Board Certification

  • Family Nurse Practitioner

Areas of Expertise

  • Diabetes
  • Medical/Surgical Nursing
  • Nephrology
  • School Nursing
  • Women’s Health

Education

Graduate School

Texas Woman’s University
Master of Science
Denton, TX
2010

Undergraduate School

Midwestern State University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Wichita Falls, TX
1996

Biography

Carol knew she wanted to be a nurse when she was 12 years old. She served as a Candy Striper/Jr. Volunteer at Harris HEB Hospital for several years as a young teen. She grew up in Fort Worth where she graduated from W.E. Boswell High School. Carol received her BSN from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX in 1996.

Carol has worked in many different areas as an RN and Charge Nurse, including Women’s Health, Nephrology, School Nursing, and Medical/Surgical Nursing. This has given her a very diverse background and challenged her to always seek out new learning opportunities.

She received her MS from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, TX in 2010. As an FNP, she has practiced medicine in both Family Practice and Internal Medicine, where she received national recognition for her Diabetes Care from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in 2013. She believes in treating the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.

Carol also serves her church as a volunteer Faith Community Nurse. She started a Wellness Ministry at her church and provides care to her congregation and surrounding community in Arlington, Texas. She has also donated time working with Mansfield Cares, a free clinic that serves the uninsured residents of Mansfield, TX. She was also a Girl Scout Leader for 12 years, leading her troop from Daisies in Kindergarten to Ambassadors until they all graduated high school.

She married her high school sweetheart and they have been married over 25 years. He serves as Assistant Chief with the Flower Mound Fire Department. They have two daughters. One daughter is a pre-vet college student at Texas A&M and the other daughter is in high school.