Bronson Expands Neurosurgery Team

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Bronson Methodist Hospital welcomes Jacqueline Winnell, PA-C to Bronson Neurosurgery. Winnell joins the neurosurgery team of Alain Fabi, M.D., Bratislav Velimirovic, M.D., Ph.D. Daryl Warder, M.D., Ph.D., Gregory Wiggins, M.D., Jason Peterman, PA-C, Vie Saylor, PA-C and Emily Yonker, PA-C with Bronson Neurosurgery.

Winnell is a certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). She received her master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Central Michigan University and bachelor’s degree in biology from Alma College.

The neurosurgery team at Bronson performs surgeries that include the most advanced minimally invasive surgery techniques to treat brain tumors, vascular and movement disorders as well as spinal and peripheral nerve problems. They work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to best meet each patient’s individual needs. A collaborative team approach is an important component of the Bronson neuroscience program due to the complex nature of neurological cases.

Bronson is the only hospital in southwest Michigan to receive the HealthGrades® 2009 Spine Surgery Excellence AwardTM and to be rated five stars (the highest rating) for back and neck surgery with spinal fusion three years in a row.

The Bronson Neurosurgery team can be reached at the Medical Office Pavilion at Bronson Methodist Hospital, 601 John Street, Suite M-124 in Kalamazoo. Additionally, Bronson neurosurgeons and support staff practice in four other convenient locations in Battle Creek, Marshall, Paw Paw and Three Rivers. Bronson neurosurgeons may be reached at (269) 341-7500.

Learn more at bronsonhealth.com/neurosurgery.

About Bronson Methodist Hospital

Bronson Methodist Hospital, located at 601 John St. in downtown Kalamazoo, Mich., is the flagship of Bronson Healthcare Group, a not-for-profit healthcare system serving all of southwest Michigan and northern Indiana. With 380 licensed beds and all private rooms, Bronson Methodist Hospital provides care in virtually every specialty — cardiology, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology — with advanced capabilities in critical care as a Level I Trauma Center; in neurological care as a Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center; in cardiac care as the region’s first accredited Chest Pain Emergency Center; in obstetrics as the leading BirthPlace and only high-risk pregnancy center in southwest Michigan, and in pediatrics as one of only six children's hospitals in the state. The hospital is the recipient of the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest presidential honor for quality and organizational performance excellence, and was recognized as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals for cardiovascular care in 2008 by Thomson Reuters. For more information, visit bronsonhealth.com.