Stephanie Welker, FNP-BC
- Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
- Marshall University
- Biote Certified Provider
- Allergan Trained
- InMode Trained
- 8+ years as an NP
Stephanie Welker is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with more than eight years of experience as an NP and a background in emergency nursing. She sees patients at Serene Med Spa in Barboursville, West Virginia.
Training and Background
Stephanie Welker completed both her nursing degree and her nurse practitioner program at Marshall University, and holds board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC). She is licensed to practice in West Virginia.
Her aesthetic training includes certification as a Biote Provider for hormone optimization, Allergan training for injectable treatments, and InMode training for the practice's energy-based devices.
From the Emergency Room to Aesthetics
Before aesthetics, Stephanie Welker worked in emergency nursing — an environment that teaches a particular set of skills, most of which turn out to matter here. Reliable IV access, for one, which is the entire foundation of infusion work and something patients notice immediately. Rapid assessment, for another: reading a patient quickly, spotting what has changed, and knowing when something warrants a second look rather than reassurance.
Emergency nursing also builds a high tolerance for anxious patients. A great many people arriving for their first injectable appointment are nervous, and calm is not a personality trait in that setting so much as a trained response.
Treatments Stephanie Welker NP Performs
- Botox and the full range of injectable treatments
- Dermal fillers
- Kybella
- IV infusion therapy
- PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy
- Medical weight loss
- Male and female wellness, including hormone optimization through Biote
How Stephanie Welker NP Approaches Treatment
Treatment planning starts with what a patient actually wants to change, which is not always the same as the procedure they came in asking for. A consultation is a conversation about the goal first and the method second — and sometimes the answer is that a different treatment, or a staged sequence of smaller ones, gets there better.
Injectable work in particular is done conservatively. Results that build across appointments are easier to adjust and far less likely to produce the overdone look most patients are specifically trying to avoid.
Where Stephanie Welker NP Practices
Location: Stephanie Welker sees patients exclusively at Serene Med Spa in Barboursville, West Virginia, at 1 Chateau Grove Ln. She is licensed to practice in West Virginia.
Booking an Appointment
Consultations can be booked online, and there is no obligation to proceed to treatment after one. To ask whether a specific treatment is appropriate for you, or to discuss options before booking, call the Barboursville location at (304) 520-0461.