Ashley Alkire, NP

Lauren E. Fesperman, DNP, AGACNP-BC is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner specializing in the Acute Care of Adults and Geriatrics. She will be providing high quality health care to Neurosurgical patients with issues varying from peripheral nerve injuries to cranial and spinal trauma or abnormalities such a degenerative disease of the spine, traumatic brain injuries and brain tumors. Lauren earned her Doctorate in Nursing from Augusta University in May 2020 and is certified by American Nursing Credentialing Center. In 2015, she graduated from Georgia College in Milledgeville with her Bachelor's in Nursing and has been working in the Athens area as a nurse since! In her spare time, she enjoys working out at Orange Theory, online shopping and traveling to see her family in South Georgia and her twin sister in Birmingham, Alabama.

Heather Anderson earned her Nurse Practitioner degree from the Medical College of Georgia in 2000 and is board certified as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. She received her undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) in 1995 from Georgia Southern University. Heather Anderson has been practicing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse(Nurse Practitioner) for twenty years. She is certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She also is a clinical instructor for Augusta University and teaches prelicensure nursing students in a hospital setting. Prior to joining Hawthorne Medical Associates Heather worked in correctional health and family practice. In her spare time Heather Anderson enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoys walking, hiking, Jazzercise, shopping, reading, good coffee, and volunteering with Project Safe.