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Pivoting to Switch Specialty
Brie Marks, PA
Physician Assistant, plastic & reconstructive surgery
Physician Assistant Brie Marks is currently working in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at St. Luke's University Health Network. Brie got her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University, and later her master’s degree from DeSales University in Center Valley. Brie has experienced working as a PA in in-patient neurology, pediatric psychiatry and critical care. In her free time Brie enjoys being outside, spending time with her family, and reading. She has a YouTube channel dedicated to helping pre-PA students and PA students adjust to the medical space
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Tony Adkins, PA
Physician Assistant, pediatric neurosurgery, CHOC
Tony Adkins is a Physician Assistant in pediatric neurosurgery at Children's Hospital of Orange County. He also works at the emergency department at St. Joseph's Hospital. He is known as the “dancing doc” on social media and his philosophy on treating patients is to individualize each patient on the best practice rooted in a recovery model. Due to his widely-recognized uplifting nature as a provider, Tony has been featured on many television shows such as Good Morning America and Good Day LA. Tony graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine’s PA program and received his master's in public health, global health, and epidemiology at Loma Linda University. He had a non-traditional path to medicine as he initially served in the army for nine years.
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