Nurse Practitioners

Darragh Herlihy, NP

 

Frantzchesca Decade, NP

Darragh Herlihy, NP-C is an Adult Nurse Practitioner certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Darragh works closely with the bariatric surgeons and other team members to help prepare individuals for weight loss surgery.  She also provides medical management for individuals participating in the weight loss program as well as ongoing follow up care for all bariatric surgery patients. Darragh received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Stony Brook University.

 

Frantzchesca Decade, DNP, FNP-BC is a Family Nurse Practitioner with our Stony Brook Bariatric and Weight Loss Center. As a Nurse Practitioner, Frantzchesca (Fran) works alongside our bariatric surgeons to provide care for patients enrolled in our weight loss program for surgical intervention, both in the pre-operative phase and long-term post-operatively. In addition, she works closely with patients interested in medical weight loss via pharmacotherapy or other lifestyle means. Fran completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Central Florida. She then graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with her Doctorate of Nursing Practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Fran is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, New York State Nurse Practitioner Association, and an affiliate member of the Society for the Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Fran is committed to safeguarding the medical needs, comfort, and emotional well-being of patients while delivering comprehensive and quality care.