Rick Hanson, MD is a board-certified anesthesiologist who has been practicing pediatric and adult medicine in hospitals and surgery centers in Central Oregon for the last 15 years. He received an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering at Montana State University. He worked as an engineer for 5 years prior to switching to medicine. He received his MD from the University of Washington and completed his anesthesiology residency at Oregon Health and Sciences University. During residency, he focused additional time in pediatrics. He is excited to join M2 and exclusively practice pediatric anesthesia. Dr. Hanson has a beautiful wife and 2 nearly grown children. In his spare time, he spends time with his family, works out, mountain bikes, fly fishes and works on his classic Bronco.