Deborah Titus has been in the medical realm since 13 years of age. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware and began her career as a candy striper in New Jersey. She went on to obtain her Certified Nursing Assistant, LVN (LPN) and EMT licenses. She continued with her Registered Nursing degree at Columbia Basin College (1986). Deborah earned her BSN at Washington State University in 2006 graduating cum laude. While at Washington State University, she completed her clinical studies in the Ecuadorian jungle accompanied by other medical students from WSU and Yale University. Travel was often in the back of a truck and then hiking into remote villages with medical supplies and Sherpas. She then went on to graduate from Indiana State University cum laude with a Masters of Science in nursing in 2012.

With a passion to serve others, Deborah has traveled as part of a humanitarian brigade to Peru (Sisters of Providence) and Belize. She has spent her career treating patients throughout the Tri-Cities and Yakima Valley. Deborah believes in a holistic approach to medicine. Everything in life needs to be practiced in moderation, ie, taking care and tending to one’s body, mind and spirit. She is a member or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and recently has been chosen by the City of Richland as a member of the American Disabilities Act committee.
In her spare time, Deborah has enjoyed traveling to Spain, Portugal, France, Mexico and throughout the United States. She enjoys running, walking, hiking, strength training, golfing, gardening, riding her Peloton, Bianchi and mountain bikes. She has climbed Mount Adams and Rainer. She also practices Bikram hot yoga and meditation regularly. She has lived in the Tri-Cities since 1981. She enjoys spending time with her daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren who have recently relocated to the Tri-Cities.