Lisa Keller, PA-C

Curriculum Vitae

  • EDUCATION

Red Rocks Community College Physician Assistant Program, August 2004. Certification, September 2004

University of Colorado at Denver, M.A. in Neurobiology, 1994

University of Colorado at Boulder, additional classes in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, 1991 

University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A. in Psychology, 1990

  • PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

5/2005 to current           Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Alliance, Englewood, Colorado, CO

 

1/2005 to 5/2005           Physician Assistant, Rocky Mountain Urgent Care, Aurora, CO

                                               

1999 to 2002                Clinical Research Coordinator, Denver Arthritis Clinic, Denver, CO

 

1998 to 1999                Clinical Research Coordinator, Alpine Clinical Research, Boulder, CO

 

1997 to 1998                Clinical Research Coordinator, Denver Arthritis Clinic, Denver, CO

 

1995 to 1997                Clinical Research Coordinator, National Jewish Medical and 

                                     Research Center, Denver, CO

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

  • Physician Assistant: Neurosurgery

In-patient rounding on spine and cranial neurosurgical patients, including post-op, trauma and CVA/vascular.

Neurosurgical clinic including complete history and physical examination; initiation of diagnostics and therapeutics; patient disposition along with arrangement of appropriate follow-up.

Assisting the physician on duty with neurotrauma call, in-patient and ED consults, patient admits, discharges and transfers.

Assistance in OR

  • Physician Assistant: Urgent Care

Complete history and physical examination; initiation of diagnostics and therapeutics; patient disposition along with arrangement of appropriate follow-up.

Assisting the physician on duty with triage, maintenance of life-support measures, and coordinating transfer of patients to the ER.

Urgent care medicine including: internal medicine, OB-GYN, pediatrics, minor trauma, geriatrics, dermatology, allergic reactions, basic orthopedics and male GU.

Procedures: local anesthesia; abscess I & D’s; laceration repair; nail bed repair; foreign body removal from soft tissue including the cornea; wound care; splinting; reductions of simple, closed dislocations; IV insertion; and phlebotomy.

  • Clinical Research Coordinator:

In charge of clinical research protocol implementation, coordination and monitoring of patient care in the areas of pulmonology, immunology and rheumatology from March 1995 to July 2002.

Duties included collection of clinical data, monitoring patient status and adverse events, distribution of medication, and reporting serious adverse events to the pharmaceutical companies and FDA.

  • AWARDS

“Most Valuable Classmate” in Physician Assistant Program, awarded August 2004

  • CERTIFICATIONS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Continuing Medical Education -ongoing

Presenter at the Swedish Simply Spine Conference for nursing continuing education, April 2006

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, April 2005

Accelerated Spanish, January 2005

NCCPA Certification, September, 2005

Certification & Recertification Exam Review in Chicago, Illinois, August 2004

PALS, August 2004

ACLS, July 2004

Clinical Research Coordinator Certification, Association of Clinical Research Professionals, May 1997

  • CLINICAL ROTATIONS

Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, and Woman’s Health.

  • MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Physician Assistants

Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants

  • PUBLICATIONS

Gagliani, B., Borish, L., Bartelson, B.L.B., Buchmeier, A., Keller, L., and Nelson, H.S.  (1997) Nasal Immunotherapy in Weed-Induced Allergic Rhinitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol, 79, 259-265.

Keller, L.G. (1994) The Effects of Cypermethrin on Neurite Development and Intracellular Calcium Concentrations of Cultured Embryonic Rat Hippocampal Neurons. Master’s thesis, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, CO.

updated 05/26/2007

 
 
 
 
 
 

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