Coming in 2012:

 

Dr. Daniel A. Thorner was born and raised in Yakima, attended West Valley High School, graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 2003 with a B.A. in Chemistry, and received his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in May, 2007.
 
A year of surgical internship at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, was followed by urology residency at the State University of New York Downstate, Brooklyn. He will complete his urology training in June, 2012 and join Yakima Urology Associates in August 2012.
 
Residency training included eight months at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where he developed a special interest in urologic oncology. Additional interests are kidney stone disease/endourology and benign prostatic hyperplasia/voiding dysfunction. He has co-authored multiple research papers and articles with publications in the Journal of Urology, Urologic Clinics of North America, and Urology among others.

 
Daniel is married to another Yakima native, Gretchen Heinzen Thorner, who is a practicing Certified Physician Assistant. He is an avid golfer and both enjoy family activities, running, and snow skiing.
 
After spending nine years away, Gretchen and Daniel are looking forward to returning home and to helping meet the medical needs of the residents of Central Washington.

 

Clinic Administrator, Richard Chang receives national honor

Congratulations to Richard Chang who was honored by the American Urological Society at the recent Washington State Urology Society meeting for his role in organizing the Washington State Urology Office Managers Association.

The association was the first of its kind in the US and a model for other states who have formed similar successful organizations.

CONGRATULATIONS RICHARD! ANOTHER JOB WELL DONE

 

YUA is also very proud of our Surgery Center Director of Nursing, Cindie Neufeld.

 

Cindie has been Western Regional Director of SUNA (Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates for the last 2 years. Click here to read her inspiring article in their newsletter.

Yakima Urology Associates

 

Drs. Mark Uhlman, Jack Lovern, Ray Merrell, Norm Shively, and Dennis Gaskill have clearly reminded us that patience and trusting in the work of God is rewarded. In June, Yakima Valley Partners took a large step of faith and purchased a parcel of land for the development of a larger ReStore. We had no idea what would be the next step in accomplishing that vision. Just after we closed on the property at 21W Mead Ave or on Presson Lane off Mead, Dr. Mark Uhlman of Yakima Urology Associates called to inquire as to our interest in a 100’ x 220’ steel building on 24th Avenue across from the Yakima Athletic Club. Of course we were interested. From that point, things moved rapidly.

 

Rus McKinney and Mike Buehler of our Board of Directors stepped in and made things happen. David Picatti, our Board President, helped arrange for the removal of the building from 24th Avenue. Mike McGuire of Systems West and his crew worked diligently to take down the building and deliver it to the ReStore’s future site.

 

In addition to donating the building, Yakima Urology Associates has donated funds to help cover costs of moving the donated building to the site of the future Yakima Valley Habitat Store. We are extremely grateful for the generosity of the doctors and staff at Yakima Urology. Now comes the efforts to reconstruct the donated building.