Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner

Debra L. Palfrey, PA-C

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Duxbury, MA, 02332 Cell: 617-***-****

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Qualifications: Highly experienced Physician Assistant in the field of OB-GYN. Well-known and frequently sought out for women’s healthcare in the Plymouth and South Shore area. Special expertise in adolescent care, contraceptive choices, genetic and fertility counseling, and menopausal issues.

Employment: South Shore Women’s Health, June 2012 to June 2020, Physician Assistant in an office-based practice with 8 physicians, one midwife, 4 nurse practitioners, and 3 physician assistants, in 3 different locations: Weymouth, Plymouth, and Whitman

Pilgrim Shores OB-GYN (later Jordan OB-GYN & Midwifery), May 2006 to May 2012, Physician Assistant in an office-based practice with 5 physicians, 5 midwives, and one nurse practitioner, in 4 different locations: Duxbury, Plymouth, Pinehills, and Sandwich

Court Street OB-GYN Associates, June 1979 to April 2006, Physician Assistant in an office-based private practice with 2-5 physicians, one other PA, and 3 midwives, in 4 different locations: Plymouth, Marshfield, Buzzards Bay, and Middleboro

Professional Staff Privileges: South Shore Hospital, 2012 to 2020, Allied Health Staff, Jordan Hospital, Specified Professional Personnel Staff, 1979 to 2012

Skills: Prenatal exams, routine gynecologic care, including, but not limited to: menstrual irregularities, infections, abdominal and pelvic pain, breast complaints, adolescent gynecologic care, contraceptive counseling, prenatal, genetic, fertility counseling, evaluation and treatment of menopausal and hormonal conditions and bone loss, phlebotomy, removal of cervical polyps and IUD’s, treatment of genital warts, fitting and cleaning pessaries, ordering and interpreting lab tests and diagnostic imaging with appropriate follow-up. In past: surgical first-assisting in obstetric and gynecologic cases, assisting at vaginal deliveries of twins, breech births, difficult deliveries, and many routine uncomplicated deliveries. Served as preceptor for OB-GYN rotation to Physician Assistant students from Northeastern University and Quinnipiac University, 1992-1998, and Tufts University in 2014; also served as preceptor to a nurse practitioner student from Regis College, 2007.

Proficient in the use of electronic medical records. Trained in the use of telemedicine visits.

Licensure: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Professional Licensure of Physician Assistants, License # 95; Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, Federal DEA # MP0038352; Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Health, Division of Food and Drugs, # MP0017790J

Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), 1980; Recertified by national board exam every 6 years from 1986 to 2016

Professional Affiliations: American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants (MAPA), Association of Physician Assistants in Obstetrics and Gynecology (APAOG), and American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Education: Bachelor of Science in Medical Science, Alderson-Broaddus College, 1979.

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