Board Certification
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National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently praise Kathleen Fossen for clear, thorough communication and for taking time to explain diagnoses and treatment options while involving patients in decisions. Reviewers describe her as knowledgeable, professional, and caring, and say she makes them feel confident and at ease. Comments also note efficient, respectful service and friendly, helpful staff.
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The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Orthopaedics
-Advanced Practice Clinician |
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| Board Certification |
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
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Education history
| Graduate Training | Physician Assistant Studies - Idaho State University | M.P.A.S. |
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| Undergraduate | Biological Sciences - University of Nebraska | B.S. |
She was very friendly
She is great. I am completely confident in her decisions and council.
Kathleen L. Fossen is an excellent professional. She makes me feel calm and confident, knowing I'm under her medical care. Thanks to her care, my problem is resolved. [TRANSLATED]
Kathleen was very pleasant, explained the X-ray and the healing process for my injury.
Kathleen was thorough, reviewed my x-ray with me, caring and included me in my care. Wonderful provider.
Kathleen was very caring towards me. She was very helpful in explaining what needed to be done to my injury and how to make things get better. She was understanding and courteous to me as an individual.
It was so nice to have follow-up after surgery by virtual instead of traveling 500 mile round trip for a 10 minute appointment.
Friendly, courteous and very efficient.
Kathleen was very helpful and knowledgeable. She took great care in ensuring me of my diagnosis and procedure for my carpal tunnel.
Kathleen is a good communicator and energetic! She is very positive!
As I commented before, she impressed me with her explanation about my problem. I give her an A plus.
She was very understanding and knowledgeable. She cared about me and made sure I understood everything
Kathleen was very good at providing me with care. I was able to get my surgery scheduled.
Kathleen Fossen is thorough with her diagnosis and treatment and she explains both well. She also is very pleasant and I highly recommend her to anyone with hand problems.
Ms Fossen was very pleasant, thorough. She explained X-rays and answered all my questions. A1 experience.
Caring, understood my pain and had an immediate solution and a planned solution for march when I come back
Same thing I said before.
Knowledgeable and friendly.
She is attentive and explains things very well regarding her specialty. [TRANSLATED]
She is knolgable and professional. She answers your questions.
A true professional. Expertise in her field is evident, quick to diagnose and provide effective treatment while maintaining a kind caring demeanor. Able to recall treatment from several years ago.
Both Dr. Jared Smith and PAC Kathleen Fossen were great and very sharp practioners.
Top shelf care
Katie is a friendly and interesting professional. She takes the time to carefully explain things and make sure that the patient understands and has the opportunity to ask and have answered any questions it may have.
She was awesome and cared about my situation and gave great advice.
Dr. Fossen has treated me several times for various hand issues and has always treated me with professionalism and respect. She makes sure I understand treatment options and never pressures me to a specific treatment plan. She gives me the information I need and answers my questions such that, when I choose a treatment, I feel confident that it is the best for me.
Limited contact but enough to judge her as a skilled, friendly and professional, professional.
Very kind and respectful. I wish her well in her career.
Kathleen Fossen was very good at determining my problem and treating it.
Kathleen was very competent, professional, answered my questions satisfactorily.
Great Job!
listen to my concerns and explained what was going to happen during my recovery
Dr. Fossen was very kind and patient attending to my needs and questions. Best of the Best
Great experience!
Professional, kind, and knowledgeable.
Kathleen is wonderful! She takes the time, knows her stuff and is confident in her approach. Highly recommend!!
Super kind, intelligent, and helpful! Would definitely recommend!
She's very compassionate and works very hard to explore your conditions and come up with a solution
Excellent patient care, answered all questions in a way that could be understood. Never made to feel I was asking a foolish question, also never felt like I was being rushed.
Very professional about the care I received. She explained everything that would help my issue
Kathleen listens to what you feel and includes you in actions and treatments
She was very knowledgeable and kind.She explained everything very well.
She did a great job at explaining a different treatment option than I thought was going to have to happen. She made me feel so at ease and calm they the entire visit.
She was very professional nice and explained everything to me really enjoyed the visit
knowledgeable and helpful. Showed me xrays and comments I hadn't seen in my chart.
She is great and extremely thorough.
She is very professional and knowledgeable.
Very good at what she does.
Kathleen was very informative and knowledgeable.
Kathleen Fossen, PAC was prompt for the appointment , she wasn't in a hurry and took the needed time to explain what my condition is and what my options are for treatment.
Kathleen Fossen provided wonderful care and was clear about treatment options. She explained the treatment and offered options for follow up if required.
Very pleasant and knowledgeable, provided great care
She listened, helped me with my wrist.
SheÕs done a great job with helping me. IÕm impressed with her suture skills. My incision is healing beautifully.
Just super freaking awesome
Kathleen is superb. She is knowledgeable, caring and will take good care of you.
Great doctor.
Dr. Kathleen L. Fossen was wonderful, humble, and honest in explaining my condition. [TRANSLATED]
Thank you so very much Kathleen you were very nice and so informative about my care and telling me that I can come back . After a week and my finger should be feeling better. And have my others done to just call them and let them know.
Kathleen is friendly and efficient. She made sure that I understood my condition and the care plan going forward.
Very friendly and explained all options
Kathleen L Fossen was great, took the time to explain things to me and gave me a few different options and involved me in the decision. After talking with her we decided to come back and get an ultrasound done to make sure there would not be any issues with my procedure. I came back a few days later and procedure was completed.
Kathleen (Katie?) did a great job in reviewing my surgery, helping understand what I was feeling in my hand/wrist, how to take care of my hand. She answered all my questions.
Very helpful
Outstanding personal care. Couldn't ask for better treatment.
I had all my questions answered clearly. And I got information about what to do next.
Ms. Fossen is very easy to talk to and handled my care in a careful, considerate manner while making me feel at ease.
Total lack of empathy and understanding with the patient, she is indolent and since she does NOT feel the pain, I have not mattered to her at all. Despite my pleas. [TRANSLATED]
She is very attuned to her patients needs and responds to them with poise and care.
Kathleen L Fossen is a dedicated professional!
A very fine experience.
Took the time to make sure the stitches were removed properly
Great PA Thanks
Very professional and seemed interested in what I had to say about my problem. Was empathetic about the pain that I was going to have from the shot that I was going to get.
They were all great to work with
Katy was very knowledgeable and professional. Dr. Tischer Is an excellent surgeon he performed my second carpal tunnel release surgery within two weeks. You can post where you want. My best, [NAME REMOVED]