Maria is a certified acute care nurse practitioner with more than 12 years of clinical experience. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the Universidad Ricardo Palma in 1999 in Lima, Peru. She earned her Master of Science of Nursing (MSN): Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at Grand Canyon University in 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Maria has cared for patients through a variety of nursing positions over the course of her career. These include positions at Abrazo Health/Tenet in Phoenix, Arizona (2007 to 2014), University of Virginia Medical Center - UVA in Charlottesville, Virginia. (2014 to 2015), and Baylor CHI St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston (2016 to 2019). Maria joined Kelsey-Seybold in August 2019.