Sarah Harvey, FNP-C, MSN, CDE

Bio

I was born and raised in Southern California. I first received my BA in Art Education at the California College of the Arts in Oakland and then returned to school to study nursing. I worked as an RN for three years in the Intensive Care and Coronary Care Units as well as the Emergency Department.

In 1979 I was accepted to the family nurse practitioner certification program at UC Davis. I worked for the next 10 years in primary care settings in Petaluma, the Sonoma County Indian Health Clinic and Kaiser. I returned to school in 1994 to work towards my master's degree in nursing and completed my MSN in 1997. I was nationally certified as an FNP in 1985 and 2006. While at Kaiser I had a 6 months mentoring in dermatology. I started training in the Endocrinology department in 1999 and have worked in this specialty since. I love working closely with my patients and strive to give them personalized quality care.

I have been a nurse for 33 years and a nurse practitioner for 26 years.

I am a member of The Endocrine Society, the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the California Association of Nurse Practitioners and The American College of Nurse Practitioners. A few years ago I obtained my Clinical Diabetic Educator certification.

My Medical Specialty

More details about my specialty:

My original training is Family Medicine. While working in Primary Care, I received training in Endocrinology. The Endocrine System is fascinating and complex. I like being a nurse practitioner because it uses all of my intelligence, all of my heart and all of my skills.

My specialty interests and affiliations within my field:

Osteoporosis, thyroid disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome, metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus.

Current projects or research:

The Horizon study and the Switch study. The studies are looking at the effectiveness of newer generation bisphosphonates on bone mineral density and fractures.

Great health resources that I refer to:

The National Osteoporosis Foundation
The Hormone Foundation
The Endocrine Society
The American Thyroid Association
FORE (Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education)

Interests

Currently reading:
Middlemarch

My favorite book or author:
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

Great movie:
Shakespeare in Love

Family & Friends

People in my life:

My significant other is my best friend and makes my life fun and exciting.

My children and people I care about:

I have a son who is studying philosophy.

An interesting story about my family or friends:

I have a wonderful cousin (Liz) who works for UNHCR and has spent the last 15 years in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar. She speaks Italian, French, Thai, Hmong and Lao. She ALMOST got to meet Angelina Jolie when Ms Jolie was visiting UNHCR in Cambodia.

Travel

An adventure I've had:

When I turned 23, I went to Europe with my girlfriend. We were there for six months. At one point we went from Rome to Marrakesh in a VW bus.
We spent most of our time in Rome but had at least a month in Greece on the island of Crete.

Favorite place in the world:

Currently Sonoma County is my favorite place!

One of my recent trips:

In 2004 I went to Thailand with a group from my office. It was a fabulous trip. We got to ride an elephant!
That same year I went back to Paris with a friend. Seeing the art in the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay was an overwhelming experience. What a beautiful city!

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