Overview
Dr. Brian Witwer grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from Temple School of Medicine. During his medical training, he spent a year at Harvard University at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Oncology Department. He completed his residency training at the University of Wisconsin, serving as Chief Resident of Neurological Surgery. During his training, Dr. Witwer participated in an in-folding fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Witwer joined St. Mary?s Medical Center in 2006 after practicing in Kentucky, Indiana, and in private practice in Grand Junction. His special interests are treatment of all diseases and injuries to the nervous system, spine and brain. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive spine surgery. He has been instrumental in the building of a functional Neurosurgery Multidisciplinary Team that is unique in its collaborative approach to movement disorders.
Dr. Witwer and his wife, Stephanie, are the parents of two children. When he is not practicing neurosurgery, you may find Dr. Witwer skiing, hiking or golfing.
Dr. Witwer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Movement Disorders. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Microdiscectomy.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
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- PPO
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations
750 Wellington Avenue, Suite 3A, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Witwer isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Witwer isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Witwer isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Witwer isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Witwer isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Deep Brain StimulationDr. Witwer isAdvanced. Learn about Deep Brain Stimulation.
- Experienced
- AstrocytomaDr. Witwer isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Witwer isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Witwer isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Brain AbscessDr. Witwer isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain HerniationDr. Witwer isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Witwer isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.