Debra Leigh Priore

Background

Priore, Debra Leigh was born on March 22, 1962 in Riverside, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Wilburt Marvin Herbener and Sandra Lee Franke.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, 1984.

Career

Resident, physician assistant program, Yale University, Norwalk/New Haven, Connecticut, 1987; surgical physician assistant, J.F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, 1987-1991; surgical physician assistant in cardiothoracic surgery, Cooper Hospital, University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey, 1991-1995; chief physician assistant in cardiothoracic surgery, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1995. Member of advisory panel Journal of America Academy Physician Assts., 1995-1996. Preceptor for physician assistant surgical resident, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, 1995.

Lecturer, member program committee Current Issues in Surgery conference, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1993. Member organizing committee and faculty for cardiac surgery conference in St. Thomas., 1994.

Achievements

• Debra Leigh Priore has been listed as a noteworthy Surgical physician assistant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Medical advocate/counselor Columbus House, New Haven, 1984-1985. Member Association Physician Assts. in Cardiovasc. Surgery, American Academy Physician Assistants (student research paper award 1986), Pennsylvania Society Physician Assts., New Jersey Society Physician Assts.

Interests

• Avocations: racquetball, aerobics, running, skiing.

Connections

Married Raymond Paul Priore, June 16, 1990. 1 child, Jenna Lee.

Father:

Wilburt Marvin Herbener Franke

Mother:

Sandra Lee Franke

Spouse:

Raymond Paul Priore

child:

Jenna Lee Priore