Michelle Lagua, PA-C, MPAP

Michelle Lagua, PA-C, MPAP, is a board-certified physician assistant who began her practice in surgery at the University of Southern California before moving to Washington to start a family.  She enjoys caring for patients throughout the peri-operative portion of their treatment plan and beyond, serving as an intermediary between patients, their families, and their surgeons. She is passionate about helping cancer patients find the balance between treatment and quality of life, particularly as she has experienced it first hand: her brother is a long-time survivor of ATLL (adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, diagnosed in 2009), and she was the bone marrow and stem cell donor.

Undergraduate Education: BS in Physiologic Sciences, University of Southern California

Graduate Education: Physician Assistant Practice, USC Keck School of Medicine

Certification: PA-C, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants