Karen Clyburn is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a seasoned healthcare leader with over 30 years of progressive clinical and operational experience. As a cornerstone of the clinical team at Sandhills Medical since 2011, Karen provides comprehensive, evidence-based primary care while serving as a strategic mentor and clinical leader. Her work focuses on managing complex chronic conditions and streamlining patient care protocols to ensure clinical excellence across the organization.
Karen’s professional journey is defined by a rare “frontline-to-executive” perspective. Her career spans primary care, acute care, and home health, including significant tenures at Kershaw County Memorial Hospital and United Health Care. This broad expertise allows her to collaborate effectively with executive leadership to optimize patient throughput, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive measurable improvements in clinical outcomes.
A proud U.S. Army Veteran, Karen integrates military-grade leadership, decisive problem-solving, and operational discipline into her daily practice. She is dedicated to advancing nursing practice through evidence-based mentorship and is passionate about optimizing the patient experience in every setting.
Karen holds a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from Indiana State University and is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Her deep roots in South Carolina healthcare—from her education at Clemson University to h