Nick is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner who received his master's degree from Columbia, where he earned the Margaret Eliot award for professionalism, leadership and compassion. In 2018, Nick completed the Rudin Doctoral Fellowship in palliative and end of life care, culminating in an interdisciplinary experience in Santiago, Chile. His professional interests include: incorporating palliative care principles into primary care, communication around serious illness, and the use of mindfulness practices in clinical settings. He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at Columbia.