Juri van der Heijden
Juri started his medical career on the ski slopes in Colorado 29 years ago working as a Ski Patroller. After working there for a number of years, he relocated to Georgia and continued working as a paramedic in the Conyers and Covington area as well as in the ER and as a Life Flight Medic at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta. He received his Physician Assistant’s Master’s degree at Emory University in 2004 then returned to Covington, GA to practice. Juri is the Physician Assistant to Orthopedic surgeon, Mason Florence, MD.
UNDERGRADUATE
North Georgia College and State University
Dahlonega, GA
Bachelors in Science- Biology
GRADUATE
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Masters of Medical Science
Physician Assistant Program
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Certified Physician Assistant for six (6) years in orthopedics
Paramedic/EMT for twenty-one (21) years in various capacities