Raymond E. Farrell, PA-C

Physician Assistant to David S. Matthews, MD

Audubon Medical Campus Office
3010 North Circle Drive, Suites 100A and 100B
Colorado Springs, CO 80917
719.632.7669
719.635.1525

Rick has been a physician assistant since 1981 and is recently retired from the US Air Force. He has more than 20 years of experience in orthopaedic surgery, specifically total joints, sports medicine and trauma. His last two years in the Air Force were spent at the US Air Force Academy where he was a member of the orthopaedic clinic and the medical provider for the Men's Rugby Team.

Rick and his wife Angie have two children and one grand-daughter. Rick's other interests include flying as a private pilot, golf, and scuba diving.

UNDERGRADUATE

Associate of Science, Tidewater Community College (Magna Cum Laude), 

Associate of Science, Physician Assistant. Kettering College of Medical Arts (Honors)

Bachelor of Health Science, Physician Assistant, Wichita State University (Magna Cum Laude), Wichita, KS

MASTER'S OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES

Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Nebraska, College of Medicine, Omaha, NE

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT RESIDENCY

Orthopaedic Surgery, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Fellow, American Academy of Physician Assistants

Fellow, Society of Air Force Physician Assistants

Fellow, Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery - Past Vice-President (1996-1998)

CERTIFICATION

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (1982-present)

PUBLICATIONS The Effects of Dilute Epinephrine Saline Irrigation on the Need for Tourniquet Use in Routine Knee Arthroscopy. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 27, No. 3, May/June, 1999. Chapter Review: Tarascon Pocket Orthopaedica, Tarascon publishing, 2002