Richard Stieg, M.D.
Pain Medicine Physician/Neurologist/Addictionologist
Dr. Stieg is one of the founders of the field of Pain Medicine. As a Founding Member and Past President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and Past President of the Colorado Society of Clinical Neurologists and the Western USA Pain Society he has been instrumental in defining the parameters of the field and in training fellows. Dr. Stieg is Board Certified in Neurology and Pain Medicine, holds a Specialty Certificate in Addiction Medicine, and is a Level II physician with the Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation. He maintains his own private practice in addition to his work with Centennial Rehabilitation.
Kathy McCranie, M.D.
Pain Medicine Physician/Physiatrist
Dr. McCranie’s practice interests are concentrated in the areas of occupational injuries and Pain Medicine. She is Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and in Pain Medicine, and served on the Task Force that developed the Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Treatment Guidelines for Chronic Pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. She continues to serve the Division as an instructor for Level II physicians on those topics, and is a Level II Physician herself with the Division of Workers’ Compensation.
Barbara Laskowski, M.Ed.
Clinical Director/Rehabilitation Counselor
Ms. Laskowski is the founder and Clinical Director of Centennial Rehabilitation, was instrumental in the program development of the services we offer, and currently oversees the Pain Wellness Program. Coming from a vocational rehabilitation background, Ms. Laskowski has long preached that medical care and rehabilitation need to be practical, in that the outcomes they generate need to relate in a meaningful fashion to the world of work and home life in which a patient exists.
Dennis Boyd, M.A., M.P.A.
Executive Director
Mr. Boyd is director of operations and as such has responsibility for all the non-clinical management activities of Centennial Rehabilitation. He has been with the company since 1983, and has overseen its development from, quite literally, a mom and pop vendor of case management and vocational rehabilitation services to the unique niche it holds today as a specialty provider of interdisciplinary services.
Andrea Hause, M.A., L.P.C., BCB
Program Coordinator/Certified Biofeedback Technician
In addition to providing rehabilitation and biofeedback services to patients, Ms. Hause is responsible for the overall program coordination of our Pain Medicine and Head Injury Rehabilitation programs. She is a graduate of Michigan State University where she obtained both her undergraduate and graduate degrees and recently celebrated (we hope) her 25th anniversary here at Centennial Rehabilitation.
Heidi Ardern, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Valerie Sims, Psy.D.
Post Doctoral Psychology Fellow
Drew Colagrosso, DC
Chiropractor
Dr. Colagrosso’s skills as a Doctor of Chiropractic are extremely valuable to our team. Patients respond well to the physical touch from health care providers, whether that be from massage, manipulation or mobilization, and this is especially true of pain patients. Dr. Colagrosso is a Denver native, and achieved his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the Logan College of Chiropractic. He has been in practice for over 20 years and is a Level I practitioner with the Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation.
Roger Ryan, M.S., CRC, CVE, CCM
Rehabilitation Counselor
Mr. Ryan is a 24 year veteran at Centennial Rehabilitation, and specializes in forensic vocational evaluation in the field of occupational injuries. He is a certified Vocational Evaluator, a certified Rehabilitation Counselor and a Certified Case Manager. Mr. Ryan obtained his graduate and masters’ degrees from the University of Wisconsin.
Sara Nowotny, M.A., CRC, CCM
Rehabilitation Counselor
Ms. Nowotny is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and a Certified Case Manager specializing in Vocational Evaluation for occupational injuries and disability claims. A significant part of her work also includes consulting to employers and insurance carriers on work site modifications to enable injured workers to return to employment. Ms. Nowotny is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Metro State College.
Taylor Johnson
Account Manager