Summer Pellechio
Denver,CO
Summary
Physician Assistant trained in high-acuity inpatient medicine, now pivoting to holistic primary care to align my daily practice with my core values in lifestyle medicine and disease prevention.
Overview
1
1
Certification
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Physician Assistant, Nocturnist Pediatric Oncology/Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant
Children's Hospital Colorado
02.2026 - Current
- Provided overnight in-house care for up to 16 pediatric oncology, hematology, and bone marrow transplant patients, ensuring timely interventions and support.
- Identified and managed life-threatening complications, including neutropenic sepsis, tumor lysis syndrome, acute chest syndrome, anaphylaxis, severe mucositis, and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), enhancing patient safety and outcomes.
- Established therapeutic alliances with families facing life-threatening pediatric diagnoses, effectively communicating critical clinical updates, lab findings, and urgent treatment plans with clarity and empathy.
Physician Assistant, Pediatric ICU
Children's Hospital Colorado
10.2024 - 02.2026
- Provide front-line care for up to 8 critically ill patients during the day and up to 16 at night.
- Assess and respond to urgent high-risk situations including blood pressure lability, low blood oxygen, inadequate sedation, and high intracranial pressure.
- Manage medications including anti-hypertensives, beta-blockers, vasopressors, opiates, benzodiazepines, propofol, ketamine, and Precedex.
- Collaboratively develop treatment plans for a broad spectrum of primary problems; trauma, respiratory, hemodynamics including post-cardiac arrest and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), neurology, endocrine, renal including continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), hematology/oncology, and toxic ingestions.
- Perform lumbar punctures and point-of-care chest ultrasounds.
- Order and interpret lab work and imaging, such as complete blood counts, comprehensive metabolic panels, blood gases, lactate, cultures, and radiographs.
- Perform physical examinations on a wide range of patients aged 1 month through >20 years.
Inpatient Advanced Practice Provider Fellow
Children's Hospital Colorado
10.2023 - 09.2024
- Rotated through various settings within the Children's hospital including Hospital Medicine, Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Trauma/Surgery, Pulmonology, and Cardiology.
- Gathered detailed patient histories and symptoms to inform diagnosis and treatment plans.
- Performed physical exams.
- Prescribed medication including antibiotics, bronchodilators, steroids, beta-blockers, anti-hypertensives, and opiates.
- Completed advanced didactic curriculum in ventilator management, shock, diabetic ketoacidosis, and seizures.
- Completed advanced curriculum on ventilator management, shock, diabetic ketoacidosis, and seizures.
- Presented a patient case at the Jason French Pediatric Hospital Medicine Symposium.
Physician Assistant Student
University of Colorado School of Medicine
06.2022 - 04.2023
- Provided care in diverse clinical settings including outpatient primary care, women's health exams, hospital medicine, critical care, emergency medicine, psychiatric emergency medicine, adolescent medicine, and neurosurgery, enhancing patient outcomes through comprehensive assessments.
- Conducted comprehensive patient histories and physical assessments under supervising clinicians
- Documented encounters accurately in electronic health records using standardized medical terminology
- Collaborated with interprofessional teams to coordinate care plans and follow-up needs
Scribe, Emergency Medicine
Memorial Regional Hospital
06.2019 - 05.2020
- Utilized Epic, the electronic health record software, to enhance patient data management.
- Maximized efficiency and accuracy in patient documentation, improving overall workflow.
EMT
American Medical Response
01.2016 - 05.2019
- Responded quickly and efficiently in high-pressure situations.
- Interpreted limited histories and used physical examinations to identify potential underlying critical issues.
- Managed high-pressure situations by responding promptly to urgent needs.
Education
Inpatient Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado09.2024
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - undefined
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York12.2018
Skills
- Cultivating authentic, trust-based patient and family relationships
- Detailed and individualized patient education
- Self-motivated to achieve advanced clinical competency
- Team collaboration
Certification
- NCCPA Board Certified
- DEA License
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Basic Life Support
Publications
"Genetic Diversity of CD14, CD28, CTLA-4 and ICOS Gene Promoter Polymorphism in African and American Sickle Cell Disease," Human Immunology, 2019.
Timeline
Physician Assistant, Nocturnist Pediatric Oncology/Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant
Children's Hospital Colorado
02.2026 - Current
Physician Assistant, Pediatric ICU
Children's Hospital Colorado
10.2024 - 02.2026
Inpatient Advanced Practice Provider Fellow
Children's Hospital Colorado
10.2023 - 09.2024
Physician Assistant Student
University of Colorado School of Medicine
06.2022 - 04.2023
Scribe, Emergency Medicine
Memorial Regional Hospital
06.2019 - 05.2020
EMT
American Medical Response
01.2016 - 05.2019
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - undefined
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Inpatient Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship
Children's Hospital Colorado
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology