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Emily Ruckman
Provider.
Patient Advocate.
Emily Ruckman
Certified Medical Dermapigmentation specialist
Licensed Permanent Cosmetics Artist in Washington and certification through Nouveau Contour
Specialties: Neuromodulators, facial fillers, medical micro-needling with RF & PRF, PDO Threads, Exilis, Thermoclear, and Skin Care Treatments
Karen Markovich was born in Washington state and grew up in Kitsap County. She graduated from Central Kitsap High School and pursued her nursing degree. She married the love of her life and they settled in Kitsap County and began raising her family in the very place where she grew up. While working at Harrison Hospital Emergency Department she developed a passion for critical thinking and knowledge. Working across several medical disciplines gaining valuable knowledge.
At age 31 Karen was diagnosed with breast cancer. With the support of her family, medical providers and friends she continued to work. When the treatment was completed she made the decision to pursue her Nurse Practitioner (NP) degree first from the University of Washington and then graduate degree from Pacific Lutheran University. She continued to work in the emergency department as a NP for several years, then transferred to Group Health working in Urgent Care and Family Practice.
Karen has always had an interest in empowering her patients and improving how they feel about themselves. Her passion for medical aesthetics developed twenty years ago while seeing a nurse practitioner herself. She feels that medical aesthetics improves ones quality of life and psychological wellbeing that supports empowerment. After practicing in medicine for 32 years she decided to retire and open Admire Medical Aesthetics.
Karen discovered she has an eye for facial symmetry, successfully mastering the art of achieving natural treatment outcomes for her patients. Her cosmetic injectable skill set has made her highly sought in the field of aesthetic rejuvenation.
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Emily earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nursing from the University of Nevada, Reno. Her nursing career began in the ER before expanding into ICU, geriatric psychiatry, hospital medicine, family practice, and urgent care. With a strong foundation in high-acuity medicine and preventative care, Emily brings a wealth of clinical experience along with her. She has also completed advanced training in areas including Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy with Biote, injectable aesthetics, BBL, microneedling, PRP, hair restoration, dermatology, and orthopedic and sexual wellness PRP, and more. At Admire, Emily will focus on individualized, proactive wellness care, with a focus on weight loss and hormone patients. Emily is passionate about building genuine provider-patient relationships and helping patients feel their healthiest, most functional, and fulfilled selves.
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