I am Melanie Sida. I grew up in Utah and received my nursing degree from the University of Utah in 1991. I moved to Colorado in 1996 and then completed my Master's Degree in Nursing as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 2002. I have my certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and have worked in Pediatrics my whole Career. I started in the Newborn ICU as an RN and worked in several units in Utah, Kansas and in the Denver area. I did some work as a RN researcher at National Jewish Hospital doing some clinical research for asthma studies in children. I started working in Primary Pediatrics after getting my Nurse Practitioner license where I got a lot of experience seeing kids with various health concerns including Developmental and Behavioral and Mental Health concerns. I began focusing and specializing in children and adolescents with Developmental, Behavioral and Mental health concerns and worked with a Developmental Pediatrician for several years. I have primarily specialized in medication management for children and adolescents for the past 7 years. I am currently working on my Pediatric Mental Health Specialist certification and am excited to join Mindful Minds Psychiatry.
I am an experienced Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years of experience as a nurse in caring for children and adolescents. I have specialized in knowing their developmental, behavioral and mental health needs and am ready to help you and your child or teen with their needs and allow them to live their best lives possible. As a parent myself, I know every child and adolescent is a part of a unit and a family. I am ready to work with you and your child as a unit to develop an individualized plan of care for medication management to manage their needs and provide the best outcomes possible. I look forward to working with you and your child.
Fun Fact: I live in Colorado Springs with my teenaged daughter. I have a dog and 2 guinea pigs. I love exploring the outdoors and everything beautiful that Colorado has to offer.