Diana Ferdaña ARNP, RN, EAMP

Certification

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), NP-C;
Registered Nurse; Diplomate in Acupuncture; National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine; licensed East Asian Medical Practitioner

Education

Master of Nursing (MSN) -- family practice, Seattle University
Master of Acupuncture (M.Ac), Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (now part of Bastyr University) Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), The Evergreen State College

Special Interests

Diana has extensive experience with and interest in the use of compounded topicals for pain; trigger point injections; occipital block procedure; hip, knee and shoulder steroid injections; spheno palatine ganglion block for cluster headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, refractory, chronic migraine. Acupuncture for back, neck and musculoskeletal pain; migraine headaches, pregnancy related back pain, breech presentation and fertility.

Practice Philosophy

Diana is driven to build strong relationships with patients and their families. She acts as a patient advocate to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Teaching and Community Involvement

Food bank volunteer: Mary’s Place; Art project leader at Briarcrest Elementary; Math Olympiad group leader at Briarcrest Elementary; Event registrar at Chagdud Gonpa Amrita.

Professional Society Membership

American Association of Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Pain Management
Washington East Asian Medicine Association

Hospital Affiliations

Swedish Medical Center