Beth Simmons, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Caring from lived experience: "I began working in healthcare in 2005, with experience across perioperative care, internal medicine, telemetry, and home care. While I have extensive experience in family practice, the heart of my career has always been women’s health. I spent six years working closely with patients managing endometriosis, pelvic pain, and uro gynecological conditions, and for the past five years I’ve intentionally combined family medicine and women’s health—both in clinic and through telemedicine. I’ve also worked for many years in wound care, providing in-home care to patients with complex needs."

A personal path to women’s health: "My connection to women’s health is deeply personal. I live with endometriosis and other gynecological conditions, and I understand how frustrating and isolating it can be to live with chronic health conditions without adequate treatment—or with providers who dismiss the real impact these concerns have on daily life. Those experiences are what drive me to advocate fiercely for my patients. In 2020, I sought out additional education in menopause care after seeing how many women were struggling with symptoms and how difficult it was for them to find clinicians who felt comfortable managing those symptoms. Supporting women through perimenopause and menopause, including thoughtful hormone therapy, has become some of the most meaningful work I do."

When symptoms finally ease: "One patient wrote to me just a few days after starting hormone therapy to share that she woke up without shoulder pain for the first time in two years. Moments like that, when relief comes and hope follows, are a powerful reminder of how much quality of life matters."