Carmen Nations, MD

Dr. Carmen Nations was raised in Cherokee, NC. She received her medical degree from University of Utah School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Nations completed her residency at East Tennessee State University Pediatrics, and later went on to serve hospitals and practices in Cherokee, Sylva, and Western Carolina University. She has a strong passion for ACEs and specifically global education around resiliency, Adolescent health, Down Syndrome and Down Syndrome Advocacy. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, photography, reading, traveling, hiking and watching sports, especially college basketball and football, volleyball and indoor lacrosse.