Clinical Expertise:
Stephanie is an Advancer Nurse Practitioner. She has over 20 years of health care experience and a strong background in conventional medicine. Her diverse clinical experience includes labor and delivery, neonatal, pediatrics, critical care, and internal medicine. She utilizes allopathic medicine along with an integrative, evidence-based approach to health care. She enjoys treating the whole family, with special emphasis on nutritional counseling, diabetes, bio-identical hormone treatment, weight loss, chronic disease management, fatigue, allergies, and anti-aging medicine. She is certified in laser surfacing technology including the DEKA CO2 laser & IPL for skin care treatment. She incorporates a holistic, entire body approach to support health and aging beautifully both inside and out.

Her history also includes teaching with the Community Health Aide Program, which is unique to Alaska.

Philosophy of Care:
“Each person I meet has a story; something they want to share and need guidance with. This can be with something simple or a major medical issue that has left them feeling overwhelmed. Empowering them to make even small lifestyle changes can make big differences. I believe every person has an innate capacity for healing that can be supported and enhanced; my purpose and the purpose of medicine is to maximize this capacity so that every individual can enjoy optimal health. I love what I do and the reward for me is always the gratitude of my patients.”

Education:
Her professional credentials include a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in nursing from the University of Alaska Anchorage. She is certified in Family Practice by both the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

She is pursuing her doctorate degree and continues to keep up on her education by attending yearly conferences on topics of both primary care and integrative medicine.

Extracurricular Activities & Personal Interests:
She and her husband, Michael, have lived in Alaska for over 20 years, and have long been involved in many community events. They have enjoyed raising their family in Alaska. She is a past officer of the Alaska Nurse Practitioner Association.