Clarissa D Burns, NP - Piedmont Physicians of McDonough West

Clarissa Burns, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, is an enthusiastic and compassionate family nurse practitioner with experience working with diverse and underserved populations. She has greater than 10 years of nursing experience to include emergency/trauma, school health, corporate health and pain management. As a nurse practitioner, Clarissa's objective is to use the knowledge and skills gained through advanced education and clinical experience to continue to positively impact treatment and care for her patients. Clarissa is committed to transforming lives, one patient at a time in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals. Clarissa earned her Bachelor of Science-Nursing from Valdosta State University in Valdosta, GA and afterwards, earned her Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Erica Payne, MSN, FNP-C, is a passionate health care provider with over 16 years of clinical nursing experience as a registered nurse in acute care with medical and surgical patients along with 6 years of specialty experience with oncology and hematology patients. As a nurse practitioner, her objective is to use the knowledge and skills gained through advanced education and clinical experience to continue to positively impact treatment and care for her patients. Erica is committed to providing compassionate, competent, and holistic treatment of patients in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals. Erica earned her Bachelor Science in Nursing from Clayton State University in Morrow, GA and afterwards, earned her Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from South University in Savannah, GA.