Hampton Roads Physician

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Advanced Practice Providers

Jenny Ambrosino, PA-C

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Bayview Physician Group’s Hague Medical Associates Education is the guiding principle of Jenny Ambrosino’s work in family practice. Fortunately, she has plenty of unique experience to draw upon: before she pivoted to a medical career in her 30s, Ambrosino was a middle and high school teacher.  Now a Physician Assistant, Ambrosino’s goal is to help her patients … [Read more...] about Jenny Ambrosino, PA-C

Andrea Edwards, MPAS, PA-C

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Working with cancer patients is a gift. An honor. A challenge, of course, but one that brings Andrea Edwards great joy.  “There are hard days, but a lot of really good days, too,” says Edwards, a Physician Assistant (PA) and Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Supervisor at Virginia Oncology Associates. “My patients know that I’m beside them for every step of their … [Read more...] about Andrea Edwards, MPAS, PA-C

Stephanie Zeiber, PA-C

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After a surge of COVID-19 patients overwhelmed hospitals in Italy, New York and other hot spots last spring, Sentara Medical Group wanted be ready in case of a sudden rush at its facilities. Enter Stephanie Zeiber, a Physician Assistant who balances an independent panel of 1,100 patients with administrative roles in risk adjustment and diagnostic coding accuracy. In late March … [Read more...] about Stephanie Zeiber, PA-C

Lauren Labra, PA-C

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Congratulations, it is an Honor to Feature Lauren Labra, PA-C Hampton Roads Orthopaedics Spine & Sports Medicine Despite seeing a huge variety of orthopaedic patients, Lauren Labra uses the same piece of equipment at almost every appointment: a desktop computer. For Labra, a Physician Assistant, the exam room computer is a place to show patients exactly what is going on … [Read more...] about Lauren Labra, PA-C

Joe Roenker, PA-C

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Bayview Cardiovascular Associates   Not many providers get to help save lives at the hospital where they were born. Joe Roenker, a Physician Assistant specializing in cardiology, has that rare privilege at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.  Roenker has spent the past five years at Bayview Cardiovascular Associates, a large regional practice and primary … [Read more...] about Joe Roenker, PA-C