Bernadette M. Hetzel Harrelson, PA-C

Bernadette Hetzel is a graduate of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL.  She earned a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology from Auburn University and is a certified athletic trainer.

What Is A Physician Assistant?
Physician Assistants, or PA's, are degreed and certified health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. PA's conduct examinations, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret x-rays, counsel on preventative health care, and assist in surgery.

WCO's physician assistants work with our physicians in providing you the most comprehensive orthopaedic care available.

Physicians: · Jeremiah A. Hubbard, D.O. · William J. Stalcup II, D.O. · Stephen C. Kauffman, D.P.M.

Physician Assistants: · John O. Grooms, PA-C · Bernadette M. Hetzel Harrelson, PA-C · Todd K. Bergen, PA-C