Chrystal Buchanan is a Physician Assistant that graduated from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program in 2011 and left the Army in 2015 to complete a first-assist critical care residency at Johns Hopkins. She then moved back home to Tacoma, Washington and worked for Pulse, Vascular Surgery from 2017-2020 after which she moved in to her current position with Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. She enjoys assisting in the operating room and helping people get through critical illness. In her free time, she hikes and hangs out with her family.