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Ann Reitan has been caring for patients for more than 25 years. After completing the Accredited Physician Assistant Program and earning her Master of Health Science Degree at Duke University School of Medicine (she graduated with honors), Ann worked at Bend Memorial Clinic from 1994-2016. She began in the Urgent Care Center then transitioned to infectious diseases before joining Dr. Peters at his Bend Memorial Clinic practice in 2010. In 2016, Ann joined Dr. Peters in his newly opened Peters Dermatology Center. Here, she continues to work closely with Dr. Peters on skin cancer screenings, biopsies, excisions, surgical and after-care for Mohs patients, and more. Like Dr. Peters, she is committed to providing exceptional care to all patients, with a special focus on skin cancer treatment and prevention for high-risk patients. Ann is certified by the American Academy of Physicians Assistants. She has also received specialized training in cutaneous surgery. Ann has served our community in a variety of ways over the years, including working at Volunteers in Medicine from 2004-2010, sharing her time and talent with local Boy Scout Troop 21, and has volunteered for Deschutes County Sheriff Office Search and Rescue. Ann enjoys biking, hiking and camping with her son, Christian.

Dr. Peters has been practicing Dermatology for over 20 years. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1988, he interned at UC San Francisco's combined medical and surgical (transitional) program from 1988 to 1989. Dr. Peters then served in the U.S. Air Force as a U-2 Flight Surgeon at Beale AFB, California until 1995. During this time, Dr. (Captain) Peters served as a Hyperbaric Medicine specialist at several classified Operating Locations, as well as in Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Desert Calm. From 1995 to 1998, Dr. Peters completed his Dermatology residency at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (US Air Force/US Army) in 1998. He then invested a full year in surgical fellowship training in Cutaneous Oncology, Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Procedural Dermatology with Dr. J. Michael Wentzell, MD, after which Dr. Peters was accepted as a Fellow in the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) and received Dr. Wentzell's endorsement. Before opening Peters Dermatology Center, Dr. Peters served as Staff Dermatologist at a variety of prestigious medical centers, including Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio Texas (where he served as co-chief resident), Ramstein Air Force Base/Landstuhl Army Medical Center in Germany, Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, Diablo Dermatology in Antioch, California, Deaconess Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana, and most recently as Mohs Surgeon at Bend Memorial Clinic, where he served the Central Oregon community for more than a decade. Dr. Peters has a wealth of experience, including over 14,000 cases of Mohs Micrographic surgery, with about 1,200 cases per year over the last several years. Dr. Peters has also completed the following laser training: