About

Dr. Cvetkovich joined Tepeyac in 2008. She has a special interest in Natural Family Planning. Her expertise also includes surgical treatment of endometriosis and gynecological problems and has worked in the National Catholic Bioethics Center teaching medical ethics.

Dr. Cvetkovich is a board member of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) and the National Catholic Medical Association. She is also a board member of the local guild. She is also a member of International Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine.

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.

Dr. Pereira is the secretary of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Catholic Medical Association.

Dr. Muldoon initially worked with Tepeyac from 2007-2013. After taking a few months off when her second child was born, her family’s life and work took them around the US, including service back to the military community, several years in high-risk OB in the Pacific Northwest, and some time in the Midwest. She is grateful to return to Tepeyac, where she looks forward to serving the community and be a part of excellent, life-honoring, and holistic patient care, with a focus on high-risk obstetrics and Lifestyle Medicine.

Women’s health can be so unique, beautiful, and at times difficult. With a passion for giving dignity to every patient, Clare has pursued ways to uplift and advocate for women throughout her life. She grew up for a few years on a hospital campus in a small Kenyan town watching her parents work as doctors. She worked as FOCUS missionary and has done a handful of medical trips to other countries including Thailand, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Kenya.

Clare believes that a huge part of the dignity of her patients is giving them agency to make an educated decision, to walk with them, and advocate when needed. She wants women to be proud of their feminine genius and help remove feelings of shame, isolation, or fear. This dignity is universal and is what pushes Clare’s passion for international work. She is nerdy about placentas and all things physiologic birth.

Clare married her longtime best friend Derek and together they have worked to build his business as a wedding DJ and support Clare’s work as a midwife. The biggest moment of this partnership was choosing to come to Tepeyac from Michigan. At work she tries to recognize and empower spouses and partners to be participants in their roles, especially in birth.

Clare loves travel and adventure with her husband, football (Steelers!), and being an aunt and Godmother.

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.

McKenzie believes it is a true gift to come alongside each woman who comes to Tepeyac. From wellness exams to prenatal care, antenatal care, and beyond, McKenzie aims to walk with women through each interaction, to encourage body literacy and to provide collaborative, holistic and thorough care. Prior to becoming a CNM-WHNP, McKenzie served in Cameroon and in Cambodia working for an NGO on Maternal and Child Community Health. Here, she focused on maternal nutrition and learned the importance of holistic care for women and their implications for population health. After nursing school, McKenzie worked as a nurse for a disabilities organization in California, where she grew in her understanding for the dignity of life and developed her passion to care for the vulnerable. During her CNM-WHNP education, McKenzie trained in home births in rural Pennsylvania as well as in high-risk obstetrics in Los Angeles, CA and Denver, CO. She believes these wide-ranging experiences help her to understand and value each birth’s uniqueness and beauty.

While pursuing her masters in nursing, McKenzie was a scholar at the Pellegrino Center of Bioethics at Georgetown University. Her favorite quote from Dr. Pellegrino is as follows: “Medicine is the most scientific of the humanities, and the most humane of all the sciences.” McKenzie strives to embody this philosophy by providing evidence-based care and by actively listening to the needs and desires of each individual and family she serves.

When not at Tepeyac, you might find McKenzie running or biking on the W&OD, paddleboarding on the Potomac, eating with chopsticks, painting on a canvas, kneading some sourdough, or spending time with friends and family.

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.