Expert Details
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse Specializing in Pediatrics, Urgent Care and Family Practice
ID: 735582
Florida, USA
Expert has held advanced practice roles within pediatric hospitals, emergency departments, urgent care centers, private practices, and community health clinics. Notably, she served for many years as a pediatric nurse practitioner hospitalist, autonomously managing overnight inpatient pediatric admissions, intensive care coordination, and interfacility transfers. Earlier clinical roles included emergency services practice and combined family, pediatric, and women’s health care delivery. This breadth of experience supports a comprehensive understanding of acute care, chronic disease management, and multidisciplinary clinical operations.
In addition to clinical practice, Expert has maintained a long-standing academic career through joint faculty, associate professor, clinical professor, and adjunct instructor appointments at multiple nursing and medical schools. Responsibilities have included curriculum development, clinical supervision, and didactic instruction across pediatric, maternal-child, emergency, and community health nursing programs. Her professional scope also includes legal nurse consulting and provider wellness initiatives, integrating clinical expertise with healthcare education, forensic analysis, and patient safety perspectives.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1982 | Degree: MS | Subject: Nursing and Community Health, Family Nurse Practitioner | Institution: University of Kentucky |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2024 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Nursing Clinical Instructor | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Provides clinical and didactic instruction for senior BSN nursing students.• Serves as lead instructor for pediatric care and pediatric emergency care. • Delivers pediatric clinical instruction at Advent Hospital’s Children’s Disney Pavilion. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2024 to 2024 | Employer: True Health Community Health | Title: Nurse Practitioner | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Provided pediatric primary care in a community health setting serving newly arrived immigrant populations.• Delivered comprehensive family-centered care including well visits, episodic illness care, and physical examinations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2021 to 2025 | Employer: Halifax Express Care Urgent Care | Title: Family Practice Nurse Practitioner | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Provided urgent and after-hours care to adult and pediatric patients.• Performed physical examinations, employment screenings, school physicals, and episodic care. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2020 to 2023 | Employer: South Florida Pediatric Partners | Title: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Delivered pediatric primary and extended-hours care during the COVID-19 pandemic.• Provided care for pediatric patients from birth through young adulthood across a multi-practice network. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2020 | Employer: Private Pediatric Practice | Title: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provided well-child care, wellness exams, and management of episodic pediatric illness. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to 2018 | Employer: Pediatric Associates | Title: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Delivered care across multiple offices including after-hours pediatric services.• Managed high-volume patient schedules focused on preventive and acute pediatric care. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2017 | Employer: Baptist CHildren's Hospital | Title: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Department: Hospitalist & Emergency Services |
Responsibilities:• Oversaw overnight inpatient pediatric care for a children’s hospital including ICU and step-down units.• Completed admissions, histories, physicals, and coordinated transfers without on-site physician presence. • Utilized Cerner and additional hospital EMR systems. • Provided urgent and emergency care across multiple emergency departments and urgent care centers. • Treated adult, pediatric, and family populations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1996 | Employer: University of Miami Schools of Medicine and Nursing | Title: Joint Faculty Practice & Associate Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Designed and implemented graduate-level family nurse practitioner clinical curricula.• Supervised medical and nursing students in family practice clinical settings. • Managed patient care autonomously as a family nurse practitioner. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1986 | Employer: Additional Experience | Title: Nursing Roles | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Family Nurse Practitioner, Planned Parenthood of South Florida• Neonatal Nurse Clinician, University of Kentucky Teaching Hospital • Nurse Manager, University of Florida Shands Teaching Hospital |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with experience supporting legal matters involving pediatric, family, and adult healthcare. Litigation support includes medical record review, case analysis, standard-of-care assessment, and identification of clinical issues related to patient care delivery. |
Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • ANCC Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner • RN/APRN, State of Florida • Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC) • ACLS – Adult Advanced Life Support • PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support • BLS – Basic Life Support • NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification (2024) • Certified Medical Yoga Therapist (500-hour) • Certified Yoga and Children’s Yoga Instructor (500-hour) • ASPO Childbirth Educator • La Leche League Lactation Consultant |