Care Center: WHASN Sunset Valley
Phone Number: (702) 740-0500
Luanna Durden, APRN, believes health care is a partnership between patient and provider. She provides patients with the knowledge and clinical experience they need to make informed, confident decisions about their care.
Luanna has nearly 20 years of experience in OB-GYN and a lifelong passion for caring for women. She enjoys teaching mothers-to-be about pregnancy, helping patients choose the right contraceptive options, and guiding women through the menopause transition and beyond. Luanna uses her broad clinical background to provide individualized, evidence-based care. She encourages every patient to be an active participant, so they feel comfortable with the decisions they make about their health.
A Las Vegas native, Luanna attended UNLV with an initial interest in medical school. After starting a family, she redirected her path to nursing and graduated from CCSN in 2005. She worked in Labor and Delivery at UMC before moving to San Diego in 2008 to complete a Master of Nursing specializing in Midwifery and Women’s Health. After graduation in 2011 she practiced in Reading, Pennsylvania, for 10 years as a midwife. During that time, she worked both inpatient and outpatient, mentored OB-GYN residents, and served as the only midwife who consistently interviewed medical students for the residency program for six years. In 2021 she returned to Las Vegas and now concentrates on women’s health in a clinic setting.
She is currently studying to sit for the Menopause Certified Practitioner exam to further expand her expertise in midlife care.
Outside of work, Luanna enjoys traveling, visiting her adult children, and spending time with her fur babies. She’s a hands-on crafter, teaching herself to sew during COVID to make masks and surgical caps (and later sewing a backpack), and she loves making vinyl creations with her Cricut. Luanna also has a knack for planning and often organizes get-togethers and trips for friends and co-workers.
She looks forward to partnering with you on your health care journey.