Michelle Ristuccia

Michelle Ristuccia, MPAS, PA-C, is an experienced Surgical Physician Assistant with a focus on bariatric surgery coordination at Kent Hospital since May 2022. Ristuccia has also served as a Surgical Physician Assistant at Milford Regional Medical Center since November 2019 and previously held a position at Brown Physicians Inc. from April 2018 to November 2020, providing intermediate care to medical and surgical patients. Ristuccia's earlier roles include Physician Assistant in Surgery at Kent Hospital from June 2013 to May 2019, and clinical research positions at Novo Nordisk A/S and Rhode Island Hospital. Ristuccia earned a Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, Pre-Vet from the University of Vermont.