Dr. McClenahan was born in 1954 in the Chicago area. His education includes undergraduate school at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. He attended medical school at Northwestern University, in Chicago, and completed his residency in 1986 at the University of Cincinnati in Family Medicine where he was Chief Resident his third year. He joined Squalicum Family Medicine in 1989. His hobbies include carpentry, furniture building, hiking and racquetball. He is married to Dr. Margaret Jacobson, who also practices at Squalicum Family Medicine. They have 3 boys.