Courtney Ledbetter, DMSc, PA-C

Courtney Ledbetter, DMSc, PA-C

Assistant Professor
Physician Assistant Program
Language:
English

    About me

    Courtney Ledbetter, DMSc, PA-C, has been a practicing physician assistant since 2001, with experience in psychiatry, family medicine, and urgent care. She has also worked in academia since 2020. Dr. Ledbetter has served patients through the Veterans Administration as well as Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Centers in southernmost Illinois and western Kentucky.

    Her primary faculty responsibilities include PBL facilitation, PA student advisement, Unit 4 coordination, and serving as course master for the Physical Examination and History Taking course series. Dr. Ledbetter has also been a clinical preceptor for the program since 2015.

    Her special interests include autism, ADHD, and improving healthcare delivery for rural, underserved, and marginalized communities.

     

    Gender

    Female

    Education & training

    Doctorate Degree
    Doctorate of Medical Science, SIU, Carbondale, IL
    Graduate Degree
    Master of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
    Undergraduate Degree
    Bachelor of Science Physician Assistant, SIU, Carbondale, IL

    Featured Publications

    [1] Ridker PM.  Danielson E.  Fonseca FA.  Genest J.  Gotto AM.  Kastelein JJ.  Koenig W.  Libby P.  Lorenzatti AJ.  MacFadyen JG.  Nordestgaard BG.  Shepherd J.  Willerson JT.  Glynn RJ.  .  Rosuvastatin to prevent vascular events in men and women with elevated C-reactive protein.  2008 Nov;359(21):2195-207. 
    PMID: 18997196

    [2] Greenberg F.  Courtney KB.  Wessels RA.  Huhta J.  Carpenter RJ.  Rich DC.  Ledbetter DH.  Prenatal diagnosis of deletion 17p13 associated with DiGeorge anomaly.  1988 Sep;31(1):1-4. 
    PMID: 3066218

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