Meet Kendra Yakobson
Kendra is working alongside Dr. Hudson’s team at St. Anthony’s Hospital. She supports neurosurgery and spine patients undergoing surgical procedures. Kendra received her bachelor’s degree in Biological Science with a minor in Biomedical Sciences from Colorado State University. She then proceeded to earn a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences also from Colorado State University. Looking to continue her education and receive the physician assistant certification, Kendra travelled to the Yale School of Medicine to earn her Masters of Medical Science in the Physician Assistant Program. Kendra is a talented and experienced young physician assistant rounding out Neurosurgery One’s Lakewood team in St. Anthony’s Hospital.
Education
- Master of Medical Science, Physician Assistant Program – Yale School of Medicine, New Haven CT
- Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences – Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
- Bachelor of Science in Biological Science – Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO
Minor: Biomedical Sciences
Experience
- Physician Assistant, Colorado Brain and Spine Institute
- Trauma patients, first assist in operating room, evaluating new, follow up, and post op patients in the clinic and hospital
- Yale School of Medicine New Haven, CT
- Student Notetaker– Resource Office on Disability
- Medical Assistant, Orthopedic and Spine Center of the Rockies
- Panorama Orthopedics and Spine Center Golden, CO
- Patient Care Specialist
- Panorama Orthopedics and Spine Center Golden, CO
Publications
- Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of Eucosma Hubner and related genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae:
Eucosmini). Systematic Etymology (2014) 39, 49–67 - Phylogeny of Celastraceae tribe Euonymeae inferred from morphological characters and nuclear and plastid
genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 (2012) 9–20 - Phylogeny of Celastraceae subfamily Hippocrateoideae inferred from morphological characters and nuclear and
plastid loci. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59 (2011) 320–330
Memberships
- Basic Life Support
- American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
Team
Specializes in neuroendoscopy, minimally invasive brain surgery, and brain mapping.