Jennifer Appelman, MD
Dr. Appelman graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, where she also completed her anesthesiology residency. She joined Elk River Anesthesia Associates after residency.
Heather Carter, DO
Dr Carter graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Bioscience. She completed residency at the University of Kansas in Kansas City and worked in a private practice in the Kansas City area before joining ERAA in 2023. She and her husband have 4 children, a daughter in law, a son in law, and three grandchildren.
Chris Ciarallo, MD
Dr. Ciarallo graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed his residency at the University of Colorado and University of California, San Francisco before completing his Pediatric Anesthesiology fellowship at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He was previously an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado while serving as the Director of Pediatric Anesthesia at Denver Health Medical Center for sixteen years prior to joining ERAA. He is an Associate Faculty member for ASRA and a Full Examiner for the ABA while serving as a medical expert witness for the state of Colorado. He currently serves on the medical executive committee at YVMC.
Sarah Gebauer, MD
Dr. Gebauer graduated from Stanford School of Medicine, completed her anesthesiology residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and then completed a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the San Diego Institute for Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She was on faculty at the University of New Mexico for five years prior to joining ERAA. She and her family love living in Steamboat Springs, and she greatly enjoys caring for her community.
Scott Kempers, MD
Dr. Kempers graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and completed his anesthesiology residency of the University of Arizona. He joined Elk River Anesthesia Associates after residency, and has served on the Yampa Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees, and previously as the President as well as the Medical Director for Elk River Anesthesia Associates. He and his family enjoy all the outdoor activities Steamboat has to offer. He is the current President of ERAA.
Kathleen Roman, MD
Dr. Roman graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, then completed residency at the University of Chicago. Following residency, she practiced in Fort Collins for over a decade before joining Elk River Anesthesia in 2020. She feels so privileged to care for the people in this kind, friendly community! She enjoys spending time with her kids, yoga, skiing, biking, hiking, travel, and reading. Her family has loved calling Steamboat home.
David Skolnick, DO
Dr. Skolnick graduated from Lake Eric College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed his residency at University of Kansas. He practiced in Cheyenne, Wyoming for ten years prior to joining Elk River Anesthesia Associates in 2015. He is the immediate past President of ERAA.
Reuben Smits, MD
Dr. Smits attended medical school at Howard University and competed his anesthesiology residency at the University of Kansas. He practiced in Cheyenne, Wyoming prior to joining ERAA. He enjoys spending time with his wife and four kids in Steamboat.