Craig Hricz, MPAS, PA-C
Associate Professor
School
School of Physician Assistant Studies
Department
School of Physician Assistant Studies
Office Phone Office Phone: 603.314.1747
About
Craig Hricz has practiced emergency medicine as a physician assistant since 1996. Throughout his clinical career, he has served as a preceptor for several physician assistant programs and helped establish and direct a physician assistant fellowship in emergency medicine.
Hricz joined the Manchester/Worcester Physician Assistant program at MCPHS as a full-time faculty member in 2015. His academic interests include electrocardiogram interpretation and the use of point-of-care ultrasound. He also developed a mobile application designed to help healthcare providers interpret EKGs.
Education
- MS in Physician Assistant Studies, Touro College
- BS in Physician Assistant Studies, Touro College
Featured Affiliations
Alpha Eta National Honor Society for Healthcare
WebsiteEducation
- MS in Physician Assistant Studies, Touro College
- BS in Physician Assistant Studies, Touro College
Publications
- Hricz, C. (2023). Dupuytren's Contracture: A Case Review. JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants.
- Hricz C, Kundargi P. (2020). Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: When standing tall makes you feel like you are going to fall. Consultant360.
- Hricz, C. (2018). Procalcitonin: new tool to guide antibiotics for respiratory infections and sepsis. Consultant. 58(5):e162
- Hricz, C. (2017). Acute Coronary Syndrome. Physician Assistant Clinics,2(4), 623-631.
- Hricz, C. (2017). Ischemic Heart Disease. Physician Assistant Clinics,2(4), 671-688.
- Hricz, C., & Tzizik, D. (2017). Syncope: Primary Care Office Evaluation and Workup. Physician Assistant Clinics,2(4), 715-726.
Awards and Honors
- 2025 - MCPHS Trustees' Award for Teaching Excellence, Manchester/Worcester