Michelle Witkop, DNP, FNP-BC
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Bleeding Disorders Nurse Practitioner
Northern Regional Bleeding Disorders Center
Munson Medical Center
Dr. Witkop is a doctoral prepared nurse practitioner practicing at the Northern Regional Bleeding Disorders Center in Traverse City, MI. She is the Chair of the National Hemophilia Foundation Nursing Work Group and was the Co-Chair of NHF’s Annual Meeting for 2014 and 2015. As well as being a charter member of the American Thrombosis & Hemostasis Network’s National Hemophilia Program Coordination Center Advisory Committee, Dr. Witkop is an ATHN/HRSA Demonstration Project of National Significance Grantee with the project, “Evaluating a Nurse Practitioner Medically Lead Hemophilia Treatment Center in Comparison to a Physician Medically Lead Hemophilia Treatment Center”.
Dr. Witkop’s background includes extensive experience in pain management including chronic pain and palliative care. She has been the principal investigator for several hemophilia pain research studies including the national Pain Study and the IMPACT Quality of Life Studies. She has published multiple articles on that research as well as lectured extensively on the topic.
