About

Claire Joubert, PA-C, MPAS is a Physician Assistant working in conjunction with Dr. McCarthy to coordinate excellent orthopedic patient care. Claire has worked alongside Dr. McCarthy since 2010. She is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is a member of the Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants and the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Claire assists Dr. McCarthy in the operating room and sees patients in clinic and in the hospital. Her responsibilities include first assisting in the OR, seeing and educating patients post-operatively, writing prescriptions, giving injections, and ordering and interpreting tests. Before becoming a PA, Claire earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at St. Olaf College in Minnesota and worked as arts and entertainment editor of Mpls/St. Paul Magazine for several years. She earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at Des Moines University. Claire enjoys hiking and canoeing at her cabin near the Boundary Waters and spends many of her winter weekends as a ski patroller at Afton Alps.

Education

Certification
Board Certified, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Medical Education
Master’s of Physician Assistant Studies, Des Moines University – College of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, St. Olaf College

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Physician Assistants
Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery