Lisa A. Chism

Lisa Chism is a certified nurse practitioner currently practicing at Karmanos Cancer Institute, Alexander J. Walt Comprehensive Breast Center, Women’s Wellness Clinic. Chism also is the clinical director of the Women’s Wellness Clinic. She has been a registered nurse for more than 22 years and a certified nurse practitioner for 20 years.

She is a certified menopause practitioner through the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), and has completed a certificate as a sexual health educator and counselor through the University of Michigan.

Chism completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in December, 2007 at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan and has published a text entitled “The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree: A Guidebook for Role Development and Professional Issues.” In June, 2011, Chism was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She was also selected as Menopause Practitioner of the Year by the North American Menopause Society, September, 2011 and currently serves on the Board of Directors at the North American Menopause Society. Her interests include spiritual care and nursing practice, development and promotion of the DNP degree, and caring for women experiencing menopause and sexual health related health concerns.