Laura Brown, DNP, joined Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation on August 5, 2024 after working as a nurse practitioner in the Catawba Valley Medial Center Emergency Department for almost 7 years. A Morganton native, Laura obtained her BSN from University of North Carolina at Greensboro and worked as a bedside Emergency Department nurse in Greensboro for many years before going to graduate school. She completed her Masters of Science in Nursing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and is dual certified as an adult geriatric/acute care nurse practitioner as well as a family nurse practitioner. She holds a Doctor of Nursing practice degree from Vanderbilt University as well.