Mary-Kathryn Berry, ARPN

Kate is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC) with over 15 years of experience across ICU, trauma, acute rehabilitation, LTACH, and medical-surgical settings, including 10 years in acute rehabilitation. Her rehabilitation experience includes Encompass Rehabilitation, Bayfront Rehabilitation, and helping open the Kindred St. Petersburg Acute Rehabilitation Unit.

She works alongside Dr. Benjamin Cooper, Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services at HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, FL and previously collaborated with Dr. Nuñez at Kindred Acute Rehabilitation.

Kate began her career as an LPN, where she received a faculty award for clinical excellence at Southern Union State Community College in Opelika, Alabama, recognizing her strengths in compassion, caring, and patient advocacy. She went on to earn her ADN from SUSCC and her BSN, MSN in Leadership and Administration, and post-master’s AGACNP from the University of Texas at Arlington.

She combines advanced clinical expertise with leadership training and operational knowledge to manage complex patients while supporting efficient, high-quality care delivery. She is passionate about physical rehabilitation medicine, interdisciplinary collaboration, and patient advocacy.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, outdoor activities, and staying active, including walking her dog.