Joan Marie Amshel, PA-C, MHS
Apollo Beach, Florida 33572
Education
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
Physician Assistant Program
Masters in Health Science: August 1997
Physician Assistant Certificate: August 1997
Core Rotations: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Psychiatry
Providence College, Providence, RI
Bachelor of Arts Degree: May 1986
Concentrations: Humanities/Liberal Arts Degree
Certifications
NCCPA: Board Certified December 1997
Recertified 2003, 2010,2016
Florida License: PA 9104494, Current
Arizona License: No. 2617
ACLS/BLS Certifications: Current
Emergency Medical Technician
Experience
Intralign, Inc.
Physician Assistant: Tampa, Florida (9/2011-Present)
First assistant in many aspects of surgery; general, laparoscopic, colorectal, orthopedics, vascular, robotics, and obstetrics and gynecology.
Arizona Heart Institute/Arizona Heart Hospital
Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant: Phoenix, AZ (12/98-9/2000)
First assisted in adult cardiac, thoracic, and vascular cases. Responsible for preoperative and postoperative care, evaluation and treatment of patients in inpatient (ICU and floor) settings, consults, histories and physicals,
dictations, admissions, and discharges. On call responsibilities.
Arizona Cardiovascular Group
Phoenix Memorial Hospital
Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant: Phoenix, AZ (9/98-12/1998)
First assisted on all adult cardiac and vascular cases. Responsible for preoperative
and postoperative care in ICU and floor settings. First on-call responsibilities 6/7 days a week.
St. Louis University
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant: St. Louis, MO (12/97-7//98)
First assisted in congenital cardiac surgery cases. Responsibilities similar to above, but also included seeing patients in ICU as well as in a clinic outpatient setting.
Yale University Medical School: New Haven, CT
Connecticut Mental Health Center (1994-1995)
Research Assistant
Worked independently on a grant researching treatment protocols for schizophrenic patients. It was based on selective activation and exercise of specific brain functional systems.
References
Available upon request