Faculty & Staff >> Ronald D. Combs, MMSc., PA-C, FCCM
Associate Administrative Director Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Chief Physician Assistant
718-670-1572
Education:
Institution
Years
Medical Education
Polk Community College
Winter Haven, FL
Associate Arts Degree, Pre-Med
1973 - 1975
Alderson Broaddus College
Phlippi, West Virginia
Four Year Physician Assitant Program
Bachelor of Medical Science
1975 - 1979
Alderson Broaddus College
Graduate School
Philippi, West Virginia
Masters of Medical Science-Surgery
2000 - 2002
Board Certification(s):
NCCPA Certifying Examination
Proficiency Examination in Surgery
BLS, ACLS, & ATLS Certified
FCCS Certified
Licensure:
New York
Academic Appointments:
Alderson Broaddus College Graduate School
Master's Program in Surgery
Clinical Professor
Chief Physician Assistant, Department of Surgery
New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
Surgical Faculty
Bayer Institute For Health Care Communication
400 Morgan Lane West Haven, CT 06412
Faculty Member - Trained In: CPC 2003
Certified
Weil Medical College Cornell University
Clinical Instructor Physician Assistant Program
1300 York Avenue
New York, New York 10021
York College,
City University of New York
Physician Assistant Program
Adjunct Professor
Medical Specialties:
General Surgery
Critical Care
Affiliations/Professional Societies:
Society of Critical Care Medicine 1986- Present
American Academy of Physician Assistants
New York State Society of Physician Assistants
Member at Large, Physician Assistant Specialty Section
Society of Critical Care Medicine 1999- present
Recognition and Honors:
First P.A. in the country to be inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care
January 1998 Doctor of the Month
New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
1998
1998 Recipient of the Harry Bennington Memorial Award
Excellence in commitment and success
Hu C. Myers Society Alderson Broaddus College
Physician Assistant Program
1998
1999 Alumni Achievement Award
Alderson Broaddus College
1999
Languages Spoken:
English
Current Publications:
Combs, R : Maurer, J; Turner, J; Wolf, W; Central Line Placement in Critically Ill Patients; Safe to Sit Presented 2nd Annual Research Seminar New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens Publications pending
Combs, R ; Maurer, J; Siddiqi, F; Turner,J Safety of the Sitting Position When Placing Subclavin Venous Catheters in Mechanically Ventilated Patients New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Department of Surgery, Flushing, New York Presented 1998 Annual Scientific SCCM Symposium San Antonio, Tx
Combs, R ; Maurer, J; Siddiqi, F; Turner, J Safety of the Sitting Position When Placing Subclavin Venous Catheters in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Critical Care Medicine January 1998 Volume 26/Number 1
Combs, R; Physician Assistants in Critical Care (Narrative) SCCM Critical Care Symposium 1999; 109-112
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