Valerie Watts, APRN, is a family practice nurse practitioner with Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph - Internal Medicine Plaza 2. 

Valerie received her bachelor’s in nursing from Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. She received her master’s in nursing at Maryville University in St. Louis, Mo. 

“Everybody comes from different walks in life and that to me is so precious,” Valerie said. “Being able to learn something about each patient helps me to care for them with an open mind and open heart.” 

Diagnosis

• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Chronic kidney disease
• Anxiety and depression
• Women's health

Procedures

• Skin biopsies
• Wound repair and suture
• Incision and drainage of abscess
• Cyst removal
• Joint injections
• Nexplanon removal and placement
• Wart removal
• Foreign body removal