Medical Staff
Scott Rollins, MD, Medical Director
Scott Rollins
Scott Rollins, MD, graduated from the University Of Kansas School Of Medicine then finished his residency training in Family Practice at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. He opened his private practice in Collbran, CO in 1994. Since then he and his partner have managed a full service family practice clinic and provided 24 hr / day emergency coverage.
Board Certified with the American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Rollins has been studying and prescribing Bioidentical Hormones for over a decade, with thousands of patients. He has always had an interest in real preventative medicine, anti-aging and integrative medicine. In 2006 Dr Rollins opened AdvantAge Integrative Medicine in Grand Junction in order to provide specialty services to Western Colorado.
Dr. Rollins is also Board Certified with the American Board of Family Practice and has been certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Trauma Life Support. With these certifications and years of experience in a rural practice he is qualified in managing most all routine medical issues as well as handling serious medical emergencies, fractures and lacerations.
In 2004 Dr. Rollins was chosen for “Colorado Family Physician of the Year”. This prestigious award is given annually to only one of over 1800 family physicians. The recipient is chosen by the Board of the Colorado Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians and is based on their expertise and commitment to family medicine.
Dr. Rollins has extensive background in Occupational Medicine, caring for work related injuries, and is certified as “preferred provider” with Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s largest workmen compensation insurance company. He serves as a medical director for Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado in Plateau Valley and Debeque. He hosts medical students at his practice in Collbran several months each year and also teaches several days each month at St. Mary’s Family Practice program in Grand Junction.
Scott, his wife, and two boys live in the Plateau Valley, on the Grand Mesa, and especially enjoy the outdoors, camping and fishing, skiing and hiking. They are shooting enthusiasts and are active in karate. He is from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and as a kid grew up tagging along with his father, a veterinarian, and acquired an interest in science and medicine. He is also an avid musician playing guitar and piano.
Andria Lopez
Andria Lopez, FNP, grew up in in Colorado and received her Bachelor’s in Nursing from University of Colorado in Denver. She worked as an Intensive Care Unit Nurse before continuing her education as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). She also received a Masters in Nursing from the University of Colorado and practiced as a FNP for four years prior to coming the Grand Junction.
Andria has joined the IMC due to her interest in anti-aging and alternative strategies, with special interest in patient education and women’s health.