Griffin M. Holauchock, PA-C

Griffin M. Holauchock, PA-C is a board-certified physician assistant who has extensive medical training and experience with the United States military and currently holds the rank of Major since transitioning from active-duty service into the Air National Guard at the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown PA.

Griffin obtained his undergraduate degree in Health Sciences at Penn State University, his master’s degree at Salus University, and his doctorate degree as an Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant through Baylor University.

In 2011, Griffin was selected for the United States Air Force Health Profession Scholarship Program in and began active-duty service in 2014 as a Family Practitioner and Element Leader at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. In 2017 he was selected for the Baylor University Army/Air Force Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant Fellowship Program in San Antonio, Texas, consisting of an 18-month program embedded into the ACGME-accredited Orthopedic Surgery Residency program at the flagship Department of Defense level 1 Trauma Center, Brooke Army Medical Center. He graduated his orthopedic doctoral fellowship overall top dissertation “A Radiographic Analysis of Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Reoperations” with a podium presentation at the annual meeting for the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons (SOMOS). From 2018-2022 he worked as a staff Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, and assumed the role of Program Director of the Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant Fellowship.

Griffin has additional training in musculoskeletal ultrasound and has provided instruction on ultrasound-guided procedures at the local and national level. He also has extensive experience with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy and has established protocols at two facilities for static compartment monitoring to test for exertional compartment syndrome. He has performed one stateside deployment to Bangor Maine at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center as part of FEMA’s response to Covid-19 in 2022 and attends the annual Conferences of both Physician Assistants in Orthopedic Surgery (PAOS) and Air Force Physician Assistant Readiness Course (AFPARC) as an instructor in workshops and podium presentations.

Griffin was raised in Gilbertsville PA and his hobbies include fitness, ice hockey, and motorcycles. He is married to Abby Holauchock, an audiologist, and is the proud (and busy) father of 4 young sons.