Anita M. Crawley obtained her BS in Nursing from D'Youville College.

She then worked as a Registered Nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children's Hospital of Buffalo while working on her Master's Degree. Anita obtained her MS in Child Health Nursing from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She then worked as Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Children's Hospital prior to accepting a position as Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for the Digestive Diseases & Nutrition Center.

Anita is board certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), recertified 2001.

Kathy McDonnell, PNP - Kathy received her Bachelor of Science degree from Niagara University and received her Master's Degree in Nursing from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1982. Kathy is a member of the National and local Nurse Practitioner Association as well as the WNY Breastfeeding Network. Kathy comes to our department with extensive experience in primary care.

Kathy is board certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from the National Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.

Lisa K. Pearson, LPN - Lisa received her LPN from Niagara County Community College where she graduated with a 4.0. She joined the Digestive Diseases & Nutrition Center in September 2005. Prior to that, Lisa worked as an LPN in a large pediatric practice in Niagara Falls. She also works in long term, rehabilitation and home care and has done so for several years.

Lisa is our phone triage nurse, with over 20 years of customer service experience and is responsible for the day to day office management of our pediatric patients.