Professional Bio:

Catherine (Catie) Lightfoot, MSN, APRN, FNP-C serves as a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner at Lake Pleasant Family Medicine in Peoria, Arizona. She completed her undergraduate nursing degree at Clarkson College (2015), her Master’s Degree at Maryville University (2018), and currently is working towards a Doctorate of Nursing Practice at Eastern Kentucky University. Catie is board certified as a FNP with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and holds a certification with the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a board-certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International Nurses Honor Society, and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Throughout her career, she has worked in inpatient peri-operative nursing, medical-surgical nursing, post-acute trauma care as well as primary care in the outpatient setting. Catie is committed to improving the lives of her patients through quality, patient-centered health care. She strongly believes in providing education and guidance to patients so they may be informed and empowered to make healthy choices. She is passionate about the growing epidemic of obesity and intends to complete Her DNP Project on how tailored nutritional plans can aid patients in losing weight, thus minimizing complications from chronic diseases.
Catie lives in Surprise, Arizona with her husband and son.