Michelle Turner, founder of North Shore Lactation, is a board certified
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and International Board Certified Lactation
Consultant.  She received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Long
Island University in 1992 and received her MA from New York University in
1998.  Michelle Turner is a Fellow of the National Association of Pediatric
Nurse Practitioners, a member of the International Lactation Consultant
Association, the Long Island Lactation Consultant Association, as well as,  
the Long Island Doula Association, and has lectured at Mount Sinai Medical
Center on lactation topics.

Michelle Turner has 15 years of pediatric experience which includes working
in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, working at Mount Sinai Medical Center in the Pediatric
Hepatology/Liver Transplant division, working as a primary care provider at
Family Health Associates, Mount Sinai of Queens, and most recently
working at the offices of two prominent pediatric practices on Long Island.  
During her career, Michelle has demonstrated a special interest in infants
and early childhood, she has assisted many new mothers and babies with
breastfeeding issues, and completed her lactation training and clinical
work at The Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Throughout her years in pediatrics Michelle Turner has developed strong
ties in the Pediatric community and has a wide variety of resources
available to her. Most importantly she values the tremendous support she
has received and professional friendships she has developed with board
certified lactation consultants and pediatricians in the area.

As a mother of 3 fantastic girls, including twins, Michelle is in a unique
position to understand the challenges women face trying to breastfeed in
the midst of normal day chaos, returning to work and trying to parent each
child individually.  She brings a high level of patience and understanding
and is compassionate to each woman's situation.  
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