Meet the Physician

Doctor Mark Garwin of The Albany Clinic in Carbondale wearing a mask and stethoscope looks at the camera

Mark Garwin, MD, JD, DABA

Medical Director

Dr. Mark Garwin, MD, JD, DABA has over 30 years of clinical experience in the field of Anesthesia in both academic medicine and private practice. His residency training and fellowship was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He is a former staff clinical instructor in Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. In private practice Dr. Garwin has served as the chairman of the Department of Anesthesia for over 20 years at hospitals in both Texas and Southern Illinois. He believes in helping those most in need, especially those who have served their country. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Garwin is most qualified to serve as chief medical officer at The Albany Clinic. The knowledge, skills, and medications used for Stellate Ganglion Block and IV Infusion Therapy are those employed daily by Dr. Garwin in the operating room setting.

Dr. Garwin’s Medical Experience

Scroll the boxes to the right to se the full timeline.

1972 - 1976

M.D.

Received M.D. from University of Oklahoma School of Medicine

1976 - 1977

Internship

Internship in General Surgery Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

1977 - 1980

Residency

Residency in Anesthesiology, Fellowship in Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

1980 - 1982

Instructor

Instructor, Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1983

Co-Founder

Co-Founded Brigham Anesthesia West, LLC, Odessa, TX

1983 - 1989

Chairman

Chairman Department of Anesthesiology, Odessa Medical Center Hospital

1989

Co-Founder

Co-Founded Brigham Anesthesia South, LLC, Carbonale, IL

1989 - Present

Chairman

Chairman Department of Anesthesiology and Staff Anesthesiologist, Memorial Hospital, Carbondale, IL

Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Practice, SIU School of Medicine

Dr. Simon Grater of The Albany Clinic with gray hair is wearing a suit and tie

Simon Grater, MD

Consulting Psychiatrist

Dr. Simeon Grater, a board-certified psychiatrist, has joined The Albany Clinic as a consultant. He brings vast expertise in the field of psychiatry to the benefit of both our clinic and our patients. Dr. Grater has treated patients in Southern Illinois for 30 years and is excited to join us in providing new and innovative treatments for those suffering from Treatment Resistant Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD.

1967-1971: MD Received MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
1971-1972: Internship. Virginia Mason Medical Center. Seattle, WA
1972-1975: Residency. Psychiatry Residency. University of Rochester School of Medicine. Rochester, NY
1976-1978: Private Practice: Seattle, WA
1978-1992: Carle Clinic Associates. Urbana, IL
1994-2012 : Medical Director Behavioral Health Sciences, SSM Health System, Carbondale, IL
2012- Present: Collaborating psychiatrist for multiple advanced practice nurses in Southern Illinois

At the Albany Clinic, our goal is to make you comfortable and provide relief for your symptoms. We accomplish this with a warm atmosphere, a caring and competent staff, and a state-of-the-art facility.