Lauren Victoria Russell-Smith, FNP, a Family Nurse Practitioner with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Get to know Family Nurse Practitioner Dr. Lauren Victoria Russell-Smith, who serves patients in Sacramento, California.

Dr. Russell-Smith is a dedicated family nurse practitioner currently serving as the Director of Nursing at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Sacramento, California. 

Throughout her academic career, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Pre Nursing from Tougaloo College in 2011, and earned her Master’s degree from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2014. She then went on to complete her postgraduate training in family nursing practice at the Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama in 2019, and graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of South Alabama in 2022.

A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice registered nurse who works autonomously or in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, to deliver family-focused care. Given the rather broad nature of the “family” patient population focus, FNPs offer a wide range of healthcare services that revolve around the family unit; from health promotion and disease prevention to direct care and counseling across the lifespan.

Learn More about Dr. Lauren Victoria Russell-Smith:
Through her findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/83844973-Lauren-Russell-Smith-Nurse

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