A resident of South Austin for over 13 years, Mark’s background includes practical experience as a medic in institutional and emergency medicine prior to attending Physician Assistant school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas where he earned a Master of Science degree. He is a former high school science teacher, a former US Air Force Reservist and currently a U.S. Army Reserve Physician Assistant. He lives in South Austin with his wife Grace and children Amanda and Curtis.

Education:
M.S. Physician Assistant Studies
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas – 1999

Clinical Experience:
Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics,
Geriatrics, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology with additional clinical experiences in
Dermatology and General Radiology

B.S. Secondary Education (Biology and History)
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas – 1988

Research:
Comparisons of Outcomes, With and Without Serial Casting, Following
Treatment with Botulinum Toxin in Children with Lower Extremity Spasticity. Principal Investigator Adrienne G. Tilbor, D.O., Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas


Certification:
National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)

Professional Associations:
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Texas Academy of Physician Assistants
Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants
United States Army Reserve
 

What is a Physician Assistant?
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PA’s practice as a team with their Supervising Physician and are trained to see 85-90% of medical problems for which you will come to the office.

Conceived by physicians, the role of the PA is rooted in the highly-trained Vietnam Era Medic/Corpsman who returned with extensive practical medical knowledge and was then trained to provide Family Practice medical care.

At Baylor College of Medicine, PA’s are trained in medicine side-by-side with medical students attending many of the same classes and clinical rotations; the difference is not the content of their education but time in training; on average, PA’s complete 108 weeks of coursework versus 153 weeks for medical students.

After graduating, physicians complete further training in residency programs lasting typically from three to nine years before they begin independent practice.
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