Program Leadership

Dr. Brian Ferguson
Program Director
Anesthesiology Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Dr. Jay Shepherd
Associate Program Director
Anesthesiology Residency Program
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Dema Shanti, MBA, C-TAGME
Program Coordinator

Our Faculty

Anthony Dempsey, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Division Chief of Perioperative and Surgical Services, St. Mary’s Medical Center

Specialty
Anesthesiology
Critical Care Medicine

Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology.
American Board of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Certification in Critical Care Medicine.

Education & Training

• Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA)
• Residency: Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH/WPH) -Anesthesiology Residency Program (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Residency: University of Louisville School of Medicine -Surgery Residency Program (Louisville, KY)
• Fellowship: University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) (Lexington, KY)

Katrina Briggs, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Medical Director, Three Gables Surgery Center

Specialty
Anesthesiology

Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology.

Education & Training

• Medical School: Marshall University School of Medicine (Huntington, WV)
• Internship: University of South Carolina-Pediatrics Residency Program (Columbia, SC)
• Residency: West Virginia University School of Medicine -Anesthesiology Residency Program (Morgantown, WV)

Matthew Delph, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Anesthesia Section Chief, St. Mary's Medical Center

Specialty
Anesthesiology

Honors and Memberships
Chairman, Safe Anesthesia in West Virginia PAC
Member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, St. Mary’s Medical Center

Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology.

Education & Training

• Medical School: Marshall University School of Medicine (Huntington, WV)
• Internship: Marshall University School of Medicine -Internal Medicine Residency Program (Huntington, WV)
• Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -Anesthesiology Residency Program (Pittsburgh, PA)

Dinos Justin Smith, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Sub-I Director for Anesthesiology, St. Mary's Medical Center

Specialty
Anesthesiology

Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology.

Education & Training

• Medical School: West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV)
• Residency: Grandview Medical Center-Anesthesiology Residency Program (Dayton, OH)

Brian Warner, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Specialty
Anesthesiology

Honors and Memberships
Member, Marshall Medical Outreach

Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology.

Education & Training

• Medical School: Marshall University School of Medicine (Huntington, WV)
• Residency: University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Anesthesiology Residency Program (Lexington, KY)

Miles Gray, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Clerkship Director, Department of Anesthesiology

Specialty
Anesthesiology

Honors and Memberships
Member, American Society of Anesthesiologists
Member, PA Society of Anesthesiologists
Leader, Society of Black Scholars

Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology.

Education & Training

• Medical School: Marshall University School of Medicine (Huntington, WV)
• Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Anesthesiology Residency Program (Pittsburgh, PA)

Amanda Deskins, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Specialty
Anesthesiology

Honors and Memberships
Member, Medication Management and Safety Committee, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Member, Executive Board-West Virginia Society of Anesthesiology

Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology.

Education & Training

• Medical School: West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV)
• Residency: West Virginia University School of Medicine -Anesthesiology Residency Program (Morgantown, WV)