Wendy Starling earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology and a postbaccalaureate degree in Nursing from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. After completing nursing school, she worked in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit for four years before pursuing her career in anesthesia.

Dr. Starling obtained her Doctorate of Nurse Practice in Anesthesia from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, FL. Prior to joining Community Hospital, she provided anesthesia at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, FL, where she specialized in a wide range of services, including obstetric anesthesia, non-OR anesthesia, and complex anesthetic procedures. She is an active member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology and the Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.