Skip to main content
2025 Mid-Year Assembly Main banner
Back

Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA

Director of Southwest Operations
Virginia Commonwealth University
BIG STONE GAP, Virginia, United States

Education
Dr. Crystal Hunnicutt received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2002 from the University of Virginia's College at Wise. She received her Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia and Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2007 and 2010, respectively.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
After graduating from VCU's nurse anesthesia program in 2007, Dr. Hunnicutt began her practice as a CRNA at Lonesome Pine in rural Southwest Virginia. She continues to maintain her practice as a staff CRNA at Tri-cities Gastroenterology.

In 2013, she joined the faculty of Lincoln Memorial University and became the Assistant Director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program. In 2016, she was promoted to Program Director and served in this position until January 2025. She recently joined the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University and currently serves as Director of Southwest Operations.

Committees and Organizations
Dr. Hunnicutt is active in many regional, state, and national professional organizations. She is currently serving as the Chair for the Wellness Committee for the Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists and as a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesia's Health and Wellness Committee. She serves on the Editorial boards for both the International Student Journal of Nurse Anesthesia and the Journal of Nurse Anesthesia Education. On the national level, she has served as a Scholarship Reviewer for the AANA Foundation and has served on the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetist Item Writing Committee. She serves as an on-site reviewer for the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs and as the Vice President for the Tennessee Professional Peer Assistance Program.

Scholarship and Research Interests
She is interested in wellness topics related to nurse anesthesia and has presented on topics such as domestic violence, perioperative loss, and suicide prevention in CRNAs.



Disclosure information not submitted.

Presentation(s):

Email Crystal