Family Medicine
LISA PETO — FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner
and I get to take care of their big brother or
sister as well as their Mom and Grandmother,’’
Ms. Peto said. “You get to become a part of
that family’s life. You have that connection and
you want to make sure they are doing what
they need to do to stay healthy.’’
Ms. Peto, who started her nursing career in
1993, also has a Master’s of Science in Nurs-
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tice Registered Nurse and earned her Family
Nurse Practitioner degree in 2014.
“I always knew I wanted to be in the medical
with my patients and being able to diagnose
and then help treat them and get them back
to enjoying their life.’’
Ms. Peto is accepting new patients, make
an appointment with her today for any of your
health needs.
24165 US Highway 27 N, Lake Wales
844-634-3627
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Practitioner with the Heart of Florida Physician
Group, loves the variety of her job.
“Every day is different,’’ Ms. Peto said. “I can
see a baby in the morning for a Well Baby
checkup and then see someone with uncontrolled
diabetes and then someone else who
has an infection and an ingrown toenail. I love
the variety.’’
Ms. Peto see patients from infants to senior
adults and treats everything from common
colds to Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes
and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD).
“I try to treat my patients the way I would
want to be treated. I want information that is
not going to over my head, information that
is practical and logical. I want to partner with
my patients, I want to be their advocate and
partner with them in their health care. I don’t
dictate and lecture,’’ she said.
practice is the relationship she gets to build
with the families who come to see her.
“I get to see them in all stages of the life cycle.
I get to see them as a baby and then again
when it is time for their pre-Kindergarten shots
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