He lives and works in Denver. Dr Vernon is a founding member of SurgOne, PC, and Medical Director of the Centura Transplant Center at Porter Adventist Hospital. He is a former president of the Colorado Medical Society and currently serves as the co-chair of the CMS Ad Hoc Workgroup on Patient Safety and Professional Accountability. Dr Vernon, his partners at SurgOne, and colleagues in the CMS are dedicated to making Colorado the safest state in the nation for health care.