Erica Merriam Elliott

Background

Elliott, Erica Merriam was born on June 14, 1948 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Wheeler Godfrey and Erica (Bauer) Merriam.

Education

Bachelor, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1970; Master of Arts in Teaching, U. Colorado, 1977; Doctor of Medicine, U. Colorado, 1983.

Career

Teacher 4th grade, bureau of Indian Affairs, Chinle, Arizona, 1971-1973; teacher, Peace Corps, Ecuador, 1974-1976; camp counselor, Boston University, 1976; wilderness leader, Antioch College, Smokey Mount, Tennessee, 1976; instructor rock and ice climbing, Colorado Mount Club, Boulder, 1977; mountaineer instructor, Colorado Outward Bound, Denver, 1977-1979; leader all-women's expedition to summit of, Mount McKinley, 1980; resident in family practice, Mercy Medical Center, Denver, 1983-1986; physician, medical director, Checkerboard Area Health Superior vena cava syndrome, 1986-1988; practicing physician, La Familia Medical Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, since 1988.

Achievements

• Erica Merriam Elliott has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Academy Family Practitioners, New Mexico Medical Society, American Medical Association.

Connections

Married Jeff Elliott, December 27, 1967 (divorced 1970). Married Thomas Dwyer, December 13, 1988. 1 child, BarrettWheeler.

Father:

Wheeler Godfrey Merriam

Mother:

Erica (Bauer) Merriam

Spouse:

Jeff Elliott

Spouse:

Thomas Dwyer

child:

BarrettWheeler Elliott