Morgan Nixon, PA-C

Morgan Nixon, PA-C, is a certified physician assistant with clinical experience in interventional radiology and neurology, with a particular focus on general neurology and cerebrovascular disease. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Florida State University in 2019 and subsequently completed the Physician Assistant Program at the Florida State University College of Medicine, graduating in 2023.

Following graduation, she began her clinical career in interventional radiology in Daytona Beach, Florida, where she practiced for two years. This role provided extensive experience caring for medically complex patients and developing procedural expertise across a broad range of image-guided and bedside interventions, including lumbar punctures, paracenteses, thoracenteses, dialysis catheter placements, chest tube placements, and tissue biopsies. Her training in interventional radiology fostered a strong foundation in clinical decision-making, and multidisciplinary patient care.

She now serves as a physician assistant within the Department of Neurology at Vanderbilt Health, practicing across the General Neurology and Stroke divisions. Her clinical practice encompasses the evaluation and management of a broad spectrum of neurologic disorders, including cerebrovascular disease and the care of patients with acute and chronic neurologic conditions. She values a multidisciplinary approach to patient care and is committed to delivering evidence-based, patient-centered neurologic care.

She is board-certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and maintains active licensure as a Physician Assistant. She is also a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.