Alexis Manning, APRN, CNP, provides care with the Springfield Clinic Cardiology team and sees patients at Springfield Memorial Hospital and HSHS St. John's Hospital.

Alexis earned her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Maryville University in St. Louis and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.

Inspired by the home health care workers that helped her grandfather, Alexis knew from a young age she was going into health care. "They showed him nothing but compassion and patience," she says.

Alexis chose cardiology during her time in nursing school. "I fell in love with the cardiovascular system," she says. "The complexity was incredibly interesting to me and led me to working in a cardiovascular intensive care unit for six years."

In her free time, Alexis enjoys spending time with her husband, sister, grandmother and nieces and nephews. She also enjoys reading, traveling, shopping, exercising, gardening and going to hockey games.