Whitney Steinmetz, FNP

Biography

Whitney Steinmetz is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who provides patient-focused, evidence-based care in gastroenterology and hepatology. She has a passion for 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 & did 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 through the ACG, GHAPP, and CLDF. She has extensive podium experience and has given plenary and work shop lectures in various GI and hepatology topics including through AGA, GHAPP, AANP, and now AASLD.

Recent awards include her organization's annual "2024 Clinical Excellence Award" and the AANP Award for Outstanding Contributions for the state of NM in 2025.