VALIANT ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES - Key Persons


Dr. Andrew Mount

Dr. Mount is a Plano native who attended medical school at the University of Texas Houston McGovern Medical School and completed his anesthesia residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr Mount enjoys performing regional anesthesia and providing care for gastroenterology cases. When not working he enjoys rough housing with his three sons, golfing, watching sports, and listening to live music.

Dr. Clark Morgan

Dr. Morgan is a Dallas native who attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He also completed his anesthesia residency through UT Southwestern at Parkland Memorial Hospital. He enjoys providing anesthesia for patients undergoing orthopedic, spine, and neurosurgical procedures. In his free time he enjoys woodworking, travel, music, gardening, and hand to hand combat to the death! (We're pretty sure he's kidding about that or he's really, really good!)

Dr. Daniel Kim

Dr. Kim is a Dallas native who attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and completed his residency at the Baylor College of Medicine. His anesthesia passions are Orthopedics, Spine, Sports Medicine, and Regional Anesthesia cases. In his personal time he enjoys looking at modern art, photography, horology, modern architecture, traveling, and sipping on single malt whiskey.

Dr. Emery Swenson

Dr. Swenson hails from Spur, Texas and attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He completed his anesthesia residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Swenson is passionate about providing multimodal anesthesia and performing peripheral nerve blocks. In his free time he enjoys woodworking, hunting, and fishing.

Dr. Eric Larsen

Dr. Larsen is a Southlake native who attended medical school at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston. He completed his anesthesia residency at the Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple, TX. Dr. Larsen enjoys providing anesthesia for orthopedics, spine, genitourinary, and general surgery cases. In his personal time he enjoys landscaping, camping, physical fitness, and raising his three daughters.

Dr. John Arnold

Dr. Arnold was born in Sulphur Springs and raised in Commerce. He attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and completed his residency there as well at Parkland Memorial Hospital. He completed a fellowship in Heart/Lung/Liver transplant anesthesia there as well! His anesthesia interests involve providing regional anesthesia and helping with acute pain control. When away from work he enjoys hiking, mountain climbing, playing tennis, and playing the guitar.

Dr. Randy Robbins

Dr. Robbins is one of the Founding Partners and President of Valiant Anesthesia. Dr. Robbins has been in the practice of Anesthesiology since completing his specialty training in 2003 at University of Alabama Department Of Anesthesiology. He received his undergraduate education at Baylor University in Waco, TX; then proceeded to earn his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Over the past decade he has worked with and helped setup several reputable Anesthesiology practices around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. He has pioneered several novel electronic anesthesiology practice management platforms, and founded Vertex Medical Solutions, which is the backbone of Valiant's IT administrative and scheduling system. Based on his wide case experience and attention to detail, Dr. Robbins has built a reputation for taking on difficult pediatric, ENT, and high risk bariatric cases. Just as importantly, Dr. Robbins is known for his clear communication skills and warm bedside manner with both his pediatric and adult patients. Dr. Robbins is committed to advancing the practice of Anesthesiology and has given multiple invited lectures at prominent national conferences. He currently serves as the Medical Director at the Centennial Surgery Center, Director of Bariatric Anesthesia Services at Baylor Medical Center Trophy Club, and is on the Cardiovascular Committee at North Hills Hospital. His past clinical appointments include Chairman of Cardiac Anesthesia Services at the Medical Center of Lewisville, Vice-Chair Department of Anesthesia Baylor Medical Center McKinney, and the Clinical Quality Committee at Baylor Plano. Dr. Robbins non clinical interests include spending time with his wife and three children, along with playing golf, & tennis. He is a devoted Baylor Bears fan and enjoys attending sporting events.