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Antoinette Polito

Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies

Department: Physician Assistant Studies - Elon

Office and address: Gerald L. Francis Center, Office 217 2087 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-6533

Brief Biography

Antoinette Polito has been a physician assistant since 1999; she is an alumnx of the Duke University PA Program. Her clinical experience includes rural primary care and academic oncology. She has been a full-time PA educator since 2009 and joined the faculty at Elon in 2019. Her research interests include LGBTQ healthcare, the impact of weight stigma in healthcare, and the intersections of the humanities and medicine. Dr. Polito holds an EdD from Northeastern University.

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