Natalie Arena, PA-C

A Pittsfield, MA native, Natalie received her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from Western New England College in Springfield, MA in 2003. She then went on to receive her Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston in 2005.

After working in the Denver and Boulder area, Natalie moved to the Western Slope in 2009 to be closer to the mountains and return to rural healthcare. She worked with the neurosurgery team at the Spine Center as a Physician Assistant and saw patients in several outpatient clinics, assisted with rounding, discharge coordination and served as first assist in surgery.

Natalie also has vast experience in Orthopaedics as well. She spent several years working for Glenwood Orthopaedic Center and Aspen Orthopaedic Associates, again assisting the practice with seeing patients in outpatient clinics, rounding, discharge planning and serving as first assist in Surgeries.

Natalie enjoys many outdoor sports such as skiing, snowmobiling, mountain biking and dirt biking. She shares her life with her two “fur babies.”

Natalie works with patients in the Grand River Specialty Clinic in Podiatry and Neurosurgery.