Objective: Physician Assistant with extensive surgical experience, seeking to leverage experience, technical acuity, and expertise to provide exceptional surgical outcomes.

Pediatric and adult orthopedic deformity and reconstructive surgery

PA-C

The Paley Institute Dr. Paley 3/10/2020- 2/22/21

First assist and surgical closure of reconstructive surgery and aesthetic surgery including closure of local advancement flaps, Z-plasty, ulnarizations, pollicizations.

First assist in an array of highly complex orthopedic and soft tissue deformity corrections including but not limited to: cross union repair, pelvic osteotomies such as Ganz, periacetabular osteotomy, and triple periacetabular osteotomy, SUPERhip, proximal femur valgus osteotomies, SUPERknee (ligamentous reconstruction with autograft), knee reconstruction using ISJ elbow hinge constructs, osteoplasty and lengthening of femur and tibia with IM nails, external fixation, extramedullary nail, extramedullary plate, ankle fusions, knee fusions, de-rotational osteotomies of humeri and femurs, osteotomies of coalitions and synostosis including femoral-tibial and humeral-radial, midfoot osteotomies, Evan’s osteotomies, Paley modified Brown rotationplasties, distraction of knee, ankle and apex of deformity using computer dependent external fixation.

Clinical and surgical management of patients with complex deformities including fibular hemimelia, tibial hemimelia, coxa vara, coxa valga, femoral anteversion, femoral retroversion, miserable malalignment, congenital femoral deficiency, congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia, multiple hereditary exostosis, neonatal sepsis sequelae, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, post-traumatic deformities of femur, tibia and humerus including gunshot wounds and MVA, poliomyelitis, TAR syndrome, phocomelia, etc.

Pre-op, post-op, clinical and surgical experience with the aesthetic patient population including elective stature lengthening of tibias, femurs and humeri

Creation and management of data bases including the database used for introducing a new medical device.

oThis included but was not limited to radiographic findings, clinical follow-ups, and analysis of outcomes.

Neurosurgery PA-C Dr. Kouri 9/2019 – 3/2020

Clinical management including review of radiographic, clinical and laboratory data. Obtaining comprehensive histories and physical exams, pharmacologic, medical and surgical management in environments including the emergency room, intensive care unit, neuro-intensive care unit, OR, PACU, stepdown, medical floors, and outpatient clinic.

First assist in ACDFs, PCDFs, PLIFs, discectomies, laminectomies, craniotomies, craniectomies, VP shunt insertion, and ventriculostomies, for conditions including but not limited to cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis, foraminal stenosis, HNP, traumatic spinal cord injury, paralysis secondary to cervical fractures, brain tumor biopsies, brain tumor debulking, subdural hematoma evacuation, intraparenchymal hemorrhages, and subarachnoid hemorrhages.

ADDITIONAL SURGICAL AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

Plastic & reconstructive surgery rotation Dr. Kaplan 2/2019-3/2019

First assist including closing mastectomies, tissue expander placement, and tissue expander exchange for implants.

Second assist in breast augmentation, breast reduction, brachioplasty, blepharoplasty, and liposuction.

I performed surgical incision closures, nipple tattoos, keloid excisions, shave and elliptical excisional biopsies.

Emergency Medicine rotation Palmetto General 11/2018-12/2018

Evaluation of emergency patients presenting for various reasons including chest pain, dyspnea, stroke, lacerations, abscesses, fractures, infectious diseases, urologic and gynecologic complaints. Ordering and reviewing appropriate laboratory and radiographic exams relevant to chief complaints.

Assisted in intubations, performed lumbar punctures, emergency management of NSTEMI, STEMI, and CVA patients.

Proficiency in laceration repair including finger amputations, facial lacerations and suturing flaps. Perfoming I&Ds.

Cardiothoracic surgery rotation Dr. Brezing & Dr. Newman 5/2019-6/2019

First assist experience in CABGs, video-assisted thoracotamies, wedge biopsies, lobectomies, open thoracotamies, and supraclavicular lymph node dissection.

Second assist in mitral valve repairs, mitral valve replacements, aortic valve replacements, cox maze using cryotherapy and radiofrequency.

Extensive experience closing sternotomy incisions, including closing steel sutures, suturing the fascia, deep dermal, and subcuticular layers.

Experience endoscopic vein harvesting.

Experience managing and rounding on ICU and CVICU patients, including experience with ECMO patients.

Experience removing chest tubes, removing aortic balloons, and assisting in titrating patients off of vasopressors.

Vascular surgery, student Dr. Zalewski 5/2019-6/2019

First assist experience in femoral-popliteal bypasses, femoral endarterectomies, carotid endarterectomies, basilic vein transposition, and endovascular AAA dissection repair.

Orthopedic spine surgery rotation Dr. Cantor & Dr. Asghar 7/2019-8/2019

First assist in ACDFs, cervical laminoplasties, cervical and lumbar discectomies and fusions.

Second assist in ACDFs, TLIFs, and lumbar corpectomies with cage placement.

Clinical management of pre- and post-operative patients for spinal stenosis, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, HNP, scoliosis, neuromuscular scoliosis, magec rod lengthening, trigger point injections and pain management.

Orthopedic surgery, student Dr. Leone 7/2019-8/2019

First and second assist in total hip and total knee replacements.

Clinical management of pre- and post-operative patients for partial knee, total knee, total hip and revision of total hip replacements.

Neurosurgery, student Dr. Posik 5/2019-5/2019

Second assist in microdiscectomies, ACDF, craniotomies, burr hole craniotomies, and craniectomies.

General surgery rotation Dr. Shachner 3/2019-5/2019

First and second assist in robotic nissen fundoplications, hernia repairs, robotic and laproscopic appendectomies, cholecystectomies, open thyroidectomy, and experience with surgical incision closures.

EDUCATION:

Physician Assistant Graduate Education

Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL 5/2017-8/2019

Graduated Cum Laude, August 16, 2019

Florida State University

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, minor in chemistry 5/2010-5/2014

Graduated Cum Laude, May 2014

Neuroscience Research Dr. Frank Johnson 1/2013 – 8/2013.

Our lab studied zebra finches’ acquisition of song to understand the relationship between neural anatomy, and changes in anatomy effect on the process of learning.

My responsibilities included analyzing and identifying spectral properties of protosyllables, song, and compiling a database of spectrograms unique to each subject.

In addition, I aided in data analysis, and assisted in creating a graph used in publication. “Disconnection of a basal ganglia circuit in juvenile songbirds attenuates the spectral differentiation of song syllables.” 2014

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Medical Sales, Account Executive Orlando, FL 1/2015- 9/2015

American Clinical Solutions

I have a successful documented record of sales resulting from my strong analytical ability, superb planning, consistent networking and motivation to excel.

I served as a liaison between customers and company to ensure customer satisfaction.

I demonstrated excellence in organization as reflected by the creation of routing plans, management of new clients, and the on-boarding of large practices, such as JLR Center for Pain Medicine, a location with 16 practitioners and 9 locations.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Orthopedic surgery shadowing Dr. Valdivia 4/2017

Total hip and total knee and hip replacements, intra-operatively. I learned how to manage pre and post-operative patients.

Pediatric orthopedics shadowing Nemours Children’s Hospital 12/2016

Pre- and post-operative management of scoliosis, osteosarcoma, and orthopedic congenital abnormalities.

Casting for closed fractures, casting for talipes equinovarus.

Closed reduction for radius and ulna fracture.

Concussion Management Program FIT 8/2016 -1/2017

I assisted in running the Concussion Management Program for FIT, monitoring over 600 athletes at the university.

Evaluations consisted of an interview, history, neurocognitive baseline, and post traumatic evaluations.

Taking all of the data and test results into consideration, the team made recommendations regarding return to play.

Neuropsychology Consultants & ORMC Orlando, FL 3/2016 – 5/2016

I became exposed to managing and evaluating traumatic brain injury, and stroke patients.

I learned how to diagnose and differentiate dementia and various memory disorders in elderly patients.

I learned evaluation and diagnosis of learning disorders in pediatric patients.

Cardiovascular surgery, TMH Tallahassee, FL 9/2013

I shadowed aortic valve replacements and CABGs.

Tallahassee Memorial Family Medicine Residency Tallahassee, FL 8/2012 - 3/2013

I rounded on hospital patients with the family medicine residency program weekly.

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