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Patti Batchelder, MSN, PNP-BC
Patti Batchelder is a pediatric nurse practitioner working with Drs. Handler, Wilkinson, Hankinson & O'Neill. She has been a nurse practitioner in pediatric neurosurgery since 1992 and has been at Children’s Hospital Colorado since 1995. Her clinical interests are brain tumors, epilepsy surgery, and hydrocephalus. She is the co-developer of www.myhin.org, an on-line personal health record for individuals with hydrocephalus.
Graduate Education: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
Board Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
E-mail: patti.batchelder@childrenscolorado.org |
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Amanda Brill, MSN, ACNP
Amanda Brill is a nurse practitioner in the Department of Neurosurgery working with Robert Breeze M.D. and Steven Ojemann M.D. She has been in the department for seven years specializing in Neurovascular Surgery, Functional Neurosurgery, Skull base surgery, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. She collaborates with the surgeons to optimize the clinical care of the patients.
Graduate Degree: University of California San Francisco
Board Certification: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Email: amanda.brill@ucdenver.edu
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Christy Casper, ANP, CNRN
Christy Casper is a nurse practitioner who joined the University of Colorado in November of 2010. Christy has a long history of caring for patients with neurologic diseases and has also been active in the development and certification of primary stroke centers across the country. She has been a featured speaker at multiple educational conferences. Christy enjoys working with all of the neurosurgical staff at the University and helping to coordinate the care of neurosurgical patients during their hospital stay.
Graduate Degree: Adult Nurse Practitioner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
E-mail: christy.casper@ucdenver.edu
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Colin Catel, MS, PA-C
Colin Catel is a physician assistant who has been working with the Department of Neurosurgery for three years. He specializes in neuro-oncology with Drs. Lillehei and Waziri and collaborates closely with the multi-disciplinary neuro-oncology team. Graduate Degree: Midwestern University
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
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Michelle DeGrave, MS, PA-C
Michelle DeGrave has been a physician assistant working in the Department of Neurosurgery for five years. She has specialized on complex spine issues with Dr. Peter Witt. Graduate Degree: Touro College, New York
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
E-mail: michelle.degrave@ucdenver.edu
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Jennifer Fountain, MSN, PNP
Jennifer is a pediatric nurse practitioner working with Drs. Handler, McNatt, Wilkinson & Winston. She has been with the department for 5 years specializing in pediatric neurosurgery and has worked at Children's Hospital Colorado since 2000. Her clinical interests are in pediatric neurosurgical trauma and abusive head trauma.
Graduate Degree: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Board Certification: Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
E-mail: jennifer.fountain@childrenscolorado.org
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Jane E. Freeman, MSN, CPNP
Jane is a pediatric nurse practitioner working with Drs. Handler, McNatt, Wilkinson & Winston. She has been with the department since 1994, specializing in pediatric neurosurgery. Her clinical interests are in the care of infants, children, and teens.
Graduate Degree: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Board Certification: National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
E-mail: jane.freeman@childrenscolorado.org
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Alexandra Graves, MS, ANP-BC
Alex Graves is a nurse practitioner in the Department of Neurosurgery working with the Stroke Program at UCH. She is the Clinical Director of the Stroke Service, working with the Co-Medical Directors, William Jones, M.D. and Kerry Brega, M.D. She has been at UCH for over 5 years and in her current position since August 2008.
Graduate Degree: University of Colorado
Board Certification: American Nurse Credentialing Center, Adult Nurse Practitioner
E-mail: alexandra.graves@ucdenver.edu
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Danielle Lyons, MS, PA-C
Danielle Lyons joined the Neurosurgery Department in September of 2012. She works with Dr. Lillehei, collaborating closely with the multi-disciplinary Neuro-Oncology team, as well as working with Dr. Michael Finn on patients with complex spine issues.
Graduate Education: Stony Brook University
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant |
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Sonemala Phommatha, MS, PA-C
Sonemala “Som” Phommatha is a physician assistant who has been in the field of neurosurgery for about four years. She practiced in Neuro-Trauma Critical Care in Houston, Texas for about two years, and then did two years of neurosurgery in Denver, Colorado focusing on both brain and spine disorders. She joined the department beginning of 2011 and specializes in complex spine disorders. She works closely with Dr. Michael Finn to optimize patient care.
Graduate Education: Arizona School of Health Sciences
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant |
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Jason Rich, MS, PA-C
Jason "Jake" Rich is a physician assistant who is a new employee with the Department of Neurosurgery. He has a secondary appointment with Interventional Radiology. He works closely with Drs. Seinfeld and Kumpe for treatment of cerebrovascular malformations and spine surgery.
Graduate Education: Midwestern University
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant |
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Robin Saiki, MSN, ACNP
Robin Saiki is a nurse practitioner in the Department of Neurosurgery working with Robert Breeze M.D. and Steven Ojemann M.D. She has been in the department for five years specializing in Neurovascular Surgery, Functional Neurosurgery, Skull base surgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. She collaborates with the surgeons to optimize the clinical care of their patients.
Graduate Degree: University of California, San Francisco
Board Certification: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
E-mail: robin.saiki@ucdenver.edu
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