Angi Courtney, MS PA-C

4416 Glenwick Lane

Dallas, TX 75202

angela.courtney@utsouthwestern.edu

312-307-3050

Education: 

Master of Science, Physician Assistant Program                   July 1993 – December 1996  Baylor College of Medicine 

Houston, Texas 

Graduated with Honors 

Bachelor of Science, Zoology                                                 1988-1993 
Arizona State University 

Graduated Cum Laude 

Clinical Experience:

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX                                     June 2021 – current

• Lead Advanced Practice Provider, Vascular Interventional Radiology
  • Supervisor for 13 APPs within Vascular Interventional Radiology (3 hospital systems); shared responsibilities with a Co-Lead
  • Responsible for monthly schedule for all 3 hospital systems as well as yearly evaluations for all direct reports
  • On-boarding new APPs for consults and procedural services
  • Manage day-to-day operations with the physician leadership
  • Address grievances
  • Assist with UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Program Student Elective rotation
  • Procedural experience:
    • Central Venous Access: tunneled and non-tunneled central lines and mediports
    • US guided paracentesis and thoracentesis
    • Port and line removals
  • Clinical workup and management of complex IR patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting
• Clinical faculty for UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Program, Dallas, TX  Feb 2020-current
  • Assist with teaching a variety of skills labs 2-3 times per year including:
    • Gowning and Gloving
    • Scrubbing in the OR
    • Suturing and Knot Tying
    • IV starts and phlebotomy

    • UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX                                     February 2020 – June 2021

      • Lead Advanced Practice Provider, Department of Radiology
        • Supervisor for 19 APPs across multiple divisions of Radiology, to include: 13 Interventional Radiology PAs (3 hospital systems), 3 Neuro Interventional Radiology PAs, 1 MRI Prostate program PA and 1 Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Interventional Radiology.  1 APP for Neuro HIFU
        • “Dotted Line” Supervisor for an additional 10 employees
        • Attend multiple weekly, biweekly and monthly meetings for Department operations
        • Develop a budget for projection of additional APPs and resources needed over the next fiscal year
        • Management of VIR APP schedule across 3 hospital systems.
        • Addressing all grievances and evaluations for each APP
        • Development of Minor Procedure Team. Physician Assistants provide paracentesis, thoracentesis and central line placement over weekends and holidays to provide superior patient care and assist in earlier discharge from the hospital. Required hiring and training 2 RNs, 2 Medical Assistants, and 4 fluoroscopy technologists.
        • Develop patient education material and videos in both English and Spanish for management of percutaneous nephrostomy tubes and biliary drains.
        • Assistance with longitudinal care clinical practice across Interventional Radiology.  Development of universal templates to be used across the Department of Radiology for compliant billing for consult and follow-up notes.
      • Clinical Practice Vascular and Interventional Radiology PA
        • Fully independent in placing and removing all central venous access lines, US guided paracentesis and US guided thoracentesis
        • Manage pre and post procedural patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting
        • Perform consultations as requested for inpatients

       

      Vascular and Interventional Professionals, LLC , Hinsdale, IL             January 2015-July 2019

      • Private Interventional Radiology practice consisting of 10 physicians, 6 
        PAs and 1 APN.  Responsible for in-patient rounds, consults and out-
        patient clinic.  History and physical exams, ordering and interpreting 
        diagnostic tests and imaging.  Procedures include but are not limited to 
        ultrasound guided thoracentesis and paracentesis, thyroid and other soft 
        tissue biopsies, central venous access to include dialysis catheters and 
        chest ports.  Removal of central venous devices. Insertion of PleurX 
        catheters. 
      • Lead PA responsible for APP scheduling for 8 employees at 5 different 
        hospital locations.  Overall management and supervision of employee 
        issues or concerns.  Organization and leadership for quarterly APP 
        meetings. 

      Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL June 2015 – July 2019
      Physician Assistant Program Application Reviewer 

      •Review 66 prospective PA applications per week (beginning of June to end 
      of October) and score on a rubric system.  Review Physician Assistant 
      shadowing hours, rewards and honors, research experience, volunteerism,  
      leadership and work with underserved communities.  Typically, 1200 
      applications are reviewed in a 5 month period.

          

       

      Orthopedic Surgery 

      Illinois Bone and Joint Institute                                              July 2011-December 2015  Libertyville, IL 

                   

      • • • Private orthopedic practice.  PA for Dr. Anand Vora in foot/ankle 
            orthopedics.  First assist in surgery, closure and casting.  History and physical exams, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and imaging, 
            pre and postoperative management and patient education.  Outpatient 
            clinic and hospital rounds. 

       

       

      Interventional Radiology                                                        August 2002 – June 2011 
      Northwestern Memorial Hospital 

      Chicago, Illinois 

      • • • Operate a minor-procedure room independently.  Perform ultrasound-guided 
            paracentesis, thoracentesis, PICC line insertion, chest port and tunneled line 
            removal. 
          • Collaborative vein clinic between Vascular Surgery and Interventional Radiology.  
            Responsible for new patient consults, patient follow up and sclerotherapy 
            treatments. 
          • Member of the Interventional Oncology team under the direction of Dr. Riad 
            Salem (through 2007).  Responsible for patient selection, laboratory and imaging 
            • interpretation, and pre/post clinical care of all patients undergoing oncology 
              procedures in IR to include TheraSphere® SIR Spheres® Yttrium-90 
              radioembolization treatment, chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation.  
              Perform and dictate all History and Physical exams, clinic notes and telephone follow-ups.   
          • Manage all aspects of the PleurX catheter, a subcutaneous tunneled catheter for 
            use in draining malignant pleural and ascitic fluid in the home-care setting; 
            (patient selection, patient education, insertion, and post-procedural management). 
          • PleurX Clinical Trial 
            • Responsible for enrolling patients into FDA clinical trial for PleurX use in 
            • malignant ascites.  Lead institution for a 4-site study.  Complete oversight of  patient selection, enrollment, data collection, insertion of catheter, follow-up,  clinic visits, and communication with IRB.  FDA clearance was granted November 2005.

       

       

      Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine         June 2010 – June 2012 
      Instructor Physician Assistant Program 

      Chicago, IL 

      • • • Instructor of Patient Assessment course for 30 first year Physician Assistant 
            students.  Responsible for coordination and content of material presented in this  hands-on course.  History and physical exam skills for pulmonary, ENT,
            endocrine, musculoskeletal and geriatrics sections which correlates to three 
            months of complete lead coordinator and curriculum development.  In other months, I was responsible for physical exam skills teaching only. 

       

       

       

      Hawthorne Cardiovascular Surgeons                                     January 1998 – July 2001 
      Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, North Carolina 

      • • • Private group consisting of 6 surgeons and 4 PAs that performed cardiac, thoracic 
            and vascular surgery.  Responsibilities included: independent radial artery and 
            saphenous vein harvesting; first assisting; first call every third night and every  third weekend; CVRU, CCU, ICU and step-down rounds with daily progress 
            notes; ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests; prescribing medications; pre and 
            postoperative patient and family education; triage; surgical scheduling; discharge 
            planning; dictating discharge summaries; removing chest tubes, pacing wires, and 
            central lines; chest tube insertion and thoracentesis. 

       

       

       

      Texas Surgical Associates                                                       January 1997 – October 1997  The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 

      • • • Private group consisting of 3 surgeons and 2 PAs that performed cardiac, thoracic, vascular, general and transplant surgery.  Transplants included heart, lung, kidney (pediatric and adult), and pancreas. 
          • Responsibilities included: first and second assisting; vein harvesting; History and Physical exams; floor rounds with daily 
            progress notes; ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests; prescribing medications; outpatient clinic; removing chest tubes, central lines and 
            hemodialysis/chemotherapy catheters; Emergency Department consults.
       

       

      Personal Care Attendant: 

      Quadriplegic professional, Houston, Texas                         August 1993 – July 1994  Muscular Dystrophy student, Tempe, Arizona                August 1992 – May 1993  Quadriplegic student, Tempe, Arizona                    August 1988 – May 1989 

       

       

      Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Emergency Department         January 1992 – January 1993  Scottsdale, Arizona                                                         

      Undergraduate Premedical Internship 

      Craig Hospital                                                              May 1990 – August 1990 
      Englewood, Colorado 

      Physical Therapy Aide 

      Member of brain injury team assisting patients with   

      physical and recreational therapy.                                            

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Certification/Licensure: 

      NCCPA Certificate Number 1032416 Expires 12/31/23

      TX State License PA01747 Expires 08/31/2023

      DEA MP0324830 Expires 08/31/2024 

       

       

       

      Professional Societies: 

      American Academy of Physician Assistants                                     1997 – Present  Texas Academy of Physician Assistants                                 2021 -  Present  Society of Interventional Radiology Clinical Associate Member      2007 - Present 

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Publications: 

      1.Courtney AL, Rosenberg SM, Tutton SM, Gordon G, Darcy M, Nemcek AA.  

      Efficacy and Safety of the PleurX Catheter When Used to Treat Recurrent 
      Malignant Ascites.  J Vasc Interv Radiolol 2008; 19:1723–1731. 

      2.Liu DM, Salem R, Bui JT, Courtney AL, Barakat O, Sergie Z, Atassi B, Barrett  
      KM, Gowland P, Oman B, Lewandowski RJ, Gates VL, Thurston KG, and Wong 

      CYO.  Angiographic Considerations in Patients Undergoing Liver-directed 
      Therapy.  J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2005; 16:911-935. 

      3.Salem R, Lewandowski RJ, Roberts C, Goin J, Thurston KG, Abouljoud M, 
      Courtney AL.  Use of Yttrium-90 Glass Microspheres (TheraSphere) for the 

      Treatment of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Portal Vein 
      Thrombosis.  J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2004; 15:335-345. 

      4.Rosenberg S, Courtney AL, Nemcek AA, Omary, R. 

      Comparison of Percutaneous Management Techniques for Recurrent Malignant 

      Ascites. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2004; 15(10):1129-31. 

      5.Racowsky C, Prather AL, Johnson MK, Olvera SP, Gelety TJ.  Prematurely 
      Condensed Chromosomes and Meiotic Abnormalities in Unfertilized Human 
      Ooctyes after Ovarian Simulation With and Without Gonadotropin-Releasing 
      Hormone Agonist.  Fertil Steril 1997; 67:932-938. 

      6.Beohar N, Damaraju S, Prather A, Yu QT, Raizner A, Kleinman NS, Roberts R, 
      Marian AJ.  Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Genotype DD is a Risk Factor for 
      Coronary Artery Disease. J Investig Med 1995; 43:275-80. 

      7.Prather AL, Racowsky C. Caffeine Effects on Meiotic Maturation of Hamster 
      Oocytes In Vitro.  Reprod Toxicol 1992; 6:309-18. 

      **** Note that Prather was my maiden name**** 

        

      Scientific Exhibits: 

      Courtney AL, Salem R. The Development of an Interventional Oncology Team: Effects  on Referrals and Procedures; 30^th Annual Scientific Meeting, Society of Interventional 
      Radiology.  March 31, 2005.  New Orleans, Louisiana. 

      Courtney AL, Barrett KM, Salzig KM, Gilbertsen ML, Atassi B, Sato K, Ryu, RK, 
      Omary RA, Nemcek AA, Salem R. The Development of an Interventional Oncology 
      Team: 2-Year Follow-Up.  Annual Scientific Meeting, Society of Interventional 
      Radiology.  March 30, 2006.  Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Scientific Presentations: 

      Courtney AL, Rosenberg SM, Tutton SM, Gordon G, Darcy M, Nemcek AA. Efficacy 
      and Safety of the Pleurx® Catheter When Used to Treat Malignant Ascites.   Annual 
      Scientific Meeting, Society of Interventional Radiology. April 2, 2006.  Toronto, Ontario,  Canada. 

      Rosenberg S, Courtney AL, Nemcek AA, Omary, R. Comparison of Percutaneous 
      Management Techniques for Recurrent Malignant Ascites.  Biopsy and Drainage Session,  Annual Scientific Meeting, Society of Interventional Radiology.  April 2004. Phoenix, 
      Arizona. 

      Lechin M, Yu QT, Prather A, Hill R, Quinones M, Roberts R, Marian AJ.  Angiotensin 
      Converting Enzyme Genotype DD is Associated with Increased Left Ventricular Mass in  Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.  Circulation 1994;(Suppl 4):1-174.  
      Presented in both scientific sessions of AHA, Dallas, Texas. November 14-17, 1994. 

       

       

       

      Invited Lectures: 

      1.Courtney AL. Clinical Management of the TheraSphere® Patient: Our 

      Experience at Northwestern.  Monthly lecture for visiting physicians.  Overall, 31 
      similar presentations to date. 

      2.Courtney AL. Annual Fellow’s and Interventional Radiology Staff Lecture:  Use 
      of the Pleurx® Catheter to Treat Malignant Pleural Effusions and Ascites.  

      Overall, six similar presentations to date. 

      3.Courtney AL.  Physician Assistants in Interventional Radiology.  Lecture to PA 
      students at Midwestern University. April 24, 2007. Downers Grove, IL. 

      4.Courtney AL, Salem R, Lewandowski BL.  Practice Development: Lessons 
      Learned in Developing an Interventional Oncology Practice. Annual Scientific 

      Meeting, Society of Interventional Radiology. March 2^nd and 4^th, 2007.  Seattle, 
      WA.  

      5.Courtney, AL.  Practice Development: Use of NPs and PAs. Annual Scientific 
      Meeting, Society of Interventional Radiology.  March 2, 2007. Seattle, WA.   

      6.Courtney AL.  Clinical Management of the TheraSphere® Patient in Primary and 
      Metastatic Liver Cancer.  Lecture for international visiting physicians (Italy, 
      Germany, Spain, France, Canada).  August 30, 2006. 

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      7.Courtney AL. Management of Malignant Ascites Using the Pleurx® Catheter.  
      Cardinal Health Annual Sales Meeting.  August 11, 2006.  Chicago, IL. 

      8.Courtney AL. Clinical Management of the Interventional Oncology Patient.  The 
      Interventional Oncology Workshop. May 1-2, 2006.  Chicago, IL. 

      9.Courtney AL,  Salem R.  Developing an Interventional Oncology Clinical  
      Practice.  Workshop.  Annual Scientific Meeting, Society of Interventional 
      Radiology.  April 1^st and 3^rd, 2006. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

      10.Courtney AL. Clinical Care of the HCC TheraSphere® Patient.  MDS Nordion 
      TheraSphere® Users Meeting.  April 2, 2006.  Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

      11.Courtney AL. Evaluation and Management of Pleural Effusions in the 
      Emergency Department.  Emergency Medicine Residents.  January 4, 2006.  

      Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.   

      12.Courtney, AL.  Interventional Radiology Procedures for the Cancer Patient.  
      Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation Society of Physician Assistants and 

      Nurse Practitioners.  April 6, 2005.  Chicago, IL. 

      13.Courtney AL. How to Incorporate a Midlevel Provider Into Your Practice.  
      American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).  Annual Scientific 

      Meeting, Society of Interventional Radiology.  April 2, 2005.  New Orleans, 
      Louisiana. 

      14.Courtney AL. Management of Malignant Ascites Using the Pleurx® Catheter 
      and the Safe-T Centesis® Needle.  Palliative Care Service. March 7, 2005.  

      Northwestern Memorial Hospital.  Chicago, IL. 

      15.Courtney AL, Faundeen TJ. Your Practice Potential with Midlevels.  Radiologic 
      Society of North America (RSNA).  November 22, 2004.  Chicago, IL.

      16.  Courtney AL. Tips and Tricks for Managing IR Patients in the ED.  Emergencies in Medicine Annual Conference.  December 4, 2021. Maui, Hawaii

      17.  Courtney AL.  Quick Solutions in the ED.  Categorical Course with APPs and MDs “Procedural and Non-Procedural Troubleshooting Scenarios in Interventional Radiology Practice – An APP Perspective. June 15, 2022. Society of Interventional Radiology.  Boston, MA.

      18. Courtney, AL, Tips and Tricks for Managing IR Patients in the ED.  Emergencies in Medicine Annual Conference.   December 6, 2022.  Maui, Hawaii

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Patient Education: 

      1.Authored patient education material for Northwestern Memorial Hospital web site 

      for TheraSphere/SIR Spheres procedures. 

      2. Authored a portion of the text for MDS Nordion Patient Education brochure for 
      TheraSphere. 

      3.Authored majority of the text for the Interventional Oncology website for 
      Northwestern University. 

      4. Development of patient education material and videos in both English and Spanish for management of percutaneous nephrostomy tubes and biliary drains.  UT Southwestern 2021.

       

       

       

       

      Speakers’ Bureau 

      Member of Speakers’ Bureau for CareFusion (formerly Cardinal Health and currently Bard/BD) from 2007 – 2011.  Responsible for content and 1.5 hour accredited presentation pertaining to the PleurX catheter for use in the home care setting in malignant pleural effusions and ascites.  Travel to various hospitals approximately 6-9 times per year.