Elizabeth A. Burcham PA-C

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Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Cell: 303-***-****

advtrv@r.postjobfree.com

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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