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B.S.N. - Adelphi University, Garden City. NY
1984 Graduate, Magna Cum Laude
M.Ed. - University of Southern Mississippi
Long Beach, MS
1990 Graduate (Adult Education)
M.S.N. - University of Texas at San Antonio
Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX
1992 Graduate (Nurse Anesthesia)
Other Certifications:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor (current)
Basic Life Support (current)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (current)
Neonatal Resuscitation Course (not renewed)
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum Instructor (not renewed)
Florida Health Care Risk Manager's license (current)
Current Florida RN/CRNA License
Member, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Member, Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists
AANA Board Certification
Abbreviated Employment History
President, Anesthesia Consulting. An anesthesia medical-legal consulting, training, risk management, peer review, and staffing company.
Independent Contractor, full-time at hospitals and surgery centers in the Tampa/Sarasota/Lakeland Florida area. Currently credentialed to practice at:
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa
Doctors Hospital and Doctors Same Day Surgery Center, Sarasota
Central Florida Surgery Center, Lakeland
Bartow Regional Medical Center, Bartow
Brandon Regional Medical Center, Brandon
Brandon Ambulatory Surgery Center
2002-2005
Staff Nurse Anesthetist
MacDill AFB Hospital
(Via contract)
Provide all anesthesia services (general, regional, MAC, blocks) independently (in an all CRNA department) on all ages of patients ASA class III and below. Particular expertise in the following regional techniques: spinal, epidural, femoral nerve block, interscalene block, axillary block, retrobulbar block (only anesthesia provider at the facility providing this block). Also responsible for scheduling, peer review, conscious sedation review.
1992-2002
Staff Nurse Anesthetist
Former Chief, Anesthesia Services
Major, United States Air Force
Shaw AFB, SC (1996-1999) and MacDill AFB, FL. (1992-1996 and 1999-2002). Responsible for manning, scheduling, administrative supervision of all anesthesia providers (including anesthesiologists), quality assurance, budgeting and procuring equipment. Provide all anesthesia services (general, regional, MAC, blocks) independently. Solo call provider for surgery and OB services. Stood down from Chief position to prepare for retirement and allow replacement to assume duties.
2000-2002
Locum tenens anesthesia services:
University Community Hospital, Tampa FL. Main OR and OB/Gyn services.
Brandon Regional Hospital, Brandon FL. OB/Gyn services.
1997-1999
Locum Tenens anesthesia services:
Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC. Level I Trauma Center, anesthesia care team (ACT) setting. Provide all anesthesia services including OB and Trauma.
Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning, SC. Rural Hospital. Provide anesthesia for General Surgery, OB/Gyn. Solo provider during scheduled hours and on-call.
1993-1996
Locum Tenens anesthesia services:
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL. Level I Trauma Center, ACT setting. Provided primarily General Surgery, ENT, Orthopedic anesthesia services.
St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, FL. Level II Trauma Center, ACT setting. Provided all anesthesia services except OB.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL. Provided in-house OB call in an ACT setting
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