Dr. Dempsey is the founding program director for the Doctor of Medical Science program at Shenandoah University After completing an emergency trauma fellowship, he has worked in emergency medicine for over a decade and has a certificate of added qualifications in emergency medicine. Shea has also worked in PA education for the past 9 years and has taught various topics within the Division of Physician Assistant Studies and Division of Physical Therapy with focus on anatomy, critical care, respiratory, cardiology and ultrasound topics. Shea practices clinically full time at a critical access emergency department in which he precepts several PA students supporting them to build their clinical skills and hone their critical thinking. Shea has been able to combine his passion for teaching, medicine, and travel by leading many medical mission trips.

Michelle Kerr has been a Physician Assistant for nearly 30 years, practicing initially in primary care and then expanding to urgent care. She has been at Atrium Health in NC for 13 years, practicing clinically in urgent care, and holding a leadership position within the organization. Michelle serves as an Assistant Specialty Medical Director responsible for 10 of the 30 Atrium Health Urgent Care locations, and as Chief APP (Advanced Practice Provider) for the entire Urgent Care division, advocating and representing over 120 APPs. She actively teaches, updates, and reviews the standard of care practiceses within the Atrium Healthcare system. She serves on several system-wide and interdisciplinary committees and strategy groups.
Michelle continues to serve as adjunct faculty at Rochester Institute of Technology's PA program for over 25 years, still returning yearly to lecture even after moving to NC.

Daniel Thibodeau DHSc, MHP, PA-C is a professor for the Physician Assistant and the Doctor of Medical Science Program at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Mr. Thibodeau is also the Director of Admissions for the PA Program. He clinically practices in cardiology and has clinical experience in emergency medicine and cardiac surgery. Mr. Thibodeau is an Eastern Virginia Medical School graduate, completing his Doctor of Health Sciences in 2021. Graduating in 1996, he holds a Master of Health Professions and his certificate of the physician assistant program from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Thibodeau also holds two undergraduate degrees, one in Physical Education with a concentration in sports medicine from Radford University and a second baccalaureate in biology from Old Dominion University. His faculty duties include clinical medicine lectures, cardiovascular medicine, and EKG interpretation. Mr. Thibodeau has been lecturing nationally for greater than 20 years on a variety of topics, and the bulk of his presentations are related to cardiovascular medicine and professional workforce issues. He has worked with several national organizations, including the American Academy of Physician Assistants, and the American College of Physicians Foundation national steering committee on the Initiative on Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention. He was also part of the ACPF national steering committee on Acute Coronary Syndrome. Mr. Thibodeau is a native of Virginia and resides in Williamsburg, VA, with his wife and four children. He is an advisory board member to the Hampton Roads Salvation Army Area Command and volunteers with other local and international organizations.

Kim Ford is currently the Orthopedic Technician Team Lead for Carilion Clinic Orthopedics. He has been with the Carilion Health System for 30 years and has been working with the Orthopedic Department for the past 20 years doing casting, splinting, and bracing.

He is currently over all of Carilion's Orthopedic Clinics and works with Jefferson College of Health Sciences and their Physician Assistant program providing a casting/splinting beginner course, and as as clinical instructor during the students' Orthopedic rotation. He is also very active in teaching casting and splinting classes for any interested Orthopedic practices.

Randy currently practices Emergency Medicine at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA. He is the PA/NP Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director at Carilion Clinic, and an associate director of the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship at Carilion Clinic.

He started practice in rural, underserved primary care with the National Health Services Corps, and worked in orthopedic surgery prior to transitioning to Emergency Medicine.

His did his undergraduate work at Virginia Tech, his PA at Eastern Virginia Medical School, and Doctorate in Health Sciences at A.T. Still University.
He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at Radford University Carilion, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Innovation and Implementation Science at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

He serves on the Board of Directors for the Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine. He is a core instructor for Blue Ridge Adventure Medicine.

Mohit Nanda, MD
2021-2022 President, The Medical Society of Virginia
Bio
Mohit Nanda, MD of Charlottesville, Virginia is a board-certified ophthalmologist with over 20 years of experience. He is affiliated with Virginia Retina Consultants.
After graduating from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Dr. Nanda received his ophthalmology training at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and subspecialty training in the management of retinal diseases at Rush Presbyterian Hospital. After practicing in California for 13 years, Dr. Nanda and his family moved to Virginia where he has practiced for over 15 years. He is an active member of the Albemarle County Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He was a 1978 Presidential Scholar and has been published in over five medical journals.
His agenda for his presidency includes a focus on physician wellness, protecting the sanctity of the patient physician relationship from outside interests, and to uphold MSV's overall goal to make Virginia the best place to practice medicine and receive care.
About the Medical Society of Virginia
The Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) serves as the voice for more than 30,000 physicians, residents, medical students, physician assistants and physician assistant students, representing all medical specialties in all regions of the Commonwealth. The association was founded in 1820 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. MSV strives to advance high-quality health care and make Virginia the best place to receive care and practice medicine.

Scott Urquhart is a graduate of George Washington University's PA Program, and has been practicing Endocrinology for 25 years with Diabetes and Thyroid Associates in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

He is a Past President and founding member of the American Society of Endocrine Physician Assistants, and founder and Chair of the biannual Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summit (MEDS).

He is a distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of PA's, a Clinical Instructor at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences PA Program, and an Adjunct Clinical Professor at James Madison University's PA program.

His publications have appeared in JAAPA, Clinician Reviews, Diabetes Spectrum, and Clinical Diabetes.

Dr. Colletti is a Professor of Medical Science in the University of Lynchburg's School of PA Medicine. He earned a BS in Biology from the City College of New York, a Masters in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska, and a Doctor of Health Sciences from A.T. Still University. He received his PA training in the United States Public Health Service PA Program in New York.

He has practiced Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, and Orthopedics. He served as Associate Director at the Methodist PA program, and as Academic Coordinator at the Duke PA program before being recruited as the founding director of the Campbell University PA program in North Carolina. He taught online courses for A.T. Still University for several years, before coming to the University of Lynchburg.

Dr. Colletti is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is licensed by the North Carolina Medical Board. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, and a member of Pi Alpha, the National PA Honor Society.

Amanda L. Miller, DMSc, MPA, PA-C is the Lead Advance Practice Provider for Extant Healthcare, a nationwide company serving Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care programs. A graduate from Baylor University, she received her PA degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School and earned her Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) degree from the University of Lynchburg.

Dr. Miller is currently the only PA in the country on the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) guidelines committee. She is also a Board Member for the Association of Healthcare Social Media and a member of the VAPA marketing committee.

She enjoys research and publication and has served as a content reviewer for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and McGraw Hill; editing such texts as First Aid USMLE Step 1, BRS series and NMS Surgery. She is an editor-in-chief for PubMed StatPearls and has presented research most recently at AAST & EAST national conferences with publications in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

Dr. Miller currently resides in Richmond, Virginia and primarily works at Chippenham Hospital. Outside of work, she enjoys attempting to cook and spending time with her husband Justin and dog Claire.

Dr. J. Barton Gillum is Program Director and Assistant Professor for the Post-Baccalaureate Pre-medicine Program within the Department of PA Studies at George Washington University. Dr. Gillum completed his undergraduate degree at Baylor University, PA degree at University of South Alabama and his clinical doctorate degree from Baylor University.

He is a decorated Army veteran, who deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and served as a PA in primary care and emergency medicine. He also served as adjunct faculty at Baylor University for the Army/Baylor Clinical Doctorate Program in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Gillum serves as the course director for Current Topics in Healthcare and Medical Terminology at the Post-Baccalaureate Pre-medicine program and Clinical Specialties for the PA program.

Dr. Gillum's research interests includes point of care ultrasound and pre-PA and pre-medical education. He serves as a peer review for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and Clinician Reviews. He serves as the Co-Chair of the advisory committee that oversees the centralized application service for post-baccalaurate programs (PostbacCAS). He continues to be an active volunteer for the Virginia Medical Reserves and is the co-regional director of the Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants for the NOVA region.

Dr. Kimberly Sapre (suh'- pray) is a Medical Consultant in the insurtech industry and has been a PA for 13 years. Before transitioning to nonclinical work, she worked as an Emergency Medicine PA at the only Level 1 trauma center in northern Virginia. Kimberly loves teaching. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Shenandoah University Doctor of Medical Science program where she teaches the Health Equity & Justice course. She is the Chief Delegate for VAPA and she is the Chair of the AAPA DEI Commission. She lives with her husband in Alexandria, VA, and enjoys reading in her free time.

David W. Munter, M.D., MBA, FACEP Dr. Munter's retired as a Captain from the US Navy in 2004 after a distinguished career, and is considered one of the founders of Emergency Medicine in the Navy. He then worked for 15 years as a partner with Emergency Physicians of Tidewater. Now in his third career, he is practicing wound care and Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy. He has published or edited over 60 textbook chapters and books, was a member of the National Board of Medical Examiners, is a reviewer for several publications including Annals of Emergency Medicine, has garnered multiple awards and honors, and has given hundreds of presentations all over the world on a variety of topics.

Ellen Mandel, DMH, MPA, MS, PA-C, RDN, CDE, EMT has been a PA for 25 years and a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator for more than 30 years. She recently became an EMT and volunteers with her local Squad. She is an Urgent Care PA and also adjunct teaches at St. Elizabeth University's PA Program. Her interest in humanistic medicine caused her to seek and complete a Doctorate in Medical Humanities. She has published on empathy in PA students and nutrition knowledge for practicing PAs. She is a Special Topic Editor for JAAPA and frequently lectures nationally on the intersection of medicine and lifestyle.

Kim Zuber, PA-C spends her time traveling and teaching 'all things kidney' with over 300 oral presentations, 64 peer-reviewed articles, 8 guest editorships. She volunteers clinically as a consultant for a senior citizen group and is the executive editor for PA Clinics.

Kim graduated from UCSD with a bachelor's in molecular biology, picked up a teaching credential at San Diego State University and taught high school for many years. Deciding that medicine had to be easier than teaching teenagers, Kim attended the St. Louis University PA program.
Kim is an AAPA Distinguished Fellow and was selected as both the Renal Professional of the year and Outstanding PA of the Year in 2014

Dr. Clifford Smith received his undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Az and medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, OH. He completed his Surgical Internship and Surgical Residency at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, respectively. After serving several years in the United States Navy, he completed his fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at Greenville Hospital University of South Carolina in Greenville, South Carolina.
Dr. Smith has over 20 years of surgical experience. He spent 21 years in the United States Navy serving as a Department Head of General Surgery at the Naval Hospital of Okinawa in Japan and Director of Surgical Services at Naval Hospital Sigonella in Italy. He also deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2005 and 2013, respectively. He completed his Naval career at Naval Hospital Portsmouth before retiring.
He currently works at Richmond Surgical in Richmond, VA as a general surgeon. He is the Medical Director for the Operating room at Henrico Doctors Hospital and the Medical Director for the Heartburn and Reflux Center of Richmond, which he established four years ago. His practice is primarily focused on the treatment for heartburn and reflux encompassing different surgical options. He was the first surgeon in Central Virginia to perform the LINX procedure.
He resides in Richmond with his wife, two children and two dogs.

Wesley G. Patterson is a genetics PA at the Greenwood Genetic Center in Greenwood, South Carolina and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Columbia. He is involved in the evaluation and treatment of genetic disorders in individuals of all ages. He has an interest in seeing patients with developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, birth defects, and connective tissue disorders. Wesley holds a PhD in Healthcare Genetics from Clemson University and a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Pediatrics. He also has a special interest in genetics-genomics education for healthcare providers.

He is a founding member of the Society of PAs in Genetics and Genomics and serves as treasurer and webmaster. He is the AAPA External Representative in the field of Genetics and Genomics, serves as a member of the Workforce Development and Optimization Committee for the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, and is on the planning committee for the Clinical Genetics Advanced Practice Provider Conference. Wesley also serves as the current president of the Academy of Doctoral PAs.

Alicia Quella is the Director of Communications and PA Relations at the NCCPA. She has served as a PA educator and has practiced in emergency medicine and primary care. She has served as an epidemiologist during the pandemic and has published research on the PA workforce, global health and issues affecting diversity in PA program admissions. Alicia earned her Masters of PA Studies degree and her doctoral degree in epidemiology from the University of Iowa.

Clifford L. Deal III, MD, FACS of Henrico, Virginia is a general surgeon who specializes in surgery for breast cancer patients. He has over 15 years of general surgery experience and is affiliated with the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Henrico Doctors' Hospital.

Dr. Deal served in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division and fought in the first Gulf War after receiving his bachelor's degree from Washington and Lee University. After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia (MCV), he completed his general surgery residency at MCV. He is Board certified in general surgery and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

He is a past president of the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation and the Medical Society of Virginia, and holds a faculty appointment at MCV as Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery. Dr. Deal has received MSV's Young Star Award and the Outstanding Resident Physician Leader Award from Richmond Academy of Medicine (RAM).

Kelly Crown is a Pediatric Orthopedic Physician Assistant who lives in Reston, Virginia. Kelly completed her undergraduate education at Marquette University in Exercise Science and her Master's degree, at Drexel University. She has over 7 years of general orthopedics experience. With over 4 of those years dedicated solely to pediatric orthopedics. Kelly has worked at Pediatric Specialists of Virginia since March 2018 as a part of their Orthopedic Surgery Team where she treats kids in both a clinical and surgical setting.

Jeanine Gargiulo is a Virginia native who attended Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania where she graduated with her Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Physician Assistant Science degrees. Jeanine practiced full-time at the Anderson Orthopedic Clinic for 13+ years where she participated in clinical duties, research studies and international Operation Walk medical mission trips. In 2020, she graduated with her Doctorate of Medical Science certificate in PA education from the University of Lynchburg. Jeanine recently transitioned to part-time clinical practice after joining the University of Maryland's PA program as a member of their full-time faculty last year. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, fostering dogs, and teaching fitness classes at her local gym.

Scott Baute is a physician assistant who has been in the field of cardiology for 8 years with 7 of those years at George Washington University Hospital where he was the lead cardiology APP for the last three. He continues to work at George Washington but his full time role is at the National Institutes of Health performing research on low magnetic field strength MRIs. Before going into cardiology, he was a physician assistant in interventional radiology as well as outpatient internal medicine.

He has given lectures in cardiology at previous VAPA and AAPA conferences. He also regularly teaches physician assistant students and previously to nurses, medical students, and internal medicine residents.

Lauren is a Virginia Beach native, a graduate of the EVMS PA program in 2007. She has spent the majority of her 15 year career in Primary Care and Internal Medicine - practicing in VA, TX, WA and MD as she followed her husband's active duty Navy career. In 2019, Lauren attended a Nutrition as Medicine/Lifestyle Medicine conference in DC that saved her from career burnout as she joined a community of like minded providers who want to provide true 'health care' rather than our current 'sick care' system. Since that time, she she has immersed herself into the world of Lifestyle Medicine, obtaining her board certification in 2021. She actively practices at Virginia Cardiology Consultants in Fredericksburg, VA where she has developed a Lifestyle Medicine and Preventative Cardiology program with her collaborating physician, Dr. Jeff Askew. Lauren is also the owner and founder of Be Well Lifestyle Medicine and coaches with Terra Health Coaching to expand her access to patients in the US and internationally. When not working, Lauren enjoys anything outdoors with her husband, 2 sons and beloved dog, Moses.

Anthony A. Miller (Tony) is a Distinguished Professor and former director, Division of Physician Assistant Studies at Shenandoah University. He has over 42 years' experience in PA education and has held educational leadership positions including Associate Dean, School of Allied Health and Founding Chair, Department of PA Studies at the Medical College of Ohio (now University of Toledo). He has been a leader for state and national physician assistant professional associations including the President of the Physician Assistant Education Association) and President of the Ohio Association of Physician Assistants. He chaired the APAP Degree Task Force that in 2000 recommended PA education be delivered at the graduate level. He is currently a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Physician Assistant Education and the AAPA's Commission on Research and Strategic Initiatives.

Professor Miller was a trustee for the PA Foundation and former member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants' Leadership Advisory Commission, and the AAPA Education Council. He currently serves as board member the Medical Society of Virginia Foundation. Miller consults with New England Journal of Medicine Group on clinical reasoning related to their web-based clinical problem solving Healer product. He consults with educational institutions across the United States on matters of curriculum development, evaluation, and accreditation as well as PA program development. From 2012 through 2016, Mr. Miller served as the Chief Policy & Research Officer for the Physician Assistant Education Association based in Washington, DC.

He has created and lead several faculty development workshops for new faculty and emerging leaders in PA education. In October 2000, Mr. Miller received the Association of Physician Assistant Programs' Master Teacher Award. He has many scholarly articles and presentations including chapters in PA books. He was an editor of Lange's Q&A Physician Assistant Examination for editions two through six. He is one of the founders of the national student challenge bowl.

Dr. Stephen Lewia is an Emergency Medicine PA with Vituity at three emergency departments throughout Wichita, Kansas. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor at Wichita State University's PA program. Dr. Lewia completed an Emergency Medicine PA Fellowship at Arrowhead Medical Center in Colton, California. During this Fellowship he also completed his Doctor of Medical Science degree from the University of Lynchburg.

He has served as a strong advocate for the advancement of the PA profession ever since attending PA school at the University of Lynchburg. While in school he was elected to the AAPA's Student Academy Board of Directors and served as Student Academy President. During that time he also represented the student voice on the AAPA Board of Directors as the Student Director. Seeing the need for an early career voice on the AAPA Board, he then ran for and was elected to a two-year Director at Large seat.

Dr. Lewia currently lives in Maize, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita, with his wife Hillary who is a Trauma/Critical Care PA.

Kimberly Dempsey is an Associate Professor and Program Director for the Physician Assistant Program at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She practiced clinically at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Pediatric Dermatology. She has served on advisory boards for developing PA programs and currently serves on the advisory board for the Old Dominion University College of Health Sciences. She is also the founding Program Director for the Doctor of Medical Sciences Program at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Dr. Dempsey is a graduate of the Eastern Virginia Medical School PA Program and completed her Doctorate of Education in 2019 at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Dempsey enjoys lecturing nationally on dermatology and has worked with the American Academy of Physician Assistants on enduring Dermatology CME projects.

Dr. Henochowicz completed a combined B.S.-M.D. program in 1981, earning a B.S. degree in Chemistry, summa cum laude from C.U.N.Y. Brooklyn College and an M.D. degree from S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical School. Dr. Henochowicz received an MBA in the Business of Medicine program at Johns Hopkins University. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Henochowicz is board certified in Internal Medicine and Allergy/Immunology. He is a former chief medical resident at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. He did his fellowship in Allergy/Immunology at the National Jewish Center and the University of Colorado. He is a former Assistant Clinical Professor at U.M.D.N.J. in New Brunswick, N.J. and a former Senior Staff Attending at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
Dr. Henochowicz is Clinical Professor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology at Georgetown University Medical School. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the University of Virginia Medical School. The practice is a teaching site for the University of Virginia Medical School, as well as the George Washington University and James Madison University Physician Assistant schools. Dr. Henochowicz is a former President of the Greater Washington Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Society. Dr. Henochowicz is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP). He is the Governor of the Virginia chapter. Dr. Henochowicz is married and has four children. He is proud to be Naomi, Pearl, and Lewis's grandfather. One more is on the way.