Meet The Team
Ellen Lancaster, FNP-BC
Hi! I'm Ellen, a Family Nurse Practitioner with experience in Urgent Care, Critical Care, Dermatology, Aesthetics, Medically-guided weight loss, and Hormone Therapy. Born and raised in Maryland, I am a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. I am privileged to provide care that combines safety, convenience, and RESULTS for my patients. Continue reading below for more detailed info about my nursing career and experience!
Alexis Blackburn, lE, MA
Licensed esthetician, oncology-trained, medical assistant
Hi! I'm Alexis, a Licensed Esthetician and Medical Assistant with a love for skincare, self-care and helping others feel their best. My background in dermatology gave me a deeper understanding of skin and strengthened my passion for esthetics. After graduating from Pro+ Skin Academy, i continued my education with specialized training in Oncology Esthetics. Keep reading to learn more about my journey, education and training and what inspired me to pursue oncology esthetics.
Ellen Lancaster, FNP-BC
◦ Bachelors degree, Nursing (Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)
◦ Bachelor's degree, Psychology (Washington College)
◦ Master's degree, Nursing (Eastern Kentucky university)
◦ Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (American Nurses Credentialing Center)
◦ >12 years of Nursing Experience
◦ >7 years of Aesthetic and Wellness Medicine experience
◦ Certified trainer in aesthetic theory and procedures, InjectAbility Institute
◦ Certified trainer in Botox Cosmetic and Juvederm dermal filler procedures, Allergan Medical Institute
◦ Certified clinical instructor in aesthetic procedures, Esthetic Skin Institute
◦ Member of the International Society of plastic and Aesthetic Nurses since 2021
Education & credentials
◦ Maryland Licensed Esthetician
◦ Graduate of Pro+ Skin Academy
◦ Certified in Oncology Esthetics
◦ Certified in Microneedling
◦ Elleebana Lash Lift & Tint certified
◦ Medical Assistant with Dermatology Experience
Alexis Blackburn, lE, MA
Education & credentials
Ellen's Story
In 2012 NP Ellen graduated from Washington College with a bachelors degree in Psychology. The following year, she completed her bachelors degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Upon graduating, her professional nursing career began in an Adult ICU, where she worked until 2015, which is when she began travel nursing. She spent several months working in an ICU in Texas, when a nursing opportunity in California was presented to her. In 2016 she moved to California to continue working as an intensive care nurse. Shortly after moving to the west coast, she accepted a job offer from a medical spa to experience a new type of nursing while continuing to work in the hospital. The rest is history!
Ellen will tell you that she values the time she spent as an ICU nurse immensely because those years taught her the importance of lifelong health maintenance. She largely credits her hands on ICU experience for her intimate understanding of chronic disease processes. She still remembers with fondness the years of hospital experience that inspired her to become a Nurse Practitioner:
"Seeing patient after patient struggle with conditions that are completely, 100% preventable is what inspired me to become an NP (Nurse Practitioner). I wished I could have gotten to these patients sooner, I wished I could be the healthcare provider that patients see before it's too late, before irreversible damage occurs so we can prevent that together."
Since devoting herself full-time to wellness and aesthetic medicine, Ellen has held several jobs treating patients and has even became a trainer for multiple companies. She currently trains new aesthetic injectors on neurotoxin and dermal filler techniques for the pharmaceutical comapny, Prollenium, the medical aesthetic certification company The Esthetic Skin Institute, and the education and professional mentorship company, InjectAbility Institute. Ellen loves being a trainer because those opportunities allow her to collaborate with like-minded professionals in the wellness space, which she loves to do.
Alexis' Story
My journey in the beauty industry began before becoming a licensed esthetician. i've had the opportunity to work in spas, salons, and the tanning industry, and i'm genuinely grateful for every role i've had. each one taught me something different about beauty, skincare, client care, and helped shape the direction i ultimately chose for my career.
one of the biggest shifts in my career came when i began working as a medical assistant in dermatology. after previously working in tanning- and being someone who used to tan myself- i was able to see skin health from an entirely different perspective. i learned firsthand about sun damage, skin conditions, prevention and the importance of proper education and skincare. that experience strengthened my interest in skin and made me want to pursue it on a deeper level.
While working in dermatology, i attended pro+ skin academy and became a licensed esthetician. it allowed me to bring together my background in beauty and dermatology while building a career focused on skin health, education and helping others feel their best.
since graduating, i've continued investing in my education through advanced and specialized training, including oncology esthetics. i believe education in this industry should never stop, and i want to continue growing my knowledge so i can provide thoughtful, individualized care to every person who trusts me with their skin.
For me, esthetics is about more than how someone's skin looks. it's about helping people understand and care for their skin, feel confident in it, and recognize that self-care is an important part of feeling your best.
Why wellness medicine?
Why oncology esthetics?
Over the past 10 years I have worked in hospitals and clinics throughout the country caring for patients suffering with long-term consequences of a whole lifetime of improper health management. The years I spent with these patients taught me the importance of prevention in healthcare and the importance of maintaining healthy habits throughout our entire lives.
I want to make health maintenance easy and sustainable for my patients. I've chosen to offer weight loss and hormone therapy as my primary wellness services because these services provide simple and extremely effective means to being our healthiest selves and to feeling our absolute best.
With the help of medically guided weight loss and hormone therapy (and sometimes both), my patients are regaining control of their health and preventing serious health struggles down the road. It is truly inspiring to watch!The benefits to seeing a wellness medical provider are countless.
I am excited and proud to practice wellness medicine because I am not bound by the constraints imposed on large hospital systems or by insurance companies. I am free to diagnose and treat as I see fit for my patients. This individualized approach means that each patient gets a treatment plan tailored to their own personal goals and needs.
Please reach out if you'd like to learn more about how weight management, hormone therapy, and other wellness therapies can help you feel your best!
I chose to become trained in oncology esthetics after realizing how few estheticians have the specialized education needed to safely provide esthetic services to someone during or after cancer treatment. The skin can be incredibly sensitive, and services must be appropriately modified with an understanding of treatment-related changes and contraindications.
cancer treatment can make so much feel out of a person's control. between appointments, treatments, surgerys, and changes to their body and skin, i wanted to provide something different: a space that feels safe, comforting, and normal.
my goal is to help people feel like themselves again during and after cancer treatment. sometimes that means caring for their skin, but sometimes it's simply giving them a moment to breathe, relax, and be cared for without their diagnosis being the focus of the experience.
to me, oncology esthetics is about more than skincare. it's an opportunity to be one small, positive part of someone's journey- to help them feel comfortable, confident, cared for, and a little more like themselves.
