Brittany Young

Brittany Young APRN FNP-BC MSN Graduated from the University of Louisville with her Master's in 2011, Spalding University in 2003 with BSN. She began her career initially as a nurse prior to becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner. She started nursing school in 1999 at Pensacola Christian College and became a nursing assistant. She went back home to Louisville, KY started working in the hospital and completed her Bachelor's Degree in Science and Nursing in 2003, top of the class at Spalding University-Sigma Theta Tau. During her nursing career she gained experience in: Oncology, Med-Surg, Ortho, Wound Care, TCU, clinical education, and ER. In 2008 she was Norton Healthcare Nurse of the Year. She also led the hospital as charge nurse, assistant manager, and filling in for house supervisor while working the floor and participating in education and corporate positions. In 2010 she graduated from the University of Louisville with honors and top of her class while obtaining a Masters in Science and Nursing with Family Nurse Practitioner specialty. From there she worked in family practices and urgent care centers in Bardstown, E-town, Louisville, and Shelbyville. She taught clinicals at Spalding University and also is on staff at Galen Nursing. She has always had a passion for teaching and sharing with others. During graduate school at the University of Louisville she worked as a graduate research assistant under guidance from leading researchers and PhDs. She often says that her mission now is to try to keep people out of the hospital as much as possible and to own their own health. She has practiced in integrative medicine clinics since 2013. Her certification in family practice is her passion and keeps her focused on helping people prevent illness where possible but offering a listening ear, experienced input, knowledge and support when a plan of action is needed to heal. Treatment options are based on research based clinical guidelines and complimentary alternative medicine where research permits. Her experience in aesthetics started in 2010 and has continued since then in many areas BotoxFillerLasersSkin Procedures gaining recognition from International Aesthetics for Physicians in Medicine IAPAM. She trained in functional medicine with a physician educator who previously taught at Mayo clinic since 2015. Brittany was designated as an expert injector for Allergan in 2010 after working at a family practicemedispa where Botox and Filler are routinely given as well as skin care and medical grade supplements. Since then, experience in integrative medicine and aesthetics and hormone balancing have complimented traditional family medicine to support total wellness through integrative medicine. In June 2023 she is being recognized by the American Association of Nurse Practitioner AANP conference as a nurse practitioner NP leader in the Louisville community. She is also a member of the Kentucky Association of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives. She holds licenses with the National certifying body for NP in family practice AANP, certified medical examiner for DOT physicals, ACLS, BLS. She also continues to maintain her registered nurse license in addition to advanced practice registered nurse license with specialty in family practice. She maintains annual licensing with Kentucky board of Nursing and National licensure with AANP.