Our practice uses a team model...We are proud to work daily with our PA/NPs. They all have extensive experience and postgraduate training in Pain Medicine. To maintain this high level of expertise, they attend 1 to 2 National Meetings in State of the Art Pain Medicine each year. Cases are reviewed daily with our physicians and we have a weekly conference of all providers to review cases and treatment plans.
Margaret Gretchen Michael, PA-C
Known to all as Gretchen, she joined The Pain Solution Center team in 2007. Her move into Pain Medicine was motivated by a desire to make a positive difference in the lives of patients experiencing chronic pain. She is known and loved by her patients for her ability to listen and problem solve. While she still loves a good book, Gretchen has embraced the North State’s natural beauty and in her time off enjoys hiking, camping and boating and has recently started scuba diving.
Attended Central Connecticut State University, where she earned a BA in English Literature in 1988
Attended Western University, where she completed her Physician Assistant studies in 2000
Worked in the psychiatry field before specializing in Pain Medicine.
Laura Szymanski, MSN, NP-C/PC-C
Laura is a local Redding girl.
Attended Chico State University, where she graduated with honors and earned a Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Earned the Navy Award for Nursing Excellence
Worked as an operating room nurse at Shasta Regional Medical Center and Apogee Outpatient Surgery Center
Worked in the emergency room at Mercy Medical Center
Attended University of California at Davis, where she earned a dual certification as a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner
Laura is married and has two children.