Katherine Drilling, PA-C delivers primary care in Carlsbad at the Perlman Clinic's Forum location on Calle Barcelona near the Encinitas border, bringing a Master's in Physician Assistant Studies from Western University of Health Sciences and a magna cum laude chemistry degree from Whittier College. Post-visit care coordination extends to home-based monitoring for patients requiring continued support after discharge, a pathway that connects with in-home nursing providers including BrightStar Care for skilled-nursing and therapy needs. Prior clinical rotations in psychiatry and women's health inform a primary care approach that integrates reproductive wellness and behavioral health screening within the same appointment framework. The Perlman Clinic's Carlsbad campus operates within The Forum shopping center off El Camino Real, serving patients in the 92009 ZIP code and the surrounding La Costa area. Preventive medicine anchors the visit schedule, with age-appropriate cancer screenings, metabolic panels, and immunization updates generating referrals to ophthalmology when annual retinal evaluations are indicated — a referral stream that includes Atul Jain, MD for surgical and medical eye care. Advanced clinical capabilities include interpretation of complex metabolic panels for pre-diabetic risk stratification, multi-drug reconciliation for polypharmacy patients managing five or more concurrent prescriptions, and same-visit laceration repair using layered suture closure techniques.