Founder | Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas Kalynych, DNP, MSHS, CRNA, ARNP is a founding partner / Chief Executive Officer of Sunbelt Wellness Institute. Dr. Kalynych has been a registered nurse since 1985 and was awarded the “Top Nurse of Charleston Naval Hospital” in 1988 and the “Top 100 Nurses Award” for Jacksonville in 2005. He has held numerous executive level and administrative roles during his career, including Director of Peri-operative Services for UF & Shands. He has held previous academic appointments including those with the University of Alabama, Birmingham, Florida International University and the Uniform Services Health Sciences Programs. He is currently clinical faculty and clinical coordinator for SRNA Program with University of North Florida. He has also selflessly delivered hundreds of anesthetics on underprivileged and needy children across the world for the surgical repair of cleft lip and pallet during the nine humanitarian missions with Operation Smile, International.
Dr. Kalynych also proudly served our country in the United States Navy. His 23 years of honorable and dedicated service including numerous humanitarian missions, various operational and isolated independent overseas commands and service during combat in support of Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Gulf War and Iraqi Freedom. He retired at the permanent rank of Lieutenant Commander December 2001. He, like his partners, takes direct responsibility and ownership for the coordination and quality of primary care services being provided to each one of our clients and their patient’s that are entrusted to our care on a daily basis.
Founder | Chief Operating Officer