Kelly A. Valceanu, MSN, DNP, CNM

• New York University, B.A., English Literature
• Webster University, M.A., Management
• Northern Virginia Community College, A.A.S., Nursing
• Frontier Nursing University, M.S.N., Midwifery
• Frontier Nursing University, D.N.P.

Kelly was born and raised in Los Angeles and moved to New York to attend college, graduating with a bachelor of arts in English Literature from New York University. After college, she got married, moved to North Carolina, and enlisted in the U.S. Army as a finance specialist. She began her graduate studies at Webster University's campus on Fort Bragg, NC, which culminated in a M.A. in Management. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Army, she focused on raising her two young boys and began developing her interest in women's health. 

Kelly volunteered her time as a La Leche League Leader while attending births as a certified birth doula and birth center birth assistant. At the same time, she also taught Bradley Natural Childbirth Classes. Through this experience, she decided to become a Certified Nurse-Midwife. To that end, she became a registered nurse through the nursing program at Northern Virginia Community College and earned a master's degree Frontier Nursing University.

After graduating midwifery school, she worked for nine years as a full-scope midwife, attending births at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. During that time she completed a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Frontier Nursing University, with a clinical focus on perinatal mood disorders.

Kelly has also earned the International Board Certified Lactation Certification (IBCLC) and has worked for many years assisting parents in this role. Kelly previously volunteered her time as Chair of the Monetary Investment for Lactation Consultant Certifications (MILCC), the non-profit scholarship arm of the International Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE), after having volunteered six years as a IBLCE board member, serving in roles as Board Treasurer and Chair of Exam. 

Her current clinical focus is menopause, and she recently earned her certification as a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP).  She is proud to be work with patients of all ages and stages of life and takes great joy in working with families to meet their health goals. 

lactation, shared decision-making, menopause