Elizabeth Yamaguchi, FNP, DNP, RN, BSN
Elizabeth Yamaguchi is a doctorally prepared Family Nurse Practitioner. She completed her Doctorate of Nursing Practice at Samford University in December of 2020. For the next 2 years, she worked at the private practice of Dr. Juliette Madrigal, an MD board certified internal medicine and pediatrics who is also the Burnet County Public Health Authority. After 2 years of gaining experience and skill, she decided to start her own practice, Paloma Primary Care.
Previous to becoming a Nurse Practitioner, she worked as a Registered Nurse (RN) for 6 years. As an RN, she worked in a high acuity cardiac/telemetry unit, a busy emergency room in a level I comprehensive stroke center hospital, and finally as a float nurse, traveling to several hospitals in the Austin area working on understaffed units. While earning her doctorate degree, she as a pediatric home healthcare nurse.
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A Note From Dr. Yamaguchi:
I am passionate about patient-centered, holistic care. I would define patient-centered holistic care as health care that takes into consideration all of the available medical evidence we have, as well as the patient’s values, beliefs, desires, and finances. I strive to provide patients with healthcare that they believe in and can take part in. I take time to discuss all of the available options; not just the ones the medical community recommends, or even just the options that I think are best.
In my free time, I enjoy going on adventures with my husband and spending time with with my sisters and friends. I also enjoy two-stepping, swing dancing, singing, sewing and reading.
Taelor Deike, FNP, RN, BSN
Taelor Deike is a Family Nurse Practitioner who graduated with her masters at the University of Texas at Arlington. Before becoming a nurse practitioner, she spent five years working as a registered nurse in various high acuity floors including cardiac/telemetry, medical/surgical, and the Intensive Care Unit. Taelor also spent over a year volunteering in various primary care and minor surgical care settings abroad including Nepal, India, Malawi, & Mauritania.
A Note From Taelor Deike, FNP:
I became a nurse practitioner in order to empower people to take ownership of their health. It is an honor for me to be able to walk alongside patients in their journey towards physical healing and provide education and support along the way. As a provider, I am passionate about working together to find the best possible solution for my patients.
In my free time I enjoy going for long runs, camping, traveling to new places, and spending time with my family here in Austin.