Brian Sady, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
Dr. Sady began his medical career at the age of 18 years old at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield Massachusetts, a top 100 hospital in the country. He worked in several departments including dietary, medical/surgical units, and radiology over a period of seven years. In 1995 he was accepted to the Springfield College/ Baystate Medical Center Physician Assistant program. He graduated, received his Bachelor of Science degree, and became NCCPA board certified in 1998. He was then accepted in 1998 to the Alderson-Broaddus College Emergency Medicine PA residency, Master’s Degree program, associated with West Virginia University’s level one trauma center in Morgantown, WV. Dr. Sady completed the program in 2000, and received a Master’s of Medical Science Degree with Emphasis in Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Sady began practicing in Las Vegas Nevada in 1998 in emergency medicine for the Valley Health System. In 2002 he transitioned to primary care. From 2004 until 2008 Dr. Sady owned and operated his own family practice medical center. From 2009 through 2014 he worked at Southwest Medical Associates in the Urgent Care. Dr. Sady joined Touro University as full time PA faculty in 2011.
In 2018 Dr. Sady completed a Doctor of Medical Sciences degree at the University of Lynchburg, Virginia. He was a graduate of the inaugural class with many other PA leaders from across the country. Dr. Sady has been a board member and President of the Nevada Academy of Physician Assistants, a Director at Large of PAFT, and served on the AAPA task force for OTP. In 2019 Dr. Sady was awarded Distinguished Fellow status from the AAPA for his service to the profession. Less than two percent of the PA profession have been awarded this distinction.
Dr. Sady practices medicine on the Touro University Nevada Mobile Healthcare Unit, which provides free care for the underserved, and regularly precepts students. He has taught ENT, Cardiology, Oncology, Emergency Medicine, GI, Physical Exam, and Clinical Procedures. Dr. Sady continues to advocate for the PA profession at the state and national levels.
2017-2018 University of Lynchburg
- Completed Doctorate of Medical Sciences Program for PAs July 2018
- Inaugural class of program
- 4.0 Cumulative GPA
- Research emphasis on doctoral education for PAs
1998-2000 Alderson Broaddus/ West Virginia University
- Master’s level PA post graduate Emergency Medicine Residency program
- Met on a monthly basis in West Virginia while employed full time
1995-1998 Springfield College/ Baystate Hospital PA Program
- Bachelor’s level program/ PA Certificate
- Top 100 hospital award winner associated with Tufts medical school
- Honors recipient Cum Laude
1993-1995 Springfield Technical Community College
- Phi Theta Kappa honors society
- Dean’s list recognition
1991-1992 Western New England College
Licenses
- Nevada State Board Of Medical Examiners
- Nevada State Board Of Osteopathic Medicine
- Nevada State Board Of Pharmacy license
- DEA( federal drug enforcement agency) provider license
Board Certification
- NCCPA PANCE1998
- NCCPA PANRE 2003
- NCCPA PANRE 2009
- NCCPA PANRE 2015
- Emergency Medicine
- Cardiology
- ENT
- Pediatrics
- Physical Diagnosis
- Medical Interviewing
AAPA News Central. Nevada’s PA-Practice Laws Creating Barriers to Care: PA’s Desire to Volunteer Delayed. September 19, 2018
- Initiated article concept with AAPA, and was senior editor of the final article.
NAPA News. 2018; Issue (7):5. NAPA President’s Letter 2018.
- Author of the article
Sady B. Optional Autonomy for PAs in Nevada: A White Paper. June 2015.
- 10 page white paper created for the PA profession to use as a reference and template when discussing PA legislative autonomy. Garnered national attention from PA profession.
Sady B. Autonomy now! Why PAs, like NPs, need full practice authority. Clinician Reviews. 2015;25(10):6-8
- Invited by senior editors to write an editorial article due to recognition as an expert in PA legislative autonomy as an emerging trend.
American Academy Of Physician Assistants since 2000
Physician Assistant Education Association since 2011
MENSA member since February 2013
PAs For Tomorrow since 2014
AAPA Joint Task Force on the Future of PA Practice Authority- Oct 2016-May 2017
- Created terms and policy at the national level for Optimal Team Practice
- Efforts culminated in Optimal Team Practice being voted into national policy for AAPA and profession, and was supported by other national PA orgs including NCCPA and PAEA
- Awarded Distinguished Fellow Status 2019 – less than 1% of PA profession currently has this designation – awarded for distinguished service to the profession
Nevada Academy Of Physician Assistants- President Elect, President, Past President 2017-2020
- Secured two grants from AAPA in 2016, 2017 for OTP legislation
- Worked with lobbyist as legislative chair – please see “2019 Legislative Supplemental” for all 10 laws that were passed
- Elected Senior Director At Large 2015-2017
- Worked with PAs in community to lobby board to support OTP
- Worked with BOD to propose new legislation for Nevada PAs 2016-2020
- Researched and implemented new website for NAPA which includes job board, Event creation and tracking, CME conference registration, and resources regarding the profession and legislation
PAs For Tomorrow – Elected Director at Large 2016-2018
- Founder and Co-Chair National Task Force For PA Autonomy PAFT 2015-Present –
- Awarded Lifetime Membership for service to the organization – first lifetime membership ever awarded.
- Met with CEO and other leadership at AAPA in May 2016 to discuss FTC strategy
- Created National task Force for PA Autonomy – implemented a task force with PAs from 11 states
- Worked on FPAR resolution which would become OTP
- Worked on AAPA FPAR Task force which created OTP
- Initiated contact with and met, via phone conference, with Federal Trade Commission Office of Policy to request PA policy paper for PA profession March 2016
2011 to Present
Touro University Nevada
College of Health and Human Services
School of Physician Assistant Studies
Master’s PA program
Assistant Professor – full time faculty
- Act as faculty advisor, participate in student promotion committee meetings, participate in university wide team based learning events, participated in ARC-accreditation self-study and evaluation 2014, interview PA candidates and participate on the PA executive admissions committee.
- Responsible for teaching emergency medicine, cardiology, HEENT, pediatrics, pulmonary medicine, oncology, and GI. Also team teach in surgical labs, physical diagnosis labs, medical interviewing labs, and OSCE lab exercises and testing. Responsible for numerous case based learning exercises.
- Have initiated new family practice and ICU/internal med rotation sites for PA students. Made contact with a Massachusetts hospital and healthcare company to start emergency medicine rotations for students in 2020.
Additional task - Technical Director 2011-2018
- Responsible for investigating and implementing four software platforms for the program including curriculum mapping, clinical tracking, electronic testing software, and clinical augmentation software. Have 600+ hours coordinating software research, FERPA compliance, university IT hardware and software preparations, student training, faculty training, and provided program specific configurations of all four platforms. Led contract negotiations for all four platforms. Continuously work with students, faculty, proctors, and IT to address ongoing maintenance and improvement of systems.
- 2017 Upgraded Emedley suite, dashboards, and reporting and upgraded to ecurriculum 3.0. Led implementation, scheduled training, and acquired budget approval for project
- 2017 Led initiative to upgrade mobile healthcare unit computers to Microsoft Surface Pro 4s. Worked with IT, and worked on budget.
Committees:
- Faculty Handbook Review Committee 2019- present
- PA Executive Admissions Review Committee 2018-present
- Institutional Review Board Member (IRB) 2013-present
- MHS/PA Scholarship Committees 2013, 2014, 2019
- WASC Regional Re-Accreditation Component team member 2017-2018
- PA Student Promotion and Advancement Committee (P&A) 2011-present
- PA Admissions Committee 2011-2018
- Associate Director of IT search committee 2016
- Assistant Director of Financial Aid Search Committee 2014
- Student Disciplinary Review Committee 2014
- IT Application Support Specialist Search Committee 2014
- Title IX Coordinator Search Committee 2013
- Institutional Technology Review Committee 2011
2009- 2013 United Health Care/ Southwest Urgent Care
- Practiced emergency walk in care for large HMO population. Used Touchworks EMR, Synapse radiology software, coding software, and internet EBM services.
- Used Ct scan, US, rapid diagnostic labs, and xray daily
- Repeatedly recognized for exceptional performance by my direct management and peers, and regularly had patient satisfaction levels as high as 96%.
2004-2008 Santa Rosa Medical Center
- Managed and Owned Family Practice Medical Center. Responsible for staff management, training office manager, medical and business licensing, tracking expenses and statistical data, implementing office policies, teaching other providers about charting and billing/production, QA for OSHA requirements and standards, implementing computer technology, scheduling providers and staff, and overseeing patient care.
2003-2004 Santa Maria Medical Center
- Provided family practice services to patients
- Diagnosed and monitored conditions including Hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism
- Also diagnosed acute walk in conditions: MI, pneumonia, Appendicitis
2001-2003 Paseo Medical Center
- Provided family practice services to patients
- Diagnosed and monitored conditions including Hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism
- Also diagnosed acute walk in conditions: MI, pneumonia, Appendicitis
1998-2001 Doctor’s Emergency Medical Services/ Emcare
- Provided Emergency Room care to patients including: fracture reductions, suturing, conscious sedation, IV therapy, lumbar punctures
