CSU-ALS Centers Of Excellence
The following sites have earned the designation or are on the pathway to being designated as CSU-ALS Centers of Excellence:
United States
Colorado
Loveland - Medical Center of the Rockies
Course Directors: Susan Miller, MN, CNS, ACNP-BC - NP Supervisor, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Melanie Roberts, DNP, RN-BC, CNS, CCNS, CCRN - Critical Care CNS
Florida
Orlando - Advent Health
Course Director: Gregg Steahr, PA-C, MMSc
Advanced Practice Provider Director
Georgia
Atlanta - Emory University
Course Director: Mary Zellinger, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC
Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Cardiovascular Critical Care
Atlanta - Piedmont Healthcare
Course Director: Christopher Walsh, PA-C
APP Education Manager
Indiana
Mishawaka - St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
Course Director: Bruce Garwood, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC
Critical Care Educator, Clinical Education
Iowa
Cedar Rapids - Mercy Medical Center
Course Director: Greg Kirkman, RN, MHA
Director, Acute Inpatient Services
Massachusetts
Boston - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Course Director: John Whitlock, RN, MS
Clinical Nurse Specialist Cardiothoracic Surgery and Invasive Cardiology
Maine
Portland - Maine Medical Center
Course Director: Greg Schimmack, PA-C
Maryland
Baltimore - University of Maryland
Course Director: Rick Bel,l RN, BSN, CCRN-CSC
Senior Clinical Nurse II
Michigan
Ann Arbor - St. Joseph Mercy Health System
Course Director: LaWaun Hance, MS, PA-C
Director, Clinical Simulation Program
Missouri
St. Louis - Mercy Hospital
Course Director: Bethany Westlake, RN, BSN, MSN, CNML
Interim CNO
St. Louis - Missouri Baptist Hospital
Course Director: Sharla Emery MSN, RN
Program Manager Critical Care
Montana
Missoula - St. Patrick Hospital, The International Heart Institute
Course Directors: Carrie Lewis, Meagan Barnett
New Jersey
Morristown - Morristown Medical Center
Course Director: Sherry Cicero, RN, BSN, CCRN-CSC
Unit Educator CPACU/ CVICU
New York
New York - NYU Langone
Course Director: Frank Tiripicchio, PA-C
Rockville Center - St. Francis Hospital
Course Director: Ash Seth, PA-C, MBA, FCCM
Coordinator - Critical Care Advanced Practice Providers
West Islip - Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Course Director: Sunday Caldwell, NP
Nurse Manager Cardiothoracic Surgery CTICU
North Carolina
Asheville - Mission Hospital
Course Director: Terri Palazzo, MSN, RN, FACHE
Director CV Surgery Services
Wilmington - New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Course Director: Paul Hubbard, RN, BSN, CCRN
Manager, CVICU
Ohio
Columbus - Ohio State University
Course Director: Sheila Chucta, RN, DNP, ACNS-BC, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Virginia
Charlottesville - University of Virginia Medical Center
Course Director: Allison Kirkner, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC
Lead Nurse Practitioner, Heart and Vascular Services
Norfolk - Sentara Norfolk Medical Center
Course Director: Michael Straka, PA-C, NRP
Roanoke - Carilion Clinic, Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Course Director: Charles Bullins, DNP, RN, AGACNP-BC
Canada
Manitoba
Winnipeg - St. Boniface General Hospital
Course Director: Belinda Landry, RN, BN
Critical Care Clinical Educator, Intensive Care Cardiac Services
Ontario
Hamilton - Hamilton General Hospital
Course Director: Julian Owen, BHSc, MD, FRCPC
Quebec
Montreal - Montreal Heart Institute
Course Director: Joëllle Jolicoeur
Central America
Costa Rica - San Jose
Course Director: Christian Dam Arce, MD
Mexico
Mexico City - National Institute of Cardiology
Course Director: Rafael Eduardo Herrera Elizalde, MD