Obstetrical Nursing Medical Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1521

Ohio

Education

Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH  44106
Masters of Science in Nursing, Nurse-Midwifery Certification, Graduation date:  May 2003

The University of Phoenix, Center for Distance Education, Phoenix, AZ  52069, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Graduation date:  May 2000

Kent State University, Ashtabula Campus, Ashtabula, OH  44004, Associates Degree in Applied Science Graduation date:  May 1994

Appointments

Appointed January 2000, Clinical Faculty, Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, BSN/ND program

Appointed – January 2004, Clinical Faculty – Part time, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

Certifications

NCC certification examination for inpatient Obstetrics
ACC Certification – Certified Nurse Midwife

Experience

March 2004-Present, MD Physicians, Inc., MD Hospital for Women, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH  44106
Certified Nurse Midwife
Full scope Midwifery practice delivering approx. 600 babies a year (gynecology, antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum care).  Prescriptive authority. 
                                                           
1997-2005, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH  44106                  
Clinical Research Coordinator/ Advanced Practice Nurse                          
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Research Coordinator position, responsible for multiple aspects of pharmaceutical studies such as: client screening, consenting, study drug administration and monitoring drug safety. This position was assumed after working as a level III Labor and Delivery nurse at this   facility.  Primary function in the labor and delivery setting was full time triage and charge nurse duties. Served as a primary preceptor. 

1996-2004, Cleveland Clinic Health Systems, CCF Main Campus/Hillcrest Hospital
PRN Nurse – Family Maternity Unit                                               
Provide care to the childbearing family during the intrapartum and postpartum period.  Perioperative care provided.  This position was held full time the Main Campus moving to a position at Hillcrest Hospital.                          

1993-1996, Palliative Oncology                                 
This position involved pain control and symptom management for individuals with end stage cancer. Expertise gained with multiple system failure, Palliative chemotherapy and radiation therapy as well as holistic care of the patient and family.

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115                                        
Part time Clinical Faculty                                                          
Currently providing clinical experience and direct BSN students during their obstetrical clinical rotation.

Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH  44103
Part-time Clinical Faculty
Primary focus of this position was to clinically observe and direct Associate Degree of Nursing students in the Obstetrical setting.

Participant on the Fetal Fibronectin Study, University Hospitals of Cleveland under the Primary Investigator Dee Wilson-Costello, MD

Memberships

Ohio Nurses Association/ANA, Membership 1998 - 2003

Sigma Theta Tau

Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses

ACNM (national and local chapter)

February 2002 – July 2004, Board of Directors, Family Planning of Northeast Ohio, Inc.

Publications

Available upon request

Presentations

Available upon request