Specialty Representatives
Trauma Representative
Richard G. Winters, DHSc, PA-C
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Richard G. Winters BIO
Richard G. Winters, DHSc, PA-C
Richard Winters is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham's (UAB) Master of Surgical Physician Assistant Studies program iand earned his Doctor of Health Sciences from Nova Southeastern University. After graduation from UAB, he worked for more than five years at a Level I Trauma Center in UAB’s Trauma and Burn Intensive Care Unit. He currently works for EmCare - Acute Care Surgery in a Level II Trauma Center at the Medical Center of Plano in Plano, Texas. He has multiple certifications, including Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS). He is an active member of the Eastern Association of Surgery of Trauma (EAST), an associate member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and a member of the AAPA and the TAPA. He has written for publication in and serves as a reviewer for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. He also currently serves on the Advanced Practice Practitioner Committee at the Medical Center of Plano. In addition, Richard is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas – Southwestern (UTSW) Physician Assistant program and has served as a guest lecturer, clinical preceptor and mentor for more than seven years.
Plastic & Reconstruction Representative
Leah Kenney, PA-C
Transplant Surgery Representative
Pamela R. Patton, PA, MSP
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Pamela R. Patton BIO
Pamela R. Patton, PA, MSP
Pamela R. Patton, PA, MSP is the Director of Admissions, School of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Florida Health and Associate Professor, School of PA Studies at the College of Medicine. She has received the Exemplary Teacher, UF College of Medicine; William M. Hall Endowed Professorship, and the 2nd Annual American Society of Transplant Surgeons Advanced Transplant Provider Award. She is a member of the Transplant Quality Committee and founder of the Transplant Directors Council of Thoracic and Abdominal Transplant Programs.
Ophthalmology Representative
Seeking a Representative Chairperson
Neurosurgery Representative
Joseph Hlavin, PA-C (Spine)
James Piotrowski, PA-C (Brain)
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Military Representative
Catherine Gaines, PA-C, Lt. Col (Ret.), COANG, BSC
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Hepato-Biliary Representative
Roy Constantine, PhD, MPH, PA-C
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