Anesthetists

Ronald J. Keller, CRNA, MS

Ron is the President and founder of Special Anesthesia Services. He is a lifelong resident of Derby, Kansas, as is his wife Carol. She is a pediatric physical therapist for the Derby school district.

Ron received his undergraduate degree from Friends University and his Masters Degree from the University of Kansas. His nursing background was in Coronary Care, and he spent years as an Emergency Medical Technician with the Derby EMS.

Completing his anesthesia certification in 1981, Ron spent the next fifteen years working in the hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers of Wichita, KS. He was a clinical instructor, teaching anesthesia residents, and nurse anesthesia students, as well as serving as the operating room clinical coordinator for Southwestern College and Hutchinson Community College EMICT programs. During those years he spent many weekends providing relief services to fellow anesthetists in rural hospitals around Kansas.

In 1989, Ron also began providing in-office sedation services in Wichita dental and medical offices in his spare time. The demand for high-quality sedation care grew, and Special Anesthesia Services evolved into an anesthesia practice limited to dental offices exclusively.

In their spare time, the Kellers enjoy scuba diving and watching Wichita State athletics. Ron is an avid four wheel drive enthusiast and amateur mechanic, spending nearly as much time under his old jeep as inside it.

Ryan was born and raised in Kansas. He lives with his lovely wife, three lovely children and two dogs. Some of his hobbies include woodworking and home remodeling. He has been in healthcare for thirteen years.

Ryan chose nurse anesthesia as a profession when he was fifteen years of age. He acquired his certification as a nurse's aide and worked in a retirement community and hospital part-time to gain experience and to finance his educational goals. After obtaining his Registered Nursing degree he moved to the Kansas City area, where he worked at the Kansas University Medical Center in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit for four years. He completed his Masters Degree in Nurse Anesthesia in December 2005, and became Board Certified in January 2006.

"I look forward to working with you and/or your loved one!" - Ryan Morgan MS, CRNA

Sean Hoskinson is the newest addition to our team. He’s had an interest in office-based anesthesia practice for several years, and decided to make the move in April 2009, when he joined SAS.

Sean has lived in Kansas all his life. He attended elementary and high school in Haven, a small town about 35 minutes northwest of Wichita. He obtained his Bachelors degree in nursing from Wichita State in May, 1998. He then worked in Wichita, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, in the Medical Intensive Care Unit for two years.

Sean entered the anesthesia program at Texas Wesleyan University in August, 2000, and obtained the degree of Masters of Science in Nurse Anesthesia in December, 2002. He became board certified in January, 2003, and since then, has provided anesthesia at Wesley Medical Center, Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medial Center, Cypress Surgery Center, The Surgery Center of Kansas, The Center for Same Day Surgery, and Kansas Surgery and Recovery Center.

Sean met his wife, Elizabeth, in nursing school. They have been married since 1999 and have three children. When he is not working, Sean enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing the piano and guitar, cooking, and going to the gym.

Office Staff

Kim Gates

Kim Gates grew up in Medicine Lodge, Kansas and graduated from high school there. She attended Dodge City Jr. College, receiving a degree in marketing, and also attended Fort Hays State University. Kim moved to Wichita in 1979 and currently lives in Derby, Kansas.

Kim has many years of medical office experience, and has been the Office Administrator for Special Anesthesia Services since September of 2000. Patients and families have benefited richly by the fact that she is the parent of a child with special needs. Her personal experience has led to an understanding and empathy which Kim displays in her caring attitude.

Kim is married and has 2 children. Her favorite activities are going to all of her children's sporting events and school functions, as well as traveling with her family.

Heather McCreight

Heather McCreight was born in Wichita, Kansas and has lived there as well as Eastern and Western Kansas where she graduated high school in Ashland, Kansas. She attended both Fort Hays State University and Wichita State University graduating with honors from the latter in Art Education, with a minor in Art History. She worked as an elementary art instructor for six years in the Wichita Public Schools. After receiving her second endorsement in Elementary Education, she taught in the Derby School District as a fourth grade teacher and math specialist.

Heather is married and has two grown children and one amazing grandson. Her favorite activities revolve around family and friends. Her hobbies include interior design, writing poetry, and creating children stories and songs. She also loves to study art and history, and once her son is out of college, hopes to pursue her masters in these two areas of study.

She has been employed as an office assistant at Special Anesthesia Services since January 2007.