She worked as a physician assistant at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and exclusively in Neurology and Neurosurgery since 2007. She received her undergraduate degree in physiology and neurobiology from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. Ms. Viands then received a certificate in physician assistant studies from the Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland, and her master's degree in medical science from St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. She has been certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants since October 2004. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association and Maryland Association of Physician Assistants. She enjoys all aspects of neurology and has special interests in stroke, headache, and multiple sclerosis.