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What does Mid-Level Practitioner mean?
When you first visit our offices, you will be seen by an Attending Physician (the supervising faculty member), a Resident (a doctor who has completed medical school and now is in specialty training for orthopaedics), a Nurse Practitioner (NP), a Physician Assistant (PA), or a Registered Nurse (RN). One of these professionals will talk to you and conduct your initial physical exam.
NPs and PAs are clinical professionals with advanced degrees (Masters Degree) who are licensed to practice medical care, and who work in collaboration with physicians. NPs and PAs are collectively referred to as Mid-Level Providers or Practitioners. They can diagnose, plan treatment, and prescribe medication and therapies (physical therapy, occupational therapy). RNs are responsible for caring for and educating patients and implementing orders written by physicians, PAs or NPs, but are not licensed to make official diagnoses or to prescribe medication or therapies.
If you are being seen by a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant they will evaluate and treat the orthopaedic condition. If a surgical consultation is needed, your NP or PA will then leave the room and will discuss your concerns and their findings from the physical exam with the attending surgeon. Then both of them will return to your exam room for further assessment and to discuss your treatment plan with you.
Please meet our NPs, PAs and RNs below. Our attending physicians can be found on the Faculty pages, and our Residents can be found on the Residents page.
Everyone on our team is committed to providing you with the best orthopaedic care possible.
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Advanced Degree
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Interests
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Assists:
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Adult Reconstruction
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Elizabeth Brannan, CRNP
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Vanderbilt University
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Patient Recovery after Orthopaedic Trauma or Joint Replacement, Sports, Long-term Effects of Injury
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Dr. Mears
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Kristen Davis, PA-C
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Philadelphia University
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Total Joint Replacement
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Dr. Nayfeh
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Krista Freeman, PA-C
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Towson University
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Total Joint Replacements, Adult Spine Surgery
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Dr. Peroutka
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Donald McCord, PA-C
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Towson University
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OA of the Knee & Adolescent & Adult Sports Injuries
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Dr. Johnson
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Rose Rogic, PA-C
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In-Patient Orthopaedic Care
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Dr. Mears
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Bruce Smith, PA-C
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North Eastern University
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Management of Hip and Knee Arthritis
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Dr. Mears
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Kevin Woodward, PA-C
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Ann Arundel Community College
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Continuity of Care from Pre-op to Operating Room, Joint Replacements
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Dr. Valaik
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Foot & Ankle Surgery
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Jacqueline Genau, PA-C
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Ann Arundel Community College
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Effective & Efficient Patient Care. Education and Evidence-based Medicine.
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Dr. Kulik
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General Orthopaedics
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Mary Pettit, PA-C
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Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio)
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General Orthopaedics
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Bayview, GSS
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Tiffany Shelton, CRNP
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University of Maryland
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General Orthopaedics
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Bayview
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Hand Surgery
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Jennifer Kerr Logan, PA-C
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Rutgers University
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Upper Extremity Illness / Injury
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Drs. Brushart & LaPorte
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Beth Bughman, PA-C
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Marietta College
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Hand
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Dr. Lochner
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Pediatric Orthopaedics
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Karen Kracker, PA-C
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Towson University
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Fractures, Bowlegs, In-toeing, and Out-toeing, Pediatric Surgery
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Dr. Tis
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Colleen Lenz, CRNP
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New York University
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Pediatric Rehabilitation, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
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Dr. Sponseller
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Kristen Venuti, CRNP
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Johns Hopkins University
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Non-operative Management of Pediatric Spine and Leg Conditions
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Dr. Sponseller
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Peggy (Margaret) Wilckens, MMS, PA-C
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St. Francis University
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In-Patient Hospital Care Pediatric Orthopaedics
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Dr. Sponseller, Dr. Ain, Dr. Tis, Dr. Varghese
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Mary Teresa (Tresie) Yost, FNP-C
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Johns Hopkins
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Pediatrics, Skeletal Dysplasia
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Dr. Ain
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Orthopaedic Oncology & General Orthopaedics
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Josefina Baca-Asher, PA-C
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Shenandoah University
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Acute Fracture Care, and Operating Room Assistance
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Dr. LaPorte & Chief Residents & ED
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Natalie Hirsch
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General Orthopaedics
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Janet Kelly, NP
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Old Dominion University
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In-Patient Hospital Care
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All Orthopaedic Adult In-Patient Physicians
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Danielle (Danie) Noble, RN
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Virginia Commonwealth University
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Orthopaedic Oncology & Trauma, Joint Replacement Surgery & Pre-operative Education
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Dr. Frassica
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Joshua Simpson, PA-C
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D’Youville College
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General Orthopaedics
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Dr. LaPorte & Chief Residents & ED
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Shoulder Surgery
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Marcy Lewis, PA-C
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Alderson-Broaddus College
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Shoulder Conditions
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Dr. McFarland
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Amy White, PA-C
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King’s College
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Shoulder Conditions
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Dr. Petersen
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Spine Surgery
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Alice M. Amour, PA-C
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Baylor College of Medicine
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In-Patient Hospital Care
Spine Surgery
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Dr. Riley, Dr. Cohen, Dr. Kebaish, Dr. Neubauer
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Stephen Harris, PA-C
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Marywood University
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Cervical & Lumbar Spine Disorders, General Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine
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Dr. Lemma
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Tonya Lewis, CRNP
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Hampton University
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Spine Conditions
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Dr. Cohen
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John Volatile, PA-C
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St. John’s University
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Spine Conditions
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Dr. Khanna
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Laura Woodward, CRNP
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George Washington University
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Spine Care
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Dr. Riley
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Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery
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Carey Des Jardins, PA-C
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Essex Community College
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Treating surgical and non-surgical orthopaedic issues
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Dr. Wilckens
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Gary Horsmon, PA-C, ATC
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Towson University
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Non-Surgical Management of Sports Injuries, Post-Surgical Rehabilitation and Return to Sports
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Dr. Cosgarea
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Kristian Kunicky, PA-C
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Hahnemann University
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Sports & Fitness-related injuries, Patient Education
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Dr. Zikria
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Trauma Surgery
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Rita Abujaber, MSN, CRNP-AC
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Johns Hopkins University
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Trauma, Adult
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Dr. Osgood
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