Office of Advanced Practice Leadership
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The Office of Advanced Practice’s robust leadership infrastructure is rare among the country’s centers. The office leadership team is uniquely positioned to advocate for all advanced practice providers and is committed to the promotion of the profession.
- Vice president, patient care services and chief nursing officer
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- Katherine W. Rogers, DNP, APRN; Norton Cancer Institute, Norton Children’s Medical Group, Norton Medical Group
- System director, advanced practice providers
- Casie Kichler, DNP, APRN
- Advanced practice provider clinical directors
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- Rachel R. Alexander, DNP, APRN; adult ambulatory care
- Elizabeth M. Archer-Nanda, DNP, APRN; adult oncology and behavioral health
- Emily K. Beckman, APRN; immediate care and adult primary care
- Lennea E. Coombs, MHS, PA-C; physician assistants
- Misty D. Ellis, DNP, APRN; pediatric inpatient care
- Kyle A. Nauert, DNP, APRN; adult inpatient care and (interim) pediatric care
- Kellie A. Woodruff, APRN, CPNP; pediatric ambulatory care
- Advanced practice provider leads
- Lela A. Baker, DNP, APRN; neonatology
- Lucy Koroma, APRN; pediatric ambulatory specialty care
- Advanced practice provider champions
- Morgan Cole, APRN; immediate care
- Farah G. Craig, APRN; pediatric cardiology
- Jennifer M. Elmore, APRN; women’s health
- Aaron D. Georgel, PA-C; adult orthopedics
- Nicola C. Jones, APRN; pediatric oncology
- Ashley N. Lovell, APRN; immediate care
- Heather N. Mason, APRN; adult primary care
- Emily M. McRae, APRN; pediatric inpatient care
- Jessica L. Moldenhauer, DNP, APRN; adult pulmonology
- Erin T. Naiser, APRN; adult hospital medicine
- Melissa A. Quinn, APRN; adult gastroenterology
- Sara B. Seifert, PA-C; adult neurosurgery/neurology
- Christopher T. Shelburne, PA-C; adult neurosurgery
- Nancee R. Spillman, APRN; pediatric primary care
- Megan T. Ward, APRN; adult primary care
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