Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Abigail Casalnova earned her nursing degrees from Case Western Reserve University and Drexel University, becoming a Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner certified by the PNCB.
She began her career in the NICU at UPMC Children’s Hospital, later joining CHOP where she worked across several specialties before serving as a Genetics Nurse Practitioner in the Overgrowth and Beckwith-Wiedemann Clinic.
Abby loves pediatrics because of the resilience and honesty of children—helping them heal and get back to being kids is what inspires her most. She enjoys the unfiltered thoughts of children which often lead to moments of laughter and fun during the appointments.
Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, skiing, kayaking, and running, as well as spending time with her niece and nephew, baking, reading, and cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins.
Leslie Pedreira has been a pediatric nurse practitioner since 2000. She joined Pediatric Neurology and Epilepsy in 2014, after spending seven years in general pediatrics. Prior to this, she worked in Tampa as a pediatric nurse practitioner in pediatric neurology. She is double board-certified as a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner and a primary mental health specialist through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board/National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Leslie is a member of the Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. She has special interest in epilepsy, migraines and clinical research.
CREDENTIALS
Undergraduate School: Florida State University, 1992
Professional School: University of South Florida, 2000
Board Specialities:
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Pediatric Nursing Certificate Board– Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric
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Pediatric Nursing Certificate Board—Primary Mental Health Specialist
