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Joseph Knight, PA-C, B.S.
7554 McCaffrey Avenue
Fresno, California 93722
559.271.2793
LazyK-JK@Juno.com
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Education
California State University - Fresno. M.S., Medical Geology (in progress)
U.S. Army Physician Assistant School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Graduated 1984
University of the State of New York - Albany. B.S., Biology 1982
Associations/Memberships
U.S. Permafrost Association
Geophysical Society of Alaska
Alaska Geological Society
Geological Society of America
Alaska Academy of Physician Assistants
National Association of Science Writers
American Medical Writer’s Association
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Awards
2005 - 2006 Dean’s List, College of Science and Mathematics, California State University - Fresno
Foreign Travel
1990 – 1994 Numerous trips through Canada traveling to Alaska
1984 -1987: Germany, Belgium, France, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Switzerland
1974 – 1976 Guam, Japan, China, Philippines
Employment History
Feb. 1996 – present MEDICAL AND SCIENCE WRITER, Professional journals and consumer magazines
Oct. 2004 - present PEER REVIEWER, Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA) Review and critique manuscripts submitted to JAAPA for publication
Oct. 2003 - Aug. 2005 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, Family Care Providers, Fresno, California
Provide outpatient family practice medical care
Apr. 1995 - Jun. 1997 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, Bloss Memorial Hospital, Atwater, California
Provided outpatient family practice medical care
Sept. 1993 - Jun. 2003 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, Shaw Medical Clinic, Fresno, California
Provided outpatient family practice medical care in a walk-in medical clinic
Nov. 1989 – Dec. 1993 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, USAF Hospital, Castle AFB, California
• Provided general outpatient medical care to active duty members, military retirees and their dependents
• Provided emergency medical care in Emergency Department
• First-assist in operating room. Follow-up and management of post-op surgical patients. Developed and managed surgical triage system
May 1987 – Nov. 1989 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, U.S. Army, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
• Provided general outpatient medical care to active duty members, retirees and their family members
• Gynecology clinic: First assist in gynecological and obstetrical surgery. Management of minor to moderate gynecological and obstetrical problems
• Military: Provided medical care to and evacuation of soldiers in an arctic infantry brigade
Feb. 1984 - May 1987 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, U.S. Army, Germany
• Provided outpatient family practice medical care to active duty members and their families.
• Pediatrics: Management of minor to moderate medical problems in a pediatric population (U.S. Army Hospital, Frankfurt)
• Military: Provided medical care to and evacuation of soldiers in a tank battalion
Community Service
Boy Scout leader Butzbach, Germany 1986
Boy Scout leader Fairbanks, Alaska 1988
Brownie Troop leader Chowchilla, California 2003
Professional Expertise
Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C).
Retired from U. S. Air Force in December 1993 after 20 years of active duty. Rank: Captain
Publications
Science Magazines
Considerations on the Terraformation of Mars. Astronomy & Space, Spring, 2007
Controversies Regarding the Cretaceous-Tertiary Event. Fossil News, Fall, 2006
Exploring Europa’s Icy Crust. Astronomy & Space, July, 2006
A Tour of the Volcanoes and Mountains of Io. Astronomy & Space, March, 2006
The Drake Equation: Is it Really a Delusion? Astronomy & Space, July, 2006
A Short Tour of the Volcanoes of Io. Amateur Astronomy, Winter, 2005
Medical Journals
Abdominal Wall Defects. ADVANCE for Imaging and Oncology Administrators, October, 2006
The Herpes Viruses. The American Dental Assistant’s Journal, August, 2006
Abdominal Wall Defects. ADVANCE for Imaging and Radiation Professionals, July, 2006
An Extra Toe in a 5-Year-Old Girl. ADVANCE for Imaging and Radiation Professionals, March, 2006
Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Clinical Enigma. ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners, February, 2006
Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Clinical Enigma. ADVANCE for Physician Assistants, July-August, 2005
Diabetes and Periodontitis. ADVANCE for Physician Assistants, March, 2005
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sialolithiasis. The Irish Medical Journal, November/December, 2004
Diagnosing Oral Mucosal Lesions. Physician Assistant, March, 2003
After An Accident: How Do You Treat PTSD? ADVANCE for Physician Assistants, September, 2001
Proper Use of Skin Adhesives for Wound Repair. JAANP, January, 2001
An Introduction to Common Medicinal Herbs. Physician Assistant, December, 2000
Seasonal Affective Disorder. ADVANCE for Directors in Rehabilitation, November, 2000
Seasonal Affective Disorder. ADVANCE for Physician Assistants, October, 2000
Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders in Primary Care. Hospital Physician, June, 1999
The Herpes Viruses. Nurse Week, 1999
Common Dermatosis of Pregnancy. Physician Assistant, March, 1999
Diagnosis and Treatment of Renal and Ureteral Calculi. Alaska Medicine, Apr/May/Jun 1998
A Man with Numbness in the Right Arm. Surgical Physician Assistant, May, 1998
Inserting an Insulin Catheter. Nursing 98, February
A Man with Unilateral Weakness and Pain. Physician Assistant, August, 1997
Emergency Care of Snake Bites. The Nurse Practitioner, December, 1996
Consumer Magazines
Beware of Heat Injuries. Sea Kayaker, July, 2006
Preventing Shoulder Pain. Action Pursuit Games, July, 2006
Post Partum Mood Disorders. searchwarp.com, July, 2006
High Blood Pressure and Weightlifting. Bodybuildingforyou.com. June, 2006
Fencing and Shoulder Pain: Injury and Relief. Fencer’s Quarterly, Spring, 2006
Protecting Eyes with Sunglasses. Healthy Child Care, April, 2006
Growing Pains in Children. Healthy Child Care, December, 2005
How to Prevent Shoulder Pain. Deer and Deer Hunter, August, 2005
Tick Facts and Tips. Big Apple Parent, June, 2000
Teens and Weightlifting. San Diego Family Magazine, March, 1999
Sickle Cell: How to live with it. Raising Black Children, Summer, 1999
Staying Well/Travel Tips. ASU Travel Guide, April-July, 1999
Sunglasses: Children Should Wear Them. San Diego Family Magazine, July, 1997
Shoulder Pain. Inside Kung Fu, March, 1997
Handling High Blood Pressure. Winton Times, February, 1997
High Blood Pressure and Weight Training: Can they Mix? Exercise for Men Only, February, 1996
Growing Pains Really Can Cause Suffering. Family Times, October, 1996
Protect Yourself from Animal-borne Diseases. Farm Journal, February, 1996
Travel
My Walk Through Hell. searchwarp.com. July, 2006
History
Boudicca - Warrior Queen of the Iceni, searchwarp.com, August, 2006
Who Killed the Iceman? searchwarp.com, July, 2006
Children’s Stories
The Legend of the White Rose, searchwarp.com, August, 2006
Miscellaneous
Contributing author: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Study Tips. Teen, September, 1997
How to Install Barbwire Fencing. Small Farm Today, April, 1997
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MY RESIDENCE INFO:
City: Fresno
State/Country: California
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