Karen M Lewis
Western Carolina University, USA
Biography
Karen M Lewis is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Assistant Professor and Director of the Post-Master’s DNP Program in the School of Nursing at Western Carolina University in Asheville, NC, USA. Prior to a career in academia she spent many years working clinically in the field of Neurosurgery where she cultivated an interest in spine related issues, prevention, and treatment. Her experience led her to a position where she successfully developed and managed a hospital based spine clinic. This career experience heightened her interest in complementary treatments for chronic low back and neck pain, and is her current research area of interest.