I believe it is my role as a health care provider to educate my patients regarding their treatment options and deliver excellent care with compassion and integrity. I enjoy teaching people about their health conditions in order for them to have the necessary tools to be the best advocates for their own health care.

I enjoy running, photography and traveling with my husband and our two grown children. I have completed marathons, triathlons and one full distance ironman. I love dogs and my favorite breeds are Bernese Mountain Dogs and Pugs! I was raised in Florida and grew up around the beach, though I have become a mountain lover and hiker since moving to Colorado in 1996 to attend graduate school at the University of Colorado.

Locations

Monday: All day
Tuesday: All day
Wednesday: All day
Thursday: All day
Friday: All day
Saturday: All day
Sunday: All day
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Tuesday: All day
Wednesday: All day
Thursday: All day
Friday: All day
Saturday: All day
Sunday: All day

Qualifications and experience

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease, Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Gender
Female
Languages spoken
English
Education
Graduate
University of Colorado (1998)

Undergraduate
University of Florida (1994)

Board Certification
Certification Agency Specialty Year
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical interest for patients

- Patient education
- Optimizing patients prior to surgery
- Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery
- Cardiovascular disease
- Gerontology

Research interest for patients

I have a particular interest in the electrical system, dysrhythmias and preventing atrial fibrillation post-operatively. In fact in 1998, I started the Device Clinic that is still offered today through UCHealth in northern Colorado with the focus of caring for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators.

Insurance
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