Lachelle
Purnell-Savoy
,
MSN, RN, CRNP-BC
707 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
United States
About
Lachelle Purnell-Savoy is a family nurse practitioner for the Moser Center for Leukodystrohpies at Kennedy Krieger Institute. She also serves in the same position for the Institute's Neurology and Neurogenetics Clinic.
Education
She obtained an Associate Degree from Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) in 2016 followed by a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in 2018. Demonstrating a continuous pursuit of advanced knowledge, she earned her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2021.
Purnell-Savoy's clinical career commenced at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she served as a medical-surgical registered nurse for five years, gaining invaluable experience. Upon becoming a nurse practitioner, she first practiced in the Department of Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins University, specializing in inpatient diabetes management. She then joined the Moser Center for Leukodystrophies at Kennedy Krieger in 2023. Currently, Purnell-Savoy applies her expertise to a unique and challenging field, caring for individuals with rare genetic conditions and research at Kennedy Krieger Institute in the Moser Center for Leukodystrophies, Neurogenetics Clinic and Newborn Screening Follow Up Clinic.