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Our Practitioners

# Lorie Kmetz, MSN, RN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner

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Meet Your Practitioner

## Whole-Person Care, Grounded in Experience

Lorie Kmetz is a Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner providing primary care and medication-assisted treatment at CARMAhealth. A Central Texas native, she earned her Master of Science in Nursing from [The University of Texas at Austin](https://nursing.utexas.edu) with honors and is board-certified in Family Medicine through the [American Association of Nurse Practitioners](https://www.aanp.org/) and in Addiction Medicine through the Addictions Nursing Certification Board.

Before joining CARMAhealth, Lorie spent seven years as a registered nurse in oncology settings, serving patients in both inpatient and outpatient roles. She also worked as a Clinical Nurse Navigator, coordinating care for oncology patients who often faced concurrent mental health and substance use challenges. That experience and the mental health challenges faced by her own family shaped her commitment to whole-person care and drew her to behavioral health.

Lorie also earned a Master in Public Health at [Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health](https://publichealth.jhu.edu/), focused on substance use disorders and health policy. In addition to her clinical role, she is Director of Clinical Quality and heads CARMAhealth's Be Well Texas program for uninsured patients with substance use disorders. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

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Credentials

## Education and Training

### Board Certifications

Family Nurse Practitioner-Certified (FNP-C), American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Addiction Medicine, Addictions Nursing Certification Board.

### Nursing Education

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), University of Texas. Graduated with honors, 2020.

### Advanced Degree

Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Focus on substance use disorders and health policy.

### Clinical Experience

Seven years in oncology nursing across inpatient and outpatient settings. Former Clinical Nurse Navigator.

### Languages

Fluent in English and Spanish.

Specialties

## Services Offered

Lorie provides care across CARMAhealth's primary care and behavioral health services.

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### Primary Medical Care

Comprehensive primary care including chronic disease management, preventive care, and wellness visits.

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### Medication Management

Ongoing medication prescribing, monitoring, and adjustment for psychiatric and medical conditions.

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### Telehealth Services

Convenient virtual appointments for follow-up visits and ongoing care from home.

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### View All Services

Explore the full range of psychiatric and medical services at CARMAhealth.

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Take the First Step

## Start Feeling Like Yourself Again

Whether you're exploring treatment for the first time or looking for a new practitioner, our psychiatrists are here to listen.

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