Women's Health
Primary Care Providers
Michelle
Atkins
RNC, BSN, MSN, ARNP
Darla Smedley
RN, BSN, MSN, ARNP
Risa Halford
RNC, BSN, MSN, ARNP
Jessica Fahey
RN, BSN, MSN, ARNP
Women's Health Care
Service Providers
Katie Davenport
LMP
Massage
Therapist
Kate Walker MA,
LMHC
Mental Health Counselor
Sherri Jeardoe
Licensed Esthetician
Melody Dawson LMP
Massage Therapist
Tiffany Dillman
Licensed Medical Aesthetician
Lyndsay
Mishko, DC
Chiropractor |
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Gynecology and Family Practice Providers |
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Michelle Atkins
RNC, BSN, MSN, ARNP
Women's
Health |
Michelle has been a registered nurse
since 1991. She graduated from the University of Washington
School of nursing, and gained valuable experience in
pediatrics, high-risk labor and delivery, mother-newborn
care and gynecologic surgery prior to pursuing a new
career path more suitable to her family life.
With a desire to provide compassionate care for women
throughout the lifespan, Michelle pursued her master’s
degree in nursing from Pacific Lutheran University and
became board certified as a women’s health nurse
practitioner in 1998. Her professional interests include
adolescent health promotion, infertility and menopausal
mid-life changes. As co-owner of Advanced Women's
Health, Michelle takes pride in the Company's unique
approach to Women's Healthcare.
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Raised in Tacoma and currently living in Gig Harbor,
Michelle is pleased to offer health care to women in
both communities. Her personal interests include
spending time with her family, traveling, windsurfing,
gardening and participating in her children’s
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Darla has been a registered nurse
since 1979. She attended the University of Washington
Nursing School and received her Master’s Degree in
Nursing from Pacific Lutheran University. She became
Board Certified as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
in 1998.
Darla’s professional experience includes all aspects of
adolescent and female health care. With 20 years
experience in inpatient labor and delivery,
mother-newborn and gynecologic surgery, Darla brings a
special compassion and knowledge base to her patients.
Her professional interests include adolescent health,
menopausal midlife changes, and preventative care
throughout the life span of women.
As owner of Advanced Women's Health,
Darla strives to assure that each patient's individual
needs are addressed and expectations are met.
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Darla Smedley
RN, BSN, MSN, ARNP
Women's Health |
| Darla enjoys spending time with her
family and friends, attending sporting events,
gardening, and at home with her many animals. |
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Specialty
Service Providers
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Risa Halford - RNC, BSN, MSN, ARNP
Family Practice
/ PCP |
Risa attended the
University of Washington and received her Bachelor of
Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology in 2004. She
then volunteered for the Peace Corps as a science
teacher in a small village in Burkina Faso. She loved
working with the nurses and midwives during her time
there, and knew she needed to pursue nursing as a
career. Upon returning, she worked as a gene expression
laboratory biologist for Rosetta Inpharmatics and
volunteered in the Swedish Cherry Hill Emergency
Department. She received her Masters of Science in
Nursing from Seattle University in 2010.
She enjoyed her internship at Lake Serene Clinic in
Lynnwood, where she was able to provide both primary
care and urgent care. Her passion for women’s health
made Advanced Women’s Health an ideal fit. She strives
to work with her patients to achieve healthy balance in
their lives and provide high-quality compassionate care.
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She is very excited to be working with
the patients at Advanced Women’s Health and looks
forward to establishing patient-provider relationships
with mutual trust and respect. She is currently assisting with the authoring of
manuscripts on incorporating pharmacogenetics in primary
care. When not working, she enjoys training for half
marathons, hiking, traveling, cooking, dancing, yoga and
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Jessica received her Bachelor of Science
degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the
University of Washington in 2000. She worked as a
researcher in Seattle, performing DNA sequencing for the
Human Genome Project as well as other genetics projects.
In 2003, she moved to Iowa and helped
establish the Neurogenomics Research Lab at the
University of Iowa. She returned to Washington with a
desire to have closer patient contact and to make a
positive difference in the lives of individuals. She
graduated with her Masters of Science in Nursing from
Seattle University in 2007.
After an enjoyable and inspiring
internship at Advanced Women’s Health, she accepted a
position as a full-time primary care provider.
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Jessica Fahey
RN, BSN, MSN, ARNP
Family Practice
/ PCP |
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Jessica is passionate about listening to
her patients and partnering with them to provide
compassionate care and to guide her patients in
achieving their health goals. A Tacoma-native, she is
happy to be close to family and friends. She enjoys
camping, fishing, hiking, cooking and travelling in her
spare time. |
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