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Faculty Bio
First Name
Michael
Last Name
De Rosa
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Credentials
MPH, Ph.D, PA-C

Born and raised in southern California, Dr. De Rosa attended Occidental College and UCLA, earning an undergraduate degree in Psychobiology and his doctorate in Neuroscience studying specimens from the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program. He completed two postdoctoral fellowships in neuroimmunology working at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Berlex Biosciences.


 


Dr. De Rosa joined the SMU community in 1999 when he was hired to teach Human Gross Anatomy in the new Master Physician Assistant program. The following year Dr. De Rosa became an Academic Coordinator. In 2004, Dr. De Rosa returned to school earning degrees in Public Health and Physician Assistant Studies at Touro University, California.


 


In addition to chairing the Physician Assistant Department, Dr. De Rosa works in a busy family practice clinic in Berkeley, California.

Program
Master of Physician Assistant (MPA)
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University
PA 602/604 Medical Physiology and Mechanisms of Disease

PA 623 OB/GYN

PA 630 History and Role of the PA

PA 660-662 Integrating Seminar

PA 621 Medicine

Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships

American Academy of Physician Assistants


California Academy of Physician Assistants


San Francisco Bay Area Physician Assistants


Physician Assistant Education Association

Kerry's Kids (Board of Directors)
 

Contact Info

Name
First Name
Michael
Last Name
De Rosa

Credentials
MPH, Ph.D, PA-C
Title
Title
Chairperson
Department
Department
Physician Assistant

Faculty Bio

Program
Master of Physician Assistant (MPA)
Telephone
510.869.8821
Address
450 30th St
City
Oakland
State
CA
Zip
94609
Introduction

Born and raised in southern California, Dr. De Rosa attended Occidental College and UCLA, earning an undergraduate degree in Psychobiology and his doctorate in Neuroscience studying specimens from the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program. He completed two postdoctoral fellowships in neuroimmunology working at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Berlex Biosciences.

 

Dr. De Rosa joined the SMU community in 1999 when he was hired to teach Human Gross Anatomy in the new Master Physician Assistant program. The following year Dr. De Rosa became an Academic Coordinator. In 2004, Dr. De Rosa returned to school earning degrees in Public Health and Physician Assistant Studies at Touro University, California.

 

In addition to chairing the Physician Assistant Department, Dr. De Rosa works in a busy family practice clinic in Berkeley, California.

Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University
PA 602/604 Medical Physiology and Mechanisms of Disease

PA 623 OB/GYN

PA 630 History and Role of the PA PA 660-662 Integrating Seminar

PA 621 Medicine

Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships

American Academy of Physician Assistants

California Academy of Physician Assistants

San Francisco Bay Area Physician Assistants

Physician Assistant Education Association

Kerry's Kids (Board of Directors)

History

Member for
6 years 9 months