(Practices at Owensboro Dermatology)
“I strive to provide the best, safest and most current treatment available. I enjoy people and feel privileged to treat you. I do my best to make it a positive, personal experience and to listen and address your needs.”
Education is the key to a solid foundation
"Dermatology is an exciting and ever-changing medical specialty. Education is fundamental in having the ability to stay current with the diagnoses, treatments and prevention methods that prove effective for my patients. I obtained an excellent education based on an outstanding curriculum. From this solid foundation, I gained the knowledge and technical skills that help me provide my patients with the health care they deserve."
LICENSED: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Kentucky Board of Nursing
CERTIFIED: Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association
MS: University of Southern Indiana
BSN: University of Kentucky, with distinction (magna cum laude)
Lifelong learning for effective care
"My education didn’t stop after earning my degree. Along with learning from hands-on dermatology seminars, I take pride in gaining additional knowledge from professional publications and communicating with my peers about the latest medical developments. These activities, in conjunction with my memberships to professional organizations, ensure that my patients receive the best treatment founded on evidence-based, time-proven medicine."
MEMEBER: Nurse Practitioner Society of the Dermatology Nurses Association, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners/Nurse Midwives, Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses of Indiana, American Nurses Association, Kentucky Nurses Association, Indiana Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
A love of dermatology
"I love being a nurse practitioner in dermatology, because I have the unique opportunity of being able to work with patients from a medical and surgical perspective. Combining diagnostic skills and patient care with the more technical expertise gives me great satisfaction. I enjoy the personal aspect of getting to know my patients and caring for them. Having you and your family as patients is a privilege and an honor. My goal is to make your visit pleasant and your dermatological treatment the best possible."
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