Orthopaedic Advanced Practitioners

Brian Abbott, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Sean Andrew, PA-C

Physician Assistant

• Clinical Interests:
• Athletic injuries of the shoulder, knees and hips,
• Hip arthroscopy,
• Soft tissue injuries of the knee including ligament and meniscal tears,
• Soft tissue injuries of the shoulder including rotator cuff and labrum tears

Kathleen Burn, NP

Inpatient Nurse Practitioner

Karissa Comfort, PA-C

Physician Assistant

• Clinical Interests:
• Cervical myelopathy,
• Cervical stenosis,
• Herniated disc,
• Laminectomy,
• Lumbar stenosis,
• Minimally invasive spine surgery,
• Spinal fusion,
• Spondylolisthesis

Macy Cook, PA

Physician Assistant

Hannah Crawford, NP

Inpatient Nurse Practitioner

Anne Fiore, DNP, ANP-BC

Nurse Practitioner, Doctor of Nursing, Clinical Administrator for Orthopaedic Oncology Service

• Clinical Interests:
• Benign and malignant (sarcoma) bone and soft tissue tumors,
• Pain management,
• Patient education (encompassing knowledge of the disease, adjuvant treatment, surgery & rehabilitation),
• Preparation for surgery and its aftermath,
• Strategies to help patients cope/adapt to their lives after surgery,
• impact on quality of life

Anne Fiore, DNP

Nurse Practitioner

• Clinical Interests:
• Benign and malignant (sarcoma) bone and soft tissue tumors,
• Pain Management,
• Patient Education: encompassing knowledge of the disease, adjuvant treatment, surgery and rehabilitation,
• Preparation for surgery and its aftermath,
• impact on quality of life

Jacob Freeman, PA-C

Physician Assistant

• Clinical Interests:
• ACL injuries,
• Basketball/soccer/ski/football injuries,
• Cartilage injuries,
• Clavicle fractures,
• Hamstring avulsion,
• Hamstring injuries,
• Knee arthroscopy,
• Meniscus injuries,
• Rotator cuff injuries,
• Runner's knee/tendinitis,
• Shoulder arthritis,
• Shoulder arthroscopy,
• Shoulder fractures,
• Shoulder impingement,
• Shoulder instability,
• Shoulder replacement

Tricia Gordon, NP

Nurse Practitioner

• Clinical Interests:
• Cervical spinal stenosis,
• Degenerative spine disease,
• Herniated disc,
• Low back pain,
• Lumbar spinal stenosis,
• Spinal Fusion