Staff

At Laser Treatment Centers we strive to have an excellent staff.

	Peter Cooperrider, M.D. is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed an internship and residency at the Cleveland Clinic specializing in dermatology. He has been in private practice as a Board Certified Dermatologist in Kirkland, Washington since 1977. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery.

	M. Sean Strother, M.D. is a graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He completed his Medicine internship and Dermatology residency at the University of Washington Medical Center, where he was the Chief Resident in Dermatology during his final year of training. He is a Board Certified Dermatologist who has been in practice in the Seattle area since 2001. Dr. Strother is a member of the national medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha and primarily focuses on medical and surgical dermatology.


Meet our Physician Assistants
What is a physician assistant? Certified physician assistants (PA-C) are medical providers formally trained in primary care and graduating from one of over 100 accredited academic training programs in the U.S. Most Physician Assistant Programs last 24-27 continuous months and use the medical school model. To remain nationally certified Physician Assistants (PAs) must complete 100 hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) every 2 years and pass a national re-certification exam every 6 years. While over half of all PAs remain in primary care, the rest can be found in every medical and surgical specialty, including dermatology. Physician Assistants are dependent providers. As with all physician assistants, dermatology PA's are legally and ethically bound to practice only under their supervising physician, never in competition with them. Physician assistants have been practicing with dermatologists for 30 years, providing a wide variety of services. PAs diagnose, prescribe medications and provide medical and surgical treatment for a wide variety of pathology. Dermatology PAs possess a very wide variety of general dermatology and surgical skills. Some dermatology PAs specialize in areas such as acne, psoriasis, skin cancer, warts and rashes. Others concentrate in cosmetics: performing sclerotherapy, and operating lasers. Still others specialize in surgery: performing a wide variety of surgical procedures.

	Pauli Morrow, MMSc, PA-C, has been practicing in our clinic since March 1999. She graduated from Emory University Physician Assistant Program in Atlanta, Georgia, one of the top accredited programs in the United States, with a Masters Degree in Medical Science in December 1998.

	Deborah L. Beeman, MPA, PA-C, was the second Certified Physician Assistant to join our practice in 1999. Deborah holds a Master of Physician Assistant degree from Duquesne University, a top-rated, accredited institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, with an emphasis in Physiology from California State University at Fresno, graduating cum laude.

	We are pleased to introduce Susan Duffy, PA-C. Susan has been practicing in our clinic since April 2000. She graduated, Magna Cum Laude, from The University of Washington School of Medicine in 1997. Certified physician assistants (PA-C) are health care providers formally trained in general medicine. Susan started her medical career in primary care and family practice.

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