Physician Assistant, Lecturer, Lover of Science
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I have been a physician assistant for over 14 years working in multiple surgical specialties. I am first generation American from Brazilian parents and I speak fluent Portuguese, Spanish and some French. I also give science and medical lectures to both physician assistant students and nurses at various facilities.
I hold a Master's degree of science. I love educating both my patients and students. I have offered teaching in person and also using online formats. I can teach biology, anatomy, physiology, and other various science courses.
My students appreciate my interactive approach and my goal is to make science exciting and personable.
October 2023-present
Academic lecturer at South Marin Health and Wellness
Guest lecturer at San Francisco State University- PA club meeting
Preceptor and guidance instructor for pre-med and pre-physician assistant students
October 2022 UCSF satellite campus at Marin Health Medical Center Greenbrae, CA
●Daily rounds on critical ICU and hospital patients
●Removal and placement of various surgical drains in both brain and spine including EVDs
●Coordinate with different specialties medical management of neurosurgical patients
●Assist with discharging patients to rehab and other home health services
●Write orders, manage and access new consultations in emergency department
●First assist in both brain and spine neurosurgical surgeries
●Office visits performing history, physicals and referrals to other specialties in person and via telehealth platforms
February 2020 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center South San Francisco, CA
●Diagnose and treat common orthopedic pathologies
●First assist in orthopedic and common general surgery open and arthroscopic/laparoscopic surgeries
●First assist in hand microsurgeries with the use of loops and microscope
●Inject with corticosteroids for large joints and hands
●Apply and assist with casting and splinting
●Obtain history and physicals in person and via telehealth platforms
●Formulate treatment plans and prescribe medications
September 2014 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center San Francisco, CA
Head and Neck Surgery Physician Assistant
●Diagnose and treat common diseases in head and neck surgery patients
●Removal of cerumen under direct microscopic visualization
●Nasopharyngeal endoscopy and microscope utilization to diagnose ENT patients
●First assist in OR HNS cases
●Assist in laryngeal biopsies and vocal cord injections
●Incision and drainage of peritonsillar abscesses
●Management of epistaxis; nasal packing and packing removal, cauterization
●Nasal fracture closed reduction, excisions of oral lesions and facial lesions
●Coordinator for pre-physician assistant students for shadowing requirements
July 2013 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center San Jose, CA
●Daily rounds on hospital patients
●First assist in laparoscopic and open general surgeries, including microvascular surgeries
●Pre and post office visits
●Write orders, managing and accessing new consultations in emergency department
January 2013 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Oakland, CA
Pediatric Neurosurgery Physician Assistant
●Perform pre and post op clinics in neurosurgery department
●First assist in OR in various pediatric and adult neurosurgery patients
●Hospital rounds on pediatric patients and rounding on specialty clinic patients
●Managing extra-ventricular devices
July 2012 Kern Medical Center Emergency Department Bakersfield, CA
●Perform initial evaluation of patient severity in ED
●Perform minor procedures; suturing, lumbar punctures, I&D
●Assist with trauma patients as needed
●Stabilize, diagnose and treat patients in the ED and prepare for transfer
●Coordinate proper referral for maximize patient treatment
January 2012 Dr. Yassar Salem General Surgery Huntington Beach, CA
●First assist in laparoscopic and open general surgical procedures
●Provide pre operative history and physicals and post operative consults
●Round on post operative inpatients
●Diagnose, treat and prescribe for various non emergent medical conditions
●Evaluate patient stability for transfer to local ER
September 2011 UCSF-Fresno Community Regional Medical Neurosurgery Fresno, CA
●Daily round on neurosurgical trauma, ICU and step down unit patients
●Placement of ventriculostomy and lumbar drains at bedside
●Assist in OR with craniotomies, aneurysm repairs, ACDF spine fusions and other neurosurgical surgeries
●Consult on trauma patients and assessment of patient stability
Master's in Science Physician Assistant studies from Western University of Health Science May 2011
Bachelor's of Science in Health Science from California State University, Fullerton May 2009
