Experience

ENTICARE PC

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physician Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Mayo Clinic

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Physician Assistant Fellow in Otolaryngology at Mayo Clinic

  • Sep 2020 - May 2021

  • Assisted with and observed a variety of surgical techniques of the head and neck involving transoral robotic and laser microsurgeries of the tongue base, wide local excisions with flap reconstruction and management including mandibulectomies with fibula free flaps, radial forearm or thigh fasciocutaneous free flaps, split thickness skin grafts, pedicle flaps, and neck dissections • Assisted in direct microlaryngoscopies with laser lysis and biopsies of glottic and subglottic stenosis with balloon dilations and Kenalog injections, botox injections for laryngeal myoclonus, esophageal dilations, and vocal fold medialization thyroplasties with silastic or with Restylane or fat injections • Assisted with and observed pediatric posterior cartilage graft laryngoplasty, buccal graft urethroplasty, Z-plasty, thyroidectomy, parotidectomy and sialoendoscopy, neck mass excision, nasal fracture reductions, tonsillectomies, adenoidectomies, myringotomies, tympanostomies, tracheostomies, trach changes, microscopic laryngoscopies and bronchoscopies, and drug-induced sleep endoscopies • Received instruction and practice performing transnasal laryngoscopies and endoscopies, microscopic cerumen removal, tracheostomy and TEP management, minor salivary gland biopsies, and epistaxis management with nasal packing and cautery • Performed vocal fold evaluations with video stroboscopy, observed voice evaluations and therapy, and observed swallow evaluations using manometry, video fluoroscopy, and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation • Observed surgeries involving retrosigmoid craniotomies, mastoidectomies, ossicular chain reconstruction, cochlear and bone-anchored hearing aid implantation, and tympanoplasties using auricular cartilage or temporalis fascia grafts • Observed endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal resections of pituitary adenomas and other skull base tumors with abdominal fat grafts, septoplasties including septal perforation repairs, nasal valve repairs, and turbinate reductions



ENTICARE PC

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physician Assistant

  • Nov 2019 - Sep 2020

  • Addressed multiple complications related to the ears, nose, and throat as a solo provider at a rural otolaryngology practice, managing five staff members and a heavy patient load • Managed sleep apnea with PAP therapy, and familiar with Inspire and Respicardia devices and insurance qualifications • Reviewed and explained results of audiograms, allergy tests, and PAP therapy • Familiarized with eClinicalWorks EMR • Addressed multiple complications related to the ears, nose, and throat as a solo provider at a rural otolaryngology practice, managing five staff members and a heavy patient load • Managed sleep apnea with PAP therapy, and familiar with Inspire and Respicardia devices and insurance qualifications • Reviewed and explained results of audiograms, allergy tests, and PAP therapy • Familiarized with eClinicalWorks EMR



SouthCoast Health

• Fall River and Fairhaven, MA

• Internal Medicine and Urgent Care Physician Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Managed complex chronic diseases such as hypertension, CHF, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD, diabetes, and psychological disorders • Promoted healthy lifestyle choices and changes by providing individual education, encouragement, and motivation • Carefully outlined patient’s history, physical exam, and medical decision making in detailed, complete, and thorough charting in EPIC • Managed complex chronic diseases such as hypertension, CHF, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD, diabetes, and psychological disorders • Promoted healthy lifestyle choices and changes by providing individual education, encouragement, and motivation • Carefully outlined patient’s history, physical exam, and medical decision making in detailed, complete, and thorough charting in EPIC



Albany Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

  • Nov 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Remarkably busy New York State Capital Region Level I Trauma Center with medically complex patients and complicated injuries • Cared for patients with complicated social, emotional, and psychological needs from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds • Performed abscess incision and drainage, wound repair and dressings, orthopedic injury splinting, digital and dental nerve blocks, and emergency pelvic exams • Honed skills in complete and thorough history, physical examination, and medical decision making • Independently analyzed and interpreted radiographic imaging, EKGs, and laboratory results, and independently determined careful antibiotic selection



Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Emergency Department Technician

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Busiest Emergency Department in Wisconsin (200+ pts/day for a 26 bed facility)• Coordinated with doctors, PAs, nurses and techs to provide optimal patient care• Splinting, flushing, wound preparation and dressing, triage, and patient transportation

• Cardiac Telemetry Patient Care Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Monitored cardiac telemetry for the entire hospital on a weekly rotation• Collaborated with nurses and aides to effectively work as a team• Shared ideas with management about how to improve efficiency



Luther Manor, a Life Plan Community

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Certified Nursing Assistant

  • May 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Carefully observed changes in condition and reported to nurse promptly • Managed time and prioritized tasks to serve residents with humility • Actively assisted in carrying out activities of daily living • Brought joy to residents while singing Christmas carols with an aphasic resident every morning until his eventual passing • Carefully observed changes in condition and reported to nurse promptly • Managed time and prioritized tasks to serve residents with humility • Actively assisted in carrying out activities of daily living • Brought joy to residents while singing Christmas carols with an aphasic resident every morning until his eventual passing



Medical College of Wisconsin

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Neurosurgery Research Technician

  • Mar 2007 - Jul 2009

  • Cell culture specialist and small animal surgery assistant • Assessed viability of neurally induced human mesenchymal stem cells transplanted into an injured rat spinal cord • Cell culture specialist and small animal surgery assistant • Assessed viability of neurally induced human mesenchymal stem cells transplanted into an injured rat spinal cord



Several

• Printing Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Food Service Line Cook and Waiter

  • Aug 1999 - Aug 2005

  •Performed multiple tasks simultaneously under duress while providing high quality customer service •Performed multiple tasks simultaneously under duress while providing high quality customer service