About Dr. Allyson Favuzza
DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

Dr. Allyson Favuzza, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, co-owner of Hometown Health Care of NEPA, has served as the clinic’s primary medical provider since its inception. Allyson is a family nurse practitioner and holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Allyson provides comprehensive primary care services to patients of all ages at Hometown Health Care of NEPA. Trained as a nurse, Dr. Allyson prides herself in her care of the patient as whole, not just the disease that they suffer from.

Dr. Allyson is a firm believer in the importance of the patient-provider relationship and shared decision-making as crucial elements of one’s overall well-being. In addition to her practice as a clinician, Dr. Allyson currently teaches in the graduate nursing programs at several local universities.

Dr. Allyson’s career is deeply rooted in her experience with underserved populations at community health centers. As the medical director of the first in the nation NCQA recognized School-Based Medical Home, she was instrumental in the successful implementation of school-based immunization clinics. Dr. Favuzza served as the lead clinician providing immunizations to thousands of students, many of whom were severely underimmunized or unimmunized completely.

Dr. Favuzza has extensive experience with pediatric immunization administration including provision of catch-up vaccinations to refugee populations. Her doctoral research was focused on increasing the uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine in primary care settings. Dr. Favuzza believes that proper education of both patients and clinicians is key to decrease vaccine hesitancy and expand immunization coverage rates.