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Advanced Practice Providers

Advanced Practice Providers (APP) serve in collaborative roles with physicians in all specialties in acute care and clinic settings.

When you make an appointment for a neurosurgical consultation with one of the physicians at the University of Rochester Medical Center, you may spend some of your time with a Advanced Practice Provider. He or she will take your vital signs, ask about your medical history and current symptoms, and conduct a physical and neurosurgical exam. He or she will discuss this information with the doctor who will see you next. After the doctor meets with you, a plan will be made for your medical treatment.

The APP may be the person who calls you with test results or other information the doctor would like you to know. He or she may take your phone call if you have a question about your medical treatment or new information concerning your condition. These calls will be discussed with your physician. The APP may perform some of the medical procedures that become necessary for your medical care, such as a lumbar puncture. He or she may see you in during your follow-up visit.

RNP utilizes two types of Advanced Practice Providers - Nurse Practitioners (NPs), and Physician Assistants (PAs). Both nurse practitioners and physician assistants are nationally certified and state licensed to provide diagnostic, treatment and follow-up care under the direction of a physician.