Trisha was born and raised in a small town in Nebraska. She attended Shelton High School where she participated in volleyball, basketball, and track. She went on to earn her Bachelors in Science from Doane College, a small liberal arts school in Nebraska, where she played volleyball and ran track. She then attended University of Colorado, Denver where She received her Masters in Physician Assistant Studies.
After graduating, she began her career in Scottsbluff, Nebraska at Regional West Medical Center, where she practiced for a hospital based orthopedic group focusing on general Orthopedics and Orthopedic Trauma. After six years of practice in Nebraska, she relocated to Bakersfield to work with Kamil Erfanian, MD at Southern California Orthopedic Institute. Together their focus is on treating common and complicated hand and wrist injuries, including fractures, dislocations, tendon and nerve injuries, and many other injuries to the hand and wrist. As a Physician Assistant, Trisha assists Dr. Erfanian in performing clinic exams, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and imaging studies, and forming diagnoses and treatment plans. Their goal together is to manage your condition or injury with the most appropriate care to get you back to the activities you love.
ATTENTION! Due to construction, the patient drop-off area at our Van Nuys office will be temporarily unavailable beginning Monday, September 11, through Thursday, September 28. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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