Nurse Practitioner
Boulder Care
Melody Avila, DNP, RN, FNP-C, is a Nurse Practitioner with Boulder Care, specializing in addiction medicine and mental health services. She provides person-centered, harm-reduction care to adults with opioid, alcohol, and nicotine use disorders, with particular focus on populations experiencing socioeconomic challenges, justice involvement, and complex trauma.
Dr. Avila is a PCSS Faculty Trainer in Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and previously served as Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico, where she helped shape pediatric, mental health, and addiction medicine curriculum within APRN programs. Throughout her decade as a nurse practitioner, she has been committed to expanding access to evidence-based care for diverse communities that have faced barriers to treatment.
