Brooke Hazen, DNP, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC

Brooke Hazen, DNP, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, is an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner with experience in primary care, addiction medicine, population health, and healthcare operations. Dr. Hazen is committed to providing patient-centered, evidence-based care and has extensive experience managing acute and chronic medical conditions across diverse patient populations. She is board-certified as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Dr. Hazen earned both her Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Her doctoral training focused on quality improvement, executive leadership, patient safety, and healthcare cost reduction, reflecting her longstanding interest in improving healthcare systems and patient outcomes.

Throughout her career, Dr. Hazen has held clinical and leadership roles across a variety of healthcare settings. She has worked in primary care, addiction medicine, and veteran health evaluations, with expertise in comprehensive patient assessment, chronic disease management, telehealth, and interdisciplinary care coordination. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she served as Clinic Manager for Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s large-scale patient vaccination initiative, overseeing day-to-day operations and leading teams responsible for vaccinating thousands of patients.

Dr. Hazen is actively involved in professional leadership and service. She has served in a leadership role with the Middle Tennessee chapter of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association for several years and has contributed nationally as a doctoral student consultant to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Global Forum on Health Professions Education. She has been recognized for excellence in interprofessional collaboration and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Currently, Dr. Hazen is on adjunct faculty at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing where she teaches neurology to primary care students.