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Get To Know the Founder, NP Andrea Barnes
Andrea Barnes — Founder & Practitioner, La Sur Wellness & Co.
Andrea Barnes is the founder and primary practitioner of La Sur Wellness & Co., bringing more than two decades of experience, leadership, and patient-focused care to her community. Since beginning her healthcare career in 2001, Andrea has remained deeply committed to her patients, continually strengthening her clinical expertise while serving as a trusted mentor and role model in the communities she has worked with.
Andrea earned her Master of Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner degree in the United States, an experience that broadened her clinical perspective and enriched the approach she now brings to her Canadian practice. She further advanced her clinical skillset through a dedicated year of study in North Carolina and Michigan, where she honed her expertise as a medical cosmetic injector. She also obtained certification in Hormone Replacement Therapy, and PRP joint therapy with Ultrasound guidance. She is also currently undertaking a comprehensive dermatology specialty curriculum, demonstrating her commitment to becoming one of Thunder Bay’s foremost dermatology experts.
A member of both the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, Andrea is committed to evidence-based practice, lifelong learning, and high standards of professional excellence. Her diverse training in medical aesthetics, wound care, emergency response, and palliative approaches allows her to provide holistic, personalized care rooted in safety, skill, and compassion.
At La Sur Wellness & Co., Andrea blends her extensive healthcare background with a warm, patient-centered philosophy—empowering individuals to feel confident, supported, and well cared for at every step of their wellness journey.