Christopher Bates-Withers

Christopher Bates-Withers serves as Assistant Program Director and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Physician Assistant Program at the University of New England, Portland Campus for the Health Sciences. His office is located in Pharmacy 218, and he holds professional certifications including NCCPA Certificates of Added Qualification in Hospital Medicine and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, along with CHSE certification.

His educational background includes:

• Undergraduate studies at Haverford College (while working as a paramedic)
• Master of Science in Biology from Harvard University, conducting cardiac physiology research at Boston Children's Hospital
• Physician Assistant training from Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona
• Master of Science in Pharmacy in clinical toxicology from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy

Dr. Bates-Withers' clinical and research expertise spans critical care medicine with specialized focus on cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, resuscitation science, echocardiography, critical care ultrasound, critical care pharmacology, and clinical toxicology. His scholarly contributions include publications on TRPM7 cation channel physiology and development of cardiac/thoracic surgery orientation curriculum modules for national professional associations.