Maria Hopper, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with more than 14 years of neurosurgery experience.  She earned her Master of Science in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2011 after completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Honors at Southwest Baptist University.  Maria specializes […]

Alyssa is a dedicated nurse practitioner who has worked with Dr Mace for 13 years. She spends her days helping patients navigate the complexities of the brain and spine and providing life-changing care and education to her patients. Despite the demands of her high-pressure job, she finds balance through her love of hiking and the outdoors, […]

Melinda “Mindy” Grant is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner affiliated with Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. Mindy is a native of Halfway, MO. She attended Missouri State, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology in 2011. She then attended Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences, in Springfield Missouri, where she earned her Bachelors of Science […]

Brandon Ruble is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner affiliated with Cox Health in Springfield Missouri. Brandon is a native of Springfield MO. He joined the National Guard and attended AMEDD 68 W Healthcare Specialist Course in Fort Sam Houston, Texas earning a National Registry License-EMT B. Later, he attended AMEDD Flight Medic Course in Fort Rucker, […]

Emily Crouse is a board certified Nurse Practitioner affiliated with Cox Health in Springfield Missouri. Emily is a native of Nixa, Missouri. She attended Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri where she earned a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. After completing her undergraduate studies in 2004, she returned home to Southwest Missouri. As a […]