Nicholas Pratt, MD, RN

Hello! I’m Nick. I’m from Lima, Ohio a small metro in northwest Ohio that is surrounded by rural communities. I enjoyed a circuitous path to medicine. Growing up my family experienced bankruptcy, foreclosure, and financial instability. At age 16 I started working full-time construction jobs to help contribute to the familial income. By 18, I was promoted to warehouse manager. I initially didn’t plan to attend college after high school. One afternoon while hanging sheet metal, suspended by a harness forty-feet off of the ground, I reconsidered. I wanted a career where I could serve others, so I enrolled in an EMT program. I was enthralled by the medical sciences and went on to earn my RN from our community college, Rhodes State. I found my passion caring for patients. I earned a BS in nursing from Ohio State, while working full-time as an RN. With the encouragement of physician mentors, I decided to make the plunge into medicine. I continued on to the Northeast Ohio Medical University- Cleveland State University Partnership for Urban Health, where I completed another BS and my MD. I discerned many specialties. However, psychiatrists’ unique means to alleviate suffering made for an easy choice. My scholarly interests have included work in palliative care, opiate intercept mapping, and interdisciplinary models of care. Some of my favorite service works have included caring for individuals without housing and coaching youth soccer teams. I enjoy spending time with my wife, Olivia, and nature photography. I feel incredibly humbled to become a member of such a diverse, hard-working, and intelligent group. I hope to leverage my lived experiences and social privileges to make our community a better place. I look forward to caring for patients together.