Credentials/Licenses
Member of the (AANA) American Association of Nurse Anesthetist and (COANA) Colorado Association of Nurse Anesthetist
ACLS, BLS, PALS, and NRP certifications
Board Certifications:
(NBCRNA) National Board Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetist
Education:
BSN from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV in 2004
MSN from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA in 2008
Residency Training:
Trained in Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio
Specialties:
I have practiced primarily in WV, VA, and CO and specialize in Obstetrical, Orthopedics, Neuro-Anesthesia, and Regional Techniques. Experience with Ketamine for treating pain and treatment-resistant depression
Experience:
12 years of full scope of practice anesthesia services in mostly rural settings
Services/Surgeries/Procedures provided at PMC:
General, MAC, and Regional anesthesia for all of the surgical services offered at PMC with a focus on orthopedics.
What do you do in your time off?
I have 2 children, 10 and 5, and enjoy spending time with them in the Colorado outdoors. Snowboarding backcountry, Mountain Biking, and ridinng my motorcycle are my free time hobbies/sports.
Patient/Care Philosophy:
I believe in providing safe, quality anesthesia care to the rural communities of Colorado.