C. Leigh Heller, Pa-C, Mpas, Mph, Cic Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Houston, Texas, United States

Specialty in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Houston, Texas, United States

• Acute Care, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
• Conducts complex, standardized patient care procedures which require experience and specialized training which would otherwise be performed by a physician, but which do not constitute the practice of medicine.
• Conducts independent and physician supervised rounding on unit.
• Performs relevant patient evaluations and assessments and provides appropriate treatment, including monitoring and ordering medications.
• Coordinates, directs, and implements the patient’s plan of care. Assists in collecting patient histories, screens for co-morbidities, and provides guidance and preventative health care as needed. Assists physicians in.
• Orders appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests and interprets the results. Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• CLINICAL ROTATION EXPERIENCE
• General Surgery - Virginia Surgical Institute (Richmond, VA)
• Elective in Interventional Cardiology - Texas Cardiology Associates of Houston (Kingwood, TX)
• Pediatrics - HG Pediatrics (Houston, TX)
• Emergency Care - Angleton Emergency Room (Angleton, TX)
• Family Medicine - Contemporary Medicine Associates (Bellaire, TX)

Houston, Texas Area

• Managed infection surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in the Pediatric ICUs, general medicine unit, and inpatient rehab unit.
• Collaborated with department leaders on infection prevention initiatives, including education on evidence-based best practices
• Led healthcare-associated condition task forces for prevention of bloodstream infection and ventilator-associated pneumonia

Acute Care & Long Term Acute Care Facilities In Greater Houston Area

• Managed infection surveillance acute care, long-term care, and rehabilitation hospitals throughout the greater Houston area
• Executed process improvement in alignment with CDC, APIC, IHI, and other healthcare-focused entities
• Instituted the Healthcare-Associated Infection Team, Infectious Disease Response Team, and other Process Improvement Committees
• Provided education on current evidence-based best practices catered to staff and facility needs
• Supervised and trained incoming new hire colleagues in implement and maintain facility's Infection Control Program

As an intern in the communicable disease department, I worked on analyzing and summarizing data on various communicable diseases such as giardiasis and salmonella infection. I also worked on creating consultative reports for physicians and veterinarians on the environmental exposures and risk of zoonotic disease, incorporating key concepts from the One.

My public health focus was research epidemiology. However, my curriculum also included health promotion and program planning; biostatistics; global health; nutrition; and environmental health.

Master Of Science - Ms, Physician Assistant Studies

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Epidemiology

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology, General