Our Team

Meet the providers of Paragon Anesthesia

Paragon Anesthesia only employs board eligible or board-certified anesthesiologists who demonstrate a passion for unparalleled, superior patient care. We also use rigorous credentialing standards to select our certified registered nurse anesthetists. These requirements are because we take quality and safety seriously. Our providers are exceptionally qualified to ensure best practice, safe, efficient, and friendly care for our patients, surgeons, and operating rooms.

Our Doctors

  • BOARD-CERTIFIED ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

    Anesthesiologists are the physician consultants who design the anesthetic and pain management plan and advocate for their patient’s safety while ensuring the surgeons and facility needs are met. Anesthesiologists undergo three to five years of extensive specialization training after completing their medical school training with a MD or DO degree. After completion of this training, a series of standardized exams by the American Board of Anesthesiology is completed and passed before certification is issued.

Stephen K. Evans, M.D.

President

  • Meet Dr. Evans

    Dr. Evans received his doctorate from the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, TN. Dr. Evans completed his anesthesiology residency at the University of Virginia and his fellowship at the University of Alabama. He is board certified through the American Board of Anesthesiology, and is part of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. His professional affiliations include: the Tennessee Medical Association, the Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists, the Virginia Society of Anesthesiologists, and the National Board of Echocardiography. Dr. Evans has also received his certification in Advanced Peri-operative Transesophageal Echocardiography and subspecialty training in cardiothoracic anesthesia. His clinical interest is cardiac anesthesia.

Gary Wilson, M.D.

Vice President

  • Meet Dr. Wilson

    Bio coming soon.

Ian Darling, M.D.

Treasurer

  • Meet Dr. Darling

    Bio coming soon.

David May, M.D.

Secretary

  • Meet Dr. May

    Dr. May has been practicing anesthesiology in the area since 1991. He is a 1987 graduate of University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis. He completed his residency in anesthesiology in 1991 from UT Knoxville. He is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He has served on numerous medical staff and health system committees including the board of trustees of Mountain States Health Alliance and Ballad Health. He is the current chair of the Quality, Service, and Safety committee at Ballad Health. He is active in his community and enjoys spending time with his family.

Jonathan R. Hughes, M.D., FASA

Chief Medical Officer

  • Meet Dr. Hughes

    Dr. Hughes joined Bristol Anesthesia Services in July 2012 after completing his Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, NC. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham in June 2011. Dr. Hughes is a member of the Operating Room Committee and Director of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia. He is also past President of the Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists. He is Board Certified through the American Board of Anesthesiology and Board Certified in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography.


Joseph Avery, M.D.

Associate Anesthesiologist

  • Meet Dr. Avery

    Bio coming soon.

Aaron C. Brown, M.D.

Staff Anesthesiologist

  • Meet Dr. Brown

    Dr. Brown is a Bristol native who is proud to have served in the community since beginning practice in 2002. He received his medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and then completed a residency in Anesthesiology at the Medical University of South Carolina. He serves on the Board of Directors and Quality Assurance Committee at East Tennessee Ambulatory Surgery Center. Dr. Brown's primary focus is outpatient surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

J. Kyle Buck, M.D.

Staff Anesthesiologist

Lorna K. Ehrenfried, M.D.

Staff Anesthesiologist

  • Meet Dr. Ehrenfried

    Dr. Lorna Ehrenfried received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1994. Dr. Ehrenfried remained in Galveston to complete her anesthesiology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch. She joined East Tennessee Ambulatory Surgery Center in 2001 and is board certified through the American Board of Anesthesiology. Her professional affiliations include both the Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Anesthesiology.

Madeleine Garren, M.D.

Staff Anesthesiologist

Stefan J. Grenvik, M.D.

Partner

  • Meet Dr. Grenvik

    Dr. Grenvik received his doctorate degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989. Dr. Grenvik completed his internship and anesthesiology residency at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh and joined Bristol Anesthesia Services in July 1993. He is board certified through the American Board of Anesthesiology, and is part of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. His professional affiliations include: the National Board of Echocardiography, the Anesthesia Section at Bristol Regional Medical Center (BRMC), and he is also a current member of the BRMC Trauma Committee and Infection Control Committee. Dr. Grenvik has also received his certification in Basic Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography from the National Board of Echocardiography. His clinical interest is cardiac anesthesia.

Reinaldo Guillont, M.D.

Partner

  • Meet Dr. Guillont

    Bio coming soon.

Jared Hudson, M.D.

Associate Anesthesiologist

  • Meet Dr. Hudson

    Bio coming soon.

Seth Lesch, D.O.

Partner

  • Meet Dr. Lesch

    Bio coming soon.

Michael A. Long, M.D.

Partner

  • Meet Dr. Long

    Dr. Michael Long is a veteran of the United States Navy with over 30 years experience working in the operating room.  He received his doctorate degree in medicine from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC in 2008 and completed his Anesthesiology residency at the University of Alabama Birmingham in 2012.


    He is board certified through the American Board of Anesthesiology, and testamur for Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography. He has memberships with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.


    His professional/faculty affiliations include: Chair Anesthesia Section Department of Surgery Bristol Regional Medical Center(BRMC), Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine East Tennessee State University School of Medicine (ETSU), Chair Physician Committee on Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness (BRMC), Committee on Orthopedic Service Line (BRMC), the Committee on Critical Care (BRMC)


    Dr. Long’s clinical interests include regional anesthesia, ultrasound/echocardiography, hyperbaric medicine, medical simulation education and emergency preparedness and disaster medicine.


    Dr. Long continues his love for education/leadership by coaching a successful underwater robotics team at Dobyns-Bennett High School.


    He is passionate about scuba diving, fishing and sailing, all of which he has been enjoying for nearly 40 years.

Robert I. Macfarlane, M.D.

Partner

  • Meet Dr. Macfarlane

    Dr. Macfarlane joined Bristol Anesthesia Services in 2007. He completed Medical School at Saba University. He completed a combined Internship and Anesthesiology residency at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007. Dr. Macfarlane has served as Chairman of the Anesthesia Section at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He is board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Randy McVeigh, M.D.

Partner

  • Meet Dr. McVeigh

    Bio coming soon.

James Merrell, M.D.

Partner

  • Meet Dr. Merrell

    Bio coming soon.

Sara Morris, M.D.

Staff Anesthesiologist

Bob Osborne, D.O.

Partner

  • Meet Dr. Osborne

    Bio coming soon.

Brandon R. Seaver, M.D.

Associate Anesthesiologist

  • Meet Dr. Seaver

    Dr. Brandon Seaver joined Bristol Anesthesia Services, P.C. in 2021 after completing his anesthesiology residency at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He is an East Tennessee native, having graduated from ETSU Quillen College of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Seaver is a member of the Anesthesia Section at Bristol Regional Medical Center, where his clinical interests include regional and cardiovascular anesthesia. He is currently in the board certification process through the American Board of Anesthesiology and is looking forward to providing patient centered anesthesia care to the Tri-Cities area.

Helen Wilson, M.D.

Partner

  • Meet Dr. Wilson

    Bio coming soon.

Helen Wright, M.D.

Partner

  • Meet Dr. Wright

    Bio coming soon.

Sinan Yavas, M.D., FASA

Partner

  • Meet Dr. Yavas

    Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Dr. Yavas is a proud graduate of Towne Acres Elementary, Liberty Bell Middle, and Science Hill High Schools.  He would earn his M.D. degree at Vanderbilt University before completing his anesthesiology residency at the University of Florida.  Dr. Yavas has been practicing anesthesiology in the region since 2010.  Active in the medical community, Dr. Yavas has served on several medical staff and health system committees.  Dr. Yavas has also co-authored a number of peer-reviewed publications and helped develop several web simulations modeling the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of commonly-administered anesthetic medications.


Our Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)

  • HIGHLY-TRAINED CRNAS

    Nurse anesthetists are highly trained health professionals who obtain additional specialized training in the monitoring of patients and delivery of anesthesia. This training is undertaken only after completing a bachelor’s level nursing degree and then working in a critical care setting for a period of time. After completion of a two to four year specialized training course, a certification exam is administered to obtain the certified registered nurse anesthetist credentials.

David Q. Andrews, CRNA

Jeremy Arnold, CRNA

Jessica Benitez, CRNA

Abigail Box, CRNA

William Brant, CRNA

Meg Brown, CRNA

Cindy Burke, CRNA

Jodi Carlsen, CRNA

Will Cassell, CRNA

Chris Christian, CRNA

Lori Christian, CRNA

Cassie Compton, CRNA

Michelle Couper, CRNA

Tracy Curtin, CRNA

Sam Davenport, CRNA

Zachary Davidson, CRNA

Thessa Denton, CRNA

Josh Dunn, CRNA

Seth Duty, CRNA

Emily Eads, CRNA

Aaron English, CRNA

Donna Fowler, CRNA

John Gemmell, CRNA

Janeen Gibson, CRNA

Jason Greulich, CRNA

Eliza Hampton, CRNA

Marianne Haynes, CRNA

Kayla Hinkle, CRNA

Scott Hubbard, CRNA

Chastity Huffman, CRNA

Cindy Jewett, CRNA

Lindsey Jones, CRNA

Brett Kattesh, CRNA

Brad Ketron, CRNA

Brandy King, CRNA

Mary King, CRNA

Steve Lane, CRNA

Tido Latour, CRNA

Nicole Lawitzke, CRNA

Brittany Lawson, CRNA

Benjamin Leichliter, CRNA

Matt Lowe, CRNA

Leanne Madison, CRNA

Phillip Martin, CRNA

Callie Matney, CRNA

Jennifer Mays, CRNA

Matthew McConnell, CRNA

Matthew McGuire, CRNA

Jose Medina, CRNA

Eric Miller, CRNA

Erica Minton, CRNA

Ashley Moore-Cassell, CRNA

Kristina Mullin, CRNA

Gabriel Perry, CRNA

Todd Pottorf, CRNA

Landon Prince, CRNA

Inger Reynolds, CRNA

David Runge, CRNA

Chrissy Salts, CRNA

Donna Seaver, CRNA

Kim Sheffey, CRNA

Dong Shin, CRNA

Charslee Simpson, CRNA

Vanessa Sims, CRNA

Tyler Skelton, CRNA

Geena Sollecito, CRNA

Ty Stewart, CRNA

Blake Stone, CRNA

Cynde Thomas, CRNA

Lindsay Townsend, CRNA

Steven Vandiver, CRNA

Jeffrey Watson, CRNA

Wendy Weidner, CRNA

Tracy Welsh, CRNA

Amy Willocks, CRNA

Dean Wilson, CRNA

George Wright, CRNA


Our Staff

  • BILLING, CODING & PRACTICE MANAGEMENT EXPERTS

    Our office staff members have years of experience in medical coding, billing, collection, and practice management and maintain certification by various organizations such as ACHE, AHIMA, AAPC, and MGMA. They have extensive training in customer service and have many awards for their efficiency and expertise.

Parry Qualls

Chief Executive Officer

Kim Hilton, CPC

Chief Operating Officer

Billing Office Staff

Morgan Anderson

Kelly Ball

Amanda Booher

Blakely Chandler

Kaylee Chandler

Billie Estep

Megan Goodman

Bridget Hyden

Melena Malone

Kathy Mullins

Renee Mullins

Melissa Rector

Revonda Roark

Michele Smith

Gina Speropulos

Holley Tipton

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