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Nursing Practice Team
Excellence in practice. Exceptional care.
Expert clinical collaboration advancing exceptional patient-centered care.
At UCLA Health, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Practice Specialists, and Clinical Nurse III nurses work in partnership to advance exemplary, patient-centered, evidence-informed care. Together, they bring deep clinical expertise, professional judgment, and interdisciplinary collaboration to every care environment. Their shared commitment to professionalism, integrity, and ethical decision-making strengthens our ability to deliver safe, compassionate, and high-quality care for every patient, across every setting, every time.
Nursing Practice Roles
Leadership
Theresa Kirkpatrick, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPNP, CNS
Specialty: Pediatrics/Critical Care
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Fotine (Tina) Mamais, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, GNP
Specialty: Medicine/Geriatrics
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Administrators
Specialty Areas
Cardiac
Olena Svetlov, DNP, RN, BA, AGNP/CNS, CCRN, PHN, NE, FCNS
Specialty: Cardiac, Adult
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council
Critical Care
Mary Lawanson-Nichols, MSN, RN, NP, CNS, CCRN
Specialty: Adult Critical Care and Intermediate Care
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Professional Governance: Evidence Based Practice Council - Lead Mentor
Nida Lovatanpongsa, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CCRN
Specialty: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
R-J Dave Soliven, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CCRN
Specialty: Acute Care Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Diabetes
Julie Semper, MSN, RN, CNS
Specialty: Diabetes Education & Counseling
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Medicine
Anila Ladak, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, CNS
Specialty: Geriatrics
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council
Betty Lee, MN, RN, CNS, CMSRN
Specialty: Adult Medical Surgical
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council
Neuroscience
Kathryn (Katie) Kozakowski, MSN, RN, AGCNS, AGACNP, SCRN
Specialty: Neurology/Neuroscience
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Oncology
Jacqueline Redeemer, RN, MN, AOCNS
Specialty: Solid Tumor Oncology
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Angela Yancer, MSN, APRN, CCNS, ACNS-BC, OCN
Specialty: Hematology/Oncology, Cellular Therapy
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Operative Services
Michele Maines, MSN, MSG, RN, CNL
Specialty: PTU/PACU/PACU Boarding/TRU/MPU
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Michelle Robison, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNOR
Specialty: Perioperative
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Pain
Susan J. Dempsey, PhD, RN, CNS, PMGT-BC
Specialty: Pain
Professional Governance:
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Palliative Care
Jeannette (Jeannie) Meyer, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CCNS, PCCN-K, ACHPN
Specialty: Palliative Care
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council - Chair, Research and Innovations Council
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Pediatrics
Grace T. Sund, MSN, RN, CPNP, CPHON, CNS
Specialty: Pediatrics
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Perinatal
Julia Chou, DNP, RN, CNS, AGCNS-BC, RNC-OB
Specialty: Perinatal
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Surgical
Maninder (Mandy) Jasdhaul, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
Specialty: Surgical Services
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council - Mentor
Jasper Sanchez, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN-K, CNRN, SCRN, AGCNS-BC
Specialty: Adult Surgical Services
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council
Wound Ostomy [Enterostomal Care]
Thanuttha (Tak) Tiensawang, MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWON-AP
Specialty: Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Transplant
Susan Polka, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN-K
Specialty: Liver Transplant
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council