Meet Our Team

Our Nurse Practitioners

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Emily F. Woodard
MSN, APRN, CPNP, Credentialed ImPACT Consultant

Emily is a native Texan and grew up in Sugar Land, a Houston suburb. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science in 1999 from Texas A&M University and then received a Master of Science in Nursing from The University of Texas at Austin. She has been certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner since 2003.
Emily has a diverse work background including 10 years at a school-based clinic in Del Valle, 3 years at Child Incorporated in Austin, and 2 years as faculty in The UT School of Nursing Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program. She has been a part of the Pediatric Associates of Austin Team since 2008 when she began working at After Hours Kids. Her role expanded in 2010 when SportsSafe Concussion Brain and Body was created by Dr. Aiello. She currently works at SportsSafe, After Hours Kids, and at Pediatric Associates of Austin; Emily loves the diversity of these 3 unique roles.
She married a wonderful man in January 2015 and inherited a remarkable teenage step-son. She and her family live in Georgetown and travel to Wimberley often to visit family. Emily is an active member of The Fellowship Round Rock and in her free time she enjoys traveling, mission trips, refinishing furniture, antique shopping, and spending time with friends and family.

Nikki Nutter
MPAS, PA-C

Nikki Nutter is a certified physician assistant, who was born and raised in Austin, where she attended The University of Texas at Austin and received her BSA in Biology. Throughout her time as an undergraduate, she worked as a medical assistant here at Pediatric Associates of Austin (PAA), SportsSafe pediatric concussion clinic, and After Hours Kids clinic.
Nikki then moved to San Antonio to complete her Master of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies from UT Health San Antonio’s PA Program. During her PA training, she commuted back to Austin to complete her pediatric clinical rotations here with us. She considers herself lucky to have learned from the best and brightest Pediatricians and Nurse Practitioners here at PAA and to become the very first certified PA to join our team.
Nikki adores working with children and families alike and enjoys caring for others, including animals. She follows a vegetarian diet due to her compassion for animals as well as her interest in nutrition. When not at work, she loves traveling to new places, hiking, and biking. Nikki also enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing volleyball, and jogging with her rescue dog, Jeter (yes, she’s a Yankees fan!).

Amber S. Mercer
MSN, APRN, CPNP

Amber is from Houston, Texas where she grew up spending most of her summers volunteering at a family friends’ privately owned hospital. This is where she became fond of the nursing profession. Amber comes from a multi-generational family of devout Longhorn graduates and to follow suit, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2012 from The University of Texas at Austin. She then received a Master of Science in Nursing from Texas Tech University in 2018 where she became a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
She began her career as a Registered Nurse at Pediatric Associates of Austin where she has thoroughly enjoyed getting to know and care for all of the children and their families for the past 6 years. She is grateful to have worked with such knowledgeable, genuine providers, nurses, and staff during that time. She truly believes she has learned from the best and will continue to grow in order to provide the greatest care for the patients of Pediatric Associates of Austin and SportsSafe.
Amber looks forward to her spare time with family and friends. Her husband, Patrick, works as the Health and Wellness Director at Frost Insurance. With both of their careers being centered on health, they spend the majority of their time hiking or exercising with their rescue dog, Bingham. They also enjoy trying new recipes and local restaurants, traveling, and seeking out local Texas Country artists around Austin. They are active members of Austin Stone Community Church and cherish the relationships they have made through community groups and outreach.

Erin Moore
MSN, APRN, CPNP

Erin was born and raised in Ohio before she left to pursue her big city dreams in Chicago. She attended nursing school at Loyola University Chicago and traded snow for sunshine in Austin.
She worked as a critical care nurse at Dell Children's Medical Center for 3 years. Erin obtained her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania in 2014. She returned to Austin and worked in pediatric primary care and pediatric neurology at Dell Children's Medical Center for 3 years. She started working at After Hours Kids in November 2018.
Erin is a world traveler, avid coffee drinker, and loves to spend time with her two rescue dogs, Magic and Milo. Erin is on the board for pediatric nurse practitioners (NAPNAP) in Austin. She is also a member of The Junior League Austin where she works to provide food for children in undeserved areas of Austin.

Our Medical Director

Dr. Lance Hargrave, MD, FAAP.

Dr. Hargrave grew up in several towns across Texas and graduated from Westwood High School in Austin. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Texas A&M University and received his M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He completed his pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine. During his residency, he treated patients at both Texas Children's Hospital and Ben Taub Hospital.Dr. Hargrave is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is a member of the Texas Medical Association and the Travis County Medical Society and serves on the peer review and credentialing committees for the Seton Hospital and the Seton Physician Hospital Network. He also provides general pediatric services for the Texas School of the Blind and Visually Impaired.

With 3 boys at home, Dr. Hargrave is very familiar with sports and sports-related injuries. In addition to caring for children and adolescents as a pediatrician for over 15 years, his personal experience with his sons prepared him well to become the medical director of SportsSafe in March 2016.

Dr. Hargrave is an active member of his church. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and boys, cycling, reading, music, and Legos.

The Founder of SportsSafe

Dr. Leslie Aiello, MD, FAAP, Credentialed ImPACT Consultant

Now retired from seeing patients, Dr. Aiello practiced in Austin for over 35 years with Pediatric Associates of Austin. His physician peers have recognized him repeatedly as one of the best pediatricians in Texas and America.

After treating adolescents with concussions for many years, he decided a more comprehensive concussion management program was needed to help manage these patients. Dr. Aiello's goal is to make SportsSafe the clinic of choice for concussion evaluation and management.

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