Shawanda Marshall is a licensed and certified nurse practitioner with a focus on family and Women's Health. She is a native of North Carolina. She relocated to the Atlanta area in 2008 with her husband and 3 children. She received her graduate degree from Georgia State University as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner in 2013. She has over 10 years of nursing experience and has served in various roles throughout her career. Shawanda has worked for many years as a Women's Health nurse at several prominent hospitals in Atlanta. This experience of attending to both normal and high risk pregnant and post-partum patients in a hospital setting gives her a unique and highly qualified perspective when caring for obstetrical patients in the office. Ms. Marshall understands the need for caring for patients compassionately and pleasantly, while simultaneously understanding when intervention or referral is necessary. Shawanda enjoys providing annual gynecological screening to her patients as she sees this not only as a highly crucial preventive health strategy but also an opportunity for patient education and compliance. In, addition she enjoys family planning and contraceptive healthcare. Dr. Brown and Shawanda work very closely together, and their goal and strategy are to complement each other's talents by coordinating their efforts for optimal patient care by using an integrated team approach.