Our Providers
Eugene Pester, DDS, FADSA
Dentist Anesthesiologist
Dr. Pester is uniquely qualified for his current role as a Dentist Anesthesiologist at Apex Anesthesia Services. Between dental school and anesthesia residency, Dr. Pester founded both a private dental practice and a publicly supported Community Dental clinic. This experience allows him to be very comfortable with a wide range of patient type as well as providing anesthesia for broad range of dental services.
After completing a hospital based anesthesia residency, Dr. Pester established and sold both an office based anesthesia (OBA) dental practice and a fully certified dental ambulatory surgical center (ASC). He maintained the mobile anesthesia practice, Apex Anesthesia Services.
Dr. Pester is proud that all the practices listed above are still actively treating patients and serving their intended missions. The knowledge that Dr. Pester acquired establishing these diverse practices has given him an expertise in the intersection of dentistry and anesthesia as well as the intersection of private and publicly funded healthcare that is rare.
Whether you are a dentist looking for a better way to treat patients or a patient looking for a better way to be treated by your dentist, Dr. Pester and Apex Anesthesia Services look forward to serving you.
Robert Brucker, CRNA, ARNP
Nurse anesthetist
Robert earned his Associate Degree in Nursing from St. Mary’s College School of Nursing in O’Fallon, Missouri in 1975. His nursing career consisted of emergency room nursing at the local hospital in his hometown of St. Charles, Missouri.
Robert was accepted into the Barnes Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia affiliated with the Washington University School of medicine – St. Louis, Missouri in 1978, and graduated with the Anesthesia Certificate in 1980.
For the next 40 years, Robert administered anesthesia at several acute care hospitals in several states to a wide variety of patient ages – 6 weeks to 99 years old.
In 2017, Robert received additional training at the Cascade Hypnosis Center in Bellingham, Washington and earned certification as a Certified Hypnotist, registered in the state of Washington.
Robert lives in Spokane along with his wife, Denise. Over the last few years, Robert has provided anesthesia for two medical missions in Kebbi State, Nigeria.
Mr. Brucker joined Apex in 2020 and has been providing the same level of skilled anesthesia that he provided for years in the hospital setting. He travels throughout the state of Washington providing high quality and safe anesthesia services to patients in several dental offices. He shows the same level of compassion to all his patients.
Robert is certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) and is a Member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and the National Guild of Hypnotists.
Jackie Bates CRNA, ARNP
Nurse Anesthetist
Jackie Bates is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist who graduated from University of New England and St. Joseph School for Nurse Anesthetists in 2006 with a Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia. She has provided anesthesia at Sacred Heart Medical Center for 12 years which includes the administration of general anesthesia and monitored anesthesia care for general surgery, ENT, thoracic, vascular, pediatric, neuro, trauma, orthopedic, oral surgery, special procedures, plastic surgery, GU and OB cases on all ASA classifications.
She has been provided anesthesia services for Apex Anesthesia since 2017. She is certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) and is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and on the board of directors of the Washington Association of Nurse Anesthetists (WANA). She is an adjunct professor at Gonzaga University regarding the education of the doctorate nurse anesthesia graduates specifically teaching Neuro anesthesia and OB anesthesia. She provides safe and cost-effective anesthesia care for every patient.
Tobias Johnson CRNA, ARNP
Nurse Anesthetist
Apex Anesthesia welcomes Tobias Johnson, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist to provide anesthesia services. A native of Germany, he earned his Masters of Anesthesia Education in 2015 from Gonzaga University. He moved on and provided anesthesia services for four years in Spokane prior to his employment at Apex. He is certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) and is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA).
Tobias continues to provide high quality, evidence-based anesthesia services to a diverse patient population. Tobias is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with over ten years of nursing experience in critical care, including: post-operative thoracic surgery, heart failure, heart transplant, interventional cardiology and trauma. He has experience in the administration of general anesthesia and monitored anesthesia care for general surgery, ENT, thoracic, cardiac, vascular, pediatric, neuro, trauma, orthopedic, oral surgery, special procedures, plastic surgery, GU and OB cases on all ASA classifications.
Our Team
OUR GROUP
Apex Anesthesia consists of highly trained personnel that ensures you are receiving the best anesthesia services available. The anesthesia providers are selected according to their experience, credentials, professionalism, attitude and willingness to work as a member of a team. We treat our patients the way we would want to be treated if we were the patient.
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Contact us at (509) 764-5399 or email us at [email protected]
