Overview
I’m a clinician-founder building the next generation of addiction care at the intersection of medicine, behavioral health, and technology.
I’m a Nurse Practitioner (DNP, APRN, FNP-C) and addiction medicine specialist with 18+ years in healthcare, and the founder of Calyx Health, a clinician-guided digital health platform focused on neurometabolic approaches to alcohol craving regulation and relapse prevention.
My work is driven by a simple belief: addiction care should be precise, accessible, data-driven, and humane. Today, I design and pilot technology-enabled care models that integrate medication management, longitudinal behavioral data, and AI-supported clinical workflows to improve outcomes while reducing provider burnout and system friction.
In parallel with my startup work, I actively practice in outpatient addiction medicine in Georgia, providing medication-assisted treatment via telehealth and in-person care.
I have served as Adjunct Faculty and Consulting Associate at Duke University School of Nursing since 2018, teaching and guest lecturing in the MSN program on palliative care, symptom management, and end-of-life care.
I earned my Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where my doctoral research reduced emergency department visits and rehospitalizations by 50–80% among home-dwelling hospice patients with dyspnea.
My professional focus includes:
• Digital health & telemedicine platforms
• Addiction medicine innovation & harm-reduction models
• AI-enabled clinical operations
• Neurometabolic therapeutics (GLP-1s & beyond)
• Advanced practice provider education
• Scalable care delivery systems
Fluent in Spanish, I’ve lived and worked across Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East through medical and humanitarian initiatives.
I’m always open to connecting with clinicians, engineers, researchers, operators, and investors who are serious about building smarter, more compassionate systems of care in addiction medicine and behavioral health.