Ivy Bagley is a doctorly prepared family nurse practitioner and a board-certified lactation consultant. She has worked in pediatrics for over 17 years and has been a nurse for over twenty years. A graduate of ECU College of Nursing with her BSN, MSN, and DNP, Ms. Bagley believes nurse practitioners offer a unique approach to patient care. Ms. Bagley often speaks within the healthcare community and nationally. She has previously sat on the National Pediatric Obesity Committee for the Obesity Medical Association. Ms. Bagley has developed several FIT CAMP programs for patients within her practice and works to advocate for childhood obesity awareness. She supports obesity being treated as a disease and seeks to be a leader in the local arena. She completed her nursing educator certification from ECU College of Nursing in 2022 and Health Care Disaster Certificate in 2023. Dr. Bagley will graduate with her PMHNP from ECU CON in December.  She is board certified as a family nurse practitioner, lactation consultant, psychiatric mental health nurse, and national healthcare disaster professional. Ms. Bagley enjoys working with breastfeeding families through telehealth and in-person visits. She hosts an online breastfeeding support group and teaches CPR along with parenting classes. Ivy sees all ages, from newborns to age 30, and has a growing interest in treating patients with behavioral concerns and ADHD, depression, and anxiety. She was selected as a 40 under 40 award winner, a North Carolina Great 100 Nurse for 2022, and the AANP Leadership Cohort for 2022. Ivy enjoys photography, volunteering, and community events in her spare time. She loves Jesus and spending time at His feet. Her approach to patient care is that she works as if working for the Lord daily and this is evident in her interactions with her patients.

Ivy loves NC and is excited to bring another healthcare option to the eastern part of the state.