K. Kelani Braceros
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Physician Assistant with 2+ years of experience in high-volume private vascular surgery, managing patients across outpatient clinic, inpatient care, office-based procedures, and the operating room. Experienced in surgical evaluation and treatment planning, intraoperative first assisting, postoperative management, and independent procedural care, with exposure to open, endovascular, and minimally invasive surgery. Brings a strong combination of clinical autonomy, operative experience, and multidisciplinary collaboration to surgical practice.
Overview
2
2
Languages
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Physician Assistant, Vascular Surgery
Vascular Endovascular Surgical Associates of LA
Los Angeles, California
03.2024 - Current
High-volume private vascular surgery practice providing outpatient, inpatient, procedural, and perioperative care.
Clinical & Perioperative Care
- Evaluate and manage new and established vascular surgery patients, including surgical consultations, diagnostic evaluation, preoperative assessment, postoperative care, and longitudinal follow-up.
- Provide inpatient vascular surgery consultation and ongoing management across three hospitals, including postoperative rounding and coordination of surgical care.
- Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with vascular surgeons and multidisciplinary inpatient teams.
Office-Based Procedures
- Independently perform office-based vascular procedures including endovenous ablation, sclerotherapy, aspiration procedures, and wound care.
- Manage patient selection, procedural preparation, informed consent, technical execution, and post-procedure follow-up.
Intraoperative & Surgical Experience
- First assist in open, endovascular, and laparoscopic vascular procedures, including operative exposure, tissue handling, retraction, hemostasis, suturing, and closure.
- Surgical experience includes:
- Dialysis access: AV fistula and graft creation, revision, ligation, and excision
- Peritoneal dialysis catheter placement and removal
- Peripheral endovascular revascularization and percutaneous transmural arterial bypass (PTAB)
- Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR)
- Venography/venogram procedures
- Thrombectomy
- Open repair of traumatic vascular injuries
Education
Master of Science - Physician Assistant Studies
Midwestern University
Downers Grove, IL08-2023
Master of Arts - Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA01-2017
Skills
- Surgical Assistance
- Outpatient Clinical Management
- Perioperative Care
- Office-Based Procedures
- Suturing & Wound Management
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Team collaboration
- Adaptability
Selected Clinical Training
General Surgery - 6 weeks
Highland Park Hospital | Highland Park, IL
Inpatient and outpatient surgical evaluation and management; preoperative and postoperative care; surgical assisting and participation in operative procedures; multidisciplinary rounds and patient presentations.
General Surgery - 4 weeks
Resurrection Medical Center | Chicago, IL
General surgical consultation and inpatient management; operative assisting; preoperative and postoperative care; surgical rounds and treatment planning.
Pediatric Trauma & Surgery - 4 weeks
University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago, IL
Evaluation and management of pediatric surgical and trauma patients; operative exposure and assisting; acute surgical and trauma care; multidisciplinary patient management.
Certification
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- State of California Physician Assistant Licensure
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Affiliations
- Giant Pars Plana Cysts Mimicking Retinal Detachment, 2020
- Visual Snow-Like Symptoms and Posterior Uveitis Following COVID-19 Infection, 2021
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Physician Assistant, Vascular Surgery
Vascular Endovascular Surgical Associates of LA
03.2024 - Current
Master of Science - Physician Assistant Studies
Midwestern University
Master of Arts - Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles