A Bipolar I Disorder Patient's Journey and the Growing Role of Nurse Practitioners in Mental Health Care Video

Tina Matthews-Hayes, DNP, FNP, PMHNP

Dr Tina Matthews-Hayes is a dual-certified nurse practitioner from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She completed a registered nurse diploma program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside School of Nursing. She gained a bachelor’s and master's in the science of nursing, completed the family nurse practitioner program, and began a terminal degree at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr Matthews-Hayes began her career at UPMC Presbyterian in the cardiac intensive care unit while maintaining concomitant employment in the outpatient psychiatric setting. In 2012, Dr Matthews-Hayes dedicated her practice to psychiatry in impoverished communities at Western PA Behavioral Health Resources. She transitioned her doctoral studies to Walden University, where she researched the benefits of pharmacogenomic testing in the pediatric psychiatric population while dually enrolled at Regis College of Massachusetts post-secondary master’s degree program to attain certification as a primary mental health nurse practitioner. Dr Matthews-Hayes is a national key opinion leader and serves on multiple advisory boards with the goal of advancing psychiatric care.