Richard Tsambikos, DO
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1468578815584{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Richard Tsambikos, DO joined St. Vincent Family Health Center in 2024 as a full-time primary care physician. His clinic hours are Monday-Thursday. Dr. Tsambikos has a life-long connection to rural communities. He was raised on a family farm in Oklahoma and studied at Oklahoma State College of Osteopathic Medicine. His residency was in Colorado Springs at Peak Vista. Dr. Tsambikos and his wife Whitney have dreamed of contributing to...
Sonja Stilp, MD
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1468578815584{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] “My goal is to assist people to live healthy and active lives – no matter what their lifestyle, age, or fitness level.” Dr. Stilp. Sonja Stilp, MD offers clinics at St. Vincent Health in Leadville. She is fellowship-trained in interventional spine and procedural orthopedics. Dr. Stilp's focus is on non-operative management of orthopedic and spine care with an integrative and comprehensive approach. While Dr. Stilp offers a broad scope...
Dunbar Ivy, MD
Dr. Dunbar Ivy is a visiting Pediatric Cardiologist from Children's Hospital Colorado with a special interest in pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease. ...
Timothy Brininger, MD
Dr. Timothy Brininger is the Interim Medical Director for St. Vincent Family Health Center....
Anja Timmerman
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Professional Life Anja is a business owner and consultant specializing in acquisition integration, due diligence synthesis, change management initiatives, data security compliance, systems implementations, and other key program and project management initiatives. She completed her Masters in Health Informatics (MSHI) degree program and holds the CPMI (Certified Post Merger Integration Specialist) designation. She has served in managing director and director-level roles at organizations including a national consulting firm, a healthcare utilization...
Nancy Cain
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Professional Life Nancy Cain is a retired college professor, having been a full-time professor of biology and algebra at Colorado Mountain College (CMC) for many years. She has led an eclectic professional life and was one of the first females to work underground at Climax Mine from 1974-1975. After leaving her job at Climax, she drove to Alaska to try to get work on the Alaska Pipeline, but unfortunately her mining skills...
Robin Bagley
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Professional Life Robin Bagley is a professional nurse with nearly four decades of experience in all areas of hospital health care, including 12 years running an extremely busy emergency room on the night shift. She earned her BSN from the University of Northern Colorado. After doing bedside nursing for many years, she moved on to assist with the design and installation of an electronic health record system. She now works primarily...
Mark Montgomery
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Professional Life Mark is a career educator, having been a high school teacher, a professor, a camp counselor, a pre-school teacher and a French tutor. He has taught at the University of Denver, Harvard, Tufts, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and at a high school in France. Since 2007, he has run a college admissions consulting firm to help students and families navigate the path to higher education....
Debra Bellas-Dow
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Professional Life Debra’s interest in health care began in 1970 when she started working part time at Rose Medical Center in the metabolic kitchen and main food service while attending Denver East High School. Debra went on to serve as a paramedic at Swedish Medical Center in Denver. At Hunterdon Medical Center, NJ, she managed the inpatient and outpatient specimen procurement departments, including the county specimen transport team. Debra transitioned to...
Jay Coon
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After spending 30 years as a financial advisor and executive, for both banks and brokerage firms, Coon retired to the mountains. He has served on several boards representing Wells Fargo and concentrated much of his work on finance in the nonprofit sector. Coon and his wife love the small-town lifestyle and outdoor activities in Lake County. After purchasing a home in Leadville, Coon explored ways to be involved in the community....
Christy Lindh
Christy Lindh is a member of St. Vincent General Hospital District's Board of Directors...
Terri Handy, PT, ATC, MTC
Terri Handy joins St. Vincent Health’s Therapy Services department holding the credentials of Physical Therapist, Certified Athletic Trainer and Certified Manual Therapist. She will be specifically working as an athletic trainer with the students at Lake County Public Schools....
Ruth Hart, MHSA, CRHCP, ATC
Ruth strongly believes that having a primary care clinic in Lake County prevents having unmet healthcare needs, including critical preventive and screening services, and treatment of illnesses. “A vital rural community is dependent on the health of its population,” she says. “Access to primary care is essential for Lake County’s wellbeing, and optimal health is vital for the community to continue to thrive and grow.”...
Zachary Hartman, MD
Dr. Zach Hartman is a board certified general surgeon. Dr. Hartman is proud to provide modern quality surgical care to Lake County and surrounding rural communities in partnership with St. Vincent Health....
Clay Pendleton, MD
A love of the mountains and sense of community brought Clay and his family to Steamboat Springs to join the Urology Clinic with Dr. Jamie VanOveren. He enjoys practicing all aspects of Urology and getting to meet patients from different regions of Colorado....
Lauren Huffman, FNP-C
“I’m devoted to excellent, evidence-based practice in the primary care and urgent care settings,” says Lauren. “I feel so lucky to be able to serve Lake County in this way.”...
Amy King, PA-C
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1468578815584{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amy King is a certified physician assistant with St. Vincent Family Health Center. She’s been a Leadville practitioner since 2007, starting her career with Rocky Mountain Family Practice. Amy grew up in Longmont and earned her bachelor’s in microbiology, with a minor in Spanish, from Colorado State University. Her graduate studies for her physician assistant certification took her to Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Ill. Amy’s love for...
Jimmy Salazar
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Jana Reid-Chase
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Jim Morrison
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Jeremiah Grantham, NRP
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Katie Sprinkel, MD
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1468578815584{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dr. Katie Sprinkel is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who comes to St. Vincent through physician-owned CarePoint Health. Dr. Sprinkel grew up in rural Virginia and earned her bachelor’s from The College of William and Mary, then attended medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at Carolinas Medical Center. Dr. Sprinkel moved to Colorado in 2013 and hasn’t looked...
Chris Holmes, MD, FACEP
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Jonathan Tashkin, MD
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1468578815584{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dr. Jonathan Tashkin is a board-certified emergency room physician and the chief of medical staff for St. Vincent Health. Dr. Tashkin’s healthcare career began with his EMT certification, which he obtained while he was a climbing guide so he could handle wilderness emergencies. That sparked his affinity for prehospital medicine and emergency medicine. He completed medical school at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and residency at Denver...
Neal O’Connor, MD, FACEP
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1468578815584{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Neal O’Connor is a board-certified, fellowship-trained emergency medicine physician who comes to St. Vincent Health from physician-owned CarePoint Health. Born and raised in New Orleans, Dr. O’Connor earned his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and then attended medical school at his alma mater. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. Why is Dr. O’Connor passionate about his medical specialty? “I never know who or what...
Gilbert Pineda, MD, FACEP
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1468578815584{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dr. Gilbert Pineda is a board-certified specialist in emergency medicine who comes to St. Vincent from physician-owned and -operated CarePoint Health. He practices clinical emergency medicine and has taught many prehospital providers and other physicians during his more than 30-year academic and clinical career. Dr. Pineda grew up in Huntington Beach, California, earned his undergraduate degree in psychobiology from Occidental College and attended medical school at the University...
Renee Carson, MD
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Heather Naiman Crysel, MD, FACEP
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Jonathan Burk
Jonathan Burk is the Vice Chair on St. Vincent General Hospital District's Board of Directors....
Dr. Terry Sullivan
Dr. Terry Sullivan is a St. Vincent General Hospital District board member....
Francine Webber
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Anyone who knows Francine Webber is aware of her commitment to Leadville and Lake County. Francine’s entrepreneurial spirit and passion for geriatric healthcare drew her to serving on the St. Vincent Board. She has a passion for caring for older populations and a true desire to offer excellent and personalized healthcare for all patients of St. Vincent Health. Francine and her husband came to Leadville 23 years ago pursuing a business...
Karen Onderdonk
Karen Onderdonk wears many hats in her role. With her unique and rare integration of critical thinking and creativity, Karen brings a balanced perspective to her work that pervades myriad internal and external aspects of hospital operations. Her responsibilities and projects include but aren’t limited to community outreach, fundraising, grant writing, marketing, public relations, communications and patient advocate....
Lisa Zwerdlinger, MD
Dr. Lisa Zwerdlinger serves as a hospitalist for St. Vincent Health. Originally from Conifer, Colorado, she is a board-certified, bilingual primary care physician with deep roots in Leadville and Lake County with more than 24 years of service....
Jeff Beckman, MD, FAEMS, FACEP
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1468578815584{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dr. Jeff Beckman is a board-certified emergency medicine and emergency medical services physician who comes to St. Vincent from CarePoint Health. In addition to being an emergency room physician, he serves as medical director of St. Vincent’s emergency medical services. Dr. Beckman earned his bachelor’s degree in his home state at the University of Georgia, completed medical school at Emory University Medical School and residency at the Denver...
W. Jared Scott, MD
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Nick Tsipis, MD, MPH, FACEP
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Holly Kosanovich, M.S., CCC-SLP
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Holly Kosanovich, MS, CCC-SLP, helps patients with speech and language needs. Her specialty practice includes treatment of several disorders through voice rehabilitation and swallow rehabilitation, including various vocal pathologies, head and neck cancer and neurological conditions for patients of all ages. With her Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) credential, Holly has earned a nationally recognized professional credential that serves as a mark of excellence in the SLP...
Kelly Bergkessel, PT, DPT, COMT
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kelly Bergkessel is a doctor of physical therapy and offers traditional therapies and strategies for injury prevention, general physical conditioning and fitness, and new and emerging treatments, too. In her first career, Kelly was an electrical engineer. She soon realized that she missed interacting with people and the joy that it brought. As a swimmer and triathlete, Kelly had received physical therapy care and was drawn to the profession. She...
Rachel Griffin, OTD, OTR/L, ATP
In the hospital at St. Vincent Health, Rachel helps swing bed patients and inpatients recover, improve, maintain, and develop the skills they need to return to independent living and working. She assists outpatients with in-person or telehealth appointments and has a special interest in pediatric occupational therapy....
