Gaye DeRusso PA-C

                                                       (Physician Assistant – Certified)

                                                       510-704-7760 ext. 104

                                                       mailto:gaye@eppleymd.com

 Gaye is originally from Albany, New York.  She graduated with honors from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in Long Island with a degree in Biology. She received her degree as a Physician Assistant from the Master’s Program at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT in 1997. She became certified after passing the NCCPA national board exam in 1997, recertified in 2003 and is licensed in the state of California.

Gaye has worked in orthopedics since graduating from Yale in 1997. Before moving to California she worked for a well-known orthopedic group in Richmond, VA. There she gained experience in total joint surgery, shoulder and knee arthroscopy, general orthopedics and trauma. In 2000 she moved to California and joined Dr. Eppley’s practice.

She has completed continuing medical education programs in total joint surgery, arthroscopy, trauma, sports medicine and general orthopedics. Gaye is required to complete 100 CME credits, every two years. This keeps her updated on new procedures, techniques and treatments for orthopedic problems.

Gaye’s experience helps her to provide a broad range of orthopedic services, which include treating patients with general orthopedic conditions, evaluating, admitting and beginning treatment of patients from the emergency room. Performing arthrocentesis, intra-articular steroid and lubricant (Supartz, Hyalgan) injections. Preop histories and physicals, postoperative care, prescribing medications, physical therapy and MRI's. First assisting in surgery, managing patients in the hospital, patient education and research. 

Gaye’s special interest includes arthroscopic ACL repairs, osteochondral grafts, meniscus repairs, arthroscopic bankart repairs, rotator cuff repair surgery and shoulder replacement surgery.

When she has time off, she enjoys spending time with her family, riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, mountain biking, hiking with her dogs, wakeboarding and snowboarding.

A PA is a midlevel practitioner licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. The PA profession was created in 1965 with the idea that mid-level practitioners could increase consumer access to health services by extending the time and skills of the physician. The PA curriculum was based on the fast track training of doctors during WW II.

Today, Physician Assistants are well-recognized and highly sought-after members of the health care team who, working interdependently with physicians, provide diagnostic and therapeutic patient care in virtually all medical specialties and settings.

Their job descriptions are as diverse as those of their supervising physicians. If you wish to learn more about Physician Assistants, please go to the American Academy of Physician Assistants at www.aapa.org

For more information on Tennessee Walking Horses, please go the the following link.

http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/tenn.html

This breed and other gaited breeds are good for people who like to ride but have joint problems. The irritation of your joints that some experience with the trot of the horse, is decreased due to the lack of any bouncing with their gaits.