Raymond is not a physician. He is a Doctor of Nursing Practice, double Board Certified as an adult and gerontology primary care nurse practitioner, and a family psychiatric nurse practitioner. He also holds a Master’s Certificate in psychopharmacology. He is a thoroughbred and consummate professional clinician with robust clinical exposures and experiences in children, adolescents, adults and geriatric psychiatry and primary healthcare. Held adjunct clinical faculty positions at Temple University Philadelphia, where he taught and mentored undergraduate nursing students, and at Wilkes University where he taught and mentored graduate psychiatric nurse practitioner students before venturing into full-time practice. He maintains active Allied Medical credentials at Haven Behavioral Hospital of Philadelphia, where he supports the physician group in treatment of individuals with acute/chronic health conditions living with all kinds of mental and behavioral health challenges. He is a highly sought-after clinical resource person.
Dr Nwaneri was one of the few NP providers that carried an X license to treat Addiction and Substance disorders before the friendly update by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He participates in the Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. His experience, training, and exposure cuts across different clinical settings including but not limited to inpatient, outpatient, substance abuse and addiction, community mental health, college and student mental health, correctional mental health, hospital, skilled/rehab nursing home, group home, residential homes and educational psychiatry. He continues to treat various mental health challenges including but not limited to depression, Bipolar, Anxiety, Insomnia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD), Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorders, ADHD.
In addition to his robust certifications and degrees in healthcare, Dr. Raymond Nwaneri is a graduate of the Executive Presence and Influence: Persuasive Leadership development program of the Wharton Business School Executive Education, University of Pennsylvania. He also has a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Master of Science in Economics, (M.Sc), and a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting, (B.Sc). He holds active membership in the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, and the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is married with kids and has a passion for disseminating knowledge.
My Approach to Treatment
Dr Ray belives that students mental health chanllenges are best managed when care is individualised taking into cognisance environmental, cultural, biological, social and psychological variables that may distort the limbic system hence causing an imbalance. He applies his robost clinical expertise in psychopharmacology with supportive therapy to help students get desired treatment outcomes in collaboration with his team of psychological and medical services professionals when applicable.