POTSDAM – Rochester Regional Health’s St. Lawrence team has announced that Brandon Formoza, PA-C and Kacee French, PA-C, are its newest Emergency Medicine team members. They are treating patients in the Emergency Departments at Canton-Potsdam and Massena hospitals.

A native of Baldwinsville, Formoza earned his Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree at Clarkson University, Potsdam; after completing a double major to receive his Bachelor of Science in Biomolecular Science and Biology. Furthermore, he minored in Medicine and Healthcare and Biomedical Science and Technology.

Formoza formally joins the medical team after serving the St. Lawrence Region as a Nurse Aide and where he completed his clinical rotations in the fields of behavioral health, emergency medicine, family medicine, general surgery, infectious disease, internal medicine, pediatrics, and women’s health. He also participated in a collegiate group study focusing on the Impact of Acute Myocardial Infarctions on Rural Populations and Hospital Systems.

A native of Russell, French earned her Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree at Clarkson University, Potsdam; and completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY.

French formally joins the medical team with more than a year’s experience serving the St. Lawrence Region community. She completed her clinical rotations through Rochester Regional Health in the fields of behavioral health, emergency medicine and urgent care, family medicine, internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, orthopedics, and women’s health.

Both Formoza and French also participated in a medical mission trip to Nicaragua where they provided medical testing, treatment, and education to patients in clinical and home-healthcare settings.

As a member of the Emergency Medicine team, Formoza and French treat patients with chest pain, numbness, sudden paralysis, seizures, poisoning, severe burns, heavy bleeding, electric shock, deep wounds, and more. They order and interpret tests, conduct complete physicals, and administer therapeutic procedures.

To learn more about Emergency Medicine at Canton-Potsdam, Gouverneur, and Massena hospitals, visit https://www.rochesterregional.org/locations/emergency. Canton-Potsdam Hospital is a Level III Trauma Center, as is its Emergency Department, which is also a Certified Primary Stroke Center.