Meet Vanessa Fitzgerald
Dr. Karen Kaufman is pleased to welcome Vanessa Fitzgerald, NP to the Kaufman Health and Hormone Center. Vanessa Fitzgerald, NP, is a board certified family Nurse Practitioner who specializes in integrative medicine. She comes to the Kaufman Health and Hormone Center from the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, California where she worked in these integrative specialties; cardiology, mental health, pain management, cancer survivorship, women’s health and integrative GI and gut health. With all of that experience you can see why she is such a great fit here. She completed her integrative medicine fellowship training through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Passion for learning and caring
Vanessa received her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Arizona, and worked as an RN for 7 years in labor and delivery, NICU, emergency medicine, oncology, and orthopedic surgery. During that same time, she also worked at a health spa providing aesthetics: injectables and laser treatments.
In 2013, after receiving her Nurse Practitioner degree, Vanessa started at San Diego spine and rehab in integrative sports medicine where her interest in integrative pain management grew. Her own athletic experiences at a track and field athlete at the University of Arizona demonstrated to her the depth and extent of pain that athletes may experience and identifying holistic, whole-body treatment options became a foundation for her integrative pain management philosophy.
Vanessa worked in family medicine and urgent care at Sharp Hospital, a leading San Diego Hospital, from 2014 until she accepted a position at the Scripps Center for Integrative Health in 2016. While at Scripps, Vanessa completed her fellowship training at the Andrew Weil Center.
Dr. Karen Kaufman is pleased to welcome Vanessa Fitzgerald, NP to the Kaufman Health and Hormone Center. Vanessa Fitzgerald, NP, is a board certified family Nurse Practitioner who specializes in integrative medicine. She comes to the Kaufman Health and Hormone Center from the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, California where she worked in these integrative specialties; cardiology, mental health, pain management, cancer survivorship, women’s health and integrative GI and gut health. With all of that experience you can see why she is such a great fit here. She completed her integrative medicine fellowship training through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Passion for learning and caring
Vanessa received her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Arizona, and worked as an RN for 7 years in labor and delivery, NICU, emergency medicine, oncology, and orthopedic surgery. During that same time, she also worked at a health spa providing aesthetics: injectables and laser treatments.
In 2013, after receiving her Nurse Practitioner degree, Vanessa started at San Diego spine and rehab in integrative sports medicine where her interest in integrative pain management grew. Her own athletic experiences at a track and field athlete at the University of Arizona demonstrated to her the depth and extent of pain that athletes may experience and identifying holistic, whole-body treatment options became a foundation for her integrative pain management philosophy.
Vanessa worked in family medicine and urgent care at Sharp Hospital, a leading San Diego Hospital, from 2014 until she accepted a position at the Scripps Center for Integrative Health in 2016. While at Scripps, Vanessa completed her fellowship training at the Andrew Weil Center.
Vanessa Fitzgerald, NP specializes in:
- Aesthetic services
- Integrative cancer survivorship
- Integrative cardiology
- Integrative mental health
- Integrative pain management
- Integrative women’s health
- Hormone imbalances and hormone health
- Trigger point injections
Vanessa has a special interest in preventative and mind-body medicine and has over 18 years of experience in patient care. Trained in family medicine, she integrates the use of both western medicine and alternative healing traditions such as supplements, botanicals, homeopathy and bio field medicine into her practice.
Vanessa believes that the key to successful medicine is providing compassionate and individualized care that recognizes the uniqueness of each person. The focus of care should embrace the whole person, which includes the emotional, physical and spiritual influences on health.
When asked about what gets her excited about her practice, Vanessa shares this, “I want more for my patients. I fell in love with integrated medicine immediately and love helping people get better.”
Vanessa is certified in laser and radiofrequency modalities for aesthetic procedures, and trained in Botox and dermal fillers. She received my aesthetics training through the National Laser Institute in Scottsdale Arizona 2008-2009.
She brings 13 years of experience in medical aesthetics to Kaufman Health and Hormone Center and takes great pride in giving her clients an individualized treatment protocol for the best outcome. Her expert knowledge and passion make Vanessa the perfect choice to reach your skin care and anti-aging goals.
“I love the transformation that aesthetics creates for clients mentally, as well as physically. I enjoy seeing the confidence in my clients when they look and feel their best.”
