Jeannie earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Florida and began her career as a neurosurgical ICU nurse at UF Health Shands Hospital in 2006. She graduated with her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Florida in 2009 and is nationally board-certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
She has worked as a nurse practitioner in Neurosurgery since 2010 and has been practicing in southwest Florida since 2016. In addition to working with Dr. Plakas at GCSBC, Jeannie works in other medical specialties including oculoplastic surgery and hematology-oncology. When she is not caring for patients, she enjoys staying active and spending time with her family of 5.