Rhonda Anderson is the Community Health Clinic’s (CHC) Nurse Practitioner. She has been with the clinic for one year now. At the clinic, Rhonda’s primary focus is to see patients on a follow-up basis for those with complex genetic disorders. She has also been involved in many of our outreach clinics including Berne and Paoli, Indiana.
Rhonda has also started seeing new patients for evaluations in collaboration with Nicole Bertsch, the clinic’s genetic counselor. Home visits for patients with multiple medical complexities is also a service that Rhonda provides for the CHC. Rhonda graduated with her Registered Nurse license in 2003 and then became a Nurse Practitioner in 2013 and started working in Complex Care Pediatrics. Rhonda has a strong clinical background professionally working with children with multiple complex medical conditions, but also personally, as she is the mother of a special needs child herself.
Rhonda has three beautiful daughters, Abby, Kylie, and Katie. Her youngest daughter, Katie, experienced many complicated medical issues starting at a young age which included failure to thrive requiring a gastronomy tube, a congenital heart defect requiring open heart surgery, recurrent illnesses, and significant developmental delays.
Dr. Ammous Zineb (Dr. Z) and Rhonda at the 2022 American College of Medical Genetics Meeting
Katie has multiple body systems affected and trying to find an answer to what was wrong with her was long and difficult. Katie had her first visit at the CHC in 2015 with Dr. Z to try and determine a cause for Katie’s multiple congenital anomalies. Genetic testing was performed which was normal. Katie was ultimately diagnosed with clinical CHARGE syndrome and autism. Katie now attends therapy weekly, receives gamma globulin infusions monthly, and follows with multiple specialists locally and at the CHARGE clinic at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
Rhonda understands the frustration parents experience when trying to find a diagnosis for their child. She also understands how difficult it can be to care for a child with multiple special needs. She has been to a variety of specialty services with Katie and is able to provide parents with feedback from a trusted resource. Rhonda was excited to join the CHC team and to be able to be an advocate for our families and help guide them in the right direction to doing what is best for their child.
Rhonda’s husband, Brad, is a retired Army veteran. Her daughter Abby just finished her freshman year at Indiana State University, Kylie is finishing her sophomore year at East Noble High School where she plays volleyball and softball. Katie has recently joined the Special Olympics track team.
In her spare time, Rhonda enjoys spending time with her husband and attending her girls’ events. Rhonda is also the high school volleyball booster coordinator, where she helps plan fundraising events, team dinners, and camps.
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