Anesthesiologists
An anesthesiologist is a medical doctor (physician) who has completed a post graduate residency in anesthesiology. All Northwest Anesthesia Physicians achieve board certification from the American Board of Anesthesiology shortly after this training.
A member of the anesthesia staff will be with you the entire time you are having your surgery.
Stephen Aufderheide MD
Undergraduate
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 1989
Medical school
University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 1996
Internship
Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore MD 1997 (Internal Medicine)
Residency
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD 2000
Fellowship
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD 2001 (Cardiac/Vascular-Thoracic)
Board certification
Anesthesiology 2001
Deborah Barnes MD

Undergraduate
Brigham Young University, Provo UT 1982
Medical school
Georgetown University, Washington DC 1986
Residency
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC 1990
Fellowship
George Washington Hospital, Washington DC 1989 (Obstetrical Anesthesia)
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1991
David Beardsworth MD

Undergraduate
Northeastern University, Boston MA 1970
Medical school
Boston University, Boston MA 1975
Residency
Boston City Hospital (Internal Medicine) 1978
Brigham/Women's Hospital, Boston MA (Anesthesiology) 1984
Fellowship
Boston Medical Center, Boston MA 1978 (Medicine)
Brigham/Womens Hospital, Boston MA 1984 (Anesthesia)
Board certification
Internal Medicine 1978
Emergency Medicine 1983, Recertified 1995
Anesthesiology 1985
Walter Bernard MD

Undergraduate
University of Missouri, Kansas City MO
Medical school
University of Missouri, Kansas City MO 1986
Residency
Stanford University, Stanford CA 1990
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1991
Peter Bissonnette MD
Undergraduate
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 1996
Medical school
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 2001
Residency
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI 2005
Board certification
Anesthesiology 2006
Mark Bodily MD
Undergraduate
Weber State College, Ogden UT 1980
Medical school
University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 1985
Residency
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle WA 1989
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1990
Robert Carricaburu MD
Undergraduate
St. John's University, Collegeville MN 1995
Medical school
Creighton University, Omaha NB 1999
Residency
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 2003
Board certification
Anesthesiology 2004
Domenico Castaldo MD
Undergraduate
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 1987
Graduate
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 1988 (Master of Science Electrical Engineering)
Medical school
University of Texas, Galveston TX 1998
Residency
University of California, San Diego CA 2002
Board certification
Anesthesiology 2003
David Donielson MD
Dr. Donielson moved to Oregon in 1972 and never wants to leave. He enjoys his profession, his family, the outdoors, and is never far from one of his bicycles.
Undergraduate
University of Oregon, Eugene OR 1979
Medical school
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 1984
Residency
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT 1987
Fellowship
Yale-New Haven Hospital 1988 (Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia)
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1989
Daniel Feldman MD

Undergraduate
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC 1996
Medical school
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta GA 2000
Residency
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta GA 2004
Board certification
Anesthesiology 2006
Richard Finkelstein MD
Undergraduate
Duke University, Durham NC 1978
Medical school
University of Maryland, Baltimore MD 1982
Residency
Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston MA 1989
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1990
Daniel Hagengruber MD

Undergraduate
University Of Wisconsin, Madison WI 1987
Medical school
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 1991
Residency
University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 1995
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1996
Mark Hibbard MD

Undergraduate
University of Western Ontario, London ON 1996
Medical school
Albany Medical College, Albany NY 2001
Residency
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit MI 2005
Board certification
Anesthesiology 2006
Richard Johnston MD
Undergraduate
State University of Iowa, Iowa City IA 1963
Medical school
State University of Iowa College of Medicine 1967
Residency
University of California, San Francisco CA 1971
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1974
Barbara Irving MD
Dr. Irving joined Northwest Anesthesia Physicians in 2002 after practicing in Tucson AZ for 13 years. She is happy to have migrated northwest.
Undergraduate
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 1981
Medical school
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 1985
Residency
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 1989
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1990
Brian Jones MD
Undergraduate
University of Oregon, Eugene OR 1990
Medical school
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 1994
Residency
University of Iowa, Iowa City IA 1998
Fellowship
Duke University, Durham NC 1999 (Obstetrical Anesthesia)
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1999
John Jordan MD
Undergraduate
University of California, Riverside CA 1984
Medical school
University of California, Los Angeles CA 1988
Residency
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance CA 1992
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1993
Setiawan "Stu" Kamaru DO
Undergraduate
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 1993
Medical school
Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 1999
Residency
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit MI 2004
Board certification
Anesthesiology 2005
Mark Krause MD

Undergraduate
Loma Linda University, Riverside CA 1987
Medical school
Loma Linda University, Riverside CA 1991
Residency
San Bernadino, CA 1994 (Family Medicine)
University of Rochester, Rochester NY 2004 (Anesthesiology)
Board certification
Family Medicine 1994
Anesthesiology 2007
Gregg Melton MD

Dr Melton enjoys all aspects of his anesthesia practice. In his off time he likes to spend time with his family, fish, and enjoy the wonderful northwest outdoors.
Undergraduate
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM 1979
Medical school
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque NM 1985
Residency
University of Iowa, Iowa City IA 1989
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1990
Luat Nguyen MD
Undergraduate
Temple University, Philadelphia PA 1989
Medical school
Penn State University, Hershey PA 1993
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA 1997
Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA 1998 (Critical Care)
Board certification
Critical Care 1998
Anesthesiology 1998
Bradley Palmen MD

Dr Palmen joined the Anesthesia Department at Sacred Heart Hospital and Anesthesia Service of Eugene in 1986. Although both names have changed, he is still happily working in the same capacity. He trained at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle and has an active interest in regional anesthesia. He has served as director of the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Block Service, department chief and group president. He is a Northwest native who can always be counted on to talk baseball.
Undergraduate
Whitworth College, Spokane WA 1979
Medical school
University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 1983
Residency
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle WA 1986
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1988
Leslie Parker MD

Dr Parker came to Eugene after being on the Anesthesiology faculty at Emory University for 11 years, with the last five years predominantly spent performing pediatric anesthesia.
Undergraduate
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg VA 1983
Medical school
University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA 1987
Residency
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA 1991
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1992
Barry Perlman MD PhD

Undergraduate
Trinity College, Hartford CT 1979
Graduate
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford CA 1984 (Pharmacology)
Medical school
Albany Medical College, Albany NY 1988
Residency
Stanford Health Services, Stanford CA 1991 (Internal Medicine)
University of California, San Francisco CA 1994 (Anesthesiology)
Board certification
Internal Medicine 1991
Anesthesiology 1996
Brian Robinson MD
Undergraduate
University of Oregon, Eugene OR 1976
Medical school
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 1980
Residency
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 1983 (Internal Medicine)
University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 1987 (Anesthesiology)
Fellowship
Board certification
Internal Medicine 1983
Anesthesiology 1989
Andrew Rushton MD
Undergraduate
University of California, Berkeley CA 1996
Medical school
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa OK 2000
Residency
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 2004
Board certification
Anesthesiology 2006
Patrick Salisbury MD

Undergraduate
University of California San Diego, San Diego CA 1992
Medical school
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati OH 2003
Residency
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle WA 2007
Joyce Schlichting MD, PhD

A native of Oregon, Dr. Schlichting initially practiced in
Tucson, AZ for 6 years prior to joining NAP. She enjoys music, hiking and cross country skiing. She returned to Oregon to raise her two boys.
Undergraduate
Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR 1981
Graduate
Georgetown University, Washington DC 1991 (Pharmacology)
Medical school
Georgetown University, Washington DC 1991
Residency
Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN 1995
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1997
Ronald Smith MD
Undergraduate
University of Oregon, Eugene OR 1983
Medical school
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 1987
Residency
Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle WA 1991
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1992
Brian St George MD

Undergraduate
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove PA
Medical school
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 2000
Residency
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM 2004
Board certification
Anesthesiology 2005
Paul Thompson MD
Undergraduate
University of California, Davis CA
Medical school
Washington University, St. Louis MO 1992
Residency
Scott/White Memorial Hospital, Temple TX 1996
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1998
Todd Tritch MD
Undergraduate
University of California, Los Angeles CA 1988
Medical school
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 1992
Residency
North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem NC 1996
Fellowship
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle WA 1997
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1998
James Whitmore MD
Undergraduate
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1977
Medical school
University of Rochester, Rochester NY 1981
Residency
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 1984 (Internal Medicine)
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston MA 1988 (Anesthesiology)
Board certification
Internal Medicine 1984
Anesthesiology 1988
Ken Woodward MD
Undergraduate
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 1988
Medical school
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh PA 1999
Residency
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester MN 2003
Board certification
Anesthesiology 2004
Isaac Yuan MD
Undergraduate
Oregon State University, Portland OR 1976
Medical school
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 1980
Residency
University of Washington, Seattle WA 1983
Board certification
Anesthesiology 1986
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