Our Surgeons
- Reese A. Verner, MD, FACS
- Roberto V. Barresi, MD
- Jon B. Getz, MD, FACS
- Scott A. Henson, MD, FACS
- Jeffrey B. Symmonds, MD, FACS
- Jonathan V. Giles, MD, FACS
Reese A. Verner, MD, FACS
General, Laparoscopic & Oncologic Surgery
Board-Certified: American Board of Surgery
Fellow: American College of Surgeons
Residency: General Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1994-98
Internship: General Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1993-94
MD: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 1993
BA: Biology, Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, CA, 1988
Military Service: Major, United States Army Medical Corps Reserve
Member: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, American Medical Association, Idaho Medical Association
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Roberto V. Barresi, MD
General, Laparoscopic & Oncologic Surgery
Board-Certified: American Board of Surgery
Residency: General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 1996-2001
Internship: General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 1995-96
MD: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, 1995
BS: Cell and Structural Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 1988
Member: Idaho Medical Association, Ada County Medical Society
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Jon B. Getz, MD, FACS
General, Oncologic & Endocrinologic Surgery
Board-Certified: American Board of Surgery
Fellow: American College of Surgeons
Residency: General Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital Group, Cincinnati, OH, 1985-89
Internship: General Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital Group, Cincinnati, OH, 1984-85
MD: Boston University, Boston, MA, 1984
BA: Medical Science and Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, Boston University, Boston, MA, 1984
Military Service: Major, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Lackland, TX; Director, Surgical Residency Program Deployment, Operation Desert Storm
Member: Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, American Society of Breast Surgeons, Southwestern Surgical Society.
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Scott A. Henson, MD, FACS
General, Laparoscopic & Oncologic Surgery
Board-Certified: American Board of Surgery
Fellow: American College of Surgeons
Residency: General Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1996-2000
Internship: General Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1995-96
MD: Cum Laude, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 1995
BS: Pre-Medicine, Dean’s List, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1990
Member: Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Idaho Medical Association, Ada County Medical Society
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Jeffrey B. Symmonds, MD, FACS
Vascular & Thoracic Surgery
Board-Certified: American Board of Surgery
Certificate of Added Qualifications: General Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Fellow: American College of Surgeons
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery, Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, MN, 1986; Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, MN, 1985
Residency: General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 1978-82
Internship: General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 1977-78, Internal Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1977
MD: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 1976
BA: Biology, The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, 1973
Military Service: Major, United States Air Force Medical Corps
Member: Mayo Alumni Foundation, Naffziger Surgical Society, Pacific Northwest Vascular Society, Idaho Lung Association, Idaho Medical Association, Ada County Medical Society
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Jonathan V. Giles, MD, FACS
General, Laparoscopic & Endocrinologic Surgery
Board-Certified: American Board of Surgery
Fellow: American College of Surgeons
Residency: General Surgery, University of Utah and Affiliated Hospitals, Salt Lake City, UT, 1994-98
Internship: General Surgery, University of Utah and Affiliated Hospitals, Salt Lake City, UT, 1993-94
MD: Magna Cum Laude, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, 1993
BS: Physiology, Magna Cum Laude, University of California, Davis, CA, 1988
Military Service: Major, 366th Wing Hospital, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain Home, ID
Member: Southwest Surgical Congress (Fellow)
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