Whitney Steinmetz is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who provides patient-focused and evidence-based gastroenterology and hepatology care. She has a passion for collaborative healthcare teams, quality improvement initiatives, and improving access to care in rural healthcare environments. Dr. Steinmetz earned her bachelor's of science degree with honors, Magna Cum Laude, at the University of Arizona. She worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital before earning her master's degree from the University of Maryland, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and was the recipient of the Excellence in Family Nurse Practitioner Award and Sigma Theta Tau Master's Student scholarship. She received her doctorate (DNP) from Johns Hopkins University and conducted quality improvement research in hepatology. She is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and has been published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, American Journal of Nurse Practitioners, and the textbook “Primary Care Interprofessional Collaborative Practice”. She has curated educational content in gastroenterology & hepatology through ACG and GHAPP. She is a national speaker and has given lectures for the AGA, GHAPP, AASLD, AANP, and Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nurses. Recent awards include her organizational annual “2024 Clinical Excellence Award” and the AANP State Award for Outstanding Contributions for the state of NM in 2025.