center / University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Shah’s professional interests include gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and pancreas cancer surgery, heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal malignancy and melanoma. While at work, he is very passionate about mentoring the residents in General Surgery. Outside of work, Dr. Shah enjoys travelling with his family in his spare time. He currently resides in Broomfield with his wife Kinjal, a daughter Aanshi and a son Anshul.

THE DMS BULLETIN

MULTIMEDIA COLUMN

This month's review: We asked our DMS friend and the President of The Northern Colorado Medical Society, Sean Pauzauskie, MD*, to share his latest multimedia obsession.

Severance

Fasten your seatbelts for a psychological thriller predicated upon the idea that work and personal life can be completely separated with neurotechnology. A disoriented cast who’ve decided to receive the implant that accomplishes this condition, so they can work diligently for the mysterious Lumon Corporation, attempt to understand each side of their severed world, drawing the audience into the conundrum of and confronting the question: what does it mean to be a human being, a whole person, with an integrated identity?

Love, loss, and maintaining professional integrity are just a few of the foundations of a show that has captivated global audiences, some whom find themselves obsessed with the fate of a diverse set of characters who may represent a microcosm what society faces as neurotechnology becomes more prevalent in our daily lives. If ever there was a time for a broader cultural narrative to emerge to help spur conversation on what could be a great evolution for humanity, Severance accomplishes this in a wildly entertaining way.

* - Sean Pauzauskie, MD, author/advocate/techie specializes in Neurology and works at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital. Read the section above about "Our Brains' Privacy Rights, Who Owns Your Thoughts?" to learn more about his recent work to safeguard brain data privacy in Colorado and nationally.

Read anything interesting or thought provoking recently? Seen a good movie? Heard an excellent podcast? Want to share your thoughts with your colleagues? Please reach out if you’d like to submit a book/film/podcast review to this newsletter: vcastleberry@denvermedsociety.org

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