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Read below to find out important facts and information about the Academy of Doctoral PAs (ADPA) president, Wesley G. Patterson, PhD, MSPA, PA-C, CAQ-Peds. You'll find relevant information, such as experience, highest degree earned, and direction for the organization.
Wesley G. Patterson, PhD, MSPA, PA-C, CAQ-Peds
Wesley Patterson is a genetics PA at the Greenwood Genetic Center in Greenwood, South
Carolina and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of South
Carolina School of Medicine–Columbia. He is passionate about the medical genetics field. He is
involved in the evaluation and treatment of genetic disorders in individuals of all ages, with a
special interest in seeing patients with developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder,
intellectual disability, and connective tissue disorders.
Wesley is a 2014 graduate of the Radford University (formerly Jefferson College of Health
Sciences) PA Program. He holds a PhD in Healthcare Genetics from Clemson University and a
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Pediatrics. Bridging from his dissertation work, he also
has a special research interest in genetics and genomics education for healthcare providers as
well as clinic workflows.
He serves as the President and Conference Committee Chair of ADPA. Wesley is a founding
member of the Clinical Genetics Advanced Practice Providers for which he serves as Chief
Medical Officer and a founding member of the Society of PAs in Genetics and Genomics for
which he serves as treasurer and webmaster. He serves as the American Academy of PAs
External Representative in Genetics and Genomics and the webmaster for the South Carolina
Academy of PAs. He also holds memberships in the American Academy of PAs, PA Education
Association, Society for PAs in Pediatrics, American College of Medical Genetics and
Genomics, and Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics.