Catherine Parrella, CRNP, MSN (she/her/hers)

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Obstetrics and Gynecology

5.0 with 39 ratings

Sees patients age 12 and up

Catherine Parrella, CRNP, MSN (she/her/hers)

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Obstetrics and Gynecology

5.0 with 39 ratings

Sees patients age 12 and up

Ms. Parrella is a Penn Medicine provider.

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Meet Ms. Parrella

Catherine started her nursing career as a high-risk labor and delivery nurse at a designated regional perinatal hospital in Trenton, New Jersey before relocating to Philadelphia. She completed her MSN in the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program at The University of Pennsylvania. She now works as a Nurse Practitioner at The Helen O. Dickens Center, where she primarily manages low-risk and high-risk obstetrics patients.

Abnormal Pap Smear
Adnexal Mass
Adolescent Gynecology
Advanced Maternal Age
Amenorrhea
Anemia of Pregnancy
Anogenital Warts (Condyloma Acuminata)
Anovulation
Anovulatory Bleeding
Antepartum Care
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
Atrophic Vaginitis
Atypical Glandular Cells of Undetermined Significance
Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance Pap Smear
Bacterial Vaginosis
Benign Breast Lump
Birth Control
Birth Control (Contraception)
Birth Control Counseling
Bladder Infection (Cystitis)
Bleeding During Intercourse
Breast Cancer Prevention and Risk Reduction
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Examination
Breast Lumps and Tumors
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Problems
Cervical Biopsy
Cervical Cap Fitting
Cervical Dysplasia
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Cervical Polyp
Cervicitis
Chlamydia Infections
Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Contraceptive Implant
Dermoid Cyst
Digital Rectal Examination
Dyspareunia
Dysuria
Endometrial Biopsy
Endometriosis
Endometritis
Family Planning
Female Sexual Dysfunction
Fibrocystic Breast Changes
First Trimester Screening
Follicular Cyst of Ovary
Genital Herpes
Gonorrhea
Gynecological Exam
Heavy Menstrual Periods
Heavy Periods (Menorrhagia)
HELLP Syndrome
HGSIL Pap Smear
History of Severe Preeclampsia
HIV in Pregnancy
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Hot Flashes
Human Papilloma Virus
Hyperemesis
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Interstitial Cystitis (IC)
Intrauterine Device
Intrauterine Growth Restriction Fetus
Irregular Menstruation
Lactation Support
Leiomyoma
LGSIL Pap Smear
Lichen Sclerosus
Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive
Mastitis (Breast Infection)
Maternal Obesity
Menopause
Menstrual Disorders
Menstruation
Metrorrhagia (Bleeding between Periods)
Missed Periods
Morning Sickness
Multiple Pregnancy (Multiple Births)
Nausea from Pregnancy
Nexplanon
Nexplanon Removal
Office Gynecology
Oligomenorrhea
Oral Contraceptive Counseling
Ovarian Cysts
Ovarian Endometriosis
Painful Menstrual (Dysmenorrhea)
Pap Smear
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy
Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
Pelvic Pain
Perimenopause
Perinatal Depression
Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
Pessary
Placenta Previa
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
POP-Q Exam
Postcoital Bleeding
Postmenopausal Bleeding
Postpartum Check-Up
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Mastitis
Postpartum Recovery
Preconception Counseling
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Counseling
Pregnancy Tests
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Prenatal Care
Prenatal Diagnosis
Prenatal Screening
Preterm Labor
Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
Preventative Women's Healthcare
Previous Stillbirth
Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy (PUPP)
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
Reproductive Health
Retained Tampon
Rh Incompatibility
Routine Gynecological Care
Secondary Amenorrhea
Severe Preeclampsia
Sexual Dysfunction
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
Shortened Cervix
Suture Removal
Teenage Pregnancy
Twins
Uterine Bleeding
Uterine Fibroids (Leiomyomas)
Uterine Myoma
Uterine Polyps (Endometrial Polyps)
Vaginal Atrophy
Vaginal Biopsy
Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section
Vaginal Bleeding
Vaginal Bleeding After Hysterectomy
Vaginal Discharge
Vaginal Dryness
Vaginal Infections
Vaginal Infections (Vaginitis)
Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Vaginal Itching
Vaginal Pain
Vaginal Yeast Infection
Vaginismus
Vulvar Abscess
Vulvar Diseases
Vulvar Dysplasia
Vulvitis
Women's Health

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Ms. Parrella is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, 2017

Education and Training

Nursing School: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Primary Location

Penn Ob/Gyn - Helen O. Dickens Center for Women's Health

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1 West Gates
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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