Physician Assistant
Resume:
Elizabeth A. Burcham PA-C
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Cell: 303-***-****
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Licenses and Certifications
September 2017: NCCPA Board Certification
June 2016: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
June 2020: Basic Life Support
Professional affiliations and Memberships
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants
Society of Physician Assistants in Otorhinolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Education
September 2017: Master of Medical Science: Physician Assistant Studies
Midwestern University School of Health Sciences – PA program
Downers Grove, IL
May 2013: Master of Science: Biomedical Sciences
Regis University
Denver, CO
Recipient of Cura Personalis award
May 2011: Bachelor of Arts: Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
Dean’s list
Professional Experience
08/17-Present Certified Physician Assistant
Integrated Ear, Nose, & Throat, Denver Facial Surgeons, Denver Thyroid Surgeons
Provide high-quality patient care in a very busy clinic to treat both basic and complex ENT conditions by performing physical examinations, diagnostic procedures, and offering therapeutic procedures for various conditions
Assist in surgery/procedures and offer perioperative care to patients
Order, analyze, and interpret laboratory tests/results and diagnostic imaging/procedures
Perform many in office procedures including, but not limited to: sinus debridements, cerumen removal, incision and drainage of peritonsillar abscesses, incision and drainage of septal and auricular hematomas, laryngoscopies, and diagnostic endoscopies
Primary cosmetic injector offering various nonsurgical options such as: filler, neurotoxins, and kybella
Research Experience
7/07-2/08: Physician Assistant Program Master’s Project
Topical Imiquimod and 5-Fluorouracil for Treatment of Superficial Skin Cancers
Project Advisor: Patricia Higgins, DO – Midwestern University
Downer’s Grove, IL
This study showed that although first line treatment for superficial skin cancer is surgical excision, topical 5FU and IMQ are adequate treatment options for patients who prefer less invasive treatment modalities.
7/03-5/05: Master’s Thesis – Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Role of Polo-Like Kinase 3 in Pituitary Tumorigenesis
Project Advisor: Francia Towne, Ph. D., III, MD- Department of Endocrinology/Metabolism- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO
This study was focused on the implications of downregulating and/or upregulating tumor suppressor gene, polo-like kinase 3, in pituitary tumorigenesis.
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