Rebecca Risher - PA-C

Rebecca Risher is an Austin native. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with high honors from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 2000 with a Bachelors of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. Rebecca has been a PA with CTVS since 2000 and is the manager of the CTVS PA team. She completed her masters in Physician Assistant Studies in 2002. Rebecca is a member of Texas Academy of Physician Assistants, American Academy of Physician Assistants and is a Fellow member of the Association of PAs in Cardiovascular Surgery.

Matthew Pharis, PA-C

Matthew Pharis is originally from Farmington, New Mexico. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as an infantryman and as an intelligence analyst. He learned Russian while at the Defense Language Institute in 1993. Matthew earned a Bachelors degree in Russian Literature from The University of Texas at Austin in 1995 and a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 2004. He has worked for CTVS since 2004 and is a member of both the American and Texas Academy of Physician Assistant Associations.

Coby Phillips, PA-C

Coby Phillips, PA-C is a Texas Native. Her hometown is Waco, TX. She attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a BS in Biomedical Science. After working in Indiana in outpatient rehabilitation, she returned to the Dallas area, worked in Orthopaedics, and obtained her Massage Therapy licensure. The next move was to Fort Worth to obtain her masters in physician assistant studies from the University of North Texas Health Science Center. After graduation from PA school, she settled into Austin at an orthopaedic surgery practice. Coby joined CTVS in February of 2005. She is an active member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Texas Academy of Physician Assistants, and the Central Texas Physician Assistant Society.

Laura Davis, PA-C

Laura Davis is originally from Stewartstown, Pennsylvania. She received a Bachelors of Science degree from James Madison University in 1997 and a Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Seton Hall University in 2000. Prior to joining CTVS in 2005, Laura practiced as a Surgical Physician Assistant in the Washington, DC area at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and Sibley Memorial Hospital. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Jennifer Clarner, PA-C

Jennifer Clarner is originally from La Vernia, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998. She worked in the laboratory for five years as a Medical Technologist before attending PA school. Jennifer received her Masters degree in Physician Assistant Studies from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 2005. She joined CTVS in 2005 and is a member of Central Texas Physician Assistant Society.

Jay Hirsch, PA-C