Faculty
Conference Faculty
Mary P. Amatangelo, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, FAHA, FNCS
Nurse Practitioner
Neuroscience ICU
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Thomas W. Barkley, Jr., PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP, FAANP
President
Barkley & Associates, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
and
Professor Emeritus
California State University, Los Angeles
Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing
Los Angeles, CA
Lawrence P. Carey, PharmD
Assistant Dean for Assessment & Quality
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Temple University School for Pharmacy
and
Clinical Pharmacist in Internal Medicine
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
and
Lecturer, Barkley & Associates, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Dawn L. Carpenter, DNP, ACNP-BC
Associate Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Graduate School of Nursing
Worcester, MA
Garrett K. Chan, PhD, ACNP-C, FAEN, FPCN, FNAP, FCNS, FAANP, FAAN
President and CEO, HealthImpact
Oakland, CA
and
Associate Adjunct Professor
UCSF School of Nursing
San Francisco, CA
Mark Eliason, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
University of Utah
College of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT
Jeffrey J. Kaufhold, MD, FACP, HEC-C
Nephrology Associates of Dayton, Inc.
Dayton, OH
Maura Kennedy, MD, MPH
Division Chief of Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
and
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Christine Kessler, MN, ANP-C, CNS, BC-ADM, CDTC, FAANP
Founder, Nurse Practitioner Metabolic Medicine Associates
King George, VA
Jennifer Kliner, MSN, ACNP-BC
Clinical Project Director
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Programs
Pittsburgh, PA
Sheila Melander, PhD, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FAANP, FAAN
Associate Dean of MSN & DNP Faculty & Practice Affairs
William S. & Elizabeth M. Morgan Professor for Professional Nursing Practice
University of Kentucky
College of Nursing
Lexington, KY
Daria Ruffolo, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN
Assistant Professor
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
Loyal University – Chicago
Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
and
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Department of Anesthesia
Loyola University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Elizabeth VandeWaa, PhD
Professor
University of South Alabama
College of Nursing
Mobile, AL
and
Lecturer, Barkley & Associates, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
James M. Walter, MD
Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Pre-Conference Faculty
Michelle Boone DNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC
Founder and Owner
Compassion Health & Wellness Clinic, PLLC
Nashville, AR
Steven W. Branham, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-C, FAANP
Professor
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
School of Nursing
Lubbock, TX
Thomas C. Corbridge, MD, FCCP
Emeritus Physician, Northwestern Memorial Hosptial
Adjunct Professor of Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Nichole Crenshaw, DNP, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC, CHSE, FAANP
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Nursing Programs
Associate Professor of Clinical
University of Miami
School of Nursing and Health Studies
and
Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Rita Dello Stritto, PhD, CNS, ENP, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Professor
Texas Woman’s University
College of Nursing
Houston, TX
Lisa Evans, DNP, ACNP-BC
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Integrated Critical Care & Pulmonary Specialists, Inc.
St. Joseph Hospital
Orange, CA
Joan King, PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
and
Professor Emerita
Vanderbilt University
School of Nursing
Nashville, TN
Katherine W. Rogers, DNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-BC
Interim, VP Patient Care Service, CNO
System Director of Advanced Practice Providers
Norton Medical Group Cardiothoracic Surgery
Norton Healthcare
Louisville, KY
Charles L. Schreiner, IV, MHA, MS, ACNP-BC, RNFA
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
University of South Florida Infectious Diseases
Global Emerging Diseases Institute
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL
Kristine Anne Scordo, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Professor Emerita
Wright State University
College of Nursing
Dayton, OH
and
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Dayton Cardiology
Kettering, OH
and
TriHealth Infectious Diseases
Cincinnati, OH
James M. Walter, MD
Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
