Nurse Practitioner, Tonya M. Harris, received her Masters of Science in Nursing from Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi in 1998. Since then, Tonya has worked in a variety of clinical settings including as a clinician in the Wellness Center and the Weight Management Center, and as director of the Heart Failure Clinic at Methodist Healthcare in Memphis, TN.
Tonya Harris brings the valuable experience she gained working in a hospital-based weight management program to the LifeStyle Weight Loss clinic. Tonya’s expertise in treating patients with heart failure helps her to recognize and treat weight-related heart disease risk factors.
As a long-time resident of the south, Tonya Harris is sensitive to people’s desire to lead a healthy lifestyle while still enjoying the southern way of life. Tonya is accustomed to working with our clinical dietian to help people find ways to fit some of their favorite foods into their long-term weight management plan.