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Basheal M. Agrawal, MD Dr. Basheal (Bobby) Agrawal joined St. Mary’s Medical Center in 2014. He specializes in neurological surgery and is the St. Mary’s Medical Director of Spine Surgery. |
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Brian P. Witwer, MD Dr. Brian Witwer joined St. Mary’s Medical Center in 2006 after practicing in Kentucky, Indiana, and in private practice in Grand Junction. He specializes in neurological surgery. Dr. Witwer 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. There he studied angiogenesis and the biology of tumor vasculature of the brain. He competed his residency training at the University of Wisconsin. During his training Dr. Witwer participated in an in-folding fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery at the University of Chicago. He is the author or co-author of more than 20 papers, abstracts, and book chapters. Dr. Witwer specializes in the treatment of brain and spine diseases. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive spine surgery. |
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Edward E. Maurin, MD Dr. Edward (Ted) Maurin joined St. Mary’s Medical Center in 2014. He specializes in general neurosurgery and has been practicing since 1997. A Colorado native and a graduate of Grand Junction High School, Dr. Maurin received his engineering degree from Colorado State University and his medical degree from the University of Colorado. He completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Vermont. Prior to returning home to Grand Junction, he practiced in Farmington, New Mexico and Portland, Maine. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Maurin has broad, ongoing neurosurgical interests that include minimally and less invasive spine surgery, brain tumors, neuro-trauma, and general neurosurgery. |
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Eric Momin, MD Dr. Momin is a board eligible neurosurgeon licensed in the state of Colorado. He was born and raised in Acworth, Georgia, which is 30 miles from Atlanta. He attended Harvard College and graduated with highest honors in anthropology. He earned his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he developed his interest in neurological surgery. Dr. Momin gained neurosurgical training as a resident at the combined MD Anderson – Baylor College of Medicine program in Houston, Texas, followed by completion of a fellowship in complex spine surgery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author or co-author of 39 papers, abstracts and book chapters. |
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Emily Godfrey, PA Emily Godfrey joined St. Mary’s Center for Brain and Spine Surgery in 2014 after practicing for three years at the Grand Junction VA Medical Center with the surgical service. She is a certified physician assistant and has been practicing since 2010. Godfrey earned a Masters of Health Sciences in Physician Assistant Studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Prior to entering in the PA profession she was an EMT- Paramedic practicing in Pennsylvania. Her love for the outdoors brought her to Colorado. She works closely with the neurosurgeons assisting in taking complete medical histories and neurosurgical exams, first assisting in the operating room for a range of neurosurgical procedures which include brain surgery, spine surgeries, neuro-trauma and general neurosurgery. |
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Laura Fox, PA Laura Fox joined St. Mary’s Center for Brain and Spine Surgery in 2016. She is a Colorado native and graduated from Grand Junction High School in 2003. Fox earned a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Science at Colorado State University in 2009 and completed a Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies in 2015 at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York. As a Neurosurgery PA, she examines, diagnoses, and treats patients with various neurosurgical disorders, interprets tests and radiographic images and prescribes medications, all in collaboration with her attending physician. You will also find Fox assisting in surgery for a wide range of neurosurgical procedures including brain, spine, and neuro-trauma surgeries. |
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Scott Barry, PA Scott Barry joined St. Mary’s Center for Brain and Spine Surgery in 2016. He is a certified physician assistant with nearly 20 years of neurosurgery experience. Barry earned his undergraduate degree in sports medicine from the University of Montana, his physician assistant degree at Medex NW University of Washington and a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from the Arizona School of Health Sciences. Prior to becoming a physician assistant, Barry was an EMT- Paramedic in Montana and worked as a Registered Respiratory Therapist for three years on the flight team. As a neurosurgery PA, Barry works closely with the neurosurgeons assisting in taking complete medical histories and neurosurgical exams and assists in the operating room for a range of neurosurgical procedures. |
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Amanda Welcer, PA Amanda Welcer joined St. Mary’s Center for Brain and Spine Surgery in 2016. She is a certified physician assistant. Welcer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in clinical laboratory science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and completed a Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science in Worcester. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native moved to Grand Junction in 2013 and worked as an orthopedic surgery physician assistant for three years prior to joining St. Mary’s. As a neurosurgery PA, Welcer works closely with the team of neurosurgeons, assisting in brain and spine operations, as well as interpreting imaging and laboratory tests. |