LNC Critical Care Trauma Surgery Neurosurgical Expert Witness

Expert Witness No. 2948

EDUCATION
1990-1994, Bachelor of Science Nursing, University of Michigan
2002-2003, Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, MSN, University of Pennsylvania

EMPLOYMENT
05/08 – 06/09, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner- Emergency Room, A Medical Center in Colorado
Manage patients of all ages in 15-20 bed ER. Moderate acuity including Pulmonary, Cardiac, GI, OB/GYN,
Pediatric work-ups.
07/07 – 03/09, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – Urgent Care Clinic, Mercy Regional Medical Center, Colorado
Treat all ages for ski related/sport injuries, common colds, suture lacerations, and other acute needs. Frequent
patient education done as well as case reviews with ski patrol and clinic staff.
12/04 – 06/07, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – Department of Critical Care, St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania
Directly manage and treat patients in Medical and Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Units (ages: 10+)
Educate residents and nursing staff as well as precept nurse practitioner students from acute care programs
Assist attending surgeons with bedside procedures (i.e. tracheostomy)
Routine ICU Procedures:
*Trained: Central lines (SCV, IJ, Femoral), Dialysis and Swan-Ganz catheters, arterial lines, post pyloric
feeding tubes, intubation and ventilator management.
*Supervision needed: Chest tube insertion, thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, lumbar puncture, and
paracentesis.
Assist in development of intensive care unit policies:
Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections
08/03 – 11/04, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – Department of Critical Care, Hospital of the University of
Philadephia, Pennsylvania
Managed patients in Trauma/Surgical/Neuro Intensive Care Units
Extensively involved in writing and implementing Critical Care Clinical Practice Guidelines, specifically:
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Recognition received in 2004 presented to Surgical Critical Care Staff for improving intensive care of critically ill
patients at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania.
2003-2006, Registered Nurse – Emergency Department, Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997-2002, Registered Nurse – Trauma/Surgery Intensive Care Department, Denver Health and Medical
Center, Denver, Colorado
2000-2002, Registered Nurse – Emergency Department, St. Anthony Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado
1999, Registered Nurse – Travel Nurse, Mass General, Thoracic/Vascular/Trauma ICU Boston, Massachusetts
2002, Registered Nurse – Travel Nurse, Georgetown University Hospital, Transplant/MICU, Washington DC

LEGAL WORK
2008 – Present CCC, LLC – CLNC received April 2009
Provide up to date, evidence based resources and professional insight on medical and surgical critical care
cases. Review neurosurgical critical care cases for a defense law firm (2008-present)

ACNP ACADEMICS
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PUBLICATIONS
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ORGANIZATIONS
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