Andre went into orthopedics because it afforded him the opportunity to assist in surgery. After treating serious orthopedic injuries secondary to blast and gunshot wounds as a first responder, he wanted to do more to help those injured patients recover function and mobility. He says, “It has been a life-altering event for both the patients and me.”

Orthopedics

Education: Riverside Community College Physician Assistant Program, 2002
                Bachelor of Health Science (B.H.Sc.) Nova Southeastern University, 2006
                Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2019
Residency: Surgery PA Residency Program Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, 2004

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers 
Pediatric Advanced Life Support 
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider 

• Evaluation and treatment of most orthopedic conditions, fractures, sprains, dislocations.
• First and or second assists on orthopedic cases, which include total joint replacements and revisions.
• Joint injections and aspirations, placement of simple casts and splints.
• Preoperative physicals and postoperative evaluations and treatment.

When off the clock, Andre enjoys traveling, usually overseas, with his wife. He is a bass guitar enthusiast, and enjoys photography and related technology.