About Occupational Medical Partners

Matthew Lugliani, MD, MPH, MBA is founder of Occupational Medical Partners. He is board certified in Occupational Medicine, associate professor of Occupational Medicine at University of Colorado Denver, and a member of American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. His philosophy embraces the importance of getting workers back to work quickly and safely.

Dr. Ritch is a Level 2 certified family practice physician who graduated from the University of Virginia in 2010.  He has been working in occupational medicine since 2014.

Bryan Alvarez, MD, MPH, MBA is board certified in Preventive Medicine, a member of the American College of Preventive Medicine and served for over 14-years as a physician in the U.S. Navy. He is dedicated to improving patient outcomes as well as the health and fitness of the workforce.

Tom’s emphasis is to provide quality care to injured workers.  He has over 13 years of experience practicing as a Physician Assistant, with all of his work in Occupational Medicine and Urgent Care settings.

Monica  graduated from Regis University with her Masters in Nursing in 2001. She is Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has over 15 years experience in Occupational Medicine.

Dr. Jipp graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic. He is working towards his diplomate in sports chiropractic and credential in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. He enjoys treating patients with a variety of manual and rehabilitative therapies.

Vickie graduated with a Bachelor of Science  in Occupational Therapy from Colorado State University in 1986.  She has 31 years of experience in upper extremity rehabilitation, industrial rehabilitation, return to work recovery, ergonomic evaluations, and completion of Functional Capacity Evaluations.

Paul graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy in 1988 from Colorado State University. He achieved a Certification in Hand Therapy in 2000 and a certification in ergonomic assessments in 2014 and have specialized in evaluation and treatment of work related injuries since 1992.

Curt is a Physical Therapist who has been practicing for 23 years.  Curt received his Masters of Physical Therapy from University of Southern California in 1996. He has always taken a hands-on approach instructing patients to improve their functional level and ultimately their quality of life.

Carlene is a licensed Physical Therapist with 35 years of practice, including 25 years treating worker’s compensation injuries. She specializes in manual treatment and use of therapeutic exercise.

Alec is a Physical Therapist Assistant and Exercise Physiologist from St. Simons Island, Georgia, now living in Denver. He is an avid outdoor and motorcycle enthusiast who enjoys spending any free-time in the mountains exploring everything Colorado has to offer.

Darrell is a licensed Physical Therapists Assistant and graduated with a degree in Sports Medicine/Physical Therapy from Denver Technical College. Darrell has 27 years experience in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation with emphasis in Workman’s Compensation, Acute Care and Sports Medicine.