Meet our Physician Team

All partners of the Anesthesia Medical Group of Santa Barbara are Board Certified or Board Eligible Diplomates of the American Board of Anesthesiology. Many of us have additional post-graduate level training in all major subspecialties of Anesthesiology, including Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Regional Anesthesia, and Critical Care.
We’re locally based, gaining a deeper connection and understanding of the health care needs of Santa Barbara County and beyond.

Meet our Physician Team

  • Eric Rey Amador, M.D.

    College: Stanford University
    Medical School: UC Irvine School of Medicine
    Residency: Stanford University
    Fellowship: Regional, Stanford University

  • Gary Anderson, M.D.

    College: UC Santa Barbara
    Medical School: Uniformed Services,
    University of the Health Sciences
    Residency: San Diego Naval Hospital
    Fellowship: Neuroanesthesia, UC San Francisco

  • Jeffrey Arendash, M.D.

    College: Cornell University
    Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Residency: Stanford University


  • Gregory Atkinson, M.D.

    College: Brigham Young University
    Medical School: University of Hawaii,
    John A. Burns School of Medicine
    Residency: Stanford University

  • Kyle Bunker, M.D.

    College: Brigham Young University
    Medical School: Georgetown University
    Residency: UC Los Angeles


  • Jake Burnbaum, M.D.

    College: Georgetown University
    Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia
    Residency: University of Washington
    Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center

  • Michael Charles, M.D., Ph.D.

    College: Cornell University
    Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
    Residency: Stanford University
    Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology,
    Stanford University

  • Christopher Clave, M.D.

    College: UC Santa Barbara
    Medical School: University of Hawaii,
    John A. Burns School of Medicine
    Residency: Stanford University

  • Jeffrey Coble, M.D., Ph.D.

    College: UC Davis
    Medical School: Carver College of Medicine,
    The University of Iowa
    Residency: University of Pennsylvania

  • Douglas Etsell, M.D.

    College: University of Michigan
    Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
    Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology,
    University of Michigan

  • Kasey Grewe, M.D.

    College: Pomona College
    Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Residency: Columbia University
    Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, UC Los Angeles

  • Anna Harter, M.D.

    College: Lenoir-Rhyne University
    Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine
    Residency: Stanford University



  • Zohair Hussain, M.D.

    College: UC Berkeley
    Medical School: UC San Francisco
    Residency: UC Los Angeles


  • Ari Huverserian, M.D.

    College: University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Washington University
    School of Medicine in St. Louis
    Residency: UC Los Angeles

  • Teal Jenkins, M.D.

    College: University of Wyoming
    Medical School: University of Washington, School of Medicine
    Residency: UC San Francisco


  • Carolyn Jewell, M.D.

    College: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
    Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine
    Residency: Stanford University
    Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology,
    Seattle Children's Hospital

  • April Jung, M.D.

    College: UC Los Angeles
    Medical School: Drexel University, College of Medicine
    Residency: UC San Francisco


  • John Kleinman, M.D.

    College: UC Los Angeles
    Medical School: USC Keck School of Medicine
    Residency: UC Los Angeles


  • Kris Kline, M.D.

    College: University of California, Irvine
    Medical School: Michigan State University
    College of Medicine
    Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Texas
    Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology,
    Texas Heart Institute, Baylor

  • Eunice Lee, M.D.

    College: Princeton University
    Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
    Residency: UC San Francisco


  • James (Cong) Li, M.D.

    College: Harvard University
    Medical School: University of Texas
    Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
    Residency: Stanford University
    Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University

  • Patrick D. Loftus, M.D.

    College: University of Utah
    Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine
    Residency: Stanford University



  • Brian Mack, M.D.

    College: UC Santa Barbara
    Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia
    Residency: Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle
    Fellowship: Pain Management, UC Davis


  • Christopher Miller, M.D.

    College: University of Wisconsin
    Medical School: Harvard Medical School
    Residency: Stanford University
    Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Stanford University


  • Scott Nickel, M.D.

    College: UC Santa Barbara
    Medical School: University of Nevada
    School of Medicine
    Residency: Ohio State University
    Fellowship: Regional Anesthesia, USC

  • Erica Parker, M.D.

    College: UC Los Angeles
    Medical School: UC Irvine, School of Medicine
    Residency: UC Los Angeles


  • Zed Reagan, M.D.

    College: Boston College
    Medical School: Georgetown University
    School of Medicine
    Residency: Stanford University

  • Stinson Ritter, M.D.

    College: Montana State University
    Medical School: University of Washington, School of Medicine
    Residency: University of Washington, School of Medicine

  • Mark Scott, M.D.

    College: UC Santa Barbara
    Medical School: Pennsylvania State University
    College of Medicine
    Residency: UC Los Angeles

  • Howard Spang, M.D.

    College: University of Portland
    Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
    Residency: UC San Francisco

  • Noah Stites-Hallett, M.D.

    College: Occidental College
    Medical School: Harvard Medical School
    Residency: UC San Francisco
    Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University

  • Chloe Tang, M.D.

    College: New York University
    Medical School: George Washington School of Medicine
    Residency: UC Los Angeles

  • Kurt Wagner, M.D.

    College: United States Air Force Academy
    Medical School: Georgetown University,
    School of Medicine
    Residency: Georgetown University

  • William Watkins, M.D.

    College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Medical School: UC San Diego
    Residency: Stanford University

“It was nice to meet with him prior to surgery & get to ask questions, have him explain what would happen & how he would monitor my well being the entire time I was being operated on. He was calm & professional…
that was helpful in calming my nerves.”

— Anonymous Patient