Kathryn Watson

Kathryn Watson, MSN, RN, AGNP-C, serves as an Instructor in the Division of Infectious Diseases within the Department of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Clinically, she works as an Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner at Wake County Human Services, providing care in HIV Primary Care and STI Clinics.

Education:

• BSN, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• MSN, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Her expertise centers on Acute HIV and STI disease management, with deep focus on social determinants of health impacting HIV patient retention in care. Leveraging ten years of emergency department and community health nursing experience, she prioritizes holistic approaches to patient wellness and health optimization.

Clinical operations are anchored at Wake County Human Services Clinic B in Raleigh, where she integrates gerontological principles into infectious disease treatment for diverse populations.