Dr. Jonathan V. Llamas is an internationally recognized, board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of experience in emergency, critical care, and inpatient and outpatient psychiatric nursing. His career reflects a commitment to clinical excellence, nursing leadership, mental health advocacy, and professional service.

He earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice from Loma Linda University, where his doctoral quality improvement initiative implemented evidence-based verbal de-escalation strategies, reducing physical restraint use and advancing patient and staff safety.

As Founder of Mind & Heart™ and Mind & Heart Academy™, Dr. Llamas champions mental health education, mentorship, and advocacy. He serves as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Content Expert for Nurse.org and contributed to the national Live Your PosSCZible schizophrenia awareness campaign.

A passionate advocate for nursing leadership, he serves as the inaugural I.M.P.A.C.T. DNP Leader-in-Residence at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, holds committee positions with ISPN and SIENNA, and mentors early-career practitioners through LifeStance Health’s APRN Mentorship Program.

Dr. Llamas holds distinguished fellowships with the American College of Health Data Management, International Society for Quality in Health Care, Royal Society for Public Health, and Institute for Mental Health Policy & Practice.

His recognitions include The Nurses Magazine’s 2026 40 Under 40 and Most Impactful Men in Nursing, Amerika Prestige Awards’ Global Psychiatric Nursing & Mental Health Leadership Award, Nurse.org’s Nurse Icon and Nurse Leader of the Year, ABC7’s Healthcare Hero, West Coast University’s Distinguished Alumnus, and Loma Linda University’s Helen Emori King Leadership Award. He was also featured on NP Student Magazine’s Best of 2024 cover and recognized by U.S. News & World Report for excellence in patient care.

Guided by servant leadership, Dr. Llamas strives to lead with humility, serve with purpose, and empower future generations of nurses.