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Critical Care Geriatrics Palliative Care & Pain Management
Pediatrics Perioperative Specialty Populations

Critical Care

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Mary Lawanson-Nichols, MSN, RN, NP, CNS, CCRN

Specialty: Adult Critical Care and Intermediate Care 
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica

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Yuhan Kao, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN

Specialty: Critical Care
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center


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Geriatrics

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Lianna Z. Ansryan, MSN, CNS, PHN, RN-GERO

Specialty: Geriatrics 
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health


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Anila Ladak, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, CNS

Specialty: Geriatrics
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica

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Fontine (Tina) Mamais, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, GNP

Specialty: Geriatrics 
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center 

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Palliative Care & Pain Management

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Mary Beth Chambers, DNP, RN, ACNS, ACHPN, PMGT-BC

Specialty: Pain Management 
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Jeannette (Jeannie) Meyer, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CCNS, PCCN-K, ACHPN

Specialty: Palliative Care
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Pediatrics

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Theresa Kirkpatrick, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPNP, CNS

Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Critical Care
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center 

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Nida Lovatanpongsa, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CCRN

Specialty: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center 

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Julie Sasinski, MSN, RN, CNS, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW

Specialty: Neonatal Intensive Care 
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica

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R-J Dave Soliven, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CCRN

Specialty: Acute Care Pediatrics 
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Grace T. Sund, MSN, RN, CPNP, CPHON, CNS

Specialty: Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Perioperative

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Catherine Gabster, MSN, RN, CNS

Specialty: Acute Care / Perioperative
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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Michelle Robison, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNOR

Specialty: Perioperative
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Specialty Populations

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Sandra Dewar, PhD, APRN, FAES

Specialty: Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Rose Healy, MS, RN, CNS

Specialty: Diabetes and Glycemic Management
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Maninder (Mandy) Jasdhaul, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC

Specialty: Surgical Services 
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health Medical Center, Santa Monica

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Ai Jin Lee, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CCRN

Specialty: Pulmonary Vascular Disease - Pulmonary Hypertension
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Betty Lee, MN, RN, CNS, CMSRN

Specialty: Adult Medical Surgical
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica

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Susan Polka, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN-K

Specialty: Liver Transplant
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Patricia (Patty) Sheehan, MN, CCRN-K, CNS

Specialty: Adult Cardiac
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Thanuttha (Tak) Tiensawang, MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWON-AP

Specialty: Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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Tia Wheatley, DNP, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, EBP-C

Specialty: Hematology / Oncology and Cellular Therapy
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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Dana Wong, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, CNRN

Specialty: Neuroscience
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Health

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