Randale Sechrest, MD

Dr. Sechrest is the Medical Director of the Montana Spine Center. He is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and has practiced in Montana since 1987. Dr. Sechrest has clinical and research interests in the management of chronic, musculoskeletal pain states and the incorporation on integrative healthcare modalities in the treatment of chronic pain states. He is a faculty affiliate with the University of Montana School of Pharmacy and a member of the advisory board for the Montana Neurosciences Institute Foundation.

Dr. Sechrest received his MD degree from Duke University in 1980 and completed an orthopaedic residency at the University of Virginia in 1987. He served as a general medical officer with the Indian Health Service from 1981-1983 in Browning, Montana.

Glenn Heyman, DO

Dr. Heyman is Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and is Board Eligible in Pain Medicine and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. His primary clinical focus is on treating acute and chronic pain conditions associated with the many possible dysfunctions of the spine and related structures. His broader clinical interests include the treatment of both acute and chronic musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain conditions with the appropriate integration of interventional procedures, traditional and alternative therapies, pharmacologic medications, and psychological interventions in a team setting.

Dr. Heyman received his D.O. degree from Ohio University-College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000. He completed a residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan in 2004 and a Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2005. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Heyman received B.S and M.S. degrees in geology from Texas A&M University and the University of Wyoming, respectively, and practiced as a professional geologist for 13 years.

Christopher T. Caldwell, D.O.

Dr. Caldwell is a graduate of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri and he completed his residency training and board certification in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at the Northeast Regional Medical Center. Dr. Caldwell was on the faculty of K.C.O.M. prior to completing a Pain Medicine fellowship in the anesthesia department of the University of Iowa. He joined us from private practice in Salt Lake City.

His clinical interests are acute musculoskeletal back pain and chronic neuropathic pain, especially of the lower extremities. His practice is characterized by a full spectrum of treatments from osteopathic manual treatment to spinal cord stimulation, and he is most interested in preventing the development of chronic pain.

Chris is married to Jenifer, a physician assistant, Bikram yoga instructor and professional mother to their two little girls. They are excited to now call Missoula home while continuing to travel internationally and serve the underprivileged on medical mission trips.

Richard Felix, MD

Dr. Felix is the Medical Director of Neurobehavioral Medicine Services at St Patrick Hospital. He is board certified in Psychiatry and specializes in Neuropsychiatry . Dr. Felix has clinical and research interests in the the neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of chronic pain states. He is a faculty affiliate with the University of Montana School of Pharmacy.

Dr. Felix received his MD degree from Ohio State University in 1972 and completed a psychiatry residency at the University of North Carolina in 1975 . He practiced neuropsychiatry in North Carolina and was Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina. He is a member of the American Neuropsychiatric Association and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

Patrick Davis, PhD

Dr. Davis is a licensed psychologist who has been helping patients with chronic pain to reclaim meaningful and satisfying lives for the past 15 years through the application of biopsychological, self-management, contextual cognitive behavioral and other principles in both individual and group therapy formats. Dr. Davis’s area of expertise and primary contribution to the Montana Spine and Pain Center team involves identification of, and provision of treatment services to address, psychosocial factors which may contribute to difficulties which patients with chronic pain experience with regard to psychological and/or behavioral adaptation to chronic pain.

Dr. Davis is a Montana native. He received his Ph.D. in professional psychology with an emphasis in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in 1990. Prior to joining the Montana Spine and Pain Center team Dr. Davis worked extensively with patients with chronic pain in private practice. Dr. Davis has also provided continuing education training in the area of pain management focused psychotherapy to hundreds of workshop participants nationwide.

Gail Trenfield-Joyner, NP-C

Gail Trenfield-Joyner received her Master’s in Nursing from Montana State University Nurse Practitioner Program in 2007. She had 12 years of experience as an RN prior to joining the Montana Spine and Pain Center, and was an ONS-certified oncology nurse for 8 of those years. She received her RN from Montana State University in 1995, and graduated with a BA in Painting and English Literature from Indiana University in 1976.

Amy Knight, Nurse Practitioner

Amy Knight, Nurse Practitioner, joined the team in the fall of 2009. She has worked in orthopedics, podiatry, spine and urgent care for the past 16 years. She has lectured on musculoskeletal problems at several universities, given numerous workshops at state and national conferences and mentored countless nurse practitioner students. She received her initial nursing degree at De Anza Community College, Cupertino, California, in 1973, her undergraduate degree at Cal State Dominquez Hills, Carson, Californian in 1991 and her graduate degree at Sonoma State University in 1993. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner she worked as a registered nurse in adult, pediatric and neonatal critical care units, post anesthesia recovery, out patient surgery and was a telephone advice nurse for the department of medicine at a medical center in Northern California.

Lee Ann Bradley, PharmD, RPh, BCPS

Lee Ann Bradley is a Clinical Professor at the University of Montana. In 1996, at St. Patrick Hospital, Dr. Bradley developed a pharmacist-run acute pain management service that allows pharmacist prescribing in the management of postoperative pain. Dr. Bradley became involved with the Montana Spine and Pain Center in 2005 to help optimize patients’ medications.

Dr. Bradley received her BS from the University of Montana School of Pharmacy in 1978 and her PharmD from Idaho State University in 1994. As president of the Montana Pharmacy Association, Dr. Bradley was involved in the successful passage of the Collaborative Drug Therapy Management Act in Montana (2001). She was instrumental in helping convince the DEA to allow pharmacists to obtain DEA numbers to prescribe opioids under collaborative drug therapy management agreements in Montana.

Jennifer Brooke, PT

Jennifer Brooke has been a physical therapist at SPH since 1992 as serves as the team leader for the out patient department. She received her BS in physical therapy from the University of Montana. Jennifer has been instrumental in developing the Montana Spine Center and the Back Care Boot Camp program.  Jennifer is also a Certified
Yoga Teacher/Therapist and utilizes yoga in her treatment approach for back pain and other musculoskeletal problems. Besides spinal patients, Jennifer sees a variety of patients for shoulder injuries.

Mary Frank, PT

Mary Frank has been a physical therapist in the outpatient setting at SPH since 1996. She received her BS in physical therapy from the University of Montana. She has been instrumental in developing the Montana Spine Center and the Back Care Boot Camp program. Mary has a focused interest in spine and osteoporosis-related impairments.  In addition, Mary has advanced training in treatment patients with breast cancer and lymphedema.