Overview

Laurel earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and a Master of Science in Medicine and Physician Assistant Studies from Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona. Board-certified, she has spent her career working as a cardiothoracic surgery physician assistant.

�It's an honor to have my patients place their trust in me, and I feel so lucky to have the ability to help them through surgery and recovery.�

Excited to relocate to Grand Junction, Laurel and her significant other love all things outdoors � hiking, climbing, mountain biking, skiing, and river running!.

Her top area of expertise is Lung Nodules.

Graduate Institution
Midwestern University, 2014
Specialties
Physician Assistant
Licenses
Physician Assistant in WA
Board Certifications
National Commission On Certification Of Physician Assistants
Hospital Affiliations
St. Mary's Regional Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Group Health Cooperative
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Kaiser Permanente
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Moda Health
  • EPO
  • PPO
PacificSource
  • PPO
Premera
  • EPO
  • PPO
Prominence Health
  • EPO
  • PPO
Rocky Mountain Health Plan
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Intermountain Health Heart & Vascular - Grand Junction Cardiothoracic Surgery
2643 Patterson Road, Suite 403, Grand Junction, CO 81506
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