Physician’s Assistant Joins Regional Orthopaedic Health Care

H. Rice Handley, a board certified Physician’s Assistant, has joined the staff of Regional Orthopaedic Health Care, said Dr. Thomas Knox.

Mr. Handley is licensed to practice medicine with physician guidance and supervision and will see patients by appointment. He has a background in nursing and theology. Mr. Handley has been in the medical profession since 1983.

“The addition of Mr. Handley will provide greater access and efficiency for the patients of Knox Orthopaedics and enhance the continuity of patient care,” said Dr. Knox.

Mr. Handley holds a master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. His undergraduate degree in nursing is from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma and also holds a Bachelor of Theology degree from International Bible College in San Antonio, Texas.

Mr. Handley is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and by the American Society of Orthopaedic Professionals in Orthopaedic Technology and Orthopaedic Casting and Bracing.

Mr. Handley and his wife Becky are originally from Oklahoma. They have four children and five grandchildren. He previously worked as a Physician Assistant at the Family Practice Center, Chickasaw Nation Health System in Ada, Oklahoma.