Physician assistants operate under a doctor's supervision but share many of the same patient care responsibilities, including performing physical exams, diagnosing diseases, ordering treatments, coordinating patient care, prescribing medication, conducting clinical research, first assisting in surgery and more.
Nurse practitioners operate both collaboratively and independently from a physician to provide primary, acute and specialty health care services to patients of all ages in a wide variety of settings. Advance practice providers include both physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
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Carla Bes, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant
Location: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Phone: 443-997-9466
Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – General Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Adult Craniofacial
Education & Training: M.S. Health Sciences/Physician Assistant, The George Washington University; B.A. Psychology, Criminology, University of Maryland - College Park -
Rae Buckley, PA-C, Certified Lead Physician Assistant
Certified Physician Assistant
Location: Johns Hopkins Hospital Outpatient Center & Rubenstein Child Health Building
Phone: 443-997-9466
Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Craniofacial, Pediatric, Breast Reconstruction, Cosmetic
Education & Training: M.S. Physician Assistant Studies, Northern Arizona University; B.S. Health Science, University of Arizona -
Jessica Derreth, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant
Location: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Phone: 443-997-9466
Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - pediatric, craniofacial, hand, and general reconstruction
Education & Training: M.H.S., Physician Assistant, Lock Haven University; B.S., Biology, Neuroscience, Dickinson College -
Olga Anna Duclos, PA-C, MSHS
Certified Physician Assistant
Location: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Phone: 443-997-9466
Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Craniofacial, Surgical Oncology, General and Cosmetic
Education & Training: PA Surgical Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital; M.S., Physician Assistant, Touro College; B.S., Health Science, Touro College, B.S., Psychology, Stony Brook University -
Morgan Focas, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant
Location: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Phone: 443-997-9466
Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - hand and peripheral nerve surgery, occipital neuralgia, general reconstruction, cosmetic
Education & Training: M.S., Physician Assistant, The George Washinton University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S., Biology, minors in Chemistry and Neurosciences -
Nina Ringelman, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant
Location: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Phone: 443-997-9466
Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - General Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Lymphedema, Hand Surgery, Cosmetic
Education: M.S. Physician Assistant Studies, Duquesne University; B.S. Health Sciences, Duquesne University -
Laura Zager, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview
Phone: 443-997-9466
Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Breast Reconstruction
Education & Training: M.S., Physician Assistant, Towson University/CCBC Essex; B.A., Psychology, The George Washington University