Kaitlin Vucelik

Physician Assistant with 9+ years of General Surgery experience across inpatient, operative, and trauma settings. Experienced in first-assisting for open, minimally invasive, and robotic procedures; managing surgical patients; evaluating acute trauma; and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams. Additional experience in APP resident education, quality improvement, and PA student precepting.

Physician Assistant | General Surgery at Sibley Memorial Hospital (2022 – Present)

Work on team of advanced practice providers that cover the General Surgery team

• First-assist in the operating room for general surgery procedures including minimally invasive and robotic surgery, foregut, acute care, colorectal, complex abdominal wall, and elective general surgery cases such as inguinal hernia repairs and laparoscopic cholecystectomies
• Responding clinician for daily management of general surgery inpatients preoperatively and postoperatively
• Responsible for admission and discharge of patients on the General Surgery Service
• Order and interpret the necessary diagnostic lab and imaging tests for the work up of surgical patients
• Part of the interdisciplinary team that consists of attending, fellows, residents, students, social workers, PT/OT, and wound care

Physician Assistant | General Surgery at George Washington University Hospital (2017-01 – 2022-05)

Work on team of advanced practice providers that cover multiple General Surgery teams which are comprised of the following subspecialties: acute care surgery, minimally invasive surgery, foregut surgery, bariatric surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, breast surgery, and colorectal surgery.

• Responding clinician for daily management of general surgery inpatients preoperatively and postoperatively
• Perform history and physicals, diagnose and manage new consults to the General Surgery Service
• Responsible for admission and discharge of patients on the General Surgery Service
• Order and interpret the necessary diagnostic lab and imaging tests for the work up of surgical patients
• First-assist in the operating room for general surgery procedures—these consist mostly of breast surgery cases and anorectal surgery cases. Occasional coverage of laparoscopic and open abdominal surgeries, vascular surgeries, and plastic surgeries
• Part of the interdisciplinary team that consists of attending, residents, medical students, social workers, PT/OT, and wound care

Physician Assistant | Trauma Surgery Per Diem at George Washington University Hospital (2017-10 – Present)

Per Diem shifts on Trauma Surgery Service at George Washington University Hospital (a level 1 Trauma Center)

• Perform primary and secondary surveys on acute trauma patients in trauma bay
• Order and interpret the necessary diagnostic lab and imaging tests for the work up of trauma patients
• Responsible for admission and discharge of patients on the trauma surgery service
• Responding clinician for daily management of inpatient trauma surgery patients
• Part of the interdisciplinary team that consists of attending, residents, medical students, social work, PT/OT, and wound care

Master of Science in Medicine – Trevecca Nazarene University (2016)

Bachelor of Science in Biology – George Mason University (2012)