Physician Assistant

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EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT Bridgeport, Connecticut

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies May 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON Houston, Texas

Bachelor of Science major in Biology, minor in Psychology December 2016

CLINICAL ROTATION EXPERIENCE

General Surgery, ST MARY'S HOSPITAL Waterbury, Connecticut

Performed daily rounds and consulted in the ER for general surgery patients.

Assisted in variety of General, Trauma, Plastic procedures (open, robotic and laparoscopic).

Follow up post op general surgery patients in clinic.

Familiar with wound care, repair of simple and complex wounds, debridement and wound VAC management.

Medical Intensive Care Unit, YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL New Haven, Connecticut

Performed daily rounds on critically ill patients with a multi-disciplinary team.

Extensively managed patients on ventilators and BiPAP with understanding and interpreting ABG results.

Familiar with interpreting imaging results, central and peripheral venous access with and without ultrasound guidance, paracentesis, thoracentesis, chest tubes, arterial lines, CORTRAK 2.

Emergency Medicine, MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER The Bronx, New York

Evaluated and managed patients with a wide range of acute illnesses, accidents, injuries.

Familiar with ultrasound guidance in central venous access such as IV catheters, triple lumen catheters, PICC lines and other procedures include chest tubes, abscess drains, paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar punctures.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER Flint, Michigan

Family Medicine, THE FLOATING HOSPITAL Queens, New York

Women’s Health, WESTWOOD WOMEN'S HEALTH Waterbury, Connecticut

Psychiatry/Addiction Medicine, RECOVERY NETWORK OF PROGRAMS Bridgeport, Connecticut

Internal Medicine, JOEL S. ZARETSKY, MD, PC Ansonia, Connecticut

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PREMIER DERM CENTER Houston, Texas

Medical Assistant January 2017 – December 2017

Assisted physician with examinations and procedures: shave, punch, excisional biopsies, cryotherapy.

Improved the efficiency with proficient administrative duties appointments, billing, prior authorization.

CERTIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) (exp: 12/2020) American Heart Association

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (exp: 12/2020) American Heart Association

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

Florida Academy of Physician Assistants (FAPA)

PUBLICATIONS

Homeobox A11 hypermethylation indicates unfavorable prognosis in breast cancer. Oncotarget. 2017;8(6).

LANGUAGES

English, Vietnamese

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