Certified physician assistant Taylor Arpano has joined St. Joseph’s Health Primary Care Center West. In her new role, Arpano will collaborate with an integrated team of experienced professionals committed to supporting their patients’ health goals.
Arpano joins St. Joseph’s Health as a National Health Service Corp member after graduating from Le Moyne College’s Physician Assistant Studies program where she completed elective clinical rotations in interventional radiology, cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery.
“I really enjoy family medicine and providing care to patients of all ages and multiple family members,” said Arpano. “I am especially proud to be working with the St. Joseph’s team of committed caregivers and working together to provide the best in community-based health care.”
Arpano earned master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Le Moyne College and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In 2017, while completing her studies, Arpano was the sole phlebotomist at one of six federal medical centers nationwide, equipped with a dialysis center, dementia unit, mental health unit and hospice unit. She worked closely with patients on the transplant panel as well as providers. She also created a mobile lab station during the COVID-19 pandemic; the first of its kind.