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Physician's Assistant

Location:
Corpus Christi, TX
Salary:
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Posted:
January 31, 2020

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Curriculum Vitae

Paul D. Bridges, PAC ***** S.P.I.D., # 320

{361}-815-8225 Corpus Christi, Texas

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Professional Experience:

June 1997 to Present: Wound Care Specialists of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas. Specializing in evaluation and treatment of pressure/decubitus wounds, arterial, venous, diabetic stasis wounds, postsurgical wounds, and trauma related wounds. All types of burns Skin lesion evaluation and treatment. Physical and rehabilitation medicine.

1997 to September 1999: Kingsville Clinic, Kingsville, Texas. Jerome K Hemmert M.D., Board certified family practice physician and industrial medicine. Responsibilities: Evaluation and treatment of family practice and industrial medicine patient's evaluation and treatment of patient's presenting to the clinic vehicle accident injury, fractures, dislocation, and spine injuries. Lacerations requiring primary and intermediate complex closure, including plastic closure. Also measurement of patient's presenting with respiratory, cardiovascular, GI, OB/GYN, upper respiratory and dermatological problems. Ordering of lab studies, x-rays, diagnostic scans and other studies. Referral of patient's to medical specialists in various related areas as required by the patient for evaluation and care.

June 1996 to June 1997: Corpus Christi, Texas. Physical and Rehabilitation medicine. Ann Marie Glenn, M.D., Board Certified, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Responsibilities: Included initial evaluation of patient's with physical, neurological related medical problems and or injuries. Evaluation and management of patients with pressure/decubitus, stasis, surgical, trauma related wounds.

January 1993 to June 1996: Spine related diseases, injuries, reconstruction, scoliosis treatment. John D. Halcomb, M.D.,PA. American Academy of Board Certified Orthopedic and Spinal Surgeons. American Fellow of Spinal Surgeons, and Reconstruction Surgeons. Responsibilities: Initial evaluation of injuries and diseases involving the spine, and presentation the patient cases to physician. First assist to Dr. Holcomb in various surgical procedures involving reconstruction of surgical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine, including injuries to the spinal cord, fractures, ruptured nucleus pulposus, decompression of trapped or confined nerves. Laminectomies, discectomies, application of surgical hardware. Evaluate patient's in the ER. Preoperative H&P's. Order general and specialty diagnostic imaging studies. Perform SI joint and trigger point injections under fluoroscopy of spinal related problems. Manage pre-and postoperative patient care. Curriculum Vitae (cont) Paul D. Bridges, PAC

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June 1991 to Dec. 1993, CIGNA Health Care of California. Jonathan Lewis, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon, Department Head. Board Certified and Fellow of the American Academy of Hand Surgeons,

Responsibilities: Evaluation and management of patient's presenting with upper extremity orthopedic problems, and sports medicine related problems. Closed fracture reduction (on call for Urgent Care Center). First assist all surgical procedures.

June 1998 to June 1992, Kerlan and Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, Inglewood, California. Norman P Zemel, M.D. Orthopedic surgeon, Board Certified and Fellow ofthe American Academy of Hand Surgeons.

Philip K Kwong, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon, Board Certified and Felowl of the American Academy of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

Position: Medical Staff Member, Surgical Physician's Assistant. Responsibilities: First surgical assist, Dr. Zemel and Dr. Kwong on all cases. Clinical evaluation of injuries and diseases of the hands, wrists, elbow, ankle and feet. Order General and Specialty diagnostic imaging studies. Manage pre-and postoperative patient care. Consult with patient's family practitioners, internist or other specialists on viability of surgical options. Evaluate and care for patients when physician/surgeons would be unavailable. Assist other Kerlan and Jobe Staff Orthopedic Physicians with cases involved in Sports Medicine and Poly-Trauma cases. Dr. Clarence L Shields, Dr. Stephen J Lombardo, Dr. Lewis A Yokum, Dr. Robert W Chandler. Team physicians for the Los Angeles Rams,NFL. Los Angeles Dodgers National League. University of Southern California Los Angeles Sports Department. August 1998 to June 1998: Friendly Hills Medical Group, La Habra, California. James Blakely, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon, Board Certified and Fellow of the American Academy of Sports Medicine, Department Head Orthopedics FHMG, Colonel United States Air Force. Raymond Imatani, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon, Board Certified and Fellow of the American Academy of Sports Medicine. Physician for Denver Broncos football Association, NFL. Kathleen A Godzik, M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon, Board Certified and Fellow of the American Academy of Hand Surgeons.

Kathleen A Capps, M.D. orthopedic surgeon, Board Certified and Fellow of the American Academy of Hand Surgeons.

Responsibilities to all above listed physicians/surgeons: First surgical assist cases involving various fracture repair, harvest bone graft and placement. Assist with reduction of complicated fractures and dislocations. Assist in placement various implants involving the hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees. Open reduction and internal fixation of all long bones and pelvis. Amputations of extremities and digits. Arthroscopy of the knee, ankle, wrists, elbows and shoulders. Open and close carpal tunnel repair repair injuries ofthe spine including, laminectomies, discectomies. All application of cast, splints and braces pertaining to the related M/injury and surgeries. On call for fractures presenting to the Emergency Room, or Urgent Care Center.

Curriculum Vitae (cont) Paul D. Bridges, PAC

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April 1983 to July 1986: Friendly Hills Regional Medical Center. Guy Paquet, M.D., Family Practice, Board certified, and chairman of the Family Practice and Urgent Care Department

Responsibilities: Evaluation and treatment of all patient's presenting to the Urgent Care facility, including industrial injuries, vehicle accidents, fractures, dislocations, had neck and spine injuries, and lacerations that require primary, intermediate or complex and plastic closure. Also manage patient's presenting with upper respiratory, pulmonary, cardiovascular, GI,. OBjGYN, and dermatological problems.

March 1984 to March 1985: Riverside Community Care Center, Riverside, Calif. George Roberts, Attorney at Law, Able Corporation. (District Attorney Oxnard Calif., Retired) Responsibilities: Administrator of Multi Specialty Group, including internal medicine, industrial medicine, family practice, OBjGYN, urgent care, and Physical Therapy. Including but not limited to recruitment of physicians, physicians assistants and nurses. Marketing and development, industrial contracts, professional relations with local hospitals, and local hospital relations, and external public relations. On return in house computer system, laboratory studies, x-ray Department, medication dispensing, referrals to outpatient surgical center. In addition available to assist in family practice department, or urgent care Department whenever needed. June 1982 to March 1984: Sierra Family Medical Group, Fontana, California. Charles Lou, M.D., Board Certified and Fellow American Academy of Pulmonologist. Responsibilities: Administrator of multispecialty practice, including internal medicine, family practice, industrial medicine and physical therapy. Including physicians, physicians assistants, and nurse recruitment. Marketing and development, industrial contracts, community and hospital relations, family practice patient evaluation and treatment. Including minor walk-in injury patient's. September 1979 to 1982, Lakeside Medical Group, Incline Village, Nevada. James Howett., M.D., Board certified family practice. Flight surgeon United States Air Force. Responsibilities: Evaluation, treatment of family practice patient's, on call for local resort hotels and ski resorts for evaluation and treatment, prescriptions for guests and employees. April 1980 to September 1982, Friendly Hills Medical Group, La Habra, California. Edward Sullivan M.D., Board Certified Family practice. Responsibilities: Evaluate and treat, prescribed as indicated family practice patient's, and round on hospitalized patient's. Order lab studies, x-rays. The patient's that would present to clinic with minor injuries such as fractures or lacerations, etc.

Curriculum Vitae (cont) Paul D. Bridges, PAC

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June 1978 to February 1980 Arnold Aaron, M.D., at present, California, Anesthesiology and Family Practice.

Responsibilities: See all scheduled and walked in family practice patient's including patient evaluation treatment/prescriptions morning until lunch. Depending on Dr. Aarons anesthesia/surgical schedule mayor may not be in to see patient's that day.

April 1976 to June 1978 Samuel W Kaufman, M.D., a pleasant, California, general surgeon/family practice, OB/GYN Board certified.

Responsibilities: Assist Dr. Kaufman in the evaluation and treatment and prescriptions for scheduled family practice, and OB/GYN patient's. Assist on scheduled surgical procedures, daily rounds on hospitalized patient's including management and discharge. On-call to assist Dr. Kaufman on any after- hours surgical cases, cyst in the delivery room, or surgical OB/GYN cases, including seeing patients in the emergency department.

Education: 1976-1977, emergency medicine residency, University of southern California school of medicine, LA County USC Medical Center. Los Angeles California. University of southern California school medicine, Los Angeles, California. Diploma and certificate as Primary Care Physician's Assistant December 1975. 1973 Certificate as Hospital-based Emergency Medical Technician Level II!. References: Furnished upon the establishment of mutual interest.



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