Vanessa Laws Email and Phone Number

Orthopedics Physician AssistantWorking with Dr. Kevin Fain in providing general orthopedic care to the Athens, Texas region. This includes surgical assisting, seeing patients in clinic, and performing joint injections and fracture care as indicated.

Internal Medicine, Trauma Service PRN Physician AssistantProvided PRN coverage for the Internal Medicine and Trauma teams at Christus, primarily focused on new patient admissions and inpatient management. This included ordering diagnostic tests/imaging, initiation of appropriate therapy, discharge coordination, and medication management.

Urgent Care Physician AssistantProvided PRN coverage to the urgent care locations of Palestine, Tyler, and Athens, Texas. This included radiology ordering, management of minor medical conditions, prescribing appropriate medications, and sending appropriate referrals.Surgical Pre-Assessment ProviderOffering PRN coverage to the Surgical Pre-Assessment service at TSJH. This included reviewing past medical histories, ordering appropriate pre-operative testing, and conducting pre-operative examinations.

Obtaining patient histories and performing physical examinationsAssessing neurological status and impairmentOrdering and interpreting tests/imaging, prescribing medicationsPeri-operative neurosurgical patient managementFirst assist for neurosurgical cases, including lumbar/cervical fusions, microdiscectomies, disc arthroplasties, and craniotomies

Multi-study research participant recruiting (scoliosis, clubfoot, primordial dwarfism)Performing phlebotomy on research participantsFamily and genetic history assayAttending various Genetics meetings/conferencesLaboratory techniques including cell culture, DNA extraction, gel electrophoresisDNA Sample Management