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Brittany Young APRN FNP-BC MSN
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Brittany is deeply committed to healthcare as a healing ministry, where she strives to deliver compassionate, high-quality care. She values listening to her patients and building relationships that go beyond the clinical, creating a personal connection rooted in trust. Her practice's model of care prioritizes spending meaningful time with patients during visits, ensuring that their needs are thoroughly addressed. Through supportive services and the supplement store, the practice maximizes patient interaction while continuing to accept insurance, making this in-depth family practice model accessible. This approach fosters a strong, healing partnership between the patient and their healthcare provider.
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In her personal life, Brittany is dedicated to her faith, family, and the broader community. She stays actively involved with her patients and volunteers at Portland Christian School, where she graduated and where her mother serves as director. She is also an engaged member of Southeast Christian Church, where she teaches Sunday School, while her husband contributes to church security. Brittany finds joy in spending time with her family, including her three children, and enjoys relaxing boat rides with her beloved basset hound, Elvis.
Brittany began her career as a nurse prior to becoming an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner. She started nursing school in 1999 at Pensacola Christian College and became a nursing assistant. She went back home to Louisville, KY started working in the hospital and completed her Bachelor's Degree in Science and Nursing in 2003, top of the class at Spalding University-Sigma Theta Tau. During her nursing career she gained experience in: Oncology, Med-Surg, Ortho, Wound Care, TCU, clinical education, and ER. In 2008 she was Norton Healthcare “Nurse of the Year”. She also led the hospital as charge nurse, assistant manager, and filling in for house supervisor while working the floor and participating in education and corporate positions. In 2010 she graduated from the University of Louisville with honors obtaining a Master’s in Science and Nursing with Family Nurse Practitioner completion. From there she worked in family practices and urgent care centers in Bardstown, E-town, Louisville, and Shelbyville. She taught clinicals at Spalding University and also is on staff at Galen Nursing. She has always had a passion for teaching and sharing with others. During graduate school at the University of Louisville she worked as a graduate research assistant under guidance from leading researchers and PhDs. She often says that her mission now is “to try to keep people out of the hospital as much as possible” and to “own their own health”. She has practiced in integrative medicine clinics since 2013.
Her certification in family practice is her passion and keeps her focused on helping people prevent illness where possible but offering a listening ear, experienced input, knowledge and support when a plan of action is needed to heal. Treatment options are based on research based clinical guidelines and complimentary alternative medicine where research permits. Her experience in aesthetics started in 2010 and has continued since then in many areas (Botox/Filler/Lasers/Skin Procedures) gaining recognition from International Aesthetics for Physicians in Medicine IAPAM. She trained in functional medicine with a physician educator who previously taught at Mayo clinic since 2015. Brittany was designated as an expert injector for Allergan in 2010 after working at a family practice/medispa where Botox and Filler are routinely given as well as skin care and medical grade supplements. Since then, experience in integrative medicine and aesthetics have complimented traditional family medicine to support total wellness. In June 2023 she is being recognized by the American Association of Nurse Practitioner AANP conference as a nurse practitioner NP leader in the Louisville community. She is also a member of the Kentucky Association of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives. She holds licenses with the National certifying body for NP in family practice, certified medical examiner for DOT physicals, ACLS, BLS. She also continues to maintain her registered nurse license in addition to advanced practice registered nurse license with specialty in family practice. She maintains annual licensing with Kentucky board of Nursing and National licensure with AANP.