He also performs surgical endoscopy and a broad variety of minimally invasive surgical procedures. Dr. Durning has been practicing in Salem since 1996; Salem Clinic since 2015. Raised in Seattle, Washington and Chevy Chase, Maryland, Dr. Durning attended Middlebury College in Vermont. He spent a year researching tuberculosis and learning Spanish in Jalisco, Mexico and then attended the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. Dr. Durning trained as a surgeon at the University of California, Davis-East Bay program. Dr. Durning is happily married to Melanie Anne Ronai, M.D. Their immediate tribe includes their two college age children and Melanie's father Peter Ronai. Jonathan's mother and siblings live in the Seattle area. When they are not working, Jonathan and Melanie can be found out playing in the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest.