Whitney Leigh Richey, MSN, FNP-C, a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with Texas Oncology
Get to know Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Whitney Leigh Richey, who serves patients in Texas.
Whitney is a certified family nurse practitioner working at Texas Oncology. She cares for patients at both the San Marcos and Kyle locations in Texas.
Texas Oncology-San Marcos is a cancer treatment center that offers a robust array of leading-edge treatment options: chemotherapy & infusion, medical oncology, and radiation therapy. The majority of care is provided in an outpatient setting using customized therapies ranging from chemotherapy and radiation therapy to advanced technologies like immunotherapy, proton therapy, genetic testing, and genomic sequencing. Advanced treatments and best practices that come from a robust program of clinical trials and leading-edge research create the high caliber of care patients will find at Texas Oncology.
Academically, Whitney received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2014. She has five years of nursing experience specializing in medical/surgical and oncology at Baylor Scott & White and Methodist Healthcare System. She returned to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2016 to attend their Family Nurse Practitioner Program. She graduated with her Master of Science in Nursing degree in 2018.
In order to stay up to date in her field, she remains a member of several professional organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Attributing her success to having compassion and a caring spirit, Whitney takes the time for education and is always learning. She loves people and caring for them.
A Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) is an advanced practice registered nurse who holds certification and 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.
An active supporter of Young Life, Whitney plans to support Comal County Young Life in the near future. She has volunteered as a camp nurse for Young Life at Crooked Creek Ranch in Colorado and has been a volunteer and leader at several other camps in the past.
On a more personal note, she lives in the hill country, where she and her husband have bought acreage and hope to build and settle there. They enjoy the outdoors, traveling, listening to live music, spending time with their families and friends, and venturing around the hill country. A combined dream of theirs is to become active in medical missions both stateside and overseas.
Learn More about Whitney Leigh Richey:
Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4146049/info/ or through Texas Oncology, https://www.texasoncology.com/nurse-practitioner/whitney-richey
