Clinical Staff
Melinda Bliss
BS, RVT, Clinic Director
Melinda Bliss is a Vascular Ultrasound Technologist specializing in varicose vein ultrasound. Melinda was born and raised in Salem, Oregon and attended college at Oregon Institute of Technology. In 2005, after completing a year of externship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Melinda graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Vascular Ultrasound Technology. She performs pre-operative and post-operative ultrasounds, as well as assisting doctors with vein procedures. Before starting with RAPC in 2010, Melinda worked for a vein clinic in Portland, Oregon. She brings four years of varicose vein experience to our practice.
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Wes Bright
RT(R),(CV), RPA/RA (CBRPA)
Wes Bright was born and raised in Wyoming and attended college at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, WY graduating in 1988. He worked locally as a staff technologist until moving to Twin Falls, Idaho in 1992. In his 14 years at Magic Valley Regional Medical Center, Wes worked as a Staff Technologist, Special Procedures Technologist and Chief Technologist. In 2003 Wes entered the Weber State University’s Radiology Practitioner Assistant program. After completion of this program in 2005 he continued to work at Magic Valley until coming to Radiology Associates in May of 2006.
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Brent Maher
RPA, ARRT: RRA, RT R
After graduating from the Oregon Institute of Technology with a BS in Medical Imaging in 1990, Brent Maher began his career as a Radiology Technologist in the Special Procedures Department at Sacred Heart Medical Center. In March 2002, Brent successfully completed a 2-year program in Advanced Radiologic Sciences at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. As Radiology Practitioner Assistant, Brent performs all of the exams and procedures as well as therapeutic injections in the outpatient Diagnostic Radiology Department. Brent works closely with the Radiologists and Technologists to provide the technical and imaging information necessary for the Radiologists to make a diagnosis. Brent's addition to the Radiology Associates staff allows more time for the radiologists to concentrate on the interpretation of imaging examinations and more complicated procedures.
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Tan Nguyen
RPA/RRA (CBRPA) RT (R) MR
Tan Nguyen was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States in 1980 with his family. He lived in Michigan for thirty years graduating from Lansing Community College in 2005 with an Associates degree in Applied Science in Radiography. The following year Tan completed the MRI program at Michigan State University. He worked for the University of Michigan Hospital and Ingham Regional Hospital as a MRI technologist. In 2011 Tan graduated from Weber State University with a Bachelors degree in Advanced Radiologic Science. He joined Radiology Associates in 2011.
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