

PSA utilizes the anesthesia care team. The members of the team are an anesthesiology board-certified medical doctor and a highly-trained non-physician anesthetist. Anesthetists in PSA may be either certified anesthesiologist assistants (AA-C) or certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA). PSA prides itself in the singular quality of its anesthetist staff. PSA anesthetists are highly skilled in the care of the critically ill patient undergoing major surgery.
Chief Anesthetists:
Rhea M. Sumpter, AA-C
Barry Hunt, RRT, AA-C, MBA
Staff Anesthetists:
Rhonda Bircheat, RRT, AA-C
Alicia Blanton, RRT, AA-C
Kathi Byrne, CRNA
Kenneth Colodne, AA-C
Clay Conover, CRNA
Tejal Desai, AA-C
Meghan Edwards, AA-C
Rick Farrington, RRT, AA-C
Rebecca Geballe, AA-C
Elsa George, AA-C
Michael Hickey, AA-C
Kelly Houchin, AA-C
Jean Hsu, AA-C
Jim Johnson, AA-C
Susan Lassig, CRNA
Melissa Leray, AA-C
Sandra Madariaga Mihalka, AA-C
Lucille Martin, RN, AA-C
Kris McSherry, CRNA
Curt Morey, AA-C
Andrea Murray, CRNA
Linda Patterson, CRNA
Michelle Saydar, AA-C
Peter Steggert, AA-C
Thomi Sutton, RRT, AA-C
Kelly Wade, AA-C
Carrie Young, AA-C
Staff Nurse Practitioner:
Brenda Splawn, RN, ARNP
Staff Nurses:
Tamara Allen, RN
Maree Einhorn, RN
Jennifer Topinka, RN
Staff Medical Assistant:
Duana Edwards, MA