Derek P. Wimmer

Orthopaedic Physician Assistant

Focused care from injections to total joint replacements.

Procedures offered include aspirations, cortisone, platelet rich plasma therapy, stem cell therapy

Orthopaedic Physician Assistant

Specializing in hips and knees. Focused care from injections to total joint replacements.

Emergency Department Physician Assistant

Responsible for seeing a broad variety of patient load, performing emergency department procedures, and ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing.

MAR 2015 - Present
31st Combat Support Hospital

Sole provider for a 254 bed combat support hospital. Operated autonomously to manage care of all attached personnel. Used medical knowledge and research to develop care plans for all chronic and emergent care issues. Supervised all subordinate medical personnel in daily care of all patients.

MAY 2012 - FEB 2015
1-41 Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division

Sole provider for an 800 person infantry battalion. Managed routine and urgent care of all personnel and supervised 40+ medics to assist in maintaining daily healthcare needs.

University of Nebraska Medical Center - Interservice Physician Assistant Program

Clinical rotations completed at William Beaumont Army Medical Center

4-319th Airborne Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade

Experienced with combat trauma and supervised 15+ medics in the management and emergent care of life threatening issues. 

• Courses included in program:
• Cardiovascular and Hematologic Emergencies
• Neurologic, Psychiatric, Eye, and ENT Emergencies
• OB/GYN, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Emergencies
• Trauma and Non-traumatic Musculoskeletal Emergencies
• Environmental Emergencies
• Toxicology and Dermatologic Emergencies
• Gastrointestinal, Thoracic, and Respiratory Emergencies
• Renal, Metabolic, Endocrine, Immunologic Emergencies
• Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine
• Emergency Procedures

• Scored top 10% nationally on Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam
• Completed over thirteen clinical rotations to include cardiology, emergency medicine, internal medicine/critical care, anesthesia, surgery, dermatology, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedics/physical therapy, psychiatry, ENT/allergy, pediatrics, ophthalmology, family practice, and radiology
• Completed over 800 hours in the Emergency Department and Quick Care Clinic
• Evaluated and treated over 2,000 military, civilian, and foreign-borne patients
• Performed over 1,000 clinical procedures such as lumbar puncture, endotracheal tube intubation, arterial line placement, suturing, cardioversion, surgical assist, skin biopsies, splinting/casting, and arthrocentesis 
• Managed chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and asthma
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic labs, radiographs, and electrocardiograms

Bachelor of Science