Dr. Craig Nordhues is a board-certified anesthesiologist with over three decades of experience in pediatric anesthesia. He earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Kansas.

Education and Training

• Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine (Omaha, NE), 1990
• Residency: University of Kansas, Anesthesiology (Kansas City, KS), 1994

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology, 1995

Dr. Paras Patel is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist. He earned his medical degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and pursued a Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.

Education and Training

• Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (Newark, NJ), 2013
• Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago, Anesthesiology (Chief Resident), 2017
• Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2018

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology, 2018
• American Board of Anesthesiology – Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2018

Dr. Andrew Pate is a board-certified anesthesiologist with specialized expertise in pediatric anesthesia. He earned his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, completed his residency in anesthesiology at George Washington University, and received advanced pediatric anesthesia training at National Children’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Education and Training

• Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 1986
• Residency: George Washington University (Washington, DC), Anesthesiology, 1990
• Fellowship: Obstetrical Anesthesia, National Children’s Hospital (Washington, DC),1989

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology, 1992

Dr. Sarah Patterson is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist. She earned her medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine, completed her residency in anesthesiology at Maine Medical Center, and pursued a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Education and Training

• Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (CA), 2006
• Residency: Maine Medical Center (Portland, ME), Anesthesiology, 2010
• Fellowship: University of North Carolina (Chapel Hills, NC), Pediatric Anesthesia, 2011

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology, 2012
• American Board of Anesthesiology – Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2013

Dr. Deborah Plagenhoef is a board-certified anesthesiologist with over 25 years of experience in pediatric anesthesia. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, completed her residency in anesthesiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and pursued advanced training in pediatric anesthesia at Driscoll Children’s Hospital.

Education and Training

• Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1989
• Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Anesthesiology,1993
• Fellowship: Driscoll Children’s Hospital (TX), Pediatric Anesthesia, 1993

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology, 1994
• American Board of Anesthesiology – Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2013

Dr. Jeff Plagenhoef is a board-certified anesthesiologist with decades of experience in pediatric anesthesia. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his residency in anesthesiology with a focus on cardiac anesthesia at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Education and Training

• Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1987
• Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Anesthesiology, 1991

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology, 1992

Dr. Jason Pollack is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist. He earned his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, completed his residency in anesthesiology at Stony Brook University Hospital, and pursued a Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital.

Education and Training

• Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, 2012
• Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital (NY), Anesthesiology, 2016
• Fellowship: Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital (Nashville, TN), Pediatric Anesthesia, 2017

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology, 2018
• American Board of Anesthesiology – Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2018

Dr. Elizabeth Ross is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist. She earned her medical degree from Indiana University, completed her residency in anesthesiology at Rush University, and pursued fellowships in Pediatric Anesthesia and Clinical Research at Riley Hospital for Children.

Education and Training

• Medical School: Indiana University, 2008
• Residency: Rush University (Chicago, IL), Anesthesiology, 2012
• Fellowships: Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2013 and Pediatric Anesthesiology Clinical Research, 2014. Both completed at Riley Hospital for Children (Indianapolis, IN).

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology, 2013
• American Board of Anesthesiology – Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2015

Dr. Ann Ruscher is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist. She earned her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, completed her residency in anesthesiology at the same institution, and pursued a Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Education and Training

• Medical School: University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI), 1994
• Residency: University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI), Anesthesiology, 1997
• Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Anesthesia, 1998

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology, 1998
• American Board of Anesthesiology – Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2014

Dr. Plinio Silva is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist. He earned his medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, completed his residency in anesthesiology at Albany Medical Center, and pursued a Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Dr. Silva also completed additional training in pediatric and adult acute pain medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

Education and Training

• Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2011
• Residency: Albany Medical Center, Anesthesiology, 2015
• Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Pediatric Anesthesia (Chief Fellow), 2016
• Additional Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh, Pediatric and Adult Acute Pain Medicine, 2017

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology, 2016
• American Board of Anesthesiology – Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2021