Karen L. Spencer-Patrick, DNP, ACNP-BC
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Karen L. Spencer-Patrick DNP, ACNP-BC, is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Achiever in the field of Pain Management as a Pain Management Specialist and Entrepreneur.
Boasting over 32 years of experience in her field, Dr. SpencerPatrick is an expert in pain management, battlefield acupuncture, dermatology, and emergency care. She has been serving patients at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center in Washington D.C for 12 years. She is the first nurse practitioner in the entire Department of Veteran Affairs to develop and implement a pain management service. In fact, she is the only nurse practitioner to independently run a service of any kind in the Department of Veterans Affairs. She is currently writing a publication about the value of nurse practitioners and pain management specialists in mental health departments.
In addition to being a nurse practitioner, Dr. Spencer-Patrick opened a home-made soap, bath bomb, and jewelry business that has proven to be extremely lucrative throughout its 3 years of operation. Earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Hampton University in 1985, Dr. Spencer-Patrick went on to receive a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from Wayne State University in 1998. She then pursued a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Rush University, obtaining this degree in 2009. Dedicated to outstanding leadership, she completed classes at the Leadership Development Institute and has been awarded the green and yellow by the International Association for Six Sigma Certification.
Dr. Spencer-Patrick is an esteemed member of the International Honor Society, Sigma Theta Tau, American Nurses Association, and American Academy of Pain Management. She is charitable through Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc. that does many charitable works such as provide scholarships for women and girls in college.
In her free time, Dr. Spencer-Patrick enjoys gardening and spending time with family and her pets.
Dr. Spencer-Patrick is married to her husband; together they have a son, dog, cat, and fish. She dedicates this recognition in loving memory of her father Dellie Spencer.
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