"The Aloha Vet,Now Imagine an Aloha MD..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #68)

James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired Professional photographer

 and publisher. Rosen lives on the  beautiful Garden Island of Kaua'i 

with his best friend Obama Da Dog. 

Rosen also posts the Sunrise daily on his Facebook Timeline.

This blog also appeared as a guest column in the Kaua'i
Garden Island Newspaper on 04-29-15
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/guest/the-aloha-vet-now-imagine-an-aloha-md/article_705c9cda-96f7-5876-b6a9-a8d97e7451cd.html

 Kimo's world,#68    

The Aloha Vet,Now Imagine an Aloha MD   

 Dr. Scott Sims AKA The Aloha Vet tending to patients...
All photos of Scott Sims courtesy of  Nat Geo WILD.

Look out Dog Whisperer and Cesar 911. In my opinion there is now a new number one TV show on Nat Geo wild!  The show features Kaua'i veterinarian Scott Sims in his own reality TV show called the 'Aloha Vet.'

All photos of Dr. Scott Sims
courtesy of  Nat Geo WILD. 

Scott is followed by a team of cinematographers doing his daily routine without shoes. He is known as  the  barefoot vet to many and even as Dr. Dolittle to others.

Dr. Sims or as many call him Dr. Scott does it all.  He  operates on cancerous tumors,  castrates goats,reconstructs bladders, pulls horses teeth,operates on pig eyes right where they sleep, gives mouth to mouth to chickens and  also acts as the anesthesiologist to knock out the animals when they seem really hurt and need surgery

Scott fly's to Molokai, Maui , Oahu and Hawaii's Big Island on the show in an airplane he constructed from a kit to see patients and even operate in the middle of the night on his birthday.   Dr. Scott even clears and  mows his own runway before taking off.

 Above photo of Dr. Scott Sims on horseback
courtesy of Nat Geo WILD. 

 Now imagine an Aloha M.D.? Your primary care physician doing  for you what Dr.Sims does for animals.  He's the radiologist, anesthesiologist, neurosurgeon, heart specialist, oncologist, dentist, eye doctor, proctologist and every other specialist in the books.  

Seeing  Dr. Sims having fun making a prosthetic device for a dog was  poetic genius! Along with his book smarts, streets smarts and genius, all other vets seem to pale in comparison... Not only a great show but  a great man of passion in his field!

Imagine  a house call from your doctor and he decides to operate on the spot after X-raying and giving you an ultrasound right on the spot. 

Nobody ever says my doctor's the worst, everyone always says my doctor's the best, however we all know some doctor must had graduated at the bottom of his class and just got by, it's the same for Veterinarians.   However Scott Sims really is the best.

 Dr. Scott Sims swimming with sharks
courtesy of  Nat Geo WILD. 

Scott says it's all out of love and passion. When Dr. Sims works on an animal that has little chance of survival and then survives it gives him what he calls  "The warm fuzzies."I am guessing this is where the term, "Lucky Dog" comes into play!

There is a popular meme on Scott's Facebook that says it all, "People ask what I do for vacation?" Scott replies, "I live it everyday.

I feel there is much for the medical profession to learn from Veterinarian science. A phrase that comes to mind is; "They shoot horses don't they?" Putting an animal out when there is no cure to what they have and to avoid suffering is the humane thing to do. I only wish the human medical profession was as
compassionate.

Mahalo to Dr. Sims  and his assistant's Dia and Ella for being there  for Kaua'i. Now the rest of the world knows the meaning 'Aloha.' One of the many reasons, "lucky we live Kauai."

 Does anyone else besides me  get the warm fuzzies watching the show?Not only do I get the warm fuzzies, but to say the least, a star is born! 

Above photo of  Dr. Scott Sims
(Notice the bare feet!) 
courtesy of  Nat Geo WILD. 

This meme was used on Facebook to promote this blog.
Photo courtesy of Nat Geo Wild.

The above meme was used on 
Social media one day before posting
this blog.
Photo courtesy of Nat Geo Wild.

This blog also appeared as a guest column in the Kaua'i

Garden Island Newspaper on 04-29-15

http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/guest/the-aloha-vet-now-imagine-an-aloha-md/article_705c9cda-96f7-5876-b6a9-a8d97e7451cd.html

Updated, June 5, 2015,

The Garden Island Newspaper​ staff writer Brittany Lyte wrote a heartfelt and tear jerking article on one of  the most loved persons on Kauai, Dr  Scott Sims Aloha Vet​.  The Good news is that reality show 'The Aloha Vet' has been renewed for a second season, the other not so great news is that  Dr. Scott  has been diagnosed with what may be a fatal cancer. Everyone please  pray and send healing thoughts... Please read;
http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/i-ve-had-a-fantastic-life/article_0a9dfae7-bbcd-5fa2-94ef-855d5c46eb46.html


P.S.
Check out the YouTube promo of the Aloha vet;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NckL5sS0Tc0

Check out Dr. Sims along with his assistant  Dia and the baby bull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFz6GFyRqys

P.S.S,
 You can watch full episodes of this amazing TV show by logging onto the enclosed link below;
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/aloha-vet/

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