Anesthesia As a Bridge to Improve Oral Health

Dr. Channer has provided dental anesthesia services to pediatric and general dental practices throughout the state of Arizona. His mission is to create a safe and comfortable experience for both the dental patient as well as the dental provider. Dr. Channer is a board certified dental anethesiologist through the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology. He is a proud member of the American Society of Dental Anesthesia and the International Anesthesia Research Society. He is certified in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Pediatric Advance Life Support.

Dr. Din grew up in the suburbs of New York state with his fraternal twin brother and parents. Dr. Din attended Loma Linda University La Sierra campus and graduated with a B.S. in PsychoBiology. Immediately following his undergrad studies Dr. Din attended Loma Linda University Dental school and earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. Dr. Din moved to the great state of Arizona to live in a place completely different from New York and "enjoy the free air" . After practicing general dentistry for 2 years Dr. Din attended University of Maryland in Baltimore to attend a 2 year pediatric dentistry residency. Upon completion of his pediatric residency Dr. Din moved back to the Phoenix metro area to join a busy pediatric dental practice. After 4 years Dr. Din joined a larger pediatric practice and was based in Tucson and Phoenix. This is when Dr. Din was able to meet Drs. Hom, Wall, Channer and Phan who provided general anesthesia services to his practice. Always intrigued and impressed by their ability to provide safe and effective anesthesia in a mobile setting Dr. Din contemplated attending a Dental Anesthesia program. After another 10 years of practicing pediatric dentistry Dr. Din decided to move to Brooklyn New York and completed a 3 year Dental anesthesia residency at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. Dr. Din enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 daughters (set of twins). Along with rooting for the L.A. Kings hockey team and the Sun Devils Dr. Din enjoys life with 4 rescue dogs and 4 rescue cats and is hoping to one day learn to how to golf from Drs. Wall (both) and Dr. Channer.

Dr. Lisa Gortari grew up in Winnemucca, Nevada. Her grandparents immigrated there from France and Spain, and she was raised closely with them, creating a love for her Basque heritage. She grew up loving all things northern Nevada, spending a lot of time outdoors, hiking, fishing, and camping. She attended the University of Nevada, Reno on a full academic scholarship and was awarded the Nevada Silver Scholar Award upon graduation.

Dr. Huson was raised in a small town in northern Arizona and went on to attend Central Arizona College as a student-athlete focused on baseball and education. In 2001, after being drafted by the Chicago Whitesox, Tim felt very fortunate to live out a childhood dream of playing professional baseball. After his baseball journey, Tim obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Arizona State University. Subsequently, Tim attended the University of Washington School of Dentistry, earning his DDS degree. Dr. Huson went on to practice general dentistry for 8 years, including owning a practice. After many long conversations with his wife, Erin, he decided to return to education completing a 3 year anesthesia residency in New York. Tim is very excited to move home and join an amazing group of anesthesia providers. In his free time, he loves to be with family, explore the outdoors, and play as much golf as possible!.

Dr. Nicholson grew up in a small steel-mill town in Steubenville, Ohio, where he spent the first 18 years of his life. Dr. Nicholson then went on to Washington and Jefferson College where he majored in Cellular and Molecular Biology. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Biologic Honor Society. During his undergraduate years, Dr. Nicholson pursued several areas of research, including cancer cell research at UCLA and pain research in spinal cord stimulation at Ohio Valley Hospital, which lead to a publication in Pain Medicine journal. After graduation, Dr. Nicholson matriculated to the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine where he obtained his Doctorate of Dental Medicine. Ultimately, his passion and interests for the cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive pain and anxiety led him to pursue training in dental anesthesia. He completed his three-year dental anesthesia residency at NYU Langone Hospital, which provided him with off-site rotations serving the people of Arizona. Dr. Nicholson also is passionate about serving the special needs population, in part because of experiences shared with his mother who served this population as an educator. Outside his anesthesia career, Dr. Nicholson enjoys playing basketball and relaxing with friends and family.

Dr. Phan is proud to call Arizona his home; he is originally from Southern California. His mission is to increase access to oral health care for those patients’ who would otherwise forego dental treatment due to being pre-cooperative, dental phobic, or physically/mentally handicap. He enjoys spending time with his wife and their favorite hobbies include traveling, attending athletic events, listening to live music, and spending time outdoors.

Dr. Michael Wall was raised in North Dakota with his identical twin brother Matthew, and 3 other siblings. He grew up in a family full of physicians (grandparents, parents, siblings). All 5 children followed in their parents footsteps, two children having gone to Medical school and three to Dental school.
Dr. Wall graduated college with a B.S. in Biology, and soon after, attended Loma Linda University in Southern California earning his Doctorate in Dental Surgery degree. He practiced Pediatric dentistry for almost 9 years, while managing an office in Phoenix Arizona for almost 5 years.
After 9 years of Pediatric dentistry, Dr. Wall changed gears, and decided to pursue training in Anesthesiology. He was accepted into NYU’s Dental Anesthesia residency where he would spend 3 years living and training at NYU - Langone hospital in Brooklyn New York.
Dr. Wall and his wife Yatziri have 1 daughter. When not practicing Anesthesia, Dr. Wall enjoys hiking Arizona’s many trails, traveling with his family, mountain biking, playing tennis, golfing, or just reading a great book!