Advanced Surgical Assistant Group
Prominent and Distinguished Educators
Dr. James Boscardin, M.D.
Dr. Boscardin has been a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon since 1973, and a former
Senior Team Physician for the Chicago White Sox and President of the Major League
Baseball Team Physicians Society. He has Multiple Society Memberships including the
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, and
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine. Dr. Boscardin has published
extensively in the medical literature.
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MariJo Letizia, PhD, APN/CNP
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MariJo Letizia, PhD, APN/CNP is a Faculty Member and the Director of the Adult and
Family Nurse Practitioner programs at the Loyola University School of Nursing. She has
a Master’s Degree in Nursing, and a Doctoral Degree in Education. She has received
numerous teaching awards, and publishes extensively in the nursing literature. She is
also a frequent lecturer at local,national, and international health care conferences.
RNFA Faculty Members
Jim Hanna, MSN, APN/CNP
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Brian Johnson, BA, BSN, CRNFA
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Jim Hanna, MSN, APN/CNP is an Adult Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse First
Assistant with Parkview Orthopedics. He is a Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant
(CRNFA) and a Certified Nurse of the Operating Room (CNOR); he is also a member of
the AORN, NAON, and ISAPN nursing organizations
Brian Johnson, BA, BSN, CRNFA is a practicing Registered Nurse First Assistant. He
operates his own First Assistant Practice and is credentialed at several area Hospitals
and Surgery Centers. Brian’s practice includes ENT, General, Peripheral Vascular,
Orthopedic, Spine and Plastic Surgery. He has over ten years experience and is also
knowledgeable about the development of private practice.
Advanced Surgical
Assistant Group
Phone: 815-685-3262
Email: info@asagassist.com