Dr. Flanagan is a practicing Physician Assistant for 46 years with experience in various specialties including CT Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine and Orthopedic Spine/Scoliosis Surgery.

Dr. Flanagan entered the academic arena in 2006. She serves as the Co-Chair of Touro University PA Programs and Chair of Remediation and Assessment. She has taught throughout the PA curriculum and currently serves as an instructor for Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Surgery and Spine Anatomy. 

Dr. Flanagan’s Scholarly Activities include having served as an author for PAEA Family Medicine and Internal Medicine End of Rotation exams and she was a founding committee member and author of the PAEA End of Curriculum Exams. She also serves as a Site Visitor Chair for the ARC-PA. 

Clinical Specialty

• Family Medicine
• Orthopedic Spine/Scoliosis Surgery

Education

• Doctorate in Physician Assistant Touro University Worldwide
• MS in PA Studies Stony Brook University
• Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Management Stony Brook University
• BS with major in Physician Associate St. John’s University
• PA Certificate St. John’s/ U.S.P.H.S Hospital, Staten Island

Areas of Expertise

Remediation, ARC-PA Accreditation, Program Self-Assessment

Memberships and Affiliations

• Member of American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
• Member of the PA Education Association (PAEA)
• Member New York State Society of Physician Associates (NYSSPA)
• Member New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants (NJSSPA)

Teaching Responsibilities

• PAM 434 Clinical Human Anatomy Lecture (Back & Spine)
• MPAN 673 Clinical Medicine IV (Infectious Disease)
• PAM 623 General Surgery (Pediatric Surgery)