Curriculum Vitae

Clinical practice

21+ years of active clinical anesthesia practice

Licensure

Licensed and practicing in Colorado and Nebraska

Leadership

Director of Anesthesia Services, Orthopaedic Center of the Rockies (2008–2018) · Director of Quality and Education, Northern Colorado Anesthesia Professionals

Testimony

Multiple depositions and trials over the past five years

Engagements

Both plaintiff and defense medical malpractice matters

Practice

Serell Consulting Services LLC, Fort Collins, Colorado

Areas of expertise

General and regional anesthesia · Peripheral nerve blocks · Neuraxial anesthesia · Airway management · Orthopedic and ambulatory anesthesia · Perioperative medicine · Acute postoperative pain management

• Westmont College

  B.S., Cellular Biology and Art

  1993–1997

• Georgetown University School of Medicine

  M.D.

  1997–2001

• Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

  Transitional Internship

  2001–2002

• University of Washington

  Anesthesiology Residency

  2002–2005

• Academy of Wilderness Medicine

  Wilderness Medicine Fellowship

  2018–2023

• American Board of Anesthesiology

  Diplomate

  2007–Present

• Colorado Medical License

  2005–Present

• Nebraska Medical License

  2026–Present

• Washington Medical License

  2002–2017

• University of Colorado School of Medicine

  Assistant Clinical Faculty

  2020–Present

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Volunteer Clinical Faculty, Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences

  2019–Present

Clinical volumeMore than 25,000 peripheral nerve, epidural, and intrathecal (spinal) blocks placed in clinical practice.

• Northern Colorado Anesthesia Professionals

  Physician · Fort Collins, CO

  2005–Present

  • Active clinical and educational anesthesia practice, emphasizing outpatient surgery and regional anesthesia.
  • Director of Anesthesia Services, Orthopaedic Center of the Rockies and Convalescent Care Center (2008–2018); developed patient selection policies and safety initiatives.
  • Board of Managers, January 2009 – January 2018, including a term as Chairman.
  • Director of Quality and Education; fostered partnership with UCHealth and initiated quality improvement projects across the group and facility locations.
  • Taught medical students, residents, and practicing physicians through the University of Colorado affiliation.
  • Coordinated aerospace engineering educational projects involving rocket prototyping.
  • Certified ATLS instructor, April 2012 – April 2021.

• NorthStar Anesthesia

  Physician · Scottsbluff, NE

  2025–Present

• Serell Anesthesia Services PLLC

  Physician · Fort Collins, CO

  2025–Present

• Secure Medication Systems LLC

  Founder and Past-President · Greenwood Village, CO

  2010–Present

  • Founded Safe-Rx, designing locking prescription vials for pharmacies dispensing controlled substances.
  • Created pilfer-resistant and tamper-evident medication storage solutions.
  • Safe-Rx vials are physician-developed and child-resistant certified, and are distributed nationally through McKesson.
  • Holds multiple utility and design patents, and design awards, for locking medication containers.
  • Board of Managers, July 2017 – March 2020.

• Encompass Medical Partners LLC

  Board Member · Fort Collins, CO

  2013–2019

  • Developed corporate policies for billing, credentialing, and practice management across multiple medical groups.
  • Instituted quality reporting metrics nationally.
  • Board of Managers, January 2013 – January 2015.

• Premier Anesthesia

  Locum Tenens Physician · Alpharetta, GA

  2007–2008

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support (PALS)
• Neonatal Advanced Cardiac Life Support (NALS)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

All assigned to Secure Medication Systems, LLC.

Granted patents

• 8875915Container having a programmable combination locking cap4 Nov 2014
• D741713Locking cap27 Oct 2015
• D742116Rectangular locking container3 Nov 2015
• D746058Locking container29 Dec 2015
• D747606Locking container19 Jan 2016
• D747607Rectangular locking container19 Jan 2016
• 9890558Encoding tool for a combination cap13 Feb 2018

Published application

• 20180280246Smart Container InsertPublished 4 Oct 2018

• NACDS Total Store Expo Product Showcase Award

  Safe Rx Locking Prescription Vials

  2017

• Evaluation of a Novel Video Laryngoscope for Airway Instrumentation2005
• Peri-operative Myocardial Infarction and Hip Fractures2009
• Utilization of Ultrasound for Peripheral Nerve Blocks2010
• Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks — Workshop Instructor2010
• Pediatric Drowning and Hypothermia2010
• NCAP Guideline: Appropriate Patient Selection for Ambulatory Surgery Centers2010
• NCAP Guideline: Anticoagulation Guidelines for Neuraxial and Peripheral Nerve Procedures2011
• NCAP Guideline: Perioperative Management of Coronary Stents2011
• NCAP Guideline: NPO (Fasting) Guidance2012
• Pharmacy Education with Dispensing of Narcotics: Survey Results2015
• Management of a Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting2018
• Fire in Space2018
• Mars Desert Research Station: Prototype PDM Testing2019
• Mars Desert Research Station Rocket II2019
• MiSSE (Medicine in Space and Surface Environments) Course, Clinical Faculty2022
• MiSSE (Medicine in Space and Surface Environments) Course, Clinical Faculty2023
• MiSSE (Medicine in Space and Surface Environments) Course, Clinical Faculty2024
• NCAP Clinical Council Presentations on Patient Safety2025

Active

• Tripoli Mars Desert Research Station

  Founder and Prefect (President) · Hanksville, UT

  2019–Present

  • Established the Tripoli Rocketry Association prefecture for the research station.
  • Coordinated with DOT and FAA for high-power rocket authorization.
  • Organizational president, October 2019 – present.

• Tripoli Rocketry Association

  Level 3 Certification, High Power Rocketry