CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Sara Haddow Liebel
AU Rank: Associate Professor, retired
Title: Physician Assistant Certified
Email: adgxy9@r.postjobfree.com
PERSONAL
Home Address: **** ***** ** *ocks Road
Martinez, GA 30907
Mobile Phone: 706-***-****
Date of Birth: 07/14/62
Citizenship: USA
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: William Francis Liebel, III
Children: Michael, Will, Joe, Jordan, and Hannah
EDUCATION
High School
Flint River Academy, 1976 – 1980, Woodbury, GA, High School Diploma
College
University of Georgia, September 1980 – December 1984, Athens, GA, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics
Graduate and Professional
University of Georgia, March 1985 – March 1987, Athens, GA, Master of Science in Agricultural Economics
Medical College of Georgia, August 1989 – August 1991, Augusta, GA, Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant
Board Certification & Licensure
DEA Registration 11-07-2013 to Present
Georgia Composite State Board Licensed Physician Assistant, 1991 to Present
NCCPA Board Certification in Family Practice, License #1023232, 1991 to Present
NCCPA Surgical Board Certification, License #1023232, 1991 - 2004
Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (North American Transplant Coordinators' Organization) 1995 –2000
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Program Certification (American Heart Association - December 1991, 2003)
BLS for Healthcare Providers (American Heart Association – expires April 2019)
Basic Disaster Life Support – May 1, 2007
PROFESSIONAL
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor Emeritus, Physician Assistant Department, Augusta University, September 15, 2020 to Present
Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Department, Augusta University, July 1, 2012 to June 1, 2020
Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Department, Medical College of Georgia, effective July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2012
Instructor, Physician Assistant Department, Medical College of Georgia, November 2000 – June 30, 2008
Clinical Instructor, Physician Assistant Department, Medical College of Georgia, 1995-2000
Instructor, Physician Assistant Department, Medical College of Georgia, December 1992-January 1995
Department of Agricultural Economics, Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia, 1985-1987
Clinical Positions
Physician Assistant, Family Medicine Center, Augusta University Health Center, April 2015 to Present
Physician Assistant, Harrisburg Family Healthcare Clinic, Augusta, GA, August 2013 to June 2017
Physician Assistant, Renal Transplant Program, Georgia Health Science Medical Center, Augusta, GA, October 2013 to January 2015
Physician Assistant, Family Medicine Center, Medical College of Georgia, October
2000 – June 30, 2012
Physician Assistant, Infectious Diseases Clinic, Medical College of Georgia, February 2007 – October 2008
Physician Assistant, Renal Transplant Service, Medical College of Georgia, April 1995 – October 2000
Physician Assistant, Gary Williamson Plastic Surgery Practice, September 1992 – April
1995
Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular Associates of Augusta, September 1991 – August
1992
Administrative Responsibilities/Appointments/Committee Assignments
AU Athletic Committee Member, Augusta University, August 2013 – 2014, 2017 to Present
AUHPA Board Member, August 2018 - Present
GRU SACSCOC Project Educational Programs Team, March 2014 – 2017
CAHS Promotion and Tenure Committee, Augusta University, 2014 - 2017
Past President, CAHS Faculty Council, Georgia Regents University, August 2014 –
July 2015
President, CAHS Faculty Council, Georgia Regents University, August 2013 –
July 2014
Director of Education, Physician Assistant Department, Georgia Health Sciences University, June 2006 – Present
CAHS SLO Committee, Augusta University, 2013 – 2017
SLO Committee, Physician Assistant Department, 2013 - Present
Director of Graduate Studies, Physician Assistant Department, Medical College of Georgia, November 2000 – 2007
President Elect, CAHS Faculty Council, Georgia Health Sciences University, July 2012 – August 2013
Departmental Representative to College of Allied Health Sciences Faculty Council, Georgia Health Sciences University, July 2011 – July 2012
Chair, Student Review Committee, CAHS Faculty Council, Georgia Health Sciences University, September 2011 – July 2012
Board of Directors for Georgia Health Sciences University Allied Health Science Faculty Practice Group, Inc., January 2010 – July 2012
Task Force for Increasing Participation in Faculty Practice for Georgia Health Sciences University Allied Health Science Faculty Practice Group, Inc., October 2011 – February 2012
Member Curriculum Inventory Committee, School of Allied Health Sciences, February 2010
President Alpha Eta Honor Society – School of Allied Health Sciences – 2009 – 2010
Alpha Eta Hooding Ceremony Committee – College of Allied Health Sciences, January
2009 – Present
President-elect Alpha Eta Honor Society – School of Allied Health Sciences –2009
Chair, Didactic Component Review Committee for Accreditation, Physician Assistant Department - 2010
Chair, Academic and Student Affairs Committee, Physician Assistant Department, July 2006 – Present
CME Homecoming Program Committee, Physician Assistant Department, 2009 - Present
Student Progression Committee, School of Allied Health Sciences, September 2006 – July 2007
Student Affairs Committee, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, November 2000 – 2007
Basic Medical Science Accreditation Review Committee, Physician Assistant Department, Medical College of Georgia, 2001
Clinical Preparatory Sciences Accreditation Review Committee, Physician Assistant Department, Medical College of Georgia, 2001
Faculty Practice Group Task Force, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, 2002
Master’s of Health Education Online Committee, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, 2002
Master’s of Health Education Courses Task Force, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, 2002
School of Allied Health Sciences Faculty Council and Assembly Department Representative, Medical College of Georgia, July 2002 – July 2007
Secretary of School of Allied Health Sciences Faculty Council and Assembly, Medical College of Georgia, July 2001 – June 2002
Department Representative to School of Allied Health Sciences Graduate Council, Medical College of Georgia, November 2000 – July 2007
Master’s of Health Education Task Force, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, September 2004 – 2006
Admissions Committee, Physician Assistant Department, Georgia Regents University, 2000 to Present
Research and Training Grants Awarded
Investigator, “Cytokine Modulation by Follicle – Stimulating Hormone” (NIH Study), May
2006 – May 2008
AWARDS/HONORS
CAHS Inspirational Educator and Mentor, Augusta University, 2018
Caught in the Act of Great Teaching, Augusta University, 2017
Outstanding GAPA Faculty Member, Medical College of Georgia, 2007
"Singled Out", Medical College of Georgia, 1999
Outstanding PA Clinical Faculty Member, Medical College of Georgia, 1998
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Alpha Eta Honor Society, 1991 – Present; President 2010
American Academy of Physician Assistants, 1992 - Present
Georgia Association of Physician Assistants, 1991 - Present
North American Transplant Coordinators' Organization, 1995 – 2000
College of Allied Health Alumni Association, 2000- Present
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Church of the Holy Comforter
Volunteer for Youth Group
Choir Member
Holy Eucharist Preparation Committee
Volunteer Driver Golden Harvest Food Bank Donations
Member of Lakeside High School PTO x 6 years
Member of Lakeside High School Crease Club x 2 years
Volunteer Judge for Senior Projects Lakeside High School x 3 years
Member of Stevens Creek PTO, 2001 – 2005, 2013 to Present
Assistant Room Mother for Fifth Grade Class
Stroke and Turn Judge for PRC Crocs Swim Team 2016 – 2018
Volunteer Bike Marshal for Spring and Fall Run Hard 5K 2016 – 2018
Volunteer Healthcare Provider for Evacuees for Hurricane Matthew and Irma, 2016. 2017
Volunteer Faculty Preceptor at Christ Church Clinic 2012 to Present
PRESENTATIONS AT REGIONAL AND STATE MEETINGS
“Teaching Assistants in PA Programs: Win-Win for Everyone,” poster presentation, Health Science Education Day, Augusta University, Augusta, GA March 2016
“Teaching Assistants in PA Programs: Win-Win for Everyone,” poster presentation, Georgia Association of Physician Assistants Annual Conference at Hilton Head Island, SC July 2015
“Update on STIs,” CME lecture given at Georgia Association of Physician Assistants Annual Conference at Hilton Head Island, SC July 2011
“Thyroid Function Tests Made Simple,” CME lecture given at the Third Annual Physician Assistant Department CME Homecoming Program, Augusta, GA April 23, 2010
“Childhood Obesity,” CME lecture given at the Second Annual Physician Assistant Department CME Homecoming Program, Augusta, GA April 24, 2009
“Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease” CME lecture given at Georgia Association of Physician Assistants Annual Conference at Hilton Head Island, SC July 2007
PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
Cardiology Update – MUSC, Charleston, SC, June 2016
Georgia Association of Physician Assistants Conference at Lake Lanier Island, GA March 2012, 2013, 2014
National Certification for Physician Assistants Workshop for PA Program Leaders, Atlanta, GA, October 2010
Physician Assistant Educators Association National Meeting, Baltimore, MD, September 2010
American Academy of Physician Assistants National Conference, Atlanta, GA May 2010
Annual Physician Assistant Department CME Homecoming Program, Augusta, GA 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Georgia Association of Physician Assistants Conference at Hilton Head Island, SC July 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITS AND AUDIOVISUAL PROGRAMS
“So You Want to Become a Physician Assistant,” presentation at University of Georgia College of Agriculture, Athens, GA, February 2011 & 2012
“Tools of the Trade,” presentation at AR Johnson Magnet School, Augusta, GA, April 27, 2009 and April 26, 2010
"Cardiac Signs & Symptoms" lectures given to Physician Assistant students for the classes of 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000
"Congestive Heart Failure" lecture given to Physician Assistant students for the class of 1997
PUBLICATIONS IN NON-REFEREED JOURNALS
Broder JM, Voyles SM, McNamara KT. "An assessment of county government service financing and delivery in Georgia." University of Georgia Experiment Station Research Report, Number 542, December 1987, 14 pages.
ABSTRACTS
Broder JM, Haddow SV. "Fiscal capacity and community service provision: a paradox of economic development." abstract, Am J Agric Econ. Vol. 70, No. 5, p.1210, 1988.
Broder J, Voyles S, McNamara K. "Optimal provision of county services in Georgia: an empirical assessment." abstract, Am J Agric Econ., Vol. 69, No. 5, p 1078, 1987.
Broder JM, Voyles SM. "An assessment of community service financing and delivery by county governments in Georgia." abstract, Sociological Abstracts, February 1987
Voyles SM, Broder JM, Bachtel DC. "Governmental performance in rural Georgia: some evidence of financial stress". Abstract, Am J Agric Econ, Vol. 68, No. 5, p. 1388, December 1986
Voyles SM, Broder JM. "Financial stress in rural county governments." abstract, Sociological Abstracts, February 1986, supplemental
PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNAL
Matherly M, Haddow Liebel S. “A rare postoperative cutaneous mycobacterium avium complex infection in an immunocompetent patient”, SutureLine, May/June 2017.
McCoy C, Haddow Liebel S. “Sacral nerve stimulation”, Advance Healthcare Network for NPs and PAs, Aug 24, 2015.
Mathis D, Haddow Liebel S. “Eczema during pregnancy”, Advance Healthcare Network for NPs and PAs, Aug 11, 2014.
Poirier C, Haddow Liebel S. “Plantar heel pain: distinguishing it from other pathologies”, Advance Healthcare Network for NPs and PAs, Apr 29 2014.
Potts G, Haddow Liebel S. “Wrist pain and edema in a middle-aged man”, Advance for NPs and PAs, Jan 2014.
Cortez-Cooper M, Meaders E, Stallings J, Haddow S, Kraj B, Sloan G, McCully K, Cannon J. “Soluble TNF and IL-6 receptors: indicators of vascular health in women without cardiovascular disease”,Vascular Medicine (UK). 2013; 18(5):282-289.
Lancaster M, Haddow S. “Malignant melanoma: curable if caught early”, Advance for NPs and PAs, Jan 2012.
Euler B, Haddow S. “Acute onset of recent memory loss,” MPR, Jul 2011.
Milner R, Haddow S. “Giant cell arteritis: an uncommon but serious cause of headache”, Advance for NPs and PAs, Jul 2011.
Smith CE, Haddow S. “Clinical challenge: shortness of breath and chest pain worsened by fruits and vegetables”, The Clinical Advisor, May 2011: 103-08.
Crosby J, Haddow S. “Gouty arthritis: how to make the diagnosis”, The Clinical Advisor, Apr 2011
Daniel A, Haddow S. “Erectile dysfunction after prostate cancer”, The Clinical Advisor, Mar 2011
Cannon JG, Cortez-Cooper M, Meaders E, Stallings J, Haddow S, Kraj B, Sloan GJ, Mulloy A. “Follicle-stimulating hormone, interleukin-1, and bone density in adult women”, Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol, Mar 2010;298(3): R790 – R798
Gunder LM, Haddow SV. “Laboratory evaluation of thyroid function”. The Clinical Advisor, December 2009: 26 – 32
Cannon JG, Sabatier MJ, Marinik EL, Schwark EH, Haddow S, Cortez-Cooper M, Bergeron MF, Sloan GJ, McCully KK, “Femoral artery diameter and arteriogenic cytokines in healthy women,” Vasc Pharmacol. (2009), Mar-Apr;50(3-4):104-09. Epub 2008 Nov 27
Sabatier MJ, McCully KK, Marinik EL, Schwark EH, Haddow S, Cortez-Cooper M, Bergeron MF, Sloan GJ, Cannon JG. “Leptin, blood pressure and aerobic capacity in women,” Am J Hypertens 2008 Nov; Vol. 21, No. 11:1245-50
RESEARCH
Investigator, “Sickle Cell Trait and Exercise in the Heat”, Fall 2003
Investigator, “Cardiovascular Health, Is It Fit or Fat?” (Joint effort between UGA and MCG)
January 2004 – January 2005
Investigator, “Cytokine Modulation by Follicle – Stimulating Hormone” (NIH Study), May 2006 – May 2008
Sub-Investigator, “The Chronic Effect of Stretching Exercise on Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Adults with Hypertension”, September 2007 – December 2007
MENTORED RESEARCH
Graduate, School of Graduate Studies
Committee Member, Project, Master of Health Education: Shan Kroger, Current Status of Evidence-based Medicine Curriculum in Physician Assistant Programs, May 2007
Committee Member, Project, Master of Science: Brian Matthews, Shaving and Sexual Practices Relating to Prostatic Cancer, May 2006
Committee Member, Project, Master of Health Education: Kenneth Holbrook, Evidence for Changing Clinical Practice Patterns in the Use of Autologous Blood in Total Joint Procedures as a Result of the Development of Cell Salvage Techniques, December 2005
Committee Member, Project, Master of Health Education: Robyn Mitchell, Examination of the Clinical Preparation of Physician Assistant versus Nurse Practitioner Students and the Characteristics of Their Preceptors, May 2004
Committee Member, Project, Master of Health Education: Brenda Oswald, To Dip or Not to Dip, UA for the Awareness of Infection, May 2004
Committee Member, Project, Master of Health Education: Development of a Tool for Examining Curricula of Entry-level Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Programs and Analysis of Emerging Themes, Laura Lee, May 2003
Committee Member, Project, Master of Health Education: Renata Smith, Emergency Medicine Specialty Training will Increase Utilization and Marketability of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners, August 2002
Committee Member, Thesis, Master of Science: Charles Bean, Modified Mean Urethral Pressure Gradient as It Relates to Urodynamics: A Prognostic Indicator of Upper Tract Distress, July 2002
Major Advisor for the Masters of Physician Assistant (MPA), School of Allied Health Sciences
Blessing, Lauren, Fatigue with Fluctuating Bilateral Ptosis and Vertical Binocular
Diplopia, Augusta University, January 2019
Barron, Allyson, Syncope and SOB in a 22 -Year-old Female, Augusta University, October 2018
Andre, Geren, MPA-S, Pinpointing the Real Problem with SCD; Vaso-occlusive Crisis or the Socio-economic Challenges? Augusta University, September 2018
Jeffrey Garver, MPA-S, Sepsis Update on Diagnosis, Augusta University, May 2018
Rachel Steyer, MPA-S, Multiple Sclerosis – A Review, Augusta University, February 2018
Stephan Henson, MPA-S, Gastroesophageal Reflux Update, Augusta University, November 2017
Jamie Moore, MPA-S, Empathy in Healthcare Providers and Addiction, Augusta, University, October 2017
Jan Ceyssens, MPA-S, Treatment Options for Sickle Cell Disease, Augusta, University, March 2017
Breck Ardrey, MPA-S, Sickle Cell Disease: Current Treatment Guidelines for Pain Crises, Augusta University, November 2016
Melinda Matherly, MPA-S, A Rare Postoperative Cutaneous Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient, Augusta University, October 2016
Kristi Baker, MPA-S, Recurrent Vasovagal Syncope – A Case Study, Georgia Regents
University, October 2015
Sarah Winston, MPA-S, Psoriasis and the Psychosocial Challenges of the Psoriatic
Patient, Georgia Regents University Augusta, January 2015
Jenna Oppenheimer, MPA-S, Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Nephrolithiasis, Georgia Regents University Augusta, December 2014
Christopher Woods, MPA-S, Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis during Pregnancy,
Georgia Regents University Augusta, November 2014
James Torell, MPA-S, Gluten Sensitivity, Georgia Regents University Augusta, October 2014
Colleen McCoy, MPA-S, Sacral Nerve Stimulation in the Management of Fecal
Incontinence, Georgia Regents University Augusta, August 2014
Kirsten Biernot, MPA-S, Presentation and Diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Georgia Regents University Augusta, April 2014
Michael Marien, MPA-S, Diagnosis and Treatment of Celiac Disease, Georgia Regents University Augusta, March 2014
Nicholas Carstens, MPA-S, Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Meningitis, Georgia Regents University Augusta, February 2014
Mallory Brasky, MPA-S, Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy, Georgia Regents University Augusta, October 2013
Jamie Mathis, MPA-S, Treatment of Eczema during Pregnancy, Georgia Regents University Augusta, August 2013
Gabrielle Potts, MPA-S, Relationship between Crohn’s Disease and Arthritis, Georgia Regents University Augusta, April 2013
Amanda Pyles, MPA-S, Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome, Georgia Regents University Augusta, March 2013
Megan Comer, MPA-S, Why Pediatric Stroke Matters, Georgia Regents University Augusta, February 2013
Caroline Poirier, MPA-S, Plantar Heel Pain: Differential Diagnoses and Management, Georgia Regents University Augusta, January 2013
Timber Wages, MPA-S, Psoriasis: More than Skin Deep, Georgia Regents University Augusta, September 2012
David Simons, MPA-S, Plantar Fasciitis, Georgia Health Sciences University, July 2012
Bethany Lyn Wiley, MPA-S, Preeclampsia, Georgia Health Sciences University, April
2012
Malissa Palmer, MPA-S, Autism: Recognizing and Screening in Primary Care, Georgia Health Sciences University, March 2012
Ashlyn Platts, MPA-S, Acute Management of Kidney Stones, Georgia Health Sciences University, March 2012
Carmen Mujica, MPA-S, Case Report: Autoimmune Hepatitis, Georgia Health Sciences University, March 2012
Michael Hadley, MPA-S, The Effect of Diet and Exercise on the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease, Georgia Health Sciences University, February 2012
Micah Lancaster, MPA-S, Early Detection, Treatment, and Prevention of Malignant Melanoma, Georgia Health Sciences University, June 2011
Brittany Euler, MPA-S, Transient Global Amnesia, Georgia Health Sciences University, March 2011
Rachel Milner Mellick, MPA-S, Giant Cell Arteritis: A Clinical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment, Georgia Health Sciences University, February 2011
Joseph Crosby, MPA-S, Gouty Arthritis: Making the Diagnosis, Georgia Health Sciences University, December 2010
Amanda Daniel, MPA-S, Managing the Aftermath of Prostate Cancer: Erectile Dysfunction, Georgia Health Sciences University, November 2010
Carrie Smith, MPA-S, Crohn’s Esophagitis: An Atypical Presentation of Crohn’s Disease, Georgia Health Sciences University, October 2010
Lindsay Pogostin Bergman, MPA-S, End- of -Life Care for Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Georgia Health Sciences University, September 2010
Jared Shafer, MPA-S. Does Choice of Tendon Autograft Matter for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction? Medical College of Georgia, April 2010
Kirsten Cave, MPA-S. Difference in Survival Rates between Lumpectomy and Mastectomy in Early Invasive Breast Cancer, Medical College of Georgia April 2010
Clifton Amos, PA-S. Is Golimumab Better Than Placebo in Treating Psoriatic Arthritis? Medical College of Georgia, April 2010
Clay Cushman, MPA-S. A Comparison of Donepezil to Placebo in Treating Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, Medical College of Georgia, February 2010
Kristen Rasmussen, MPA-S. Clomiphene plus Metformin to Increase Conception and Live Birth Rates in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Medical College of Georgia, December 2009
Danielle Miller, MPA-S. Verruca Vulgaris: Treatment of the Common Wart. Medical College of Georgia, November 2009
Nicole Lindstrom, MPA-S. The Effectiveness of Natalizumab in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, Medical College of Georgia, November 2009
Meghan Murrell, MPA-S. Sertraline and Paroxetine for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression in Lactating Women. Medical College of Georgia, October 2009
Hope Beverly, MPA-S. Midline Episiotomies and the Risk of Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears. Medical College of Georgia, September 2009
Rehka Satyaprakash, MPA-S. Effectiveness of Pharmacological and Non-pharmacological Treatments in Preventing Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis. Medical College of Georgia, July 2009
Stephanie Polsinelli, MPA-S. Comparison of Soap and Water to Alcohol Based Hand Rubs in the ICU Setting. Medical College of Georgia, April 2009
Caroline Lott, MPA-S. Incident Alzheimer’s Disease and the Role of Cognitive Activity. Medical College of Georgia, March 2009
*Georgia Regents University, formerly Georgia Health Sciences and Medical College of Georgia, is now Augusta University.