About Imee Tanael, APRN

Imee Tanael, APRN, FNP-C, is an advanced registered nurse at Garcia Weight Loss Aesthetics & Hormone Therapy serving patients in Brandon, Florida.

Born and raised in the Philippines, Imee received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Angeles University Foundation in Angeles, the Philippines, one of the top universities in the country. 

During her time in the Philippines, she established her nursing career with extensive experience in medical-surgical, OB/GYN, critical care, and nursing education and management.

Today, Imee calls the United States her home and has dedicated ten years as an emergency nurse and a charge nurse with one of the busiest hospitals in the Tampa Bay area.

Imee has also furthered her higher education while juggling family responsibilities and full-time job demands. She graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing from South University in Savannah, Georgia, where she specialized as a family nurse practitioner. 

With all this under her belt, she practiced with one of the most renowned cardiovascular groups in Tampa, optimizing her experience in acute/critical care and outpatient follow-up, specializing in cardiology and cardiovascular interventions.

Imee, a member of the Obesity Medicine Association, currently specializes in medically-supervised weight loss and obesity management from pediatric adolescents to adults. She is board-certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as a family nurse practitioner.