babysitter who would watch them until I was done so I could go nurse them. I just balanced it, it wasn’t really that hard. As they got older they would come to the office and ER with me. By the time my daughter was three she could diagnose an X-ray. Instead of teaching them the regular names of body parts I taught them the correct terminology, they knew a knee was a patella and an elbow was an olecranon. One time I was in the ER with a 16 year old girl who had broken her leg, we walked over to the X-ray monitor, pulled up her X-rays and she said “oh yes, she has a tibia fracture.” My kids have been by my side every step of their lives. My daughter wants to be an Orthopaedist too. She studies very hard. Today she helps in the office during the summer rooming patients, taking vital signs and helping put casts on. She is not shy like I was at that age. Again, my secret was my parents. I owe everything to them, especially my father. I cannot imagine any other profession that gives you such gratification. I live to help another human being out, to help them get back to their sport, their work or their life. I love my work so much. I could not imagine getting up and not have
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this profession to help others. Taking care of all people, young and old is my passion.” What Inspiration. Dr. Gloria Beim is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. She is also fellowship trained in shoulder surgery, knee surgery, arthroscopy and sports medicine. Her Orthopaedic credentials were earned at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. She then completed her sports medicine, knee, shoulder and arthroscopy fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh, Center for Sports Medicine in 1996. Dr. Beim has been practicing in the Gunnison Country since 1996 and founded Alpine Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Clinic, located on the Western Slope of the Colorado Rockies in 1999 and holds clinics at three different locations: Gunnison, Crested Butte, and Telluride. In April of 2006 Alpine Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Cilnic opened its doors to a new 11,000 sq.ft., state-of-the-art facility, including Alpine Surgery Center, Gunnison County’s first ambulatory surgery center. More remarkable
is the fact that she has been chosen to assist our Olympic and International athlete’s 9 times and as a Chief Medical Officer 7 times. Dr. Beim was Venue Medical Director at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. Dr. Beim was honored to be the Chief Medical Officer for Team USA at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. In 2015, she was selected to be the Chief Medical Officer for the Parapan Games in Toronto. Dr. Beim was chosen to be the Chief Medical Officer for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio De Janeiro. And, most recently, Dr. Beim was tapped again to represent Team USA as a Chief Medical Officer in the 2018 Paralympics in Korea. Dr. Beim is trusted worldwide to provide the best care to the pinnacle of the world’s athletes! She is one doctor who I would travel miles to see and be cared for. Preparing this story has been a pleasure and put a huge smile on my face too. I know you’re smiling too, I think it is infectious.