Sheryl Geisler, M.S.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies & Practice
Program: Physician Assistant
Phone: (732) 235-4445
Email: geisler@rutgers.edu
Office location:
675 Hoes Lane , 6th floor
Piscataway, NJ 08854
About
Professor Geisler has worked in Physician Assistant Education since 2000 when she joined the faculty of the joint Seton Hall/Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) Physician Assistant Program. Prior to that she worked as a clinical PA in the UMDNJ student health services in Newark, NJ. In 2003 she joined the faculty of the Rutgers PA program and was employed there full-time until transitioning to part-time adjunct status in late 2016.
She is a past member of the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Physician Assistant Education (JPAE) and also served as a peer reviewer for that journal. She volunteered for many years as a clinical PA at Parker Family Health Center, which provides free health care for the uninsured in Monmouth County, NJ.
Education
B.S. PA, Rutgers University
M.S. PA, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
D. Medical Humanities (ABD), Drew University
Professional Achievements
Tanya Gregory Student Publication Award–American Academy of Physician Assistants, Faculty mentor/contributor, 2019
Faculty Excellence in Service Award, Rutgers, The State University of NJ, School of Health Related Professions, 2014
Humanitarian PA of the Year, New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants, 2013
Research
Research Interests
Preventive medicine, women’s health, medical humanities
Publications
| Title | Authors | Where and When | ||
Understanding gastoesophageal reflux disease in children |
Friedman C, Sarantos G, Katz S, Geisler S. |
J American Academy of Physician Assistants. 2021;34(2):12-18. |
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Recognizing, diagnosing, and treating pediatric generalized anxiety disorder |
Panganiban M, Yeow M, Zugibe K, Geisler S. |
J American Academy of Physician Assistants. 2019;32(2):17-21. |
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A clinical lesson at the Salpêtrière |
Geisler S. |
J of Physician Assistant Education. 2011;22(3):41-42. |
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Introducing medical students to the interdisciplinary health care team: Piloting a case-based approach |
Heuer AJ, Geisler SL, Kamienski M, Langevin D, O’Sullivan Maillet J. |
J Allied Health. 2010;39(2):76-80. |
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Durer, depression, and melencolia |
Geisler S. |
J of Physician Assistant Education. 2010;21(1):43-44. |
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Conquerors of yellow fever |
Geisler SL. |
J of Physician Assistant Education, 2008;19(3):51-51 |
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The Plague: Corollaries to the AIDS epidemic |
Geisler, SL. Albert Camus |
J of Physician Assistant Education. 2007; 18(1):64-66. |
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Death in the sick room, Edvard Munch |
Geisler, SL. |
J of Physician Assistant Education. 2006;17(2):54-57 |
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The value of narrative ethics to medicine |
Geisler, SL |
J of Physician Assistant Education. 2006;17(2):54-57. |
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The Morning visit: Oliver Wendel Holmes |
Geisler, SL |
J of Physician Assistant Education. 2006;17(1):56-57. |
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Improving adherence to asthma therapy |
Geisler, SL |
J American Academy of Physician Assistants. November 2003;16:35-42. |
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Summary of the third report of the national cholesterol education panel:
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Geisler, SL |
J American Academy of Physician Assistants. Nov 2001:12-24 |
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Chapter 13 Dermatology, A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Examinations for Physician Assistants, 7th Ed |
Geiser, S |
C Babcock O’Connell, Cogan-Drew T, ed. Wolters Kluwer, 2023. |
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Chapter 13 Dermatology, A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Examinations for Physician Assistants, 6th Ed |
Geiser, S |
C Babcock O’Connell, Cogan-Drew T, ed. Wolters Kluwer, 2017 |
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