Brian Valus MS AT PA-C

Experience

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  Southwest General Health Center

  Aug 1999 - May 2003

  Board Certified Athletic Trainer

  Supervision and education of student athletic trainers. • Assistant Athletic Trainer Olmsted Falls High School • Outpatient rehabilitation/therapy in a for-profit rehabilitation center. • Therapy coverage for cardiac rehabilitation phases I,II, and III. • Team leader and management lead for athletic trainers.

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  Midlands Orthopaedics PA

  Sept 2003 - Aug 2007

  Physician Assistant Certified

  Sports Medicine/ Adult reconstruction surgery • Highly diversified sports medicine experience consisting of medical and surgical responsibilities in a premiere Orthopedic practice in Columbia, South Carolina. • A wide variety of surgical duties included patient positioning, pre-operative orders, first assisting, surgical closure of all tissue layers, drain placements, and post-operative patient management including daily rounds. • Provided non-profit, volunteer medical coverage for local high school sporting events. • Management lead role between the organization’s physician assistants and upper management. Show less

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  OrthoNeuro

  Aug 2007 - Jun 2013

  Physician Assistant Certified

  Neuro Surgery/Spine Surgery •Extensive office duties included consultations with new and established patients. • Medical duties involved radiographic, EMG/NCS and MRI /CT myelogram interpretations of spine anatomy and prescriptive privileges. • Medical dictations included history and physical examinations, office visits, and discharge summaries utilizing multiple electronic medical recorders platforms. • Orthopedic Urgent Care Independent evaluation and treatment of a wide variety of orthopedic and spine injuries Show less

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  The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

  Jun 2013 - now

  Physician Assistant Certified

  Sports Medicine Hip Preservation/General Orthopedics/Adult Reconstruction/Muscle Skeletal Infection. APP Fellowship Orthopedic Educator. • Surgical duties encompass pre- and post-operative orders, patient positioning, surgical closure of all layers, first and second assisting, management of daily rounds. • Medical dictations include office visits and new patient physical examinations Is utilizing EPIC medical record system. Office duties consist of independent evaluation and treatment of new and established patients, injections/aspirations of joints, wound care, casting/splinting, prescriptive privileges, and X-ray/MRI evaluation of extremities. • Responsible for various aspects of the didactic and academic education of Ohio State University medical students and residents. • Direct involvement in surgical and office education of PA fellows and residents with surgeon’s involvement. • Co-investigator on a research study for the retrieval analysis of infected orthopedic hardware and a team member on a research study for peri-operative surgical site infections. • Orthopedic APP fellowship program educator in the Department of Orthopedics. Show less