Anesthesiology
Licking Memorial Hospital
1320 West Main Street
Newark, Ohio 43055
Phone: (220) 564-4218
Fax: (220) 564-4217
Skilled anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) provide comprehensive medical evaluation and clinical management of patients who need anesthesia or sedation for surgery, obstetrics, and some diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Anesthesia provides relief of pain and is an important part of your operation or procedure.
Physicians
Valerie D. Collins, M.D.,
received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, New York. Dr. Collins completed an internship at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, and a residency in anesthesiology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She also completed a fellowship in obstetric anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis, located in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Collins is board certified in anesthesiology.
R. Stephen Cooke, M.D.,
received his medical degree and completed a transitional internship at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed an anesthesiology residency and an adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is board certified in anesthesiology.
Thomas M. Grogan, M.D.,
received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. He completed an internal medicine internship at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital and an anesthesiology residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York. He is board certified in Anesthesiology.
Rami M. Hanna, M.D.,
received his Medical Degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He completed an internship at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and an anesthesiology residency at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He is board certified in anesthesiology.
Courtney N. James, M.D.,
received her medical degree from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. She completed an anesthesiology residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and a critical care fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. She is board certified in anesthesiology.
Brad R. Lewis, M.D.,
received his Medical Degree at the Medical University of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio. He completed a transitional internship and anesthesiology residency at Case Western Reserve University and the University Hospitals of Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio. He is board certified in anesthesiology.
Henry Y. Lu, M.D.,
received his Doctor of Medicine degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus. He completed a residency in anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He is board certified in anesthesiology.
Andrew M. Reaven, M.D.,
earned his medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio. He completed an anesthesiology residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland and a regional anesthesiology fellowship and acute pain medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is board certified in anesthesiology.
Leah C. Thornton, M.D.,
earned her Medical Degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She completed an anesthesiology internship and residency at the University of Cincinnati. She is board certified in anesthesiology.
Courtney M. Adams, APRN-CRNA,
received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Mount Carmel College of Nursing in Columbus. She received her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.
Dustin E. Alspach, APRN-CRNA,
received his Masters of Science in Nursing degree at St. Elizabeth Health Center School for Nurse Anesthetists at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. He received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is certified as a registered nurse anesthetist by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
Christopher T. Brower, APRN-CRNA ,
received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Brigham Young University – Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho. He received his Master of Science in Nursing degree from Wolford College in Naples, Florida. He is certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
Daniel R. Fitzmaurice, APRN-CRNA,
received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Cleveland State University. He received his Master of Nurse Anesthesia degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. He is certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
Tabitha A. Gartner, APRN-CNP,
received her Bachelor of Science in nursing degree from Ohio University in Athens and her Master of Science in nursing degree from Chamberlain University in Downers Grove, Illinois. She is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Amanda S. John, APRN-CRNA,
received her Master of Science degree in nurse anesthesia at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., in partnership with the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps Anesthesia Program at the Naval School of Health Sciences. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing at Capital University in Columbus. Amanda is certified as a registered nurse anesthetist by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists.
Aaron M. McNeilan, APRN-CRNA,
received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from The Ohio State University College of Nursing and his Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia degree from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. He is certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
Tabatha L. Menapace, APRN-CRNA,
received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Malone College in Canton, Ohio. She received her Master of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Akron. She is certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
Courtney A. Morris, APRN-CRNA,
received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Capital University in Bexley, Ohio, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia degree from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. She is certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
Mark E. Plaugher, APRN-CRNA,
received his certificate of nurse anesthesia from the Charleston Area Medical Center School of Anesthesia in Charleston, West Virginia. He received his Bachelor of Nursing degree from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. He has special interest in management of the difficult airway, regional anesthesia and postoperative pain management.
Corey L. Salyer, APRN-CNP,
received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from the University of Cincinnati. He is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Kathy A. Williams, APRN-CRNA,
received her Masters of Science in Nursing degree at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at Mount Carmel College of Nursing in Columbus. She is certified as a registered nurse anesthetist by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
Additional Anesthesiology Services
Pain Management Clinic