Congratulations, it is an Honor to Feature MELISSA A. ERSKINE, PA-CPulmonary and Critical Care, Bayview Physicians Group; Director of Advanced Practitioners in ICU and Hospital Medicine, and Hospitalist PA, Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital As Melissa Erskine guides families through difficult conversations about critically ill loved ones, she never forgets … [Read more...] about APP Winter 2022
Advanced Practice Providers
ADVANCED Practice Providers
Congratulations, it is an Honor to FeatureShelby M. Wall, MSN, NP-C, RN Hospital MedicineSentara Norfolk General Hospital One patient inspired Shelby Wall to assume a leadership role in Sentara Heart Hospital’s push to help heart failure patients avoid readmissions.The woman was struggling with heart failure, and Wall soon learned that her husband was hospitalized with … [Read more...] about ADVANCED Practice Providers
Jenny Ambrosino, PA-C
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
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
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
