Advanced Practice Providers

Our Physician Assistants (PA) are nationally certified and state-licensed medical professionals dedicated to excellence in patient care. Each of our Physician Assistants work directly with your board certified gastroenterologist at either Fair Oaks or Fairfax Hospitals. Following your hospital stay, call 703-698-8960 to schedule your hospital follow up with your preferred Physician Assistant. Your hospital follow up appointment allows the PA to make any medication changes, discuss symptoms and update your gastroenterologist.

At GANV, we pride ourselves on hiring the best and the brightest Physician Assistants to support our physicians and you, our valued patients. 97.2% of our patient satisfaction surveys consistently rate our Physician Assistants as 'Excellent'. Each offer a unique subset of skills including a wide range of expertise and can provide language assistance in Korean or Spanish.

Physician Assistants are an integral part of specialist care. They actively monitor patients during their hospital stay, manage triage and communicate to floor nurses and hospitalists to discuss care plans. Physician Assistants are responsible for keeping the on-call Gastroenterologist informed of emergent cases. During your hospital stay, your Physician Assistant serves as your personal advocate, they consult directly with your Gastroenterologist to discuss the assessment and together they create a care plan. Your Gastroenterologist, then performs any procedures deemed necessary. For your convenience, your physician can be reached through our patient portal. Please contact our Patient Experience Liaison with any questions or concerns.