Our Story
The Aurelian Standard is a synonym for the Gold Standard. In medicine, the gold standard is the best way to do things. From the best screening test to the best initial treatment plan, our practice hopes to embody this principle by finding the best way forward without the constraints of the traditional insurance-based practice model. Our philosophy is health = wealth. Your investment in your health, with our guidance, will yield lifelong benefits.
Emily Aaron MD
Dr. Emily Aaron is a board-certified internal medicine physician who relocated to Denver from Texas in 2017. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She also completed a three-year residency there and earned the Intern of the Year award.
With a keen interest in the intersection of health and beauty, Dr. Aaron pursued advanced training in aesthetic procedures, including injectables and skin rejuvenation techniques. She is one of the visionaries behind Aurelian MedSpa, a premier medical spa specializing in skin rejuvenation and self-care.
Now, she combines her extensive medical knowledge with her artistic flair to help patients enhance their natural beauty while prioritizing their overall health. Dr. Aaron empowers her patients to feel confident and rejuvenated.
She believes in collaborative/solution-based care for her patients in which they can take an active role in care plan creation. She enjoys utilizing approaches from not only her traditional training background, but also employing holistic, natural steps to be taken from the worlds of functional/integrative medicine. She believes the best care results from a marriage of many doctrines.
Outside of the office, Dr. Aaron enjoys hiking, going to live concerts, and spending time with friends, family and her pets.
Meet Our Providers
Connie A. Desarden MD
Dr. Connie A. Desarden is a board-certified internal medicine physician originally from New York City. She has over 9 years of clinical experience. She has participated in various medical missions to Malawi and Lebanon providing care to Syrian refugees. She completed residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia in 2015, and earned her medical degree from New York Medical College in 2012. She graduated Cum Laude from The City College of New York as part of the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education.
Dr. Desarden is one of the visionaries behind Aurelian MedSpa, a premier medical spa specializing in skin rejuvenation and self-care. With a passion for enhancing natural beauty and promoting wellness. She likes to combine medical expertise with an artistic eye to deliver personalized treatments that empower clients to feel their best.
Dr. Desarden also provides services in preventive medicine, and in diagnosing and treating a variety of conditions including hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, infectious diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, depression and anxiety. She has a special interest in treating diabetes and helping patients with weight management. Listening to patients is the most important skill she uses for providing high-quality care to her patients. Her passion is empowering patients through patient education, and helping patients take control of their health especially in the LatinX community. She is bilingual in Spanish and English.
Outside of medicine, she enjoys singing, painting, dancing, and all things fashion.
Emilee Van Waus RN
Emilee Van Waus is a registered nurse from California.
She graduated with an Associate's Degree in Nursing in 2021. She then completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from National University in 2022.
She has worked in various medical centers as a travel nurse. She has experience working with every age group from the neonatal ICU to the adult ICU. She has also worked in every specialty from the cardiac unit to different surgery wards.
She is currently pursuing a degree to become a family nurse practitioner with Maryville University.
She has recently developed an interest in aesthetic medicine and has already completed various training courses for everything from neurotoxin injections to RF microneedling.
Outside of medicine, she enjoys hiking and spending time outdoors with her two Golden retrievers who always keep her on her toes!