Vidya N Balkishun, RPAC

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Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Cell 610-***-**** / Home 610-***-****

E-mail: aceet5@r.postjobfree.com

Work History:

Princeton Brain and Spine Neurosurgery

Physician Assistant: Part time Sep 2013 – Present

Sees full patient schedule, including new patients, postoperative and follow up non-operative patients.

Coordinate care for work related injuries, post concussive injuries, history and physicals.

Review radiology reports, MRI, Cat Scans, abnormal lab tests,

Formulate plan for further treatment. Office related neurosurgical procedures.

Liaison for patients, families, physicians and other health related professionals.

Assist with disability forms, operative reports follow up and other necessary medical related duties.

FMLA. 2010-2013.

Took time off to take care of my very ill mother who was diagnosed with ALS. She died in

March 2013.

Cancer Treatment Center of America, Philadelphia, PA

Oncology Physician Assistant: Feb 2009 – Jan 2010

Worked in both outpatient and inpatient services. Diagnose and treat cancer patients, administer

chemotherapy, treat patients in the intensive care unit, interpret diagnostic tests and treat acute

complications. Supervised physician assistant and nursing students

Medical Consultants in Hematology and Oncology: Delaware County Memorial Hospital PA.

Physician Assistant: 2007-2009

Responsibilities include working in the inpatient and outpatient setting in all aspects of patient care,

including morning rounds in the intensive care unit, histories and physical examinations on inpatient

and outpatients. Worked independently with the chemotherapy patients. Procedures include bone

marrow biopsies and lumbar punctures. I also assisted in the Breast Clinic.

Temple University FoxChase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

Senior Physician Assistant: Department of Bone Marrow Transplant 2006- 2007

Performed all phases of patient care on inpatient bone marrow transplant as well as Intensive Care

Units patients including rounds, assessing patients in the emergency room, invasive procedures such as

bone marrow biopsies, lumbar punctures, skin biopsies, intrathecal injections, Additional on call duties

include managing very sick patients through acute rejection episodes. Additional job functions include

outpatient clinic and supervised physician assistant students.

Jefferson Health System – Philadelphia, PA

Department of Neurosurgery,

Magee Rehab Center, Stroke and Head trauma unit.

Physician Assistant: 2004-2006

Duties include all phases of inpatient management including rounds in the intensive care unit,

management of pre and post operative inpatients. Conducted history and physical examinations.

Performed invasive procedures including shunt taps and removal of femoral arterial catheters.

Magee Rehab unit: Assisted the neurologist in all aspects of caring for the stroke and head injured

patients.

Interfaced with the medical, nursing, pharmacy and therapy departments.

The Emory Clinic; Atlanta, GA.

Department of Hematology/Oncology - Bone Marrow Transplantation

Physician Assistant; 1999- 2000

Vidya N Balkishun, RPAC

Clinically based direct patient care management for bone marrow transplant patients - from initial

transplant to day 100 with daily and weekly follow up. Procedures include bone marrow harvest in the

operating room, bone marrow biopsies and lumbar punctures. Duties also include detailed history and

physical for new patients seen in consultation with detailed dictated summaries.

Evercare United Health Care: Atlanta Georgia.

Physician Assistant: 1996-1999.

Long Term care. Worked very autonomously in six different facilities with physicians off-site.

Performed general medical workup, histories, and physicals. Prescribed medications. Interacted with

families. Responsible for acute medical emergencies. Performed EKG’s, venipuncture, etc.

Duke University Medical Center; Durham, NC.

Departments of Anesthesiology and Ophthalmology Preoperative Screening Units

Physician Assistant; 1995 - 1996

Anesthetic evaluation of all surgical patients, adults and pediatrics, including opthamological patients.

Performed medical workup, histories, physical examinations

Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic, Inc., Wake Medical Center, Raleigh Community Hospital and Rex

Hospital; Raleigh, NC.

Physician Assistant; 1994 - 1995

Duties include all phases of Neurosurgical patient management to include rounds in the intensive care

unit for pre and post operative patients; adults and pediatrics. Evaluate all emergency room

Neurosurgical cases. First assisting neurosurgeon in the operating room; conduct history and physical

examinations, patient evaluation and management. Dictate discharge summaries, notes for in office

clinic and conduct lectures to the nursing staff on common Neurosurgical management techniques.

University of Texas, Southwestern Medical center, Children’s Hospital, Division of Pediatric

Neurology; Dallas, TX.

Physician Assistant; 1993 – 1994

Assist the Department Chairman in clinical and administrative functions. Patient population consisted

of a wide variety of neurological disorders such as uncommon genetic neurocutaneous neuromuscular,

tuberous sclerosis and seizures, vascular and spinal cord diseases. Ascertained complete medical history

and perform physical examinations; recommends medical changes; dictated letters to physicians for

patient treatment. Involved in clinical studies of different disease states which included formulating

treatment protocols and working with the epilepsy and tuberous sclerosis foundation for genetic

counseling and family screening.

Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery; Bronx, NY.

Physician Assistant (Neurosurgery); 1988 - 1992

Worked on both the adult and pediatric services. The clinical duties included first assisting in the

operating room, pre and post op evaluation and treatment of patients, inpatient rounding, including

ICU patients. Performed bedside procedures included twist drill burr holes, lumbar punctures, spinal

drainage and shunt studies.

Assisted the neurosurgeon during private office hours in the combined craniofacial clinic and the

spinal-bifida clinic. Liasoned between the Neurosurgery service, social work, and parents and families.

Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx, NY.

Post-Graduate Surgical Physician Assistant program 1987 - 1988.

Certifications/Licenses; NCCPA, Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine, BLS, ACLS

Organizations: Member, American Academy of Physician Assistants, Member, Pennsylvania of

Physician Assistants, Member, NCCPA, Certified, Member, General Surgery Physician Assistants

City College, City University of New York; New York, NY.

BS Physician Assistant 1987, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education

BS Biology 1983

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