Biography

Melissa Erskine, PA-C, graduated with Honors from Michigan State University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in bio-mechanics engineering. Before starting her medical education, she spent fifteen years in engineering, quickly ascending to leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies, as well as in health care management specializing in public health and process improvement. She received her Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPA) degree from the highly-ranked Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, where she graduated at the top of her class and was regularly recognized for having a deep passion for medicine and a unique focus on patient/family-centered care.

Ms. Erskine is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants. She is originally a native of Michigan but has resided in Virginia for the past twelve years. She loves living at the oceanfront and regularly bikes, kayaks, rollerblades, paddleboards and jet skis with her husband, two children and two standard poodles.