Gary J. Frei, MD, FACS

Dr. Frei specializes in Surgery and has been at Bend Memorial Clinic since 1983. Certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Surgery, where he has the added qualifications in Surgical Critical Care, Dr. Frei graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 1978. He completed his residency at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Dallas and at Parkland Memorial Hospital in 1983. He is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons and recent president of the Oregon Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. He serves as the Director of Trauma Services at St. Charles Medical Center.

Darren M. Kowalski, MD, FACS

Dr. Kowalski joined Bend Memorial Clinic in 2001. Dr. Kowalski received his medical degree at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland and completed his residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. He is a member of the American Medical Association. Dr. Kowalski is certified by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.