Our Team
“Patients and primary-care physicians need to know that there are a multitude of non-narcotic, noninvasive treatments now available for the treatment of all kinds of pain conditions. I like spending time with patients, listening to their concerns and connecting with them as people. My staff and I prefer to treat patients like family. Because people in pain need more than medical support – they need emotional support, compassion and pain relief.”
Kenneth C. Lewis, MD
Board-Certified: American Board of Anesthesiology
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Internship: Internal Medicine, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine
Member: International Anesthesia Research Society, International Spine Intervention Society, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Medical Association, Western Slope Study Group (board of directors), Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists, Colorado State Medical Association, Mesa County Medical Society
Dr. Lewis has an ongoing commitment to training through international experts in pain management.
Thomas J. Scruton, PA-C
Fellow: American Academy of Physician Assistants
Associate: American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Thomas J. Scruton, PA-C is a NCCPA board-certified Physician Assistant who is licensed to practice in Colorado. At Western Rockies Interventional Pain Management Specialists, he evaluates new patients and follows their clinical progress: planning interventional treatments, imaging studies, medication management, patient education, and referral to our other specialists where needed.
Mr. Scruton graduated from the Saint Francis University Physician Assistant Program in Loretto, Pennsylvania in 2000. He practiced in Massachusetts and New Hampshire before moving to the Western Slope in 2008. Mr. Scruton has worked in internal medicine, psychiatry, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, and pain management. He has spent many years evaluating patients with head pain, spine problems and painful conditions of the nervous system. He has experience with modern, minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques, management of neurostimulators, and the interpretation of diagnostic injections and imaging studies. Apart from his interests in medicine, Tom enjoys time with his family, hiking, mountain biking and nordic / telemark skiing.
Support Team
Wendy Deister, RN
Julie Johnson, RN
Cid Hoyt, RN
MJ Estridge, Practice Manager for FHW Outpatient Procedure Center and Manager for Dr. Lewis
Teresa Beck, Scheduler
Cassandra Kennedy, Clerical support
Karen Shifflett, Admissions Clerk/Receptionist
To schedule an appointment, please call our office at (970) 858-2562 or use our online Request an Appointment form. For additional information on any condition, treatment or procedure, please visit our Health Education Library.
