Panicha "PK" Kittipha, DNP APRN PHN AGACNP-BC CCRN

PK Kittipha, DNP, APRN, PHN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at Loma Linda University Health with the Department of Surgery in the Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery. His clinical practice includes caring for patients across general, gastrointestinal, and bariatric surgical services, with a focus on evidence-based perioperative management and multidisciplinary collaboration. He brings a broad clinical background spanning critical care, neurocritical care, general/GI surgery, and bariatric surgery. PK earned a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Yale University. His professional interests include optimizing surgical outcomes, advancing clinical practice for complex surgical patients, and supporting quality improvement initiatives in metabolic and bariatric care.