Retired Swedish Medical Center Physician to Hold Book Signing at Debut of

New van Gogh Biopic

Retired Swedish Medical Center physician, Irv Arenberg, MD, to hold book signing at debut of new
van Gogh biopic.

Englewood, CO, November 20, 2018 --(PR.com)-- What: HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center,
in partnership with the Landmark Chez Artiste Theatre and Tattered Cover Book Store, will host a book
signing for retired Swedish Medical Center physician, Irv Kaufman Arenberg, MD, author of the new
book, "Killing Vincent: The Man, the Myth and the Murder."

When: Wednesday, November 21 prior to the showings of the movie At Eternity's Gate, starring Willem
Dafoe as Vincent van Gogh.

10:30-11am - Media availability, Dr. Arenberg

11-11:45am - Book signing 1
1:30-2:15pm - Book signing 2
4-4:45pm - Book signing 3
6:30-7:15pm - Book signing 4

Where: Landmark Theatres Chez Artiste Theatre, 2800 South Colorado Boulevard, in the University Hills
Plaza, Denver, CO 80222

More information: Irv Kaufman Arenberg, MD, a retired ear surgeon from Swedish Medical Center, is a
specialist in Meniere's disease, a disorder of the inner ear that causes episodes of vertigo. Prior to the
1960's, the solution to cure the episodic vertigo was to destroy the inner ear, causing deafness in the ear.
During his tenure as a physician at Swedish Medical Center, Dr. Arenberg performed a groundbreaking
surgical technique on many patients in order to minimize the effects of the disorder and improve the loss
of hearing.

Dr. Arenberg's expertise on the rare disorder led him to a shocking new theory regarding the famous and
misunderstood death of Vincent van Gogh. Arenberg has been publishing on van Gogh ever since he
wrote a cover-featured "Special Communication" article in the Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA). This report, whose publication coincided with the 100th anniversary of Vincent's
death in July 1990, corrected the old misdiagnosis for Vincent's noteworthy attacks—attributing
them to an inner-ear disease (Meniere's disease) and not to epilepsy. He never believed at that time that
van Gogh committed suicide.

Arenberg has continued his groundbreaking research to this day and, in his new book, "Killing Vincent:
The Man, the Myth and the Murder," he shares the evidence he's unearthed since his revelations in 1990.
Arenberg says his research strongly suggests that the artist may have been murdered and that an elaborate
scheme was concocted to make it appear that he committed suicide.

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Did van Gogh take his own life in a fit of madness? Or did something much more sinister happen to one
of the world's greatest visionaries?

“Everyone is fascinated and intrigued by the iconic Vincent,” said Dr. Arenberg. “But when you
substitute premeditated murder and an elaborate cover-up, then add to that an intriguing romantic twist
that could provide a motive for his murder like an honor killing—you will really have everyone's
attention!”

Arenberg, a noted author of medical works, now takes his first stab at nonfiction. He has served on the
boards of several peer-reviewed journals and was made the youthful Associate Editor of the AMA
Archives of Otolaryngology in 1968. He has edited six books, published 100 articles in peer-reviewed
journals, and published or presented more than 500 abstracts, papers or book chapters on ear diseases,
hearing, balance and tinnitus, and specifically Meniere's disease. He has lectured extensively in many
countries and was a visiting professor at many distinguished medical schools and teaching hospitals. He
founded and ran three non-profit organizations and has been awarded three international gold medal
honor awards.

To learn more visit www.KillingVincent.com.

About Swedish

Swedish Medical Center, part of HCA's HealthONE, is located in the south metro Denver area where it
has been a proud member of the community for more than 110 years. An acute care hospital with 408
licensed beds, annually Swedish cares for more than 200,000 patients with a team of approximately 2,000
dedicated employees, 300 volunteers and 1,400 physicians.

With stroke door to treatment times averaging just 20 minutes, Swedish serves as the Rocky Mountain
Region's referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment, and was the state's first Joint Commission
certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. Swedish also serves as the region's neurotrauma and orthopedic
trauma provider and is the area's only level I trauma facility with a dedicated burn and reconstructive
center. Over 150 facilities regularly transfer highly complex cases to Swedish.

Swedish Medical Center offers patients the highest quality care and the most advanced technologies and
treatments in nearly every medical specialty including adult and pediatric emergency, heart care,
neurology/neurosurgery, pregnancy and childbirth, orthopedics and joint replacement, cancer care,
gastroenterology and liver care, gynecology and urology. Additional information about the hospital is
available at www.SwedishHospital.com.

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Contact Information:
Swedish Medical Center
Kara Hamersky
(303) 817-5708
Contact via Email
www.swedishhospital.com

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