More than 20 years in nurse anesthesia underpin this expert’s specialization in anesthesia care, critical care, cardiac surgery, neurological surgery, obstetrics, ophthalmology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, regional anesthesia, spinal and epidural anesthesia, invasive monitoring, pain management, and perioperative patient care. Her expertise includes anesthesia management for complex surgical procedures, airway management, anesthesia safety, critical care nursing, regulatory compliance, clinical leadership, and perioperative quality improvement. She has prior expert witness experience providing consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony.

Her professional background includes serving as Chief Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at an academic medical center and a regional medical center, where she directed anesthesia operations, supervised anesthesia teams, managed multimillion-dollar departmental budgets, implemented patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, and oversaw anesthesia services for high-volume surgical programs. She has also served as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist in community hospitals, regional medical centers, private practice settings, ambulatory surgery centers, ophthalmic surgery centers, and plastic surgery practices, providing anesthesia care for cardiac, vascular, thoracic, orthopedic, neurological, obstetric, ophthalmologic, plastic and reconstructive, and general surgical procedures. Her responsibilities have included regional anesthesia, spinal and epidural placement, invasive monitoring, airway management, perioperative patient care, and supervision of student nurse anesthetists and other healthcare professionals.

In addition to her clinical and leadership responsibilities, she has served as an Adjunct Faculty Member and has delivered lectures and professional education on surgical patient care, independent nurse anesthesia practice, and healthcare leadership. Her qualifications include a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), a Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, designation as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), and nursing licensure in multiple states as documented in the CV. She has held professional membership in the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and certification through the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).