Who we are
Michelle Powell founded MASA in 2010 to solve the shortage of skilled assistants in the surgical suite. Our surgical assistants have filled this gap for over 5,000 surgeries in over 10 different facilities in the St. Louis area.
Our team of 15 surgical assistants is very experienced across a wide variety of specialties, including robotics. We coordinate staffing needs on a daily basis through the facilities operating room director.
With the shortage of skilled help in the surgical suite, having an outside source you can count on can be invaluable in keeping your operating room running efficiently.
Our Mission
To enhance surgical room efficiency in St. Louis-area facilities through excellent surgical staffing.
Meet the team
Michelle Powell, CSA
Founder & Surgical Assistant with 27 years of OR experience
Jonathan Sparks
Billing Office Manager with 9 years of experience
Dustin Hemker, SA-C
Surgical Assistant with 15 years of OR experience
Anna Haenchen, RNFA,CNOR,BSN
Surgical Assistant with 18 years of OR experience
Carrie Hewitt, RNFA,CNOR,BSN
Surgical Assistant with 20 years of OR experience
Jennifer Samargo, CSFA
Surgical Assistant with 27 years of OR experience
James Harris, CSFA
Surgical Assistant with 15 years of OR experience
Diana Eisenbath, RNFA,CNOR,BSN
Surgical Assistant with 30 years of OR experience
Jessica Blanke, CSFA
Surgical Assistant with 15 years of OR experience
Patty Holschen, RNFA,CNOR,BSN
Surgical Assistant with 20 years of OR experience
Cheryl Kessler, RNFA
Surgical Assistant with 47 years of OR experience
Jennifer Donnan, CSFA
Surgical Assistant with 24 years of OR experience
Shalee Buenemann, RNFA,CNOR,BSN
Surgical Assistant with 6 years of OR experience
Deborah Liefer, RNFA,CNOR,BSN
Surgical Assistant with 46 years of OR experience
Arianna Collins, CSFA
Surgical Assistant with 20 years of OR experience
Lenny David, CSFA
Surgical Assistant with 15 years of OR experience