ELIZA BUYERS, MD, FACOG

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Adolescent Gynecologist, The Children’s Hospital of Colorado 2012 – present

Provides outpatient, adolescent gynecologic care to girls, teens, and young women.

Medical Director, Young Women’s Health Program, Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics 2010 - 2012

Created, fund-raised, and developed a program that integratesand deliversthe full range of contraceptive and gynecologic services into three traditional pediatric clinicsand a satellite clinic at Excelsior Youth Center, a residential treatment center for girls 12-18.

Colorado Permanente Medical Group2002 - 2010

General OB/GYN practice; developed protocols and training sessions with primary care providers, nurses, and pharmacists that reflect best practice in providing contraception.

Inner City Health Clinic2007 - 2010

Provided outpatient gynecology services as part of Kaiser Permanente’s Reach Out Fellowship.

Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood, Central Branch2001 - 2004

Supervised and supported clinic providers.

Private Practice, Rose Medical Center2001 - 2002

Provided general OB/GYN care to private patients and provided back-up OB coverage to a large midwife practice.

EDUCATION AND CLINICAL TRAINING

  • Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO
  • Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, Degree: M.D.
  • Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Degree: B.A., Art History and Women’s Studies

PUBLIC POLICY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Member of the Executive Board of Directors, Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver
  • Speaker, Denver Health STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
  • Chair, Contraception Guideline Committee, HealthTeamWorks
  • Legislative Chair,Colorado Section of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2005- 2010
  • Consultant, Colorado Association of School Based Health Centers: Adolescent Reproductive Health Toolkit (2010) and Understanding Minor Consent and Confidentiality in Colorado (2011)
  • Co-author, Committee Opinion for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: “Rural and Urban Health Disparities for Women”and “Transgender Health Care”
  • Member, Abstinence and Sexual Health Advisory Committee, Colorado Department of Education

LICENSURE AND BOARD CERTIFICATION

  • Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006
  • Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners, 1997

PROFESSIONAL GOALS

  • Providing patient-centered, integrated care to girls, teens and young women.
  • Developing, supporting, and sharing innovations and best practices that reduce barriers and improve outcomes.
  • Ensuring that essential services include reproductive health care.
  • Advocating for youth, including their access to medically accurate, age-appropriatesexual health education.
  • Being part of an inclusive organization.
  • Working with philanthropists who are interested in diminishing health disparities.
  • Helping youth dream big and achieve their goals.