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Estes Park Medical Center Welcomes New Providers Expanded services in neurology, pain Nurse Anesthesia from the University of management, and family care now Alabama/Birmingham and went on to available earn a Post Master’s Certificate in Estes Park Medical Center welcomes Adult/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner from three new providers: Michelle Furmaga, the University of Boston. He is a self-deM.D., neurologist; Ryan Shedd, nurse scribed people person who loves to anesthetist; and Lena (Pavlish) Belleau, problem solve and empathize with his family nurse practitioner. This expanded patients. Shedd works to reduce pain roster of professionals while improving patients’ allows Estes Park’s lodaily abilities and undercal, independent medstand each unique need. ical facility to offer Shedd’s licenses and certieven better services to fications include: the community. Board Certified in AnesDr. Michelle Furthesia through the Council maga discovered a On Certification of Nurse love for neurology Anesthetists while studying mediBoard Certified in Noncine at Michigan State Surgical Pain Management University. During (NSPM-C) her residency at UniAdvanced Cardiovascular versity of Rochester, Dr. Michelle Furmaga Life Support she trained with top Basic Life Support experts in the field and was able to delve Lena Belleau, FNP-C into several sub-speworked for several years as cialties including a nurse before deciding movement disorders, that she wanted more from epilepsy, multiple her career without moving sclerosis, stroke and away from the clinical side more before going on of nursing. With a Bacheto complete a fellowlor of Science in Nursing ship in neuro rehabilifrom Colorado Christian tation. Dr. Furmaga University, Belleau describes her relationachieved her Master of Sciships with patients as ence in Nursing and Fam“friendly, often jovial ily Nurse Practitioner from partnerships, ” and Lena (Pavlish)Belleau South University before she prides herself on joining the team at EPMC. As a family advising them as if they were her own nurse practitioner, she continues to help family. Dr. Furmaga’s medical associaothers on their journey tions and certificathrough illness to wellness tions include: with open, honest commuBoard Certified, nication. Belleau strives to American Board of create “a trusting environPsychiatry and Neument in which patients’ rology personal beliefs and values Member of the can be included in their Academy of Neurolcare.” Belleau’s licenses and ogy certifications include: Member of AmeriAdvanced Practice Nurse, can Board of Quality Colorado Assurance and UtiRyan Shedd American Nurse Credenlization Review tialing Center Physicians (ABQAURP) with certificaRegistered Nurse, Colorado tion as Physician Advisor (CHCQMAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support PhyAdv) Basic Life Support Member of American College of PhysiPediatric Advanced Life Support cian Advisors Trauma Nursing Core Course Ryan Shedd, CRNA specializes in nonsurgical pain management. After receivContact EPMC to make an appointing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing ment with these new providers today. from the University of North Florida, For more information, please visit Shedd earned a Master of Science in www.epmedcenter.com.