Meet Melissa
Founder/Owner of MD Optimal Health & Aesthetics
Melissa has 25+ years as a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner in multiple areas including Critical Care, Pulmonary, Thoracic Surgery, Internal Medicine, Palliative Care and Aesthetics. She is also a certified health coach who has been helping clients lose weight and regain their health. Over the years she has transitioned her career to a health and wellness focus. Melissa has combined her love of science and medicine with the artistry of aesthetics. She works to help her clients discover how to clinically enhance and restore their unique beauty both safely and gracefully.
With the latest education and advanced training in medical aesthetics and weight loss, Melissa has the knowledge to help you achieve both your aesthetic and weight loss goals.
Melissa’s personal experience with weight loss has been a lifelong endeavor. In 2021, she began her weight loss journey (for the hundredth time) and this time focused on her mindset, eating habits, triggers and healthy habits. She has lost over 100 pounds and has been able to maintain her weight. She is passionate about coaching people to lose weight and is able to offer insight from her personal experience. With her vast medical background, Melissa is able to coach clients with complex medical issues including weight loss surgery clients. At present, she has coached over 350 clients in weight loss who have achieved their goals. She also helps clients lose weight before elective cosmetic/surgical procedures.
Melissa is a graduate of Georgetown University, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, MSN, ACNP-BC, CRNP. She is board certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She is an active member of the American Nurses Association (ANA), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland (NPAM), and The Obesity Medical Association (OMA).
