Physician Assistant
Charity L. Weberg, PA-C, BS, RRT
Charity received her Bachelor’s of Science in Health and Human Performance from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, and her Bachelor’s of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Midwestern University in Chicago. She also received her Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy from El Centro College, Dallas.
Prior to becoming a physician assistant, Charity worked at the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, where she assisted in aviation research projects. Concentrating on the mechanics of male versus female pilots, Charity collected video data and integrated that data in the Ariel Performance Analysis System. Before her Naval research experience, Charity assisted bio-mechanics professors at Iowa State University on a study involving the sit-to-stand mobility of senior citizens and in the development of a weight-lifting product that alleviated back hypertension.
Some of Charity’s honors and awards include:
• Vice President’s Honor Roll El Centro College
• El Centro College Bareback Scholarship recipient
• Iowa State Women’s Rugby Club President
• Gifted Group Member for Organ Donation Awareness Methodist Hospital
• Presentation: Weight lifting product project presented Texas Woman’s University Fifth Annual Graduate Biomechanics Symposium
“I have enjoyed my 2 1/2 years in Bariatrics because I am able to use all three of my degrees, that being Exercise Physiology, Respiratory Therapy and Physician Assistant.”
Liliana Meyer, M.M.S., PA-C
Member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
I grew up in St. Charles, a suburb near St. Louis, Missouri. I am one of four daughters from a very close-knit family. Since middle school, I have felt a calling to care for others. I chose to become a Physician Assistant during my sophomore year of college after much research into the field including shadowing and interviewing several healthcare professionals.
I attended the University of Arizona for my undergraduate studies where I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Physiological Sciences in 2003. My work experience since 2002 has been in a variety of fields including home health care, hospice, and research. For a year and a half, I worked in a respiratory physiology lab assisting with the development of a multi-year sleep apnea study. From 2004-2006, I was an Emergency Medical Technician for Southwest Ambulance in Tucson. In 2006, I found my way back to the midwest and matriculated into Midwestern University in Chicago, where I graduated in 2008 with a Masters of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies.
After enduring several harsh winters in Chicago, my husband and I moved once again here to San Antonio (not only for the warmth, but also to be nearer to family). Shortly after my arrival here, I received a call from a close friend of a doctor I had become acquainted with here. He asked me if I might be interested in a career in bariatrics. Honestly the thought had not crossed my mind before, but it made perfect sense. Throughout my last year of PA school for my capstone research project, I had extensively studied bariatric surgery and its effects on infertility in women with PCOS. Obesity is prevalent in my family on both sides and my concerns for my family members had prompted my research topic choice.
Thus far, I have very much enjoyed my time working with the New Dimensions’ surgeons and my patients. Something I very much enjoy about this field is the fact that while there are many trying times, there are also many happy visits with our patients. It is wonderful to see how much the surgery impacts nearly every aspect of their lives. I look forward to many more years with the staff and patients at New Dimensions.