Kenneth Wolpert, P.A.-C.

Mailing Address: P.O. Box # 61982, Durham, NC 27715

Phone: 919-***-**** E-mail: “adkva9@r.postjobfree.com”

CERTIFICATIONS:

Physician Assistant – Certified: North Carolina Medical Board License 101773;

Licensed in North Carolina 1994 - Present; Licensed in New York (current 2020)

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Board Certification 1987.

Successfully passed Physician Assistant National Recertification Exam 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2018.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support – American Heart Association -Current certification thru 2022

Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)– National Certifying Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE);

Certified since 2001-2015, by exam, educational, licensure and clinical criteria

EDUCATION:

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, School of Public Health

Graduate Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts 2005.

State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University)

Professional Certification as Physician Assistant, Bachelor of Health Sciences, 1987. Bachelor of Science, Major: Psychology, 1985; (minor focus in Biological Sciences and Theater). Honors: New York State Regent’s Scholar; University Dean’s List.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, N.C. June 2016 – November 2020 Physician Assistant

WakeMed Physician Practices, Hospital Medicine

Hospitalist PA, working with Nocturnist medical team; providing medical coverage for census of approximately 150 adult inpatients; First call for all acute problems; Rapid Response, ICU transfers; Admission History and Physicals, Medicine Consultations; Treatment plans.

2020: Extensive experience with COVID patients, including: management of respiratory distress, comorbidities, and complications affecting other organs; admission, testing, isolation, PPE protocols; treated patients with SARS-CoV2 from the beginning of pandemic.

Triangle Medical Professionals, Raleigh, N.C. June 2011-Feb. 2016 Physician Assistant

Inpatient and outpatient settings, working with general and specialty medical teams in a variety of settings. Focus in Internal Medicine: hospital-based Gastroenterology at WakeMed Raleigh campus; primary care provider, medical care for developmentally-disabled population at Murdoch Developmental Center.

Project DIRECT, Wake County Human Services / Strengthening the Black Family, Raleigh, NC

(Diabetes Interventions Reaching and Educating Communities Together) Jan. 1998 – Dec. 2015

Diabetes Care Clinical Consultant and Educator (part-time Physician Assistant / Certified Diabetes Educator)

Clinical Diabetes Specialist for Community-based Diabetes Intervention Program; Direct, coordinate and teach Diabetes Education / Support Program for high-risk community. Supervised Diabetes Care Component of research demonstration project, Development and implementation of Quality Improvement programs.

Collaborative program with Urban Ministries Open Door Clinic and Project DIRECT 2003 – 2007 Developed, and implemented partnership Diabetes Care Program for uninsured, high-risk populations, clinical, educational and behavioral interventions; Primarily serving African-American and Latino populations; Diabetes education in English and Spanish.

Diabetes & Endocrine Center, Raleigh, North Carolina (August 2007 – April 2010)

Raleigh Endocrine Associates, Raleigh, North Carolina (April 2007 – June 2009) Physician Assistant and CDE,

Mid-level Endocrine specialty clinician, managing patients with diabetes and related conditions, thyroid disease, other endocrinopathies; cardiovascular disease risk factor reduction. Certified Insulin Pump Trainer.

Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC Physician Assistant

Department of Anesthesiology, March 1996-1997.Department of Medicine May 1995-Jan 1996.

University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC Physician Assistant

Department of Family Medicine, Hospital-Based Service April 1994-May 1995. Hospital Medicine Specialist.

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Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Physician Assistant

Department of Family Medicine, Hospital-Based Services March 1992 –April 1994.

Chief P.A. for newly developed inpatient hospitalist program. Inpatient care of patients with chronic disease.

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Aug. 1987-May 1988 Management of patients in Congestive Heart Failure Clinical Trials, implementation and monitoring of research protocols.

Mount Sinai Medical Center/Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, NY Physician Assistant

Department of Neurosurgery Sept. 1989-March 1992. Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency/Trauma Management.

Department of Emergency Medicine March 1988-Aug. 1989. Management of Emergency Room Patients, ACLS, ATLS.

Yonkers General Hospital, Yonkers, NY – Physician Assistant House Officer July 1987-Aug 1988.

Inpatient admission, in-hospital management of medical and surgical patients, ACLS.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :

Insulet Corporation, Certified Product Trainer, OmniPod Insulin Pump system (Feb 2008-Dec 2014)

Animas Corporation, Certified Product Trainer, Animas Insulin Pump system (Aug 2008-Jan 2012)

Merck Pharmaceuticals, Inc., North Carolina Region Diabetes Educator, Aug 2008-March 2012

Certified Diabetes Educator, Diabetes Self-Management Education in community settings.

PPD, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, Diabetes Specialist, Feb 2006 - May 2007

Research consultant for clinical trials, monitoring insulin titration for study sites in US and internationally.

NovoNordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Diabetes Consultant / Educator March 2005 -April 2007

Clinical consultant and educator; Provided Diabetes Self-Management Education to individuals and groups in community and healthcare settings, and support to primary and specialty healthcare providers.

New York State Advanced Emergency Medical Technician- III. (certification Sept. 1983-March 1988).

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