Our Physicians & Midwives
Daniel R. Fisk
MD, FACOG
Dr. Fisk earned his medical degree from Northwestern University in 1989. He completed his OB/GYN residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Denver, Colorado in 1993 and was board certified in 1995.
Dr. Fisk served 11 years in the US Army completing his service as Major. From 1994-1996, he was Chief of Service at Irwin Army Community Hospital. From 1996-2000, he was on the teaching faculty at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Dr. Fisk joined Tepeyac in 2003 because of his admiration for the focus on caring for all patients, even those in need. While at Tepeyac, he was the Chairman of the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital from 2010-2012.
Miriam C. Pereira
MD, FACOG
Dr. Pereira earned her medical degree from Madurai Kamaraj University located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. She completed her residency at the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India and also at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, New York in June 2007. Dr. Pereira joined Tepeyac in 2008 and is in charge of medical student rotations. She earned the Fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2010.
Dr. Pereira is the secretary of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Catholic Medical Association.
Victoria Snyder Atencio
CNM, WHNP, IBCLC
Victoria Snyder Atencio is a Certified Nurse-Midwife, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, and a Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. She completed her undergraduate degree at Radford University before completing her master’s degree at Georgetown. She was raised in Northern Virginia. She has two adult children and three cats. When not in the clinic, she can be found spending time with her family, doing home repairs, quilting, crocheting, or dancing.
She believes that all people should experience health care where the provider is a partner who respects their choices. She strives to educate patients to facilitate informed, high-quality, evidence-based healthcare. She has a diverse background working with women and families as a lactation consultant, doula, childbirth educator, and nurse. She brings a strong background in individualized care that she gained by working in her various roles and settings.
John T. Bruchalski
Dr. John Bruchalski is the Founder of Tepeyac OB/GYN and Divine Mercy Care and is serving as Divine Mercy Care’s current President.
Dr. Bruchalski earned his medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 1987. He completed his OB/GYN residency at Eastern Virginia Medical Center and the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia in 1991. He received board certification in 1993.
During his residency, Dr. Bruchalski performed abortions out of a desire to help women, but realized abortion was not achieving the freedom, health, and happiness they sought. Dr. Bruchalski returned to the Catholic faith and felt God’s call to start a medical specialty practice that truly helped women. In 1994, Dr. Bruchalski founded Tepeyac in Fairfax, VA, committed to serving all women regardless of their beliefs, background, or financial situation.
In 2000, he founded Divine Mercy Care that raises funds to cover the cost of prenatal care for approximately 30% of Tepeyac’s pregnant patients who are in financial need.
Akia McCollum
CNM
Akia McCollum, a passionate advocate for women’s health and wellness has had a calling to this career since her childhood when she fell in love with the show A Birth Story on TLC Network.
Originally from Charleston, SC, Akia graduated from Clemson University with a BA in Biological Sciences and later attended the Medical University of South Carolina for her BS in Nursing. Akia went on to attend and graduate from Georgetown University’s prestigious Midwifery/Women’s Health Practitioner dual degree program in 2023, bringing a depth of knowledge and dedication to her work.
With five years of experience as a registered nurse, primarily in adult ICU step-down care, and her hands-on clinical experience as a midwife, Akia is well-equipped to serve her community in profound ways.
Akia’s mission is to serve as the hands and feet of Christ in the medical field by providing competent, compassionate, and complete care through her skill set and education to women of all walks of life and all ages, helping them to bloom at every stage of life with grace!