Meet Jacqueline Thaw, PA-C at Digestive Disease Care in East Setauket, NY

Jacqueline Thaw, PA-C, holds the Physician Assistant Certification, having passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam. She also maintains active BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) and ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certifications, ensuring proficiency in critical patient care protocols.

Jacqueline earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPA) from the School of Health Professionals at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Biology from Stony Brook University and an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts from Suffolk County Community College.

Jacqueline has worked as an Emergency Medicine/CDU PA at St Joseph Hospital in Bethpage, NY. In this role, she manages acute and undifferentiated patients, performs bedside procedures such as laceration repair and splinting, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe and efficient patient care.

She served as a Senior Urgent Care Medical Scribe at CityMD in Shirley, NY, performing point-of-care testing and assisting with procedures including foreign body extraction and incision and drainage. She also worked as an OBGYN Medical Scribe with Scribe America in Stony Brook, NY, supporting procedures like colposcopies, IUD insertions, and endometrial biopsies while ensuring accurate documentation.

Jacqueline completed rotations across multiple specialties, including:

• Outpatient Internal Medicine at North Coast Internal Medicine, Sea Cliff, NY
• Inpatient Internal Medicine at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
• General Surgery at Northport VA Center, Northport, NY
• Family Medicine with Mark Shapiro MD, Port Jefferson Station, NY
• Emergency Medicine at South Shore University Hospital, Bayshore, NY
• Orthopedics at South Shore University Hospital, Bay Shore, NY
• OBGYN at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, Queens, NY
• Interventional Pain Management at Shah Spine and Pain, Bethpage, NY
• Psychiatry at Seafield Center, Westhampton Beach, NY
• Pediatrics at Suffolk Pediatrics, Central Islip, NY
• Dermatology at Accurate Dermatology, Plainview and Rockville Center, NY

Jacqueline is proficient in evaluating and managing acute and complex patients, risk stratification, evidence-based diagnostics, bedside procedures, and patient disposition planning. Her experience spans urgent care, emergency medicine, OBGYN, internal medicine, and specialty care, with strong skills in documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and maintaining high standards of patient safety and quality care.