Jennifer Saunders, Family NP

Jennifer Saunders is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Integrative Health and Lifestyle Practitioner. She began her nursing career 17 years ago as a Registered Nurse serving the adult population at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in Flushing, NY. 5 years later, she transitioned to serving the Pediatric Population at the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore in the Bronx, NY.

While caring for her patients, she noticed the great impact that a patient’s lifestyle had on their medical outcomes. Upon graduating from NP School, she became an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Pace University and completed the Intergrative Health and Lifestyle program at the University of Arizona, where she solidified her passion for helping patients prevent, manage, and reverse chronic disease through Lifestyle Medicine. Most recently, Jennifer practiced at New York Presbyterian Queens Medical Group, where she managed General and Bariatric Surgery patients, as well as the Weight Management population.

She earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing from Pace University. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Education

Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Pace University, Pleasantville, NY 2009

Masters of Science in Nursing.  Pace University, Pleasantville, NY 2017

American Academy Nurse Practitioners, 2018

Integrative Health and Lifestyle Program. University of Arizona,  Tucson, Arizona 2019

State Licensure

New York, Connecticut