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Michele (Winkler) Arnold, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Grand Junction, CO

MicheleLynn(Winkler)ArnoldMDMBA, FAAPMR, FAANEM(She/Her)

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Grand Junction, CO

Neuromuscular Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Vice President | Chief Medical Officer | Blazing a trail back to joy and inspiration in healthcare

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  • Office

    2635 N 7th St.
    Grand Junction, CO 81501
    Phone+1 970-298-2273

Summary

  • Dr. Michele Arnold is a physician executive with more than 14 years of experience in a variety of leadership roles, including hospital Chief Medical Officer, regional executive medical director overseeing multiple service lines, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, medical group Vice President of Medicine, as well as chair of multiple hospital and system committees and service on several boards of directors.

    Inspirational physician executive committed to the equitable delivery of safe, high-quality health care for all. Comfortably agile in a fast-paced, complex, highly matrixed organization. Experience overseeing hospital, ambulatory, and post-acute care settings, and skilled at flattening power gradients and facilitating teaming. Highly engaged, with energy to persevere and get things done despite organizational inertia. Passionate about innovating strategic redesign of healthcare delivery, building and supporting teams, patient and workforce experience/engagement, and positive culture change.

    Recipient of the Rod & Nancy Hochman Physician Leadership award and scholarship (2019) and Seattle Met Top Doctor Award winner (2019, 2020, 2022).

Education & Training

  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonExecutive MBA, Foster School of Business, Magna Cum Laude, 2019 - 2021
  • University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1999 - 2003
  • Texas A&M; Health Science Center College of Medicine
    Texas A&M; Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2013 - 2023
  • NE State Medical License
    NE State Medical License 2003 - 2014
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Neuromuscular Medicine
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine
  • American Board of Electrodiagnostic MedicineElectrodiagnostic Medicine
  • American College of Physician ExecutivesHealth IT certificate

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Rod & Nancy Hochman Physician Leadership award and scholarship 2019
  • First Accredited Electrodiagnostic Clinic in Nebraska, Exemplary status AANEM, 2012
  • Regional West Advocacy Team awarded the Advocacy Team of the Year Award Nebraska Hospital Association, 2005
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Quality Measures in Electrodiagnosis: Carpal tunnel syndrome – an AANEM Quality Measure Set  
    Zivkovic S, Gruener G, Arnold M, et al., Muscle & Nerve, 1/16/2020

Books/Book Chapters

  • Value-Added Electrodiagnostics 
    Chapter: Steering peripheral neuropathy work-up 
    Page 761 - 776Arnold, Michele L.Editors: Karen P. Barr, Ileana M. Howard.Elsevier2018
  • Decision Making in Pain Management 
    Chapter: Pain in the Patient with Spinal Cord Injury 
    Arnold MLEditors: Ramamurthy and Rogers.Mosby Year BookEdition 2nd,2006
  • Decision Making in Pain Management 
    Chapter: Lower Extremity Bursitis 
    Arnold MLEditors: Ramamurthy and Rogers.Mosby Year BookEdition 2nd,2006

Abstracts/Posters

  • Anterior Shoulder Dislocation in Spinal Cord Injury and Syringomyelia
    Arnold ML, Barber DB, Fredrickson MD, American Paraplegia Society 47th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 9/5/2001

Other

Authored Content

  • AIDP/CIDP Part 2: Treatment6/29/2018
  • AIDP/CIDP Part 1: Evaluation and Diagnosis2/14/2018
  • Peripheral Polyneuropathy: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis2/14/2018
  • Peripheral Polyneuropathy - treatment7/31/2017
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Press Mentions

  • Q&A: Dr. Michele Arnold, VP and CMO of St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, on Her New Leadership Role and Continued Commitment to Patient Care
    Q&A: Dr. Michele Arnold, VP and CMO of St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, on Her New Leadership Role and Continued Commitment to Patient CareOctober 5th, 2022
  • Why Doctors Say Chancellor and Avril’s Neck Injuries Could Be Career-Threatening
    Why Doctors Say Chancellor and Avril’s Neck Injuries Could Be Career-ThreateningNovember 29th, 2017
  • Mobile COVID-19 testing comes to homeless and formerly homeless populations in Seattle
    Mobile COVID-19 testing comes to homeless and formerly homeless populations in SeattleJune 10th, 2020
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Committees

  • Committee member, AAPM&R Membership Committee 2015 - 2019
  • Committee member, AAPM&R Nominating Committee 2015 - 2019
  • Chair, Regional West Health Services Medical Informatics Committee 2011 - 2013
  • Committee member, AANEM Quality Oversight Committee 2010 - 2019
  • Chair, AANEM Quality PIP subcommittee 2010 - 2017
  • Co-chair, Regional West Health Services Continuing Medical Education & Medical Informatics 2010 - 2011
  • Co-chair, Regional West Medical Center Utilization Management Committee 2003 - 2010

Professional Memberships

Dr. Michele Arnold, Dr. Michele Arnold, MD, Dr. M Arnold, Dr. Michele Lynn Arnold