Leah Gillikin, DNP, FNP-BC

Leah Gillikin, DNP, FNP-BC, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner on Dawson Med’s urgent care team in Wilmington. She is committed to compassionate, evidence-based care that keeps patients and their families at the center, across every stage of life. Born and raised in Wilmington, Leah is a fourth-generation nurse serving southeastern North Carolina.

Leah earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, graduating at the top of her class. Her clinical background spans women’s health, bariatric surgery, medical-surgical nursing, and hospice and palliative care, giving her experience caring for patients with complex health needs and serious illnesses. She also serves as an Assistant Professor at the UNCW School of Nursing, where she helps prepare clinically skilled, compassionate nurses for practice.

In urgent care, Leah values the opportunity to assess and manage acute health concerns and provide timely, high-quality care to patients with a wide range of needs. Her clinical interests include acute and chronic disease management, symptom management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She chose Dawson Med because it is locally owned and operated and consistently puts patients and their families first.

Leah sees patients at Dawson Med’s urgent care practice in Wilmington.