Erica Castillo is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner who has been specializing in Nephrology for 5 years. She was previously a registered nurse for 10 years, where she worked in an outpatient hemodialysis clinic, an inpatient medical surgical unit and a clinical decisions unit. She is currently working on her Doctorate in Nursing at Stony Brook University. While working as a dialysis nurse, she found that there was a lot more to learn in the field of Nephrology and was very interested in gaining more knowledge. She was given the opportunity to work with the physicians at PRINE, rounding at the hospitals and at outpatient dialysis facilities. She is now also part of the care managers team. She aims to help patients achieve their health care needs and goals whether it be in the inpatient or outpatient setting. She believes that building trust, showing compassion and keeping an individuals needs a priority is important in patient care. Providing constant education and follow up care can help patients achieve greater well being and most importantly having them feel that someone is willing to help and care for them. It is important that patients get the individual attention they need in order to help them achieve their goals, and she always tries to help them in any way possible. She enjoys following patients closely and having a relationship where they feel comfortable to discuss any questions or concerns. She prides herself on working and collaborating with a great group of care managers.