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Shirley Candelario, MSN, FNP-BC, CDCES

Shirley Candelario, MSN, FNP-BC, CDCES, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who works as a Medical Director – FNP. She treats patients at our Washington Heights Health Center. Shirley Candelario FNP completed an undergraduate degree in Latin American Literature at NYU in 2003, then returned to school to pursue a nursing degree at Monroe College in 2011. While working as an RN, she graduated with a Master’s of Science in Nursing from Columbia University in 2017. She is fluent in Spanish and is also a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES).

Shirley Candelario, MSN, FNP-BC, CDCES can help you with:

  • Yearly exams, sick visits, work/school forms
  • Pediatrics (care for children and teens)
  • Treatment of general health problems
  • Pap smears (test for cervical cancer)
  • STI (infections you can get from sex) testing and treatment
  • Birth control, including IUDs and Nexplanon (long-term birth control)
  • Reproductive healthcare
  • Health screenings (tests that look for health problems before you have signs)
  • Care for long-term health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, and obesity
  • Referrals to a specialist

All Community Healthcare Network health centers and offices will be open on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Our mobile health clinics will not be operational due to weather conditions.

Updates

Effective Monday, March 2nd, 2026, CHN’s late policy will now be:

  • 10 minutes for telehealth visits
  • 15 minutes for in‑person visits