Meet the team
brent kanar, DMD
Dr. Kanar was born and raised in the Pittsburgh, PA area and moved to Houston in 2015 upon completion of his comprehensive three-year dental anesthesiology residency through the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Medical Education Program. Brent received his B.S. in biology from Juniata College in 2008 and then in 2012 earned his DMD degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, where he spent a significant amount of his clinical training time focused on the practice of anesthesia for phobic and special needs patients.
During his anesthesiology residency, he completed rotations in internal medicine at UPMC Mercy, critical care medicine at UPMC Presbyterian, general anesthesia at UPMC Presbyterian/Montefiore/St. Margaret’s, obstetric anesthesia at UPMC Magee Women’s Hospital, and pediatric anesthesia at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Kanar is also an active diplomate and board certified with the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology.
Jason sherrell, dmd
Dr. Sherrell is a native Texan and received his DMD degree from the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. Jason then completed a three-year post-doctoral dental anesthesiology residency program, a unit of the medical anesthesiology residency program administered through the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Medical Education Program.
His anesthesiology training consisted of medical rotations in internal medicine, critical care at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Montefiore Hospital, Magee Women's Hospital, Saint Margaret's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Center for Special Needs Patients at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Dental Medicine.
Paula Kitzmiller
administration and scheduling
Paula has 35 years of experience working in the dental field as a Scheduling/IV Treatment Coordinator and as a Registered Dental Assistant. She has worked in General, Pediatric and Orthodontic Dental Practices. Paula works diligently to meet our clients’ scheduling needs. She enjoys being able to help serve you with any scheduling, billing or insurance questions. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family, spoiling the grandchildren and playing with her Yorkshire Terrier. She enjoys serving in her local church and attending women’s bible study.