"There Are No Gold Medals In Surgery For Physicians Assistants" - Leslie Schlachter
Leslie Schlachter, PA, clinical director and chief neurosurgical physician assistant at the Mount Sinai Health System shares her experience in her demanding career as a surgical physician assistant. “I am very lucky to specialize in skull base and cranial pathology as over 90 percent of our patients are elective surgeries and after a successful surgery go home on postoperative day 3-5. However, for each patient, each surgery and each day feels epic and usually gut-wrenching. My role as a surgical physician assistant is broad and demands precision.”
- Leslie C. Schlachter, PA, Clinical Director, Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System