Tony Adkins, PA-C

Role: “Dancing Physician Assistant”
Favorite Ice Cream: Salted Caramel
Favorite Dance Move: MC Hammer

bio

Tony "Dancing Doc" Adkins, PA-C, MPH, MCHS, is a pediatric neurosurgery physician assistant at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and now a social media phenomenon. In a matter of months he became well known around the world for his unique way of connecting with his young patients through music and dance. He has appeared on Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, ABC World News Tonight, Access Hollywood, California Live, Australia Morning News, French medical show and on several other national and international news and talk shows. These media outlets have affectionately named him the “Dancing Doc” because of his dance videos with his patients that have gone viral with millions of views.  During his many interviews, he often states that he is well aware that there isn't one specific approach that is always the right one for every child. So he uses this method with the intention of lifting his patient's spirits trying to remind them of happiness that can often leave them while in hospitals.  Tony's training focus is on assessing and treating children with closed head injuries, brain tumors, open neural tube defects, hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, and various other neurosurgical ailments. His educational background includes a Masters in Clinic Health Sciences with a focus on physician assistant studies from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, a Master’s in Public Health in Global Health and Epidemiology from Loma Linda University, and a B.S. in Neuroscience from the University of California Riverside.  He is happily married to his lovely wife LaVeta and a father to his two beautiful daughters Chloe and Zoe.  Tony is a guest personality and dancer with Infinite Flow.