Board Certification:

American Academy of Physician Assistants; Certified Physician Assistant

Education and Background:

James received his bachelor’s degree in physician assistant studies from George Washington University in Washington D.C. and his master’s in physician assistant studies (orthopaedics) from The University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has spent 28 years in the U.S. Navy with half of that time as a physician assistant. He served in California, Washington, Italy, Spain and Japan, and most recently he spent three years at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He also deployed to both Croatia and Afghanistan.

Special interests: 

“I treat all musculoskeletal conditions and injuries. Coming from a military medicine background, the majority of my experience has resulted from treating acute and chronic orthopedic injuries in relatively young adults without comorbidities. I'm looking forward to expanding my practice to include a wider variety of patients and conditions. I'm also excited to be providing assistance in the operating room with total joint arthroplasties, spine cases and tumor excisions - these cases are much less common in a military population, and they interest me.”