Physician Assistant

Nicole R. Alvarez

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EXPERIENCE:

ALLERGY & ASTHMA AFFILIATES, Lansdowne, Gainesville, and Falls Church, VA June 2013 October 2015 Physician Assistant, Allergy & Asthma office

● Functioned autonomously in a private, pediatric and adult, EMR equipped practice consisting of 3 offices throughout northern Virginia servicing various cultures and socio economic communities

● Provided patient care as the sole provider in the office on a given day with physician supervision available remotely

● Diagnosed and treated pediatric and adult allergic rhinitis, asthma, food allergies, eczema, chronic sinusitis, urticaria, and drug allergies

● Performed allergy immunotherapy, prick skin testing, intradermal skin testing, pulmonary function testing, oral food challenges, and patch testing

● Educated patients extensively on the nature and treatment of their condition

● Supervised up to 3 employees on a given day

● Conducted complete patient encounters in Spanish, as needed INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRICS, Rockville, MD January 2012 March 2013 Physician Assistant, Pediatrics office

● Performed comprehensive physical exams and sick visits for newborns, infants, children, and adolescents in a busy, low income, Latino centered office seeing up to 30 patients per day

● Devised treatment plans and follow up care for a wide range of acute and chronic pediatric conditions

● Ordered and interpreted laboratory tests, including, but not limited to, blood work, stool studies, X rays, sonograms, and PKUs

● Counseled and educated parents on a wide variety of topics including feeding, nutrition, behavioral issues, developmental delays, general parenting, etc.

● Participated in on call duties on a weekly basis

● Conducted complete patient encounters in Spanish, as needed METROPOLITAN NEUROEAR GROUP, Rockville, MD September 2010 December 2011 Physician Assistant, Neurotology office

● Performed new patient, follow up, and pre and post operative exams for adults and children in a busy, affluent, EMR equipped (Allscripts) neurotology office seeing up to 30 patients per day

● Proficient in evaluating and treating chronic otitis media, otitis externa, cholesteatoma, acoustic neuroma, Meniere’s disease, hearing loss, and tinnitus, with a special interest in dizziness and vertigo

● Ordered and interpreted audiology exams and vestibular exams

● Assisted in the operating room

● Co wrote, designed, and organized an educational website covering topics in otology, neurotology, and audiology

● Conducted pre operative clearance exams

● Headed the on call service

LICENSES AND

AFFILIATIONS:

● Licensed as a Physician Assistant in Virginia through the Virginia Board of Medicine

● Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

● Active DEA license

● Participant in the Northern Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants CERTIFICATIONS:

● Basic Life Support for the Health Care Provider certificate through American Heart Association

● Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certificate through American Heart Association EDUCATION:

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, July 2008 August 2010 ENFOREX SPANISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL, Barcelona, Spain

Advanced Spanish Language Certificate, September 2006 December 2006 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, College Park, MD

Bachelor of Arts in Communication, August 1999 May 2003

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