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Nuri Ohn Alberga, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BC, MBA.
Clinical Perspective
I am a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with over a decade of clinical experience across inpatient, emergency, consultation-liaison, and outpatient psychiatric settings. My work emphasizes diagnostic clarity, careful interpretation of medication response, and a comprehensive understanding of how treatment trajectories evolve over time. I focus particularly on patients who have undergone multiple treatments without achieving sustained improvement, helping to bring structure and coherence to care that has felt fragmented or ineffective.
Why I Specialize in Complex Cases
Over years of clinical practice, I repeatedly observed patients being rushed through brief medication visits, often resulting in fragmented treatment plans, unnecessary polypharmacy, or incomplete diagnostic clarity. These experiences reinforced a central clinical truth: treatment-resistant conditions rarely reflect patient failure—they reflect the need for deeper analysis.
Harmonia was founded to provide the level of investigative, structured psychiatric care that complex cases require. Rather than relying on reflexive prescribing or one-size-fits-all protocols, I focus on clarifying diagnoses, identifying contributing factors, and systematically refining treatment strategies. This work requires curiosity, clinical discipline, and a willingness to revisit assumptions—qualities that define my practice.
Education and Credentials
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Integrative Psychiatry Training, Dream Practice Academy
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Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)
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Master of Science in Nursing, National University, San Diego, CA
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Master of Business Administration, California University of Management and Sciences, Anaheim, CA
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Korea National Open University, Seoul, Korea
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Associate of Science in Nursing, Seoil University, Seoul, Korea
Clinical Experience
My clinical experience spans inpatient psychiatry, emergency and consultation-liaison services for hospitalized patients, substance use treatment, and outpatient psychiatric care. I have managed complex psychopharmacology across acute psychiatric settings and in individuals with co-occurring medical, mood, and substance-related conditions. This background informs my approach to diagnostic clarification, medication optimization, and treatment planning for complex clinical presentations.
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Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry – Sharp Memorial Hospital
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Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Substance Use Disorders
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Inpatient Psychiatry (Closed Units & PICU)
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Outpatient Adult Psychiatry
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Internal Medicine & Infectious Disease (Clinical Research Coordination)
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Oncology Supportive Care (Radiation Oncology)
Language & Cultural Context
Care is provided in English and Korean, with attention to cultural context when relevant to clinical understanding.