Joshua Hamilton DNP, RN-BC, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAANP

Joshua Hamilton has more than two decades of nursing experience. He also holds academic appointments, and leadership positions and consults extensively in the higher education and clinical spaces. Previously, Josh was Associate Medical Director for the largest managed care behavioral health network in the Desert Southwest. In addition, he served on the Nevada Board of Nursing’s Advanced Practice and Educational Advisory Committees and spearheaded the Donate Life campaign at the state level.

His professional interests include neurobiology, pharmacology, and epigenetics. He is an internationally recognized speaker on these (and related) topics at conferences and professional meetings. He works with various organizations to develop, review, and present live and enduring continuing education activities. He serves on the psychiatric medication working group at the Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science & Innovation, an FDA-sponsored project at the University of Maryland.

Dr. Hamilton earned his doctorate in Nursing from Rush University in Chicago. At the University of Wyoming, he earned a baccalaureate degree in Natural Science & Mathematics and a Master of Science in Nursing. He also has an undergraduate degree in Biology. He is nationally certified as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, family primary care nurse practitioner; telemental healthcare provider; and academic nurse educator. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). Josh is also a master clinical psychopharmacologist (through the Neuroscience Education Institute), and he was the 2015 Distinguished Alumnus at his alma mater. In addition, he is the Nevada state representative for AANP. As a nurse practitioner, Dr. Hamilton offers a uniquely effective approach to wellness that focuses on care and the cure.