Sarah Prifte, WHNP is a women’s health nurse-practitioner practicing at Advantia OB-GYN Shady Grove, an Advantia Health practice. Sarah cares for women of all ages and life stages. Her office is located in Rockville, MD. Her services include pregnancy care, infertility evaluation, testing and treatment, genetic counseling, gynecology, birth control, long-term birth control such as IUDs, and contraception counseling. Sarah Prifte is accepting new patients.

Merrill Myers is a Nurse Practitioner specialist and an Allergy and Immunologist in Herndon, Virginia. Ms. Myers is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Allergic Conjunctivitis, Allergic Rhinitis, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), and Grass Allergy. Ms. Myers is currently accepting new patients.

Julie Park is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Ms. Park is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are BRCA Positive Breast Cancer and HER2 Negative Breast Cancer. Ms. Park is currently accepting new patients.

Alice Spiros is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Ms. Spiros is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Febrile Neutropenia, Acquired Hemophilia, Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ms. Spiros is currently accepting new patients.

Mukta Gautam-Dhakal is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Ms. Gautam-Dhakal is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top area of expertise is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Ms. Gautam-Dhakal is currently accepting new patients.

Joshua Niekranz is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Mr. Niekranz is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top area of expertise is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Mr. Niekranz is currently accepting new patients.

Heidi Cook is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Ms. Cook is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top area of expertise is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Ms. Cook is currently accepting new patients.

Melody Boxley is a Nurse Practitioner in Herndon, Virginia. Ms. Boxley is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top area of expertise is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Ms. Boxley is currently accepting new patients.

Sarah Duncan is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Atrial Tachycardia, and Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT).

Cordelia Nieketien-Tawari is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top areas of expertise are Schizoaffective Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Ms. Nieketien-Tawari is currently accepting new patients.

Mari Parker is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top areas of expertise are Boils, Folliculitis, Carbuncle, and Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Ms. Parker is currently accepting new patients.

Leah Elk is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top areas of expertise are Menopause, Angiomyoma, and Intrauterine Device Insertion. Ms. Elk is currently accepting new patients.

Mary Frickel is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top area of expertise is Zoon Vulvitis. Ms. Frickel is currently accepting new patients.

Yan Sun is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD), Thrombectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Ms. Sun is currently accepting new patients.

Jessica Schafer is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top area of expertise is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Ms. Schafer is currently accepting new patients.

Amy Peng is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).

Rachel Suk is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top area of expertise is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Ms. Suk is currently accepting new patients.

Madeleine Hao is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top areas of expertise are Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Major Depression, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Ms. Hao is currently accepting new patients.

Elizabeth is a board-certified primary care pediatric nurse practitioner. She received her Master's in Nursing from Vanderbilt University and Bachelor's degrees from the University of South Carolina and Queens University of Charlotte. She was a NICU nurse for six years working in North Carolina, California, and most recently in Northern Virginia at Inova Fairfax.Elizabeth lives in Falls Church with her husband and two young children. She enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Marina is a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Certified Asthma Educator who joined Capital Area Pediatrics in 2018.Marina comes to us from Boston Children’s Hospital where she worked as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in the Urgent Care and Pulmonary clinics. This is where she formed her special interest in pediatric allergy and asthma care. Marina received her doctorate from the University of Virginia and both her undergraduate and Masters’ degrees from Boston College. During her schooling, she had the opportunity to spend a semester abroad in Ecuador providing primary care. Marina is accompanied by her husband and daughter in Herndon, VA. In her spare time, Marina enjoys hiking, biking, cooking and exploring all the museums (and playgrounds!) DC has to offer.

Prior to joining Capital Area Pediatrics, Carolyn was employed in a private practice in Loudoun County and worked in the pediatric clinics of the Arlington and Alexandria Health Departments. Prior to that, she earned her Master of Science in Pediatric Nursing from Boston College. She began her professional career in Boston, where she worked for nine years at Boston's Children's Hospital in various clinical areas.Carolyn is originally from Central Virginia. Her undergraduate work was done at S.U.N.Y. in Plattsburgh, New York, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with minors in Spanish and nutrition.She is active in the national and state Pediatric Nurse Practitioner organization, and her hobbies include foreign language (advanced Spanish), music and outdoor activities.

Whitney Elswick is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top areas of expertise are Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Muscle Spasms, and Eyelid Bump. Ms. Elswick is currently accepting new patients.

Shanya Hardie is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top area of expertise is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Ms. Hardie is currently accepting new patients.

Grace Soistman is a Nurse Practitioner in Reston, Virginia. Her top area of expertise is Herpangina. Ms. Soistman is currently accepting new patients.

Andrea Barden is a Nurse Practitioner in Herndon, Virginia. Her top area of expertise is Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). Ms. Barden is currently accepting new patients.