Polly A. Porter PA-C, MPAS, ATC

Polly Porter joins NSMI as a Physician Assistant after working in the Northern Virginia area as a Surgical Physician Assistant at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria.

After graduating from DePauw University and Indiana University, Polly worked as a College Professor and Head Athletic Trainer at Skidmore College, Dean College, and Sweet Briar College.

She has sports medicine experience at all levels of competition from recreational to professional. She was a host athletic trainer for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, World Track and Field Trials and the Pan Am Games.

Polly is the President Elect for the Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants and is a Regional Director for the Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery. She is very active in her profession and serves as the Liaison for the National Athletic Training Association and the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Polly enjoys cycling, hiking, cross country skiing, and travel.

CERTIFICATONS/LICENSURE:

• American Academy of Physician Assistants Board Certification
• Virginia Board of Medicine (Physician Assistant/Athletic Trainer)
• National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification
• Adult Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

MEMBERSHIPS:

• American Academy of Physician Assistants
• Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants
• Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery
• National Athletic Trainers Association
• Virginia Athletic Trainers Association
• Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association
• Virginia Orthopaedic Society
• Washington Orthopaedic Society

LEADERSHIP

• Vice President, Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants, 2009
• Liaison, National Athletic Training Association and American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2009
• Regional Director, Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009
• Steering Committee, Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine, 2009
• Secretary, Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants, 2008
• Co-Chair, Northern Virginia Chapter, VAPA, 2005
• Leadership Summit –American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2004
• Reimbursement Committee Chair, Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants, 2007
• Board of Directors, Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants, 2008-present

Practice/ Research Interests:

• Knee Injuries
• ACL Injuries/ Prevention
• Articular Cartilage Injury/ Repair
• Women’s Issues in Sports Medicine
• Wellness
• Injury Prevention
• Hip Injuries

Hobbies:

• Mountain Biking
• Hiking
• Cross country skiing
• Travel

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Professional Background

Physician Assistant, Department of Surgery
INOVA/ Mt. Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA

Physician Assistant, Department of Orthopaedics
INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA
Management of orthopaedic trauma patients in Trauma I Center

Head Athletic Trainer/Instructor
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA
Professor, Head Athletic Trainer for ten sports teams
Coordinator of Student-Athlete Mentor Program
Women’s Wellness Instructor

Head Athletic Trainer
Virginia Roadsters, Hampton, VA
Women's Professional Fastpitch Softball

Head Athletic Trainer/Professor
Dean College, Franklin, MA
Head Football Trainer, Director of Sports Medicine

Athletic Trainer/Head Volleyball Coach/Lecturer
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Research Assistant, Indiana University School of Medicine/
Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, Mooresville, IN

Educational Background

Undergraduate
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
B.A. Physical Education/ Education

Graduate
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
M.S. Physical Education/Athletic Training

Physician Assistant Education
South University, Savannah, GA
B.S. Physician Assistant, Magna Cum Laude

Graduate PA Training
University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
MPAS, Physician Assistant Studies
Specialization: Orthopaedic Surgery/Sports Medicine

Sports Coverage/ Volunteer Activities

• Sports Physicals, Fairfax County Public Schools,VA
  Cherry Blossom 10-Miler, Washington, DC
• Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO
  Volunteer Athletic Trainer
• 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta, GA
  Host Athletic Trainer, Field Hockey
• Vail/Avon Lacrosse Tournament, Vail, CO
• National Field Hockey Festival, West Palm Beach, FL Medical Manager
• Virginia Roadsters Professional Softball, Newport News, VA
• Pan American Games, Indianapolis, IN
• US Olympic Track and Field Trials, Indianapolis, IN
• World Indoor Track and Field Championships, Indianapolis, IN
• Indiana White River Park State Games, Indianapolis, IN

Publications

Porter PA “ Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Focal Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee”, submission

Porter PA “Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Using the Lap Disc” Surgical Physician Assistant Nov 2004.

Saddler SC Porter PA “Case Report: Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Focal Chondral Defect of the Patella” Poster Presentation at the Johns Hopkins University Department of Orthopaedics conference” 3rd Annual Joint Preserving Treatment of the Hip and Knee , Ocean City, MD, October 2004

Porter PA “ Zyvox” Advance for Physician Assistant, Oct 2003

Porter PA, Vacala MR, Wilson JW, Whitaker GW “Leiomyomas of the uterus presenting as hip pain” Poster presentation at the American Academy of Physician Assistants National Convention, Anaheim, California, May 2001

Weesner C, Porter PA, Albohm MJ, Ritter MA "Effects of Exercise on Cruciate Ligament Laxity in Male and Female Basketball Players", Sports Training, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1991, (2)97-102

Presentations

Porter PA “ Evaluation of Acute Orthopaedic Injuries in the Primary Care Setting”, Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants Summer Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, July 27, 2009.

Porter PA Stein W“ Snap, Crackle, Pop: Orthopaedics in the Dialysis Unit”, Spring Clinical Meetings, National Kidney Foundation, Nashville, TN, March 26, 2009

Porter PA “ Rehabilitation following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair”, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital lecture series Arthroscopic Repair of Rotator Cuff Tears”, September 29, 2007

Porter PA “ Management of Proximal Humeral Fractures”, presented at Orthopaedics on the Eastern Seaboard, Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Conference, Norfolk, VA, October 7, 2005

Porter PA “Female Athlete with Medial Knee Pain: Case Report”, presented at the Virginia Athletic Training Association Annual Meeting, January 15, 2005

Porter PA, Dare TJ, Northup JD “Hepatocellular Carcinoma without Cirrhosis in a Patient with Hereditary Hemochromatosis” Poster presentation at the American Academy of Physician Assistants National Convention, Boston, MA, May 2002