Emily Ruth Weast Fligg
Emily Ruth Weast Fligg
RN, WHNP BC
Emily comes to our practice via North Carolina with over seven years experience in the nursing field of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and labor and delivery. She will provide a wealth of knowledge in the areas of family planning, menopause, well woman gynecology, and obstetrics to our patients.
In addition to being on our staff here at Ironwood OB GYN, Emily also works as an RN for Tucson Medical Center where she’s been employed for the last two years in Labor and Delivery. Emily’s previous RN experience before moving to Tucson with her husband was in area hospitals in Charlotte, North Carolina, also in Labor and delivery, as well as a Perioperative Circulator RN in the Operating Room. Emily’s warm and gentle personality, plus her vast knowledge is a great and welcome asset to our team at Ironwood OBGYN
- Married
- BS in Nursing from University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Cum Laude Graduate
- MS in Nursing ; Women’s Healthcare Nurse Practitioner candidate from Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing, Hyden, Kentucky
- Awarded the North Carolina Nurses Scholar Award in 1997
- Received the Frontier School of Midwifery and Nursing Alumni Scholarship 2007,
from Asheville, North Carolina - Personal Interests: Reading, Puzzles, and practicing Yoga
- Best vacation: Backpacking throughout Italy
- Pets: A frisky Jack Russell named Bobo keeps Emily on her toes!