Adjunct Faculty in the Doctor of Medical Science Program

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Biography:

Frank Caruso began his career in 1983 as a PA in emergency medicine and orthopedics. He worked in a variety of medical centers and health maintenance organizations in New York City. In 1994, he was offered a position as Chief PA for the department of orthopedic surgery at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Since that time the department has grown from six faculty physicians and six PA’s to 60 faculty physicians and nearly 50 Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in 19 locations.

Dr. Caruso presently serves as Manager of the department of orthopedic surgeries satellite APP’s and Co-Director of the Orthopedic PA Fellowship and precepts students from a number of Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner programs throughout the state.

In the state of North Carolina, Dr. Caruso has served on several committees for the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants (NCAPA) and is a Director at Large for the Piedmont Association of Physician Assistants. Nationally, he is the Chairperson for the Disaster Association of Physician Assistants which is a Special Interest Group sponsored by the American Academy of Physician Assistants(AAPA).

Dr. Caruso is a recognized local, state and national speaker on numerous musculoskeletal and disaster medicine topics. In 2015 he was invited to the White House to represent AAPA and to work on the “Stop the Bleed Program” sponsored by the National Security Council. In 2015 he was a member of a workgroup that wrote the National Healthcare Disaster Certification Exam (NHDP-BC) through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

As adjunct faculty Frank teaches in the post-graduate PA program for the State of New York at Stony Brook and at Lenoir-Rhyne Doctoral Nursing Program in Hickory NC. Adjunct Faculty, University of Lynchburg – Disaster Medicine.

On a personal level, Frank is an active member of the local fire department, church and civic club. He serves as Deputy Commander for NC-1 a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) which is part of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). On the state Level he is a member of State Medical Assistance Team (SMAT). He enjoys boating, hiking, spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren, and playing the accordion. He presently resides in Winston-Salem with his wife and two rescue dogs.

Education

• DMSc — University of Lynchburg
• MPH — University of Lynchburg
• Graduate Certificate, Global Health — Wake Forest School of Medicine
• MPS — New School for Social Research
• BS, Health Science — State University of NY at Stony Brook
• BA — Dowling College