Clinical Team
OUR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
Physician Assistants (PAs) are formally trained to provide diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative healthcare services, under the supervision of physicians and surgeons. Working as members of our clinical team, PAs take medical histories, examine and treat patients, order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays and make diagnoses. They also treat minor injuries by suturing, splinting, and casting.
PAs also record progress notes, instruct and counsel patients, and order or carry out therapy. PAs may prescribe certain medications and routinely visit hospitals and nursing care facilities to check on patients, after which they report back to the physician. PAs specializing in surgery provide preoperative and postoperative care and may work as first or second assistants during major surgery.
Jacob Babinec completed advanced training in orthopaedic surgery through the IBJI PA residency program and obtained an in-depth understanding of all the various sub-specialties within orthopaedics. He grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and enjoyed being active and playing sports including football and wrestling. Now he enjoys working out and hiking in scenic locations with his fiancé. He graduated summa cum laude from Drexel’s accelerated pre-PA track, worked as an EMT and phlebotomist, and went to Midwestern University for PA school. During his free time at Drexel, he investigated binding efficacy of cancer inhibitors with computer modeling. Now he assists with preoperative templating for total shoulder replacements. This templating allows the patient to obtain the best motion with their specific degree of arthritis creating the most patient-specific shoulder possible.
She is an avid reader and big fan of college sports, although she cheers exclusively for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Eva loves watching professional sports, as well, and looks forward to experiencing all the sports teams in the area. She has a passion for volunteering and serves as a volunteer alumna advisor for the collegiate student organizations at her alma mater. She has three dogs and two cats at home, all rescues, whom she loves to spoil.