Angelo A. Smith, M.S.B.S, Pa-C Email & Phone Number

Burbank, California, United States

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

• Work in conjunction with Senior Associate Athletic Director / Team Physician, Dr. Douglas Aukerman for Oregon State University Athletic Department to provide game coverage medical support.
• Provide with intra-operative support for Hospital of Special Surgery Fellowship-trained Orthopedic Joint Reconstruction Surgeon, Dr. James Ryan; sterile field prep, wound closure, prescribe post-operative care.
• Coordinate discharge planning with Case Management, Physical Therapy (PT) / Occupational Therapy (OT).
• Prescribe individualized Home Exercise Programs (HEP) to promote physical rehabilitative care.
• Mentor and educate Medical Assistants in clinic to enhance clinical exposure and continual education.
• Medical Services: Non-operative Spine, Outpatient General Orthopedic, Outpatient and intra-operative Foot and Ankle Surgery, Outpatient, Inpatient, and Intra-operative Joint Reconstruction.

Toledo, Ohio, United States

• Provide support services and direct patient care to clients with developmental disabilities within the Department of Developmental Disabilities, as specified by the individualized Behavioral Support Plan.
• Coordinate recreational activities, teach functional communication and implement approved behavior plans to facilitate delivery of care and client independence.
• Establish client developmental goals and modify intervention plans, teaching financial literacy, nutrition awareness, vocational training, and aid mastery of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL).

Toledo, Ohio, United States

• Volunteered at outpatient Primary Care clinic to stimulate medical knowledge, procedure skills, and professional experience as Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C), and mentored Physician Assistant students on clinical.
• Achieved high patient satisfaction rates by emphasizing interpersonal communications skills to build trusting patient-provider relationships and facilitated continuity-of-care to optimize patient healthcare outcomes.
• Assessed and improved patient health literacy by identifying gaps in health knowledge, reviewing blood pressure and blood glucose home logs, establishing ideal health goals, and individualizing patient health.
• Independently evaluated, managed and coordinated medical care for acute and chronic medical conditions, completed annual health maintenance assessments, sports physical examination, pediatric wellness exams.
• Administered flu shots and immunizations and intra-articular joint injections, suture repaired lacerations and performed various minor surgical procedures such as abscess incision and drainage (I&D), and lipoma excision.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Led acute care patient triage and medical intervention in fast-paced 320-bed Level 1Trauma Center.
• Utilized point-of-care ultrasound to evaluate medical conditions, assisted placing of arterial and central lines, performed advanced wound care management, and repaired complex face, hand, and abdominal lacerations.
• Directed Medical Student and Physician Assistant simulations for 2 cardiac arrests and status asthmaticus medical emergencies and provided peer-to-peer post-simulation training.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Achieved high clerkship remarks by effectively augmenting Multidisciplinary Team collaboration for U.S News Best Hospitals - High Performing Advanced Heart Failure Program.
• Showcased leadership and commitment to continuing education by consistently arriving as early as 4 am to obtain nursing staff overnight reports, review medical history and lab data, and interpret echocardiography.
• Interdisciplinary collaborated with nephrology, palliative care, structural heart disease, electrophysiology (EP), cardiac transplant surgery, and interventional cardiology sub-specialist to encourage a strategic and.
• Managed Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) patients with complex multi-system co-morbidities such as high burden arrhythmia, cardiac amyloidosis, pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular failure, post-renal transplant.
• Capitalized on the opportunity to support pre-operative medical evaluation and procedure medical education and performed peri-operative surgical preparation for Heart Transplant surgery patients.
• Excelled as patient advocate by championing liaison duties to strengthen patient-provider interpersonal relationships and ensuring patients are well equipped with health knowledge to achieve a high degree of health.

Toledo, Ohio, United States

• Completed first and second surgery assists duties for Trauma Surgeon, ensuring the sterile field is maintained, assisting with perioperative patient positioning, draping, and skin preparation, and intraoperative.
• Practiced implementing Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Basic Life Support (BLS) protocols during rapid response codes in the intensive care unit (ICU) and performed endotracheal intubation procedures.
• Instituted process improvement training to improve student-operational efficiency, streamlining pre-round chart review, patient evaluations, and completed timely Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system documentation.

Southfield, Michigan, United States

• Coordinated managed care for 35 Medicaid/Medicare enrollees, completing in-home patient need assessments with Interdisciplinary Health Care team of Medical Director, Social Workers, and Registered Nurses (RN).
• Facilitated transition of care from inpatient settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and skilled nursing facilities until home, compiling health resources for patients, and coordinated provider follow-up.
• Assessed and identified patients’ Social Determinants of Health and gaps in medical care that contribute to and exacerbate disease burden, reducing hospital readmission rates.

Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Area

• Aided Manager of ProMedica Health Systems, Department of Mission Services, collecting and organizing health-related data for Lucas County needs assessment.
• Drafted 60-page Greater Toledo community resource document, mitigating social determinants of health; compiled an exhaustive list of Detroit and Toledo free health clinics to disseminate to community members.
• Expanded ProMedica’s school nutrition education platform by more than 30 schools by standardizing outreach communication strategies, building rapport with school district health officials, and healthy lifestyle coaching.
• Independently negotiated and secured partnerships with 6 Toledo health agencies, health systems, and independent consultants to execute 2 preventive medicine and community engagement events.

Toledo, Ohio, United States

• Organized community development events for faculty and student personal, professional and character development.
• Mentored at-risk middle-school and high school African American male-student population.
• Collected, inputted, and analyzed student-behavioral data and instituted student enrichment intervention plans.

Master Of Science In Biomedical Sciences - Msbs, Physician Assistant Studies

Activities and Societies: Physician Assistant Diversity Association (President), Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Public Health Education And Promotion

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Eta Sigma Gamma - National Health Education Honorary, Charles R. Drew Society.