Heather K. Pardue, PA-C

Heather Pardue is a board=certified physician assistant who started practicing in 2005. She attended an undergraduate physician assistant program at Howard University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies in December of 2004. Heather began her career as a hospital-based surgical physician assistant where she covered all subspecialties of surgery, took care of surgical inpatients, and covered labor and delivery. Quickly she began performing advanced laparoscopic, as well as open procedures and have performed bariatric surgery since 2006. In 2007, Heather went on her first surgical mission to Honduras and fell in love with the country and culture. From 2008 to 2013, she served as a logistics officer for the mission that included grant writing and supply. She completed her last mission in 2015, after which she concentrated on her family. Later she attended Liberty University and graduated with a Master of Science in Exercise Science, as well as a graduate certificate in nutrition. Heather enjoys getting to know her patients and having them become active participants in their own care. She loves empowering them to take charge of their health and being their cheerleader to help them get there.