Meet The Team

Dr. Buenaventura is very grateful to have an outstanding team to work with. We work and care for you together and patients always compliment the warm atmosphere they encounter.  We love our patients and our job!


Anne Littman, P.A.-C

Certified Physician Assistant (PA).


A Anne Littman graduated from Connecticut College with a B.A. specializing in women's health psychology, and earned her Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies at The George Washington University in 2010. She has created opportunities to use her fluency in Spanish and traveling experience participating in volunteer medical missions worldwide.

Anne is a health professional who shines at developing one on one relationships with her patients and counsels them on health and wellness throughout their medical or aesthetic consultations. Her range of skills are numerous, performing Coolsculpting (Fat freezing), Botox, Dysport and Xeomin injections and Filler injections, microdermabrasion, skin care consultations, skin cancer screenings, biopsies, and laceration repair. She is an expert in laser skin rejuvination and correction of the aging skin, acne scars, pigment disorders, sun spots and redness.  In addition, she helps navigate patients through the pre-operative surgical period, assists in surgery, and provides post-operative follow up care. She is a highly educated and compassionate health professional and is excited to be a part of Dr. Buenaventura's team.

Previous experience includes dermatology, emergency medical care and women's health. After becoming a Certified Physician Assistant by the NCCPA in 2010, she has been a regular guest lecturer at The George Washington University’s Physician Assistant Program in women's health, emergency medicine, geriatric pharmacology, and dermatology.  Previously, she greatly enjoyed clinically teaching during preceptorships for MD, PA, NP, and midwifery students. While many patients struggle to find an appropriate term to call their PA, she prefers for you to call her Anne. 

 

In her free time, Anne is an avid sports enthusiast, international adventurer seeker, and enjoys playing beach volleyball, gardening, and playing with her dog, Chili. 


Christina

Surgical Coordinator and Head Administrative Assistant


Christina is our Surgical Coordinator and Head Administrative Assistant.  She will help schedule your appointments, procedures, and surgeries.  Christina will also help you with any  insurance and billing questions as well.  She has been working with Dr. Buenaventura for 17  and is does an amazing job of keeping the office running smoothly.  We could not function without her! 

Carina

Receptionist and Administrative Assistant


Carina is our wonderful receptionist and administrative assistant who has been with us for five years.  She and Christina work as a team to be sure your experience with us is seamless, from beginning to end.  She is experienced in medical offices and will help you make appointments, coordinate your care, schedule your procedures and surgery, and address any concerns.  She is waiting for your call!  She also uses her talents to provide seasonal decor in our office!

 


Patty Carr, RN

Director of the Operating Room.


Patty is our surgical nurse Director of the Operating Room.  She is a surgical and clinical registered nurse and has worked with us for over 20 years. She will help you prepare before surgery and care for you during surgery while she assists in the operating room. Patty will help make your experience with us pleasant and positive. She is a gifted and dedicated nurse and her grace and positive energy enriches our office.  

 


Kathy ​Fialk, RN


Kathy is our Director of Post Operative Servics (Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit)  and a registered nurse and a PACU specialist.  She is an outstanding and experienced PACU nurse and has a wealth of experience in the nursing field including intensive care and nursing education.  She sees consultations before surgery, assists with laser and coolsculpting procedures and will help you recover smoothly after your surgery and be sure you know what to do when you return home.  Kathy treats everyone around her as if they are family, and we are so lucky to have such a compassionate member of our team.   She is a gifted and dedicated nurse.


Joan Kisska, RN


Joan has worked with Dr. Buenaventura for 24 years.  She is a dedicated surgical and clinical Plastic Surgery nurse and cares for our surgical patients from beginning to end.   She worked with Dr. Buenaventura for over 20 years and is dedicated to the operating room and making it run smoothly.  We are grateful to have her experience, expertise and passion for surgical nursing as part of our team! She is a gifted and dedicated nurse who is passionate about plastic surgery.


Lynnsey Medeiros, RN


Lynnsey joined us this year and is our full time Plastic Surgery nurse.  She brings years of nursing experience and will see you at the time of consultation, assist with injections and procedures and post operative dressing changes.  She will answer your questions and see you post operatively and reassure you every step of the way.  She also assists with HALO and MOXI laser procedures, Broad Band Light procedures and Coolsculpting.  She brings a wealth of nursing experience and energy to our patients and is an amazing addition to our staff.