"CHKD provides exceptional care for children of all ages. Families are well supported by experts in many specialties and primary care. When my own children have needed surgery or emergent visits, it was a great relief to know they could receive world-class care so close to home."
Beth Darrow, CPNP
Practice
Education
Graduate School: Old Dominion University
College: University of Virginia
Bio
Beth Darrow is a pediatric nurse practitioner who is grateful to support patients and families throughout their perioperative process.
She is devoted to shared decision-making, medically optimizing patients for their procedures, and answering questions related to anesthesia. She started working at CHKD in 1998 as an operating room nurse.
Over the years she has scrubbed, circulated, and assisted with many surgical specialties at both the main hospital and the surgery center at Princess Anne. Before going to graduate school, she also worked as a school nurse and kindergarten teacher in Virginia Beach.
She currently lives in Virginia Beach with her husband, two children, and one dog.
Clinical Interests
- Perioperative Risk Stratification
- Preoperative Evaluation
Community Involvement
- Co-leader, Troop 679, Girl Scout Council of The Colonial Coast
Professional Memberships
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
- American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
