Ariel Santiago

Ariel is double board certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner. She was born and raised in New York and earned her Bachelor’s in Nursing at The College at Brockport, where she was the 2023 recipient of the Outstanding Service Award by the alumni association. After six years of neuroscience and intensive trauma care nursing, she took her studies to the University of Miami, where she completed her dual graduate programs with honors. During her FNP program, she helped win the School of Nursing and Health Studies a $25,000 grant to bring much needed medical attention to the homeless population, while simultaneously allowing Nurse Practitioner students an opportunity to grow into their new roles. With her unwavering empathy for humanity, passion for mental health and relentless drive for improvement, she is devoted to empowering her patients and equipping them with the tools to maximize their functionality and overall quality of life.