John Annessa, PA-C

** ******** **** ********, ** 11713

Cellphone: 917-***-****

admxi8@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE and CERTIFICATIONS:

New York State Registered Physician Assistant, active status, license #008688

DEA Controlled Substance Registration Certificate; 6/30/2024

National Commissions on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCPPA)# 1052954; 2002, 2008, 2014

Advance Trauma Life Support; 2018

Advance Cardiac Life Support; 2018

Basic Life Support; 2018

TCCC; 2018

Barrier Precautions and Infection Control; 2017

NPI# 146*******

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

11/20-Present: Traveling Temporary Assignments;

IMA Group 1762 Central Ave Albany NY 12205

11/20-2/21: Responsibilities included testing all residents and employees at Rensselaer SNF for COVID.

Good Samaritan Hospital 1000 Montauk Hwy W. Islip NY 11795

2/21-4/21: Presurgical Testing responsibilities included ordering and interpretating all appropriate diagnostic testing and labs, completing H&Ps for provision of medical clearance of surgical patients in all surgical specialties, emr system used Epic.

Gotham City Orthopedics 20 E 46th St #600 NY NY 10017

Responsibilities included seeing all patients in orthopedic clinic to include sports and general orthopedic patients; Ordering and interpreting all medical diagnostic tests and labs, fracture management with applying splints and casts pre-operative and post-operative care, emr system used eClinicalworks.

7/19-10/20: (COVID furlough from 4/20): Genesee Orthopedic and Hand Surgery

Physician Assistant for adult reconstruction and ortho-hand services

Responsibilities included both office and operative with first assist in OR with elective cases to include; primary and revision THA/TKA and hip fractures. Ordering and interpreting all diagnostic tests and labs, clearing patients for the OR, rounding and discharging hospital admitted service patients, on-call for both urgent and non-urgent orthopedic consults and office call, fracture management with reductions, splinting and casting.

11/18 to 5/19: RMI Logcap IV Afghanistan

Physician Assistant, RMI Medical Clinic, KAF

Responsibilities include; supervising all paramedics either at KAF clinics or remotely, ordering and interpretation all diagnostic tests, delivery of routine sick call and urgent medical care to ~ 3500 contractors, creating various medical training for above paramedics, conduct annual physical examinations ~15/day, Medical Management Operations (MMO) for out of theater consults, creating training classes to improve paramedic education and delivery of medical care, MD telephone support when required.

1/17 to 8/18: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Physician Assistant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery

Responsibilities included; first assist in OR with orthopedic level I trauma cases, management of pre- and post-operative orthopedic trauma patients to include; ordering and interpreting all diagnostic tests and labs, participation in daily attending rounds and postoperative orthopedic care (wound and exfixation care), consenting patients for surgery, discharging of hospital admitted service patients, triage urgent (ER) and non-urgent consults, assist in outpatient orthopedic clinic and fracture management with reductions, splinting and casting.

2/16 to 12/16: SAVAHCS Tucson, AZ

Physician Assistant Orthopaedic Surgery

Responsibilities included; first assist in OR with general orthopedic cases, management all aspects of pre- and post-operative care, ordering and interpreting tests and labs, clearing patients for the OR, discharge planning. Triaged urgent and non-urgent orthopedic consults, participated in orthopedic on-call 1 week/month and fracture management with reductions, splinting and casting.

7/13 to 1/16: Comprehensive Health Services (CHS)

Physician Assistant assignment, overseas (Afghanistan/Iraq) per diem medical coverage

Responsibilities included provision of urgent, non-urgent and general sick call and routine (sick call) medical care to expat and foreign national persons in austere and remote conditions and when available in cooperation with military hospitals (role 3); working under such conditions in absence at times of higher medical personnel (MDs) and lack of diagnostic services (laboratory or radiology).

4/12 to 4/13: Onsite OHS, Princeton, IN

Physician Assistant assignment, Camp Leatherneck (LNK), Afghanistan

Responsibilities included; PA in-charge of Camp Leatherneck Physical Exam Center (LNK-PEC) performing approximately >40 physicals daily, assisted in cross coverage in medical clinic providing acute outpatient care and routine sick call to expat and foreign national populations, ordering and interpretation of all lab and diagnostic studies to include x-ray, laboratory and ECG. Provided medical supervision and training to paramedics assigned to LNK PEC, LNK medical clinic and remote paramedics located in the LNK and TK regions equaling (>25 paramedics). Additional responsibilities included issuance of out-of-theater consultations and minor surgical procedures to include; soft tissue repairs, I&Ds, toe nail removals.

8/10 to 7/11: Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, Patchogue, NY

Department of Surgery, Physician Assistant

Responsibilities included; first assist in OR with all spine and trauma cases, perform H&Ps, order and interpret all lab and diagnostic studies, fracture management with reductions, splinting, cast application and removal, suturing, wound care, provide pre- and post-operative care to orthopaedic service patients. Seen patients in office/clinic as outpatients. Created and written orthopedic spine manual for service “Preparing for Spine Surgery a Manual for Patients and Families”.

6/07 to 8/10 and 7/11 to 4/12: Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY

Department of Medicine/Surgery, Physician Assistant

2/08 to 8/10 and 7/11 to 4/12: Department of Orthopedics and Adult Reconstruction

Responsibilities included; first assist in OR with primary/revision THA/TKA and BHR approximately 400-500 total joints/year along with general orthopedic procedures. Perform H&Ps, order and interpret all lab and diagnostic studies, simple fracture reduction, splinting, cast application and removal, suturing, wound care, provide pre- and post-operative care to service pts, assist with orthopedic clinic, triage urgent and non-urgent consults. Participate in orthopedic call.

6/07 to 2/08 Medicine/General Surgery

Duties included rotation between both the Medicine and General Surgical services. First assist in operating room with general surgical procedures. Provided pre and post- operative care to all general surgical and admitted medicine patients. Performed H&Ps, discharge summaries, I&Ds, ordered and interpretation of lab and diagnostic studies, answered all general and sub-specialty consults.

9/02 to 6/07: US Public Health Services

Commissioned Officer Corps LT/ 0-3, Physician Assistant

11/06 to 6/07: Division of Immigration Health Services (DIHS) Willacy County, Raymondville, TX

Responsibilities included; conducted chronic care clinics, provided outpatient urgent care to federal detained inmate population, H&Ps, suturing and laceration repair, I&Ds, ordering and interpretation of labs and diagnostic studies and performed minor surgical procedures

9/02 to 11/06: Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, NY

Responsibilities included; conducted chronic care clinics and outpatient urgent care to federal detained inmate population; performed H&Ps, suturing and laceration repairs, I&Ds, order and interpretation of lab and diagnostic studies and performed minor surgical procedures.

4/02 to 6/02: Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX

Department of Neurosurgery, Physician Assistant

Responsibilities included; provision of medical care to all pre- and post-operative care service patients, triaged urgent and non-urgent consults, first assisted in OR, performed various procedures when directed; ICPs, LPs, requesting and interpreting laboratory and radiographical studies, CT head and limited MRIs.

3/91 to 1/95: US Army, Non-commissioned Officer SGT/E-5, 10th Mountain Division, Ft. Drum, Watertown, NY

Light Infantry Combat Unit, Combat Medic

Responsibilities included; under the supervision of MD and PA-C provided sick call and urgent care to active duty soldiers, completed H&Ps and SOAP notes, suturing minor and complex soft tissue lacerations and minor surgical procedures; nail removals and I&Ds of tissue abscesses, initiating IV access, ordering and dispensing of medications, assisting in management medical clinic operations and personnel.

EDUCATION:

1/00 to 1/02: Touro College, Coney Island, NY

Bachelors of Science, 2002

8/97 to 8/99: Daemen College, Amherst, NY

Varying dates: Suffolk Community College, Selden, NY

Associate of Arts, 1997

Letters of Recommendations available upon request

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