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Zachary Henderson

Our Physicians and Advanced Practice Professionals

East Hawaii Region

Physician assistant, Urgent Care

1285 Urgent Care

1285 Waianuenue Ave,
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone: (808) 932-3730

Henderson, Zachary, PA-C

Biography

Zachary was born and raised on the Big Island, attending St. Joseph High School for a time before graduating from New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico. Zachary enlisted in the United States Army National Guard in 2004. He deployed with the Hawaii Army National Guard to Kuwait and Iraq in support of OIF and to the Philippines in support of OEF, JSOTF-P, as a Combat Medic. At home in Hilo, he worked as a Dialysis Technician for 14-years prior to becoming a Physician Assistant. Zachary earned his Physician Assistant degree through the Army’s Physician Assistant Program. Upon graduation in 2020, he commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Prior to starting with East Hawaii Health Clinics, Zachary participated with the Hawaii Army National Guard’s COVID Response Task Force – Hilo, contributing to the over 40,000 vaccinations administered by the Hawaii Army National Guard to the East Hawaii community in 2021.

Undergraduate Education

  • Interservice Physician Assistant Program, Army Medical Center of Excellence, Army Medical Department Center & School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Graduate Education

  • Interservice Physician Assistant Program, Army Medical Center of Excellence, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

Certification(s)

  • • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Organization(s)

  • • Hawaii Academy of Physician Assistants
  • • Society of Army Physician Assistants
  • • American Academy of Physician Assistants
  • • Pi Alpha, Physician Assistants National Honor Society