A Colorado native, Carlos Esparza has lived in Las Vegas, Nevada since 2004.  He attended UNLV School of Nursing where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Nursing.  He worked as a nurse in Med/Surg, Trauma ICU, Trauma Resus, and was a Flight Nurse for years.  In 2013, he attending the University of Cincinnati’s Masters Program, and earned his MSN (Masters of Science in Nursing) in 2015.  Carlos still holds his CFRN (Certified Flight Registered Nurse) certification and is a local Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner.  Currently, he is the CCO (Chief Clinical Officer) for OptimuMedicine.  Carlos has 3 dogs and has a loving partner who he has been with for 18 years.