Donna Riopelle

Donna Riopelle is a nurse practitioner at Riopelle Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center, which she helped found. She sees and treats patients there, offering anti-aging workups, laser procedures, chemical peels, Botox and fillers. She brings about twenty-five years of clinical experience gained while working alongside multiple physicians across several specialties.

She earned a bachelor's degree in nursing with honors from Cal State University, Long Beach, in 1984, and later a Master of Science in Nursing from UCLA. She became board certified as a nurse practitioner in 1987 and is also board certified in anti-aging and regenerative medicine. In 2013 she finished a Master of Science in Regenerative and Nutritional Medicine at the University of South Florida Medical School. She is now working toward a doctorate at Samuel Merritt University in California. She also holds cosmetology and esthetician credentials. She has also contributed to some of the studies for Thermage.