Valley View

Join us in welcoming Tiffany Lanford, a family nurse practitioner and atrial fibrillation coordinator for Dr. Frank Laws at Valley View’s Heart & Vascular Center. She earned both her bachelor and master’s degrees in nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In her role in the Heart & Vascular Center, Tiffany is experienced in caring for patients with multiple and often complex medical issues. To achieve patient success, she listens to her patients and their families to determine a plan of care. “I work to address the whole patient,” says Tiffany. “Listening to the patient and their families concerns helps me to direct patient care in order to restore health and reach their goals of care.” Tiffany began her career in health care in 2002. After years of experience caring for critical care patients she developed a love for cardiology and began an intense focus cardiovascular disease prevention and disease management in 2012 as a nurse practitioner. She specializes in the care of patients with atrial fibrillation, heart failure, coronary artery disease and hypertension. Prior to joining Valley View, Tiffany held positions as a nurse practitioner in cardiology for a large cardiovascular group in Atlanta and transferred to Denver with HCA Healthcare Group in 2020. Born in Atlanta, Tiffany and her husband Jason moved to the Colorado River Valley in 2024. They have two children and two grandchildren. Outside of work, Tiffany enjoys being outdoors, hiking, picnicking, paddle boarding, fishing and reading. She also enjoys philanthropic work in her community where she can serve others with the kindness, joy, gentleness and love they deserve. Learn more about Tiffany at https://lnkd.in/g53W6J86

After a horse inexplicably kicked Brad Palmer's knee, tearing his ACL, MCL and meniscus, his injuries were repaired by ValleyOrtho's Dr. Christopher George. Five months post-surgery, Brad is back to running four to five miles daily, and credits Dr. George and physical therapist Linda Geiss at Valley View Rehabilitation in Carbondale for his textbook recovery. Visit the link below to read Brad's full story. https://lnkd.in/grHf5C9D

Join us in welcoming Erin Flores, a physician assistant at ValleyOrtho, working with Dr. Ferdinand Liotta. She earned her bachelor of science in kinesiology from University of Virginia, followed by her master of physician assistant studies from the University of Pittsburgh. She joined Dr. Liotta’s team in 2024. A former athlete in field hockey, soccer and ultimate frisbee, Erin has always held an interest in orthopedics. Her role as physical assistant, she says, benefits directly from her experience being on a sports team. “At ValleyOrtho, we work together to provide high quality care to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and activity levels. We can get our hands on a problem and fix it.” she says. When working with patients, Erin focuses on treating the whole person, prioritizing her ability to communicate clearly and address the individual’s needs. “Medicine is a people driven field,” says Erin. “It’s not just how are patients doing clinically, it’s, are they happy and able to do the things they want to do? We are not just healing injury, we are considering what they say, and we are speaking to people in a language they understand.” Originally from Richmond, VA., Erin is a new resident of the Glenwood Springs area, and has been “saying yes” to every opportunity she can to explore the outdoors including hiking, paddle boarding and biking. Learn more about Erin at https://lnkd.in/gXQKABm3

What exactly are varicose veins, why do they occur and why is it crucial to consult a skilled interventional cardiologist like Dr. Ethan Munzinger at Valley View for treatment? Click the link below for answers: https://lnkd.in/gHRwGNYE

Named to the list of “20 Power Player in Orthopedics” by Becker’s Orthopedic Review, Dr. Tomas Pevny is the first physician in the region to offer Iovera, an FDA-approved non-surgical, knee pain treatment that uses extreme cold to temporarily stop nerves from sending pain signals. Treatments such as Iovera demonstrate ValleyOrtho’s commitment to providing outstanding and innovative health care to the communities we serve. Read more at https://lnkd.in/geJRsjGZ