Dr. LaTanyua Blackwell, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, NRCME

Dr. LaTanyua Blackwell, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, NRCME is a board-certified family nurse practitioner, and the CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Yorkshire Wellness Group, Corp. Her practice focus is family medicine, primary care, & medication management for behavioral health; with a sub-specialty in functional medicine – an integrated assessment examining the role of nutrition, stress, environment, psychological and emotional health in the evaluation of overall physiological well-being, and wellness.

Dr. Blackwell is also a federally certified medical examiner for the Department of Transportation. She is a diagnostic and prescribing provider in New York, Maryland, and New Mexico; in-person and via telemedicine.

Dr. Blackwell received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Howard University. Prior to becoming a family nurse practitioner, Dr. Blackwell was a cardiothoracic intensive care unit registered nurse.

She contracted with top teaching facilities on the East Coast; including Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York University - Langone Medical Center, in Manhattan, New York; and University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Traveling as a CVICU RN afforded Dr. Blackwell an opportunity to observe different organizations and healthcare markets; and learn how regions approach medical decision making and clinical care for various patient populations - including, how healthcare organizational culture and sensitivity varies regionally, impacting health outcomes for patients.

Dr. Blackwell received her Master of Science in Nursing from Monmouth University, and completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Frontier Nursing University.

In 2010, Dr. Blackwell was honored as an awardee of the "100 Extraordinary Nurses" designation by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma Beta Chapter in Washington, D.C.