Kristyn Zalar, PA-C

Kristyn Zalar is a board-certified Physician Assistant who specializes in interventional pain management. She is originally from Pensacola, Florida and received her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Auburn University and a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Before PA school, she worked as a certified nursing assistant in family medicine, volunteered as a Project Uplift mentor to children from disadvantaged backgrounds, and served as a triage volunteer during mission trips to Haiti. Her passion to attend PA school stemmed from many weeks shadowing at the Andrews Institute for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Florida where she was first exposed to a variety of musculoskeletal conditions and the assortment of treatment options for those conditions. After PA school, she moved to Virginia and worked as an Orthopedic Spine surgical PA-C in both clinic and operating room settings for 3 years. In this roll, she evaluated and treated a multitude of musculoskeletal conditions with a focus on spinal oriented pain while improving different surgical and injection techniques. She subsequently moved to San Diego and seeks to further hone her interventional pain management skills while providing compassionate, patient-centered care and ensuring every patient feels supported and well informed throughout their treatment. Outside of work, Kristyn enjoys working out, hiking, playing tennis, going to the beach and spending time with her family including her 2 dogs Chief and Stella.