Sierra Reighard, PA-C

Sierra Reighard, PA-C, was born and raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania. She moved to the Tampa area in 2014 to attend the University of South Florida for her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Public Health.

After graduating, she worked as a Home Health Aide and a Patient Care Technician for two years. She completed her Physician Assistant training at Barry University and graduated with her Master of Clinical Medical Sciences in May 2023. While in PA school, she served as the Students Affairs Committee Chair for the Florida Academy of PAs (FAPA) representing PA students in Florida. Additionally, she helped to coordinate and participate in volunteer efforts to help individuals affected by Hurricane Ian. Sierra conducted a literature review of the individual patient approach for knee osteoarthritis treatment. For this outstanding research, she was awarded the Vernon A. & Virginia M. Culver Memorial Scholarship, which is given to a student who has demonstrated excellence in research.

Sierra is currently attending Butler University to obtain her Doctor of Medical Sciences and hopes to use this degree to continue conducting research. She is also continuing her work with FAPA as the Education Committee Chair and is excited to continue to represent PA’s in Florida.

Sierra is a board-certified PA through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and the Florida Board of Medicine.