EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1976 Associate of Science, Chemistry Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX

1976 Associate of Science, Chemistry Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX

1979 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX

1980–1983 Bachelor of Science, Physician Assistant University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX Training at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Children’s Hospital, VA Medical Center Dallas, TX

May, 1997 Master of Science, Physician Assistant Studies Cardiovascular Surgery University of Nebraska Omaha, NE

April, 2002 Doctor of Philosophy Public Health Dissertation: Physicians Perceptions of Physician Assistants in Rural Practice: A study of Rural Physicians in Montana, South Dakota, and North Dakota Columbus University New Orleans, LA

Lyle Larson PA-C, PhD
Teaching Associate

BOARD CERTIFICATION

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Certification No. 1014970

Dual Certification in Medicine and Surgery

1983 – 1986 Texas

1992 Pennsylvania (MA-001564-L)

1986 - present Washington (PA10001429)

AREAS OF CLINICAL EXPERTISE

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Adhar, GA, Larson, LW, Bardy, GH, and Greene, HL Sustained ventricular arrhythmias: differences between survivors of cardiac arrest and patients with recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia. JACC 1988 Jul;12(1):159-65.

Larson, LW. Defining the clinical benefit of lowering cholesterol. J Am Academy Physician Assistants 1996 May;9(5):36-48.

Larson, LW. Improving Cardiovascular risk in hyperlipidemic patients: the benefits of therapy with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. Physician Assistant 1998 Jun ;22(6):54-75.

Larson LW, Wood DE, Vallieres E. Lung Volume reduction surgery: a new treatment option for end-stage emphysema. J Am Academy Physician Assistants 1998 Dec;11(12):39-51.

Larson LW. Permanent pacing: fundamentals and indications. J Am Academy Physician Assistants 2000 Feb;13(2);61-80.

Herman LM, Gerbert DA, Larson LW et al. Vaccines, thimerosal, and neurodevelopmental outcomes. J Am Academy of Physician Assistants 2006 Jan;19(1);18-9.

Larson LW, Gerbert DA, Herman LM, et al. ACC/AHA Guideline Update: Chronic heart failure in the adult. J Am Academy Physician Assistants 2006 Apr;19(8):53-56.

O’Donoghue DL, Gerbert DA, Herman LM, Larson LW, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for managing COPD in a primary care setting. J Am Academy Physician Assistants 2006 Aug;19(8):24-9.

Van Dyke, EM, Gerbert DA, Herman LM, Larson LW, et al. Paradigm shifts in the approach to women’s health care. J Am Academy Physician Assistants 2006 Oct;19(10);50-5.

Larson LW, Herman LM, Gerbert DA, et al. Atrial fibrillation: more help for a common arrhythmia. J Am Academy Physician Assistants 2007 Apr; 20(4) (in press).

Larson LW. The heart has reasons that reason knows not. J Am Academy Physician Assistants 1999 Oct;12(10):6-10.

Larson LW. Clinical watch: new and improved from CSAC. J Am Academy Physician Assistants 2007 Jan;20(1):10-3.

Larson LW. Coronary Artery Disease. The Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook, Labus JB editor: WB Saunders, 1997.

Larson LW. Tamponade. The Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook, Labus JB editor: WB Saunders, 1997.

Larson LW, Pulmonary Contusion. The Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook, Labus JB editor: WB Saunders, 1997.

Larson LW. Pneumothorax. The Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook, Labus JB editor: WB Saunders, 1997.

Larson LW. Lung Cancer. The Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook, Labus JB editor: WB Saunders, 1997.

Larson LW. Chest Wall Tumors. The Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook, Labus JB editor: WB Saunders, 1997.

Larson LW. Bronchial Obstruction. The Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook, Labus JB editor: WB Saunders, 1997.

Larson LW. Congenital Heart Disease. The Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook, Labus JB editor: WB Saunders, 1997.

Champion ME, Larson LW. Cardiac Contusion. The Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook, Labus JB editor: WB Saunders, 1997.

Champion ME, Larson LW. Valvular Heart Disease. The Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook, Labus JB editor: WB Saunders, 1997.

Larson, LW, Wilson JS Jr. Cardiology. Patient Education and Preventative Medicine, Labus JB and Lauber A. editors: WB Saunders. 2001.