Indravadan Kapadia

To practice as a responsible Physician Assistant in acute care surgical setting, where I will be utilized and further develop my skill and knowledge.

Chief/Senior Vascular & General Surgery Physician Assistant - Saint Michael's Medical Center - Newark, NJ

(2004-12 - 2026-12)

• Pre/Post Op care on all surgical patient
• First and second assist in all Vascular/General Surgery and Orthopedic cases, Exploratory Laparotomy, Laparoscopic Appendectomy & Cholecystectomy
• Thyroidectomy, total knee and hip replacement, Abdominal surgery, Carotid Endarterectomy, Carotid Stent, Peripheral angioplasty including Distal bypasses, Endovascular Aneurysm Repair including AAA open cases
• Patient care/management including daily round in Cardiac Recovery, SICU, floors, ER, office hours for private and clinic patients
• Teaching and mentoring Surgical/medical resident and Physical assistant student
• Participate in surgical and non-surgical drug study protocols including CREST, ARCHeR, NAPA-2, CAPTURE
• Follow-up patients as per protocol

Senior Vascular Surgery Physician Assistant - UMDN Hospital - Newark, NJ

(1996-04 - 2004-12)

• History and physical exam, writing admission, Preoperative, SICU and postoperative orders including consent, lab and insertion of CVP line, wound care, daily round on the floor and SICU
• First and second assist in all Cardio-Vascular Surgery cases including angiogram, Peripheral and Carotid angioplasty and stent, harvesting greater saphenous vein distal bypasses
• Patient care/management in SICU, floors, emergency room
• Responsible for screening patients for surgical and non-surgical drug study protocols vascular studies including segmental and digital pressures, ankle brachial index and evaluation of patient profile
• Follow-up patients as per protocol for routine physical exam which includes: vitals, wound management (medical or surgical problem) & side effect of study medication

Vascular Surgery Physician Assistant - UMDN Physician Association - Newark, NJ

(1996-04 - 1997-10)

• Prepare all required documents for Institutional Review Board (IRB) including consent form
• Prepare all Clinical Review Forms (CRF) as required by protocol to meet FDA criteria
• Responsible for screening patients for Vascular drug study protocols which included history and physical examination, venipuncture and performed electrocardiogram and vascular studies (segmental and digital pressure, ankle brachial index)
• Follow-up patient as per protocol for routine physical exam, vitals, wound management including medical or surgical problems, side effects of study medication and treatment

Vascular Surgery Physician Assistant - V.A. Medical Center - East Orange, NJ

(1994-10 - 1996-03)

• Responsible for history and physical exam, admissions, discharges, pre/post op orders
• First and second assist in all Vascular Surgery OR cases
• Patient management in SICU and floors
• Responsible for Vascular clinic management including patient evaluation and treatment plan
• Performed Carotid, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and peripheral Vascular study on Ultrasound and PVR machine
• Read and evaluate vascular studies
• Coordinate all pre-operative work-up, but not limited to, Angiography and Cardiac evaluation for operative risk
• Assist in clinical drug trial and surgical protocols including patient evaluation and screening, follow-up study and management

Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant - Albert Einstein Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center - Bronx, NY

(1993-10 - 1994-10)

Pre-Operative Care: Included, but not limited to, history and physical exam, writing admission and pre-operative orders and consent, labs, insertion of CVP line

• History and physical exam, writing admission, Preoperative, SICU and postoperative orders including consent, lab and insertion of CVP line, wound care, daily round on the floor and SICU
• First and second assist in all Cardio-Vascular Surgery cases including angiogram, Peripheral and Carotid angioplasty and stent, harvesting greater saphenous vein distal bypasses
• Patient care/management in SICU, floors, emergency room
• Responsible for screening patients for surgical and non-surgical drug study protocols vascular studies including segmental and digital pressures, ankle brachial index and evaluation of patient profile
• Follow-up patients as per protocol for routine physical exam which includes: vitals, wound management (medical or surgical problem) & side effect of study medication
• First and Second assist in Coronary Artery Bypass grafting, AVR and MVR repair or replacement, thoracotomy and video assist lung biopsy and lobotomy
• Harvest Saphenous Vein for bypass grafting, opening and closing of chest and leg including insertion of the chest tube
• Patient management in CSICU, including but not limited to, arrhythmia and Hypertension control with Ionotropic drugs including Sawn Ganz Catheter insertion, monitoring and medical management

B.S. - Health Science/ P.A. - Long Island University/ the Brooklyn Hospital

B.S. - Biomedical Textile Engineering - Philadelphia College of Textile & Science

B.S. - Chemistry - South Gujarat University