Staff

Meet The Team

You would join the DPI Anesthesia team dedicated to Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital. The group practices a collaborative, team-based model that pairs anesthesiologists with CRNAs and supports each provider practicing to the full extent of their skill set.

Care Team Model

Anesthesiologists working in a medical-direction model alongside CRNAs.
CRNAs practice with strong autonomy and can perform blocks.
CRNAs cover obstetrics autonomously.
SRNAs may be paired with CRNAs; no MD supervision of SRNAs is required.

Leadership

Role	Name
Medical Director, Berkeley Hospital	Taylor Powell, MD [profile link to confirm]
Co-Founder and CEO, DPI	John Sikes, CRNA, MBA, ACHE [profile link to confirm]
Chief Medical Officer, DPI	Scott Gardiner, MD [profile link to confirm]

Scott Gardiner, MD is an anesthesiologist with interests in regional anesthesia and multimodal perioperative pain management.

Practice Culture

DPI is owned by anesthesia professionals, which gives its leadership a clinician-informed view of anesthesia operations and practice management. The group's stated culture centers on competitive compensation, teamwork, physician autonomy, strong surgeon relationships, and administrative support.