Rhonda Collins, FNP-C
Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner · Mito Health
Rhonda Collins, FNP-C, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 15 years of nursing experience. She specializes in preventative wellness, primary care across the lifespan, dermatology, and biomarker-driven care, combining clinical expertise with a personalized approach to help patients optimize their health. Her passion lies in empowering patients to be educated partners in their health journeys with the goal of achieving their short-term and long-term health goals.
- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C)
- 15+ years of nursing experience
- Mito Health
About
With over 15 years of nursing experience and 4.5 years as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Rhonda Collins, FNP-C, brings a comprehensive and patient-centered approach to modern healthcare. Board-certified to care for patients across the lifespan, she combines deep clinical expertise with a passion for preventative wellness and personalized treatment.
Her diverse background includes adult and pediatric cardiac intensive care, primary care, and pediatrics, alongside extensive experience in advanced dermatology and aesthetic medicine. She specializes in comprehensive skin evaluations, chronic skin condition management, hair loss, hyperhidrosis, hormone optimization, and medically guided weight management.
In addition to medical dermatology, Rhonda is highly skilled in procedural and aesthetic treatments, including minor surgical procedures, neuromodulators, dermal fillers, and advanced laser therapies. Her approach emphasizes natural, balanced results that enhance each patient’s confidence while prioritizing long-term skin health.
At Mito Health, she focuses on leveraging biomarker-driven insights to deliver personalized, evidence-based care through telehealth. She is dedicated to empowering patients with the knowledge and tools they need to optimize their health, longevity, and overall well-being.
Articles medically reviewed by Rhonda
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Sep 4, 2026
High Eosinophils on a Blood Test: What Your Result Means
A high eosinophil count often fits allergy, asthma, eczema, or a medication reaction. Learn how to read the absolute count, when to follow up, and why one result does not diagnose cancer.
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Sep 4, 2026
BMP vs CMP: Key Differences Explained
Compare the 8 tests in a basic metabolic panel with the 14 tests in a comprehensive metabolic panel, including the 6 measurements only a CMP adds.
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Sep 3, 2026
QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Test Cost: Price Comparison in 2026.
Compare the advertised and all-in cash cost of a QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus test across Mito Health and other U.S. self-order providers.
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Sep 2, 2026
High Creatine Kinase (CK): Exercise or Something Else?
A high creatine kinase result can follow hard or unfamiliar training, but symptoms, medications, and whether CK stays elevated determine when it needs medical evaluation.
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Aug 31, 2026
At-Home Blood Draws Are Here: How Mito's Mobile Phlebotomy Works
Mito customers with eligible standard lab orders can now request a licensed phlebotomist to collect their blood samples at home.
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Aug 28, 2026
QuantiFERON-TB Gold for School or Work: What You Need to Know
Learn what to verify before ordering QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus for school, clinical training, healthcare employment, or another workplace requirement.
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Aug 28, 2026
TB Blood Test vs. PPD Skin Test: What’s the Difference?
Compare the one-visit IGRA blood test with the PPD skin test, including BCG vaccination, timing, interpretation, and follow-up.
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Aug 28, 2026
Why You May Need a TB Test Before Biologics or Immunosuppressants
Learn why some immune-modifying medications require TB evaluation before treatment and what a positive, negative, or indeterminate result can mean for the next step.
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Aug 28, 2026
Do You Need a TB Test After Travel or Living Abroad?
Learn when travel-related TB testing may be useful, why exposure setting matters more than a country label alone, and how post-travel timing and BCG vaccination affect the plan.
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Aug 28, 2026
TB Testing With HIV or a Weakened Immune System
Learn why HIV and other forms of weakened immunity change TB risk, how they can affect test results, and when clinician-directed evaluation matters.
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Aug 28, 2026
When Should You Get a TB Test After Exposure?
Learn when to seek guidance after possible TB exposure, why an early test may need to be repeated, and which symptoms should not wait.
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Aug 27, 2026
CHIP Testing vs Standard Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
How clonal hematopoiesis (CHIP) testing compares with lipids, Lp(a), blood pressure, risk calculators, and a calcium score. CH complements standard assessment, it does not replace it.
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Aug 27, 2026
Does a Standard Blood Test Detect CHIP? CBC vs. CH Sequencing
A routine complete blood count cannot detect clonal hematopoiesis. Finding a low-frequency somatic clone requires targeted CH sequencing, which reads specific genes down to a very low variant allele frequency.
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Aug 27, 2026
Early Signs and Symptoms of Leukemia in Adults
Early leukemia symptoms like fatigue, easy bruising, and frequent infections are common and usually benign, so persistent or unexplained ones deserve a clinician evaluation.
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Aug 27, 2026
Early Signs and Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer symptoms are subtle and easy to dismiss. Learn the signs worth a prompt clinician visit, why CA-125 alone is a poor screen, and where personalized detection fits.
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Aug 27, 2026
Early Signs and Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer symptoms are vague and easy to miss. Learn which signs deserve a prompt clinician visit and where blood-based early detection fits for people at higher risk.
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Aug 27, 2026
How Ancestry, Genetics, and Aging Shape Your Cancer Risk
Population averages are not your personal odds. Ancestry, inherited genes, exposures, and age each shift cancer risk, and they point to what to screen for.
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Aug 27, 2026
How to Get Tested for Clonal Hematopoiesis (CHIP): Cost and Steps
Clonal hematopoiesis testing needs a clinician order and a specialized blood draw. Here is how to arrange one, what it costs, and how to prepare.
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Aug 27, 2026
Multi-Cancer Blood Test: What It Costs and How to Get One
A multi-cancer blood test needs a clinician order and is rarely covered by insurance. Here is what drives the price and how to get one through Mito's telehealth path.
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Aug 27, 2026
Silent Heart Attack: Risk Factors When There Are No Warning Signs
A silent heart attack causes few or atypical symptoms, so knowing your risk factors matters more than waiting for classic chest pain.
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Aug 27, 2026
What Is Clonal Hematopoiesis (CHIP)? A Blood Signal That Links Aging, Heart Risk, and Blood Cancer
Clonal hematopoiesis is an age-related change in blood stem cells. It is a measurable signal associated with higher cardiovascular and blood-cancer risk, but it is not a diagnosis and not a guideline-endorsed screening test.
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Aug 27, 2026
What Is a Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Test?
A multi-cancer early detection test looks for signals from many cancers in one blood draw. It is a screening adjunct, not a diagnosis, and does not replace guideline screening.
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Aug 27, 2026
Alcohol Before a Blood Test: When to Avoid It and What to Do
Learn why alcohol can matter before blood work, why there is no universal waiting period, and what to do if you drank before a scheduled test.
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Aug 27, 2026
Biotin and Blood Tests: How Supplement Interference Happens
Learn how biotin can interfere with certain laboratory methods, which questions to ask before a blood test, and why stopping guidance must be test-specific.
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Aug 27, 2026
Clonal Hematopoiesis and Heart Disease: What the Link Means
Clonal hematopoiesis is an age-associated blood signal that cohort studies link to higher heart attack and stroke risk. It is not a diagnosis and not guideline screening.
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Aug 27, 2026
Clonal Hematopoiesis (CHIP): The Complete Guide
What clonal hematopoiesis is, the 15 genes a CardioHemeRISK test reads, how the score works, and how to act on results.
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Aug 27, 2026
Coffee Before a Blood Test: Does It Break a Fast?
Learn when coffee matters before blood work, why black coffee is not treated like plain water, and what to do if you drank it before a fasting test.
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Aug 27, 2026
Fasting for Blood Work: What You Can Have and How to Prepare
Learn when blood work may require fasting, what counts as fasting, and what to do if you eat or drink before your appointment.
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Aug 27, 2026
Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test Guide: Who It Is For and How to Choose
A complete guide to multi-cancer early detection testing, covering who it fits, who it does not, how Core, Me, and 12 differ, how to prepare, and how to read results.
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Aug 27, 2026
How to Build a Personalized Cancer Screening Plan After 40
A four-step plan for adults over 40. Know your personal risk, screen with proven guideline programs, close the gaps with an MCED test chosen to you, then reassess every year.
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Aug 27, 2026
High Magnesium Symptoms and What the Result Means
Learn which symptoms can occur with high magnesium, why serum and RBC tests differ, and when the result needs prompt review.
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Aug 27, 2026
High T3 Symptoms and What the Result Means
Learn which symptoms may occur with a high T3 result and why TSH, T4, medicines, illness, and the exact assay matter.
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Aug 27, 2026
High T4 Symptoms and What the Result Means
Learn which symptoms may occur with a high T4 result and why TSH, T3, medicines, pregnancy, and the exact assay matter.
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Aug 27, 2026
High Zinc Symptoms and What the Result Means
Learn which symptoms can occur with excess zinc and why supplements, exposure timing, copper status, and the laboratory method matter.
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Aug 27, 2026
Low Folate Symptoms and What the Result Means
Learn which symptoms can occur with low folate and why blood-count results, vitamin B12, medicines, diet, and absorption matter.
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Aug 27, 2026
Low Magnesium Symptoms and What the Result Means
Learn which symptoms can occur with low magnesium, why the test method matters, and what context to review next.
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Aug 27, 2026
Low T3 Symptoms and What the Result Means
Learn which symptoms may occur with a low T3 result and why TSH, T4, illness, medicines, and the exact T3 assay matter.
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Aug 27, 2026
Low T4 Symptoms and What the Result Means
Learn which symptoms may occur with a low T4 result and why TSH, T3, medicines, illness, and the exact T4 assay matter.
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Aug 26, 2026
Anemia Tests: Which Blood Tests Find Anemia and Its Cause?
A CBC can identify anemia, but finding the cause often requires ferritin, iron studies, a reticulocyte count, or other follow-up tests.
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Aug 21, 2026
Personalized mRNA Melanoma Vaccine Reports Positive Phase 3 Results
Merck and Moderna say intismeran plus pembrolizumab improved two measures of melanoma recurrence after surgery, but the full Phase 3 data are not yet public.
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Aug 20, 2026
Fatty Liver Disease Symptoms: What to Look For, and What to Test Instead
Most people with fatty liver disease have no symptoms at all. Here is what the condition actually feels like, why normal liver enzymes do not rule it out, and the specific blood tests that catch it early.
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Mar 31, 2026
MCV Blood Test Explained: What Your Red Blood Cell Size Reveals
MCV measures your average red blood cell size and can flag nutrient deficiencies, bone marrow issues, and chronic disease. Here's what to know.
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Mar 18, 2026
Pre-Workout Supplements: What Works, When to Take It, and What to Skip
Compare the evidence, doses, timing, limitations, and safety considerations for caffeine, creatine, beta-alanine, citrulline, and other common pre-workout ingredients.
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Dec 8, 2025
Magnesium Glycinate vs. Threonate: Which is Best for Sleep?
Two forms of magnesium, one goal: better sleep. Which one should you take?
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Jul 5, 2025
High Testosterone Without TRT: Causes & What to Do
Testosterone spiking without steroids or TRT? Learn common reasons your levels may be elevated, which follow-up labs matter, and when to get medical guidance.
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Jun 18, 2025
High Folate Levels: How Much Folic Acid Is Too Much?
We need folate for energy, mood, and more—but too much can backfire. Here’s how to get the right amount for your body.
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May 29, 2025
Can You Do a Blood Test During Your Period? Why Timing Matters
Why timing blood tests for women matters more than you think.
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May 15, 2025
Can Anemia Cause Body Aches? Yes — Here's Why
Anemia causes more than fatigue. Learn how low iron triggers muscle pain, joint aches, and cramps — plus 5 ways to get relief fast.
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