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Ty B. Erickson, MD (born August 15, 1956) is an American surgeon/physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology and urogynecology, focusing on pelvic floor reconstruction.

Personal Life
Ty Erickson was born on August 15, 1956 in Utah but grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He and his wife have five children, 3 girls and 2 boys.

Education
Dr. Erickson attended undergraduate school at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah earning a Bachelor of Science in zoology May of 1979 cum laude. He went on to medical school at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Reno, Nevada and earned his Doctorate of Medicine in June 1983. From June 1983 until June 1987 Dr. Erickson did his residency at the University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center where he specialized in obstetrics and gynecology.

During his years of schooling, he was a part of several honorary societies including Phi Lambda Alpha Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Alpha Omega Alpha where he was a part of the chapter formation committee at the University of Nevada School of Medicine.

Career
After finishing his residency, Dr. Erickson began practicing at Denver Women's Clinic in Denver, Colorado. Then from June 1989 to November 1994 he practiced at Westside Women's Care in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Later he moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho where he practiced obstetrics and gynecology at Women's Health Associates and continues to do so today.

Dr. Erickson has been board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology since December, 1989, licensed with the Idaho Board of Medical Examiners since 1994 and has had a Utah Medical License since 2008.

Academic appointments
Dr. Erickson sat as vice-chairman on the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Lutheran Medical Center from 1992 until 1994. He was a clinical instructor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado, Health Science Center from 1987 until 1994, and has been an Affiliate Faculty at the Idaho State University since 2002.

Professional affiliation

 * Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 1989-present
 * Member- Idaho Medical Association
 * Member- The American Society of Forensic Obstetricians and Gynecologists
 * Member- Collegium Aesculapium
 * Board of Directors- Cherry Creek Associated Physicians 1987-1991
 * Member- Quality Assurance Committee Prudential Insurance Company 1989-1994
 * Member- OB/GYN Quality Assurance Committee Lutheran Medical Center 1989-1992
 * Chairman- OB/GYN Quality Assurance Committee Lutheran Medical Center 1992-1994
 * Board of Directors- Colorado OB/GYN IPA 1991-1994
 * Board of Directors- Westcare IPA 1992-1994
 * Vice President- Westcare IPA 1994
 * Member- Lutheran Medical Ethics Forum 1993-1994
 * Member- Physicians Organizational Task Force-Futures 1993-1994
 * Member- Idaho Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, District 7 Coalition 1997-2000
 * Board of Directors- Eastern Idaho IPA 1995-1997
 * Member- Contracting Committee Eastern Idaho IPA 1997-1998
 * Chairman- Contracting Committee Eastern Idaho IPA 1998-2000
 * Reviewer- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Voluntary Review of Quality Care (VRQC) Program 1998-2009
 * Team Leader- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Voluntary Review of Quality Care (VRQC) Program 2001-2009
 * Member- ACOG Committee on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety 2001-2006
 * Vice-chairman- ACOG Committee on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety 2003-2004
 * Vice-Program Director- ACOG Voluntary Review of Quality Care (VRQC) Program 2004-2006
 * Vice-Chairman- ACOG Idaho Section 2007
 * Chairman- ACOG Presidential Task Force on Patient Safety in the Office Setting 2008-2009
 * Chairman- ACOG Idaho Section 2007-2010
 * Chair Board of Managers- Mountain View Hospital 2000-2010
 * CEO- Rosemark Women Care Specialists 2006-present

Publications

 * 1) Stratton, C.J., Erickson, T.B., Wetzstein, H.Y. "The Lipid Solubility of Fixative, Staining, and Embedding Media, and the Introduction of LX-112 and Poly/Bed-812 as Dehydrants for Epoxy Resin Embeddment." Tissue and Cell 14:(1) 13-24 March 1982
 * 2) Frederickson, Helen et. al, 3rd Edition OB/GYN Secrets . Chapter 20. Ty B. Erickson, M.D., "Ectopic Pregnancy". Mosby.2003
 * 3) Pearlman, M., Erickson, T.B. "Patient Safety Series: Safe Medication Prescribing" ACOG Clinical Review Vol 7, issue 6 Sept 2002.
 * 4) Lukban, J., Erickson, T.B. et.al, "A Prospective Multi-center Clinical Trial Evaluating the Apogee System for the Treatment of Posterior Vaginal Wall and Apical Prolapse" The Journal of Urology, Vol 179, issue 4, pages 448-448, 2008.
 * 5) Erickson, T.B. "Are There Health Care Utilization Benefits to a less Invasive Sling? An Early Evaluation of a Polypropylene Mesh Sling" Obstetrics & Gynecology Apr 2008; 111 (4 suppl) ACOG 2008.
 * 6) Erickson, T.B. et.al, "Executive Summary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Presidential Task Force on Patient Safety in the Office Setting: Reinvigorating Safety in Office-Based Gynecologic Surgery" Obstetrics & Gynecology Jan 2010:115(1).
 * 7) Erickson, T.B. et.al, "Tracking Data in the Office Environment, Medical Errors and Safety Systemms" Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology Sept 2010 Vol 53, Number 3