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Katie Hickey

@katiehickey

Oncology-focused Physician Assistant providing immunotherapy/chemotherapy care, clinical trial support, and side-effect management.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an oncology Physician Assistant role where I can lead immunotherapy/chemotherapy and clinical trial support, collaborate across specialties, and deliver strong symptom and side-effect management alongside palliative-focused care.

I’m a Physician Assistant with advanced practice leadership training and direct experience across outpatient and inpatient oncology settings. I prescribe immunotherapy and study drug, manage treatment-related side effects, and interpret restaging imaging including PET, CT, MRI, and XR.

I bring a collaborative approach to complex, multi-specialty cancer care—working with surgical onc, GI, ENT, plastic surgery, orthopedic onc, radiation oncology, gynecology onc, thoracic surgery, pulmonology, palliative care, dietitian, and LCSW teams. I also admit and treat acutely ill hematology/oncology patients on active chemotherapy or immunotherapy, managing comorbid conditions and benign hematologic diagnoses.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Camp Counselor

Current

Science-U Eberly College of Science

Feb 2023 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Served as a Camp Counselor for the Science-U Eberly College of Science Summer Program.

Current

Member, UPMC OAPP Preceptor Academy

Current

UPMC

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Member of the UPMC OAPP Preceptor Academy.

Current

Advanced Practice Provider Preceptor

Current

UPMC

Jan 2019 - Present (7 years 6 months)

Serves as an Advanced Practice Provider Preceptor at UPMC.

Undergraduate Research Intern

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Dec 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 2 months)

Worked as an Undergraduate Research Intern in the Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology Department.

Undergraduate Lab Assistant

Women’s Health and Exercise Lab (WHEL)

Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 (2 years)

Assisted with research activities in the Women’s Health and Exercise Lab (WHEL).

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Mercyhurst University

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Physician Assistant Studies

Earned a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, graduating 5/12/2019; passed the PANCE on 5/25/2019.

Pennsylvania State University

Bachelor of Science, Biobehavioral Health

2013 - 2017

Completed a Bachelor of Science with a focus in Biobehavioral Health and a minor in Global Health (with a focus in South Africa work).

UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)

Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Certificate, Advanced Practice Provider Leadership

2022 -

Completed an Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Certificate course with UPMC’s Office of Advanced Practice Providers and the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, from 02/2022 to 05/2022.