Meet Our Anesthesiologists
Our Priority is Patient Care and Comfort
The anesthesiologists at Anesthesia Associates of Rock Hill are highly skilled physicians who put a priority on patient care and comfort. Meet our team and see why we’re the exclusive, trusted provider for anesthesia services at Piedmont Medical Center and Carolina Surgical Center.
Douglas “Doug” Forrester, MD
Fellowship
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Obstetric Anesthesiology
1996 – 1997
Residency
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Anesthesiology
1993 – 1996
Robert D. Dripps award for Outstanding Graduating Resident, 1996
Internship
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
General Surgery
1992 – 1993
Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
M.D.
1988 – 1992
College
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
B.S.
Department of Engineering Mechanics
1984 – 1988
Magna Cum Laude
Mark Hooten, MD
Residency
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Anesthesiology
1991 – 1994
Internship
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Department of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics
1990 – 1991
Medical School
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
M.D.
1986 – 1990
College
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Bachelor of Science
1982 – 1986
Magna Cum Laude
Richard “Rick” Richter, MD
Residency
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
Anesthesiology
1990 – 1993
Internship
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
Department of Anesthesiology
1989 – 1990
Medical School
Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem,NC
M.D.
1989
College
Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC
1982 – 1983
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
B.A. Religion / Zoology
1982
Robert “Bob” Start, MD
Residency
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
Anesthesiology
1991 -1994
Internship
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
Department of Internal Medicine
1990 – 1991
Medical School
University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
M.D.
1990
College
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
B.S. in Natural Science
1986
Saket Singh, MD
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology – The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH 2008
Graduate Medical Education
Anesthesiology – Temple University School of Medicine Clinical Campus
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 2006
Transitional Year
Howard University Hospital
Washington, DC 2003
Medical School
Manipal University
Karnataka, India 2001
David Brenneman, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
University of Florida School of Medicine
Fellowship in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Advanced Training in Congenital Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Gainesville, FL
2016-2017
Residency
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, CT
Anesthesiology
2013-2016
Internship
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, CT
2012-2013
Medical School
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, CT
M.D.
2007-2012
College
University of Connecticut School of Business
Storrs, CT
M.B.A. in Hospital Administration
2010-2012
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
B.S. Molecular and Cell Biology
2004-2007
Christopher Gordon, MD
Residency
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN 2015
Transitional Year
Good Samaritan Hospital Department of Medicine
Vincennes, IN 2012
Medical School
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN 2011
College
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science
Radiological Health Science
Lafayette, IN 2006
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