Curriculum Vitae - Amy L.S. Bekanich, M.D.
Work Experience:
03/2012 – Present
Private Practice
170 Deepwood Drive, Suite 102
Round Rock/Austin, TX 78681
09/2011– 03/2012
Associate Physician
Miami Breast Center
580 Crandon Blvd.
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
09/2011– 03/2012
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician
Volunteer Faculty
Florida International University
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
11200 S.W. Eighth Street: HLS II 693
Miami, FL 33199
01/2011– 09/2011
Associate Physician
Bal Harbour Plastic Surgery Associates
1140 Kane Concourse
Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154
07/2010 – 01/2011
Private Practice
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
3850 Bird Road, Suite 102
Miami, FL 33146
08/2009 – 07/2010
Clinical Instructor, Physician
Teaching Appointment
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
Veteran's Hospital
Primary Children's Medical Center
30 North 1900 East; Rm 3B400
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
07/2007 – 07/2009
Resident Physician
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
30 North 1900 East; Rm 3B400
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
06/2004 – 07/2007
Resident Physician
General Surgery
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
30 North 1900 East; Rm 3B403
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Hospital Affiliations:
South Miami Hospital, South Miami, FL
Baptist Hospital, Kendall, FL
University of Miami, Miami, FL
Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, FL
Bayside Ambulatory Center, Miami, FL
Education:
Highland High School, 1990
2166 South 1700 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
B.S., Westminster College, 1998
Psychology Major; Chemistry and Physics Minor
Magna Cum Laude
1840 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
M.D., Oregon Health & Sciences University, 2004
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97239
Residency:
University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 2004-2009
General Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
30 North 1900 East; Rm 3B400
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Fellowship:
Aesthetic Surgery, 2011
Bal Harbour Plastic Surgery Associates
1140 Kane Concourse
Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154
Fellowship:
Fat Grafting, 2011
Miami Breast Center
580 Crandon Blvd.
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Current Licenses and Certifications:
- 2005-2012 – State Medical License (UT)
- 2005-2012 – Controlled Substance License (UT)
- 2005-2012 – State Medical License (FL)
- 2011-2013 – State Medical License (TX)
- 2005-2012 – DEA Certificate
- 2010-2020 – Board Certification – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- 2011-2013 – ACLS Certification
Honors/Awards:
- Women's Board Scholarship, 1996
- Ross Beason Memorial Scholarship, 1997
- National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellow, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC), Carnegie Mellon University-University of Pittsburgh, 1997
- Senior Honors Thesis Program, University of Utah, 1997-1998
- Oregon Hearing Research Center Summer Research Fellow, Oregon Health & Sciences University, 2001
- National Institute of Health Short-Term Research Training Fellow, Oregon Health & Sciences University, 2001
- Best presentation/paper in Microsurgery at the American Society of Plastic Surgeon's Senior Resident's Conference, Austin, TX, 2009
Oral Presentations:
Neural correlates of memory and aging. Research Presentation Speaker, Annual Participants meeting for the Alzheimer's Disease Research Association, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1999.
Endoscopic sinus surgery in the older adult population. Symposium speaker. American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2002.
The retrograde limb of the internal mammary: An option for venous outflow in DIEP breast reconstruction. Research Presentation Speaker, Annual American Society of Plastic Surgeon's Senior Resident's Conference, Austin, TX, 2009.
Publications:
McDermott, K.B., Buckner, R.L., Petersen, S.E., Kelley, W.M., Sanders, A.L. (1999). Material specific and set-specific processing in frontal cortex: Encoding and retrieval of faces and words. Abstr. Sixth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society.
McDermott, K.B., Buckner, R.L., Petersen, S.E., Kelley, W.M., Sanders, A.L. (1999). Set-specific and code-specific activation in frontal cortex: An fMRI study of encoding and retrieval of faces and words. J. Cog. Neuro. 11, 631-640.
Buckner, R.L., Snyder, A.Z., Sanders, A.L., Raichle, M.E., and Morris, J.C. (2000). Functional brain imaging of young, nondemented and demented older adults. J. Cognitive Neuroscience 12, 24-34.
Miezin, F.M., Maccotta, L. Ollinger, J.M., Petersen, S.E., Sanders, A.L., Buckner, R.L. (2000). The hemodynamic response in rapid event-related fMRI designs. Abstr. Soc. Neurosci.
Buckner, R.L., Sanders, A.L., Kelley, W.M., Snyder, A., Morrison, J.C. (2000). Functional Anatomy of verbal and nonverbal encoding in young and old adults. Abstr. Soc. Neurosci.
Sanders, A.L., Baker, J.T., Maccotta, L., Buckner, R.L. (2001). Neural correlates of verbal memory encoding during semantic and structural orienting tasks. Abstr. Cognitive Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New York City, NY.
Baker, J., Sanders A.L., Maccotta, L., and Buckner, R.L. (2001) Neural correlates of verbal memory encoding during semantic and structural orienting tasks. Neuroreport. 12, 1251-1256.
Logan, J.M., Sanders, A.L., Snyder, A.Z., Morris, J.C., and Buckner, R.L. (2002). Under-recruitment and non-selective recruitment: Dissociable neural mechanisms associated with aging. Neuron. 28, 827-840.
Poster Presentations:
Vecera. S.P., Sanders, A.L. (1998, June). Modulation of early ERPs by spatial attention and figure-ground organization. Poster Presentation, University of Utah Senior Thesis Symposium
Vecera. S.P., Sanders, A.L., Halgren, E., Paulson, K.M., Lewine, J.D. (1998, November). Modulation of early ERPs by spatial attention and figure-ground organization. Poster presentation, 39th Annual Meeting of the Psychonimics Society, Dallas TX.
Sanders, A.L., Mark E. Wheeler, Buckner, R.L. (2000, April). Episodic recognition modulates frontal and parietal activity. Poster presentation, Cognitive Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April, 2000.
Kerr-Valentic, M.A. Sanders, A.L., Agarwal, J. (2008). The retrograde limb of the internal mammary vein: An additional option for venous outflow in DIEP breast reconstruction. Poster/Abstract presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL.
Memberships in Professional Organizations:
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Candidate Member
- Texas Medical Association
Professional Activities:
- Psychonomics Society Meeting, Dallas, TX, November 1998
- Leonard Berg Symposium on Alzheimer's Disease, November 2000
- Washington University Graduate Research Symposium, March 1999
- Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2000
- Oregon Sinus Course, Portland, OR, August 2001
- American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, April 2002
- American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, September 2002
- American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, September 2002
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2008
- AO North America - Principles of operative treatment of craniomaxillofacial trauma and reconstruction. San Francisco, CA, January 2009
- Fat Grafting Convention, Miami Breast Center, Key Biscayne, FL, February 2011
International Medical Service:
- Rotoplast International medical mission to the Philippines, September 2007
University Projects or Community Service:
- Head trauma community outreach presentations to local elementary schools, Salt Lake City, UT, 2008.
- Community Gang Tattoo Removal Clinic, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 2006.
- All Hill Student Representative, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR 2002-2003.
- Student Doctor, Wallace Medical Concern Clinic, Portland, OR, 2001-2004.
- Student Representative, Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland, 2001-2004.
- President, Student Interest Group in Neurology, Oregon Health & Sciences University, 2001-2002.
- Student Representative for development of PCM Spring Curriculum Session, 2001-2002.
- Student Representative for development of Medical Spanish Elective, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, 2001-2002.
- Student Liaison for the SafeHaven Children's Group, Fall 2001.
- Tar Wars Presenter, children's smoking cessation program, 2000-2001.
- Mentor, Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, St. Louis, MO, 1998-2000.
- Officer, Pre-Medical Society, Westminster College, 1997-1998.
- Team member, Putnam Mathematical Competition, Westminster College, 1997.
- Navajo Reservation Community Involvement Project, 1992.
Other Professional Experience:
Research Assistant, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Department of Neurosurgery, Portland, OR, 2003. Projects included: a retrospective analysis of stereotactic imaging of patients who underwent surgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at Oregon Health & Sciences University. My participation includes analysis of stereotactic data, database management, and submission to the 2003 American Academy of Neurologic Surgery.
Research Assistant, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Portland, OR, 2001-2002. Projects included: a retrospective chart review and telephone questionnaire of patients who had sinus surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology at Oregon Health & Sciences University.
Senior Clinical Research Assistant, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Department of Neurology, Portland, OR, 2000-2001. Projects included: a randomized double blind placebo controlled study of the effects of ginkgo biloba extract on Alzheimer's disease and anti-oxidant biomarkers.
Senior Research Assistant, Washington University, Departments of Psychology and Radiology, St. Louis, MO, 1998-2000. Projects included: atrophy assessment of cognitively normal and mildly demented older adults; functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies characterizing the hemodynamic response in controls and mildly demented older adults. Studies conducted with Drs. Randy L. Buckner, Marc Raichle, Anders M. Dale, John Morris.
Research Assistant, Center for Advanced Medical Technologies, University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, 1997-1998. Projects included: face recognition and motion detection study using magnetoencephalograph (MEG) and EEG methodologies; perceptual organization study using MEG and EEG methodologies. All studies conducted with Drs. Jeff Lewine, Eric Halgren, and Shaun P. Vecera.
Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1996-1998. Projects included: face imagery study using EEG methodologies; object recognition study using EEG methodologies. Both studies conducted with Drs. Shaun P. Vecera and Eric Halgren.
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT, 1996-1998.
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT, 1996-1997.
Hobbies & Interests:
Women's health, swimming, dance, tennis, international health/travel, sea kayaking, foreign films (French), watercolor, car restoration, National Public Radio.
