Lisa Astalos Chism DNP RN

Lisa Astalos Chism (DNP, APRN, BC, MSCP, CSC, CBCN, FAANP, FAAN) specializes in breast, menopause, and sexual health. A fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2011) and the American Academy of Nursing (2021), she received the Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award (2013), Certified Menopause Practitioner of the Year (2011), and a Distinguished Alumni Nightingale Award (2013). Dr. Chism is a two-time AJN Book of the Year (2013, 2019) recipient for her textbook, The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree: A Guidebook for Role Development and Professional Issues. She divides her time between where she practices in the metro Detroit area and her farm in Hillsdale, Michigan. She lives with her husband Bruce and daughter Izzy.