"I feel fortunate to have a career dedicated to children's health and wellness, and I am very excited to serve my community with Suffolk Pediatrics."
Daphne Hernandez, CPNP
Practice
Education
College: Johns Hopkins University
Graduate school: Old Dominion University
Bio
Hernandez started
her nursing career in 1998 as a registered nurse at CHKD caring for cardiac and
asthma patients.
She decided to further her career by obtaining a masters
degree in pediatric nurse practitioner from Old Dominion University while
continuing her work at CHKD.
Since graduation, she has worked in primary care
pediatrics in the Hampton Roads area and in a public health setting in Las
Vegas, Nevada, before returning to CHKD in 2016.