RMPC Lakewood

Julie Greenwood is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who is passionate about providing individualized and holistic care to her patients. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Ohio State University and her Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing from the University of Miami. She later continued her education and completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice with a focus on Family Nurse Practitioner at the University of Northern Colorado.

Julie has thoroughly enjoyed caring for her patients in a wide variety of settings. As a Registered Nurse, she enjoyed working in acute specialties including the Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and the Perioperative Unit. She also enjoyed teaching nursing students in their clinical settings. After completing her Doctorate, she worked in ENT surgery and provided primary care for immunodeficient individuals at an immunology clinic. She then decided to broaden her scope of practice and worked in a busy metropolitan urgent care.

Throughout her career, Julie has strived to prioritize her patients’ needs first. She is passionate about providing preventative care and health education to individuals across the lifespan. She is excited to join the team at Rocky Mountain Primary Care and partner with her patients to provide high-quality primary care.

When Julie is out of the office, she enjoys yoga, hiking, biking, skiing, and exploring the great outdoors of Colorado with her partner and golden doodle.

Madalyn Kovarik, MD was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. She received her undergraduate degree from Creighton University in Omaha, NE and completed medical school at Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, IL. She served her residency at West Suburban Family Medicine Residency near Chicago, IL and is board certified in Family Medicine. After residency, she was hired on at West Suburban as an attending physician for two and a half years, practicing full scope inpatient and outpatient family medicine as well as supervising resident physicians during their training. Throughout her career, Madalyn has been passionate about global health and underserved medicine, and she graduated with honors in global health medicine from Stritch School of Medicine. She has extensive training in full scope family medicine including women’s health and family planning, pediatrics, adult medicine, mental health, and hepatitis C treatment. She believes firmly in working together with patients through shared decision making to deliver personalized medical care with each patient’s priorities and values in mind. Madalyn is fluent in English and Spanish and values the importance of communicating with patients in their primary language. When she is not in the office, Madalyn enjoys spending time with her family, skiing, cooking, and gardening. She is thrilled to be moving to such a wonderful community and excited to join the medical team at Rocky Mountain Primary Care.

Aimee S. Nelson, MD received her undergraduate degree from the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio and her medical degree from Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio. She served her residency at Mercy Medical Center Residency Family Practice in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Nelson is board-certified in family practice, and is certified by NCQA in both Diabetes and Heart / Stroke management.

Dr. Nelson enjoys her time away from the office with her husband and five children, multiple animals and her garden.

Catherine Pheasant is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She is originally from Colorado. Catherine has lived in Boston, Detroit, and Raleigh and ultimately wanted to return home to Colorado. She completed her BS in Psychology at the University of Denver. She continued her studies and completed a BSN at Duke University. As a bedside nurse, Catherine worked in various critical care settings from Medical ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Surgical Trauma ICU and anesthesia recovery.

Catherine completed her MSN at the University of Colorado Anschutz Campus. As a provider, Catherine's goal is to partner with patients to create individualized care plans and utilize joint decision-making to best manage an individual's needs and goals.

When Catherine is not at work, she spends her time with her husband and twin daughters. She also enjoys Orange Theory, hiking, tennis, snowshoeing, gardening, and going to the theatre.

Brian Wegner, MD was born in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in Cherokee, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1997, and completed residency at Trinity Lutheran Family Practice Residency Program in Kansas City, Missouri in 2000. Dr. Wegner joined Rocky Mountain Primary Care in December 2004. He is board certified in Family Medicine. Dr. Wegner has been certified by NCQA in both Diabetes and Heart / Stroke.

Philosophy: “To treat a person’s entire well-being by establishing a mutual partnership between the patient and physician, in order to promote an individual’s health by emphasizing disease prevention and utilizing up-to-date medical knowledge in treating illness.”

Dr. Wegner and his wife, Bridget, and their three young children enjoy biking, hiking, skiing and, of course, playing on the jungle gym in their leisure time.