Debbie provides evaluation and treatment of neurological conditions including Alzheimer’s Disease, Chronic Migraines, Sleep Disorders and other neurological conditions including stable epilepsy, neuropathy, restless leg syndrome, and tremors. She has been trained by headache specialists to provide Botox injections for individuals who suffer from chronic migraines as well as learning how to incorporate new therapies used to manage symptoms associated with migraine headaches. Debbie also works closely with ENT and Inspire to help provide service for individuals using or interested in Inspire Device for treatment of OSA (sleep disorder.) She is working towards her next Inspire certification as this therapy is rapidly growing. She currently coordinates with ENT and Inspire to work with patients requiring device activation as well as making changes to device settings.
Debbie is a graduate of Purdue Global University with a Masters in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner and the University of Kansas with a Bachelor’s in the Science of Nursing.
Prior to obtaining her master’s degree, Debbie worked as an operating room nurse at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics as well as the Stead Family Children’s Hospital. She now is passionate about working with Dr. Dhuna and Dr. Khanna and the provider team to help deliver neurology services.
In an effort to better serve the growing geriatric population, Debbie has completed Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementia Certificate Training. Her continued education has a focus on manifestations and prognosis for each type of dementia, cognitive assessment tools and advances in early detection, communication strategies to improve care, causes of and solutions to challenging behaviors, psychopharmacology, and nutrition and the latest medications and preventative treatments and ethical issues related to dementia.
Debbie, who grew up in Northeast Iowa, enjoys being closer to family, spending time outdoors with that family and her beagle terrier mix, Gus.
