Kelly A. Wypych, MS, PA-C


EDUCATION

8/02 - 11/03

 

Postgraduate Physician Assistant Residency Training Program in Women's Health
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

5/00 - 6/02

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Practice
Finch University/The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL

9/93 - 5/97

Bachelor of Science in Biology, with Class Honors
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

4/o8-Now

Physician Assistant in Pain Management
Southeast Pain Care, Charlotte, NC

Functioned independently as outpatient practitioner providing routine care and medical management for chronic pain patients
Performed inpatient consults for post-operative and acute pain patients
Served as member of the Best Practices Committee to ensure quality care is provided to patients

2/05-3/08

Surgical Physician Assistant in Gynecologic Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Surgical assisting in the OR as well as completion of preoperative assessments
Execute routine minor procedures, including cervical sentinel lymph node injections, for surgical patients
Manage and cross cover the inpatient gynecology surgical service
Perform consultations for benign and oncology inpatients
Partake in outpatient clinics seeing new visits and post-op patients

10/04-3/08

Per Diem Physician Assistant in Obstetrics
New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY

Participate in the management and delivery of laboring patients
Perform routine assessments on postpartum and antepartum patients
Triage patients that present to L&D

11/06-5/07

Per Diem Physician Assistant in Labor &Delivery Triage
Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein Hospital, Bronx, NY

Assess all obstetrical patients presenting to triage
Perform physical examinations and review diagnostic tests

12/03-2/05

Staff Physician Assistant in Gynecology &Gynecologic Oncology
Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein Hospital, Bronx, NY

Perform all preoperative histories/physicals for the Gynecologic Oncology team
Manage post-operative and chemotherapy inpatients on the Gyn Oncology service
Examine outpatients in both gynecology and gynecologic oncology clinics
Perform colposcopic examinations and treatment procedures in an outpatient setting

8/02-11/03

Physician Assistant Resident (15 months)
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Participation in Gynecology, Obstetric, Outpatient Clinic, Gynecologic Oncology, Antepartum, and Ultrasound rotations
Performed: minor surgical procedures, colposcopy and LEEP procedures, obstetrical deliveries, repairs of episiotomies, circumcisions, ED consults, routine outpatient examinations, prenatal care for low and high risk patients, and management of inpatients and laboring women
Assisted: residents in major cases

 


PUBLICATIONS

Eisenhauer EL, Wypych KA, Mehrara BJ, Lawson C, Chi DS, Barakat RR, Abu-Rustum NR "Comparing Surgical Outcomes in Obese Women Undergoing Laparotomy, Laparoscopy, or Laparotomy with Panniculectomy for the Staging of Uterine Malignancy." Ann Surg Oncol 2007; 14(8): 2384-91.


MEMBERSHIPS/CERTIFICATIONS

 

Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology (APAO)

Marketing Co-Chairperson on the APAO 10th Annual Conference Planning Committee
Speaker at the APAO 10th Annual Conference: "Ovarian Cancer and the Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions"

American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

North Carolina Physician Assistant License

 

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