Kristi Collins, DScPAS, PA-C, CAQ-OS
Program Director and Associate Professor New Hampshire Physician Assistant Program
- Dr. Arthur M. Pappas Professor of Health Care Practice
Affiliation
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EDUCATION
- Master of Science in Biology, Eastern Michigan University
- Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Philadelphia University (now Thomas Jefferson University);
- Doctor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science
- Certificate of Added Qualifications in Orthopaedic Surgery
COURSES TAUGHT
- Clinical Medicine
- Healthcare for the Rural and Underserved
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND AREAS
- Orthopaedics
- Care of Patients with Substance Use Disorder
- Stigma and Bias
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professional Memberships
- American Society for Addiction Medicine, Associate Member
- New Hampshire Society for Physician Assistants, Fellow Member
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Associate Member
- American Academy of Physician Assistants, Fellow Member
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member
Service
- Member, PAEA Family and Internal Medicine End of Rotation Exam Development Board
- Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Franklin Pierce University
- Peer Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
- Hartford Dismas House Volunteer
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2022 Community Star for the State of New Hampshire – National Organization of the State Offices of Rural Health
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Publications
- Kristi Collins. Periprosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee: A Review of Perioperative Diagnosis and Treatment Options. Physician Assistant Clinics. 2020. 6(2):229-238.
- Kristi Collins, James Gotoff, Elie Ghanem. Lyme Disease is a Potential Source for Culture Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infection. JAAOS: Global Research and Reviews. 2017 August 1(5):e023
Presentations
- Kristi Collins. Periprosthetic Joint Infections. American Academy of Surgical Physician Assistants. October 14-16, 2021.
- Kristi Collins, David Kolessar, James Gotoff, Patricia Franklin, Celeste Lemay, Elie Ghanem. The Effect of Total Knee Replacement on the Non-operated Lower Extremity Joints. American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), Dallas, November 6-8, 2015
- Edgardo Parilla, Nathaniel Wingert, James Gotoff, Kristi Collins, Robert Gotoff, Elie Ghanem. The ACS-NSQIP Risk Calculator is a Poor Predictor of Acute Periprosthetic Joint Infection. Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS), Cleveland, August 1-2, 2015
- Timothy L. Tan, Michael M. Kheir, Javad Parvizi, Elie Ghanem, Kristi Collins, James Gotoff, Antonia F. Chen. Total Joint Arthroplasty in Septic Arthritis: What Influences Outcomes? Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS), Cleveland, August 1-2, 2015
Poster Presentations
- Cheryl Vanderford, Paul Christensen, Kristi Collins, Priscilla Marsicovetere, Jennifer Zorn and Richard Dehn. Assessing PA Student Attitudes and Confidence: The Resutls of a Substance Use Disorder Curriculum Module Pilot Project. American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), Indianapolis, May 21-25, 2022.
- Kristi Collins, David J. Kolessar, James Gotoff, Patricia Franklin, Celeste Lemay, Elie S. Ghanem. The Effect of Total Knee Replacement on the Non-operated Lower Extremity Joints. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Orlando, March 1-5, 2016
- Kristi Collins, Thomas R. Bowen, Edgardo Parilla, Patricia Franklin, Celeste Lemay, Elie Ghanem. The Effect of Total Hip Replacement on the Non-operated Lower Extremity Joints. American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), Dallas, November 6-8, 2015
- Kristi Collins, David Kolessar, James Gotoff, Patricia Franklin, Celeste Lemay, Elie Ghanem. The Effect of Total Knee Replacement on the Non-operated Lower Extremity Joints. American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), Dallas, November 6-8, 2015
- Kristi Collins, Edgardo Parilla, James Gotoff, Hany Bedair, Elie Ghanem. Lyme Disease is a Potential Source for Culture Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infection. Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS), Cleveland, August 1-2, 2015
