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Edward "Chip" Hedrick, MPAS, PA-C
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Biography:
Edward "Chip" Hedrick plays a vital role at Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. as the practice’s lead physician assistant in the Raleigh office. Chip was a graduate of the first four year Physician Assistant Program in the United States in 1972. He received his masters in physician assistant studies with the specialization in orthopaedics from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He also served with honor in Vietnam as a corpsman with the Navy and Marine Corps.
Mr. Hedrick has been working with trauma and orthopaedics since June of 1972, and has been providing orthopaedic care in Raleigh since 1989. He was board certified in Family Practice in 1975.
He is a fellow member of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants and the North Carolina Medical Society where he serves on the managed care committee, and Board of Directors of the Political Action Committee. He is also a fellow member of the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants.
In January of 2003 Chip was recognized as Physician Assistant of the Year by the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants. The honor is awarded to individuals for outstanding service in their field. The committee judged candidates for their accomplishments as clinician and administrators, professional involvement at local, state, and national levels, community service, and contribution to their field. In November 2007, Mr. Hedrick was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants for exemplary achievement in the service to the physician assistant profession, in the advancement of health care for all people, and in dedication to the community.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
3633 Harden Road
Suite 102
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Primary Phone: (919) 788-8797
Primary Fax: (919) 788-8798
3100 Duraleigh Rd Suite 202
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
Primary Phone: (919) 866-4242
Primary Fax: (919) 723-2056