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Andrew Penn, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, San Francisco, CA

AndrewDuncanPennPMHNP(He/Him)

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner San Francisco, CA

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - SF VA/Clinical Professor- UCSF

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Summary

  • Andrew Penn, based in San Francisco, CA, is a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner . He completed his Master's degree at the University of California, San Francisco, and holds a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Since 2006, he has been practicing as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, first at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center and more recently has served as a Clinical Professor at the UCSF School of Medicine since 2017 where he divides his time between teaching psychopharmacology, researching psilocybin in psychiatry, and serving as an attending NP in the SF Veterans Administration PMHNP Residency program. His experience includes managing depression, psychotherapy, and mental illness. His recent publications focus on cannabis, psilocybin treatment for major depressive disorder, and psychedelic medicines and nursing. His work has been recognized with several honors, including the Distinction in Teaching award from the UCSF Academic Senate.

Education & Training

  • University of California, San Francisco
    University of California, San FranciscoMasters, 2003 - 2005
  • University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing
    University of California, San Francisco, School of NursingMSc, 2005
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
    University of California, Santa CruzBA, Psychology, 1994

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Teacher of the Year UCSF School of Nursing, 2023
  • UCSF Academic Senate - Distinction in Teaching Award UCSF, 2021
  • APNA-Janssen Scholar American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2005
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Professional Memberships

  • American Psychiatric Nurses Association
    Member

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Psychedelics: What to Tell Patients Today  
    Penn, A, Psych Congress Network Journal, 1/1/2015
  • Listening to Nurses  
    Penn, A, American Journal of Nursing, 1/1/2013

Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Working with psychiatric clients who use cannabis: a focus on harm reduction 
    Santa Cruz Mental Health Department, Santa Cruz, CA - 1/1/2018
  • Psychopharmacology for Advance Practice Nurses 
    1/1/2018
  • A Walk on the Wild Side or the Right Side? The Role of Psychedelics, Cannabinoids, and Opioids in Psychiatric Treatment 
    New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2017
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Other

  • Office

    2 Koret Way
    room 511q
    San Francisco, CA 94143
    Phone+1 415-770-9499