Her clinical interests include sexually transmitted diseases (STds), labor and delivery (childbirth), and diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes). Dr. Appleton is rated highly by her patients. She is in-network for Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, and Humana Catastrophic, in addition to other insurance carriers. After completing medical school at Penn State College of Medicine, she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health (CIMFH), and CU Medicine.