Anesthesia for Nurses Faculty & Staff

faculty and staff of Anesthesia for Nurses program at MUSC

Faculty

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Angela Ciuca, Ph.D., DNAP, CRNA

Assistant Professor and Division Director
843-792-0127 | ciuca@musc.edu

Christine Coe

Christine Coe APRN, MHS, CRNA

Assistant Professor
843-792-2322 | michaud@musc.edu

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Bernadette Johnson, DNAP, CRNA

Assistant Professor and Assistant Program Director
843-792-0309 | johnsber@musc.edu

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Angela Mund, CRNA, DNP

Professor
Chair, Department of Clinical Sciences
843-792-7016 | mund@musc.edu

Staff

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Shelly Hultin

Administrative Assistant
843-792-6060 | hultin@musc.edu

Natalie Plaehn

Natalie Plaehn

Student Services Coordinator for DNAP
843-792-5578 | plaehn@musc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

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Portia Bonnett, MHS, PMP

Clinical Specialty Application Manager
Areas of Expertise: Project Management
Role in AFN: Healthcare Informatics Faculty

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Tom Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA

Clinical Anesthetist, NAPA Anesthesia, Frederick, MD
Areas of Expertise: Chief CRNA experience, Leadership, anesthesia didactic education
Role in AFN: Foundations in Leadership Faculty

NICOLE DIPRIO  

M. Nicole DiPiro, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Sciences & Research, MUSC
Area of Expertise: Health and Rehabilitation Research - Spinal Cord Injury Research
Role in AFN: Research Methods Faculty

Blake Frazier 

Blake Frazier, DNAP, APRN, CRNA

Clinical Anesthetist – MUSC Ashley River Tower
Area of Expertise: nurse anesthesiology; vascular, surgical oncology, thoracic, electrophysiology
Role in AFN: Pharmacology didactic instruction and advisor for doctoral scholarly work

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Rita Meyers, DNAP, CRNA

Clinical Anesthetist- MUSC SJ Children’s Hospital
Area of Expertise: nurse anesthesiology, pediatric cardiovascular anesthesia
Role in AFN: Anesthesia principles didactic instruction, Simulation instruction, and advisor for doctoral scholarly work

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Stephanie McGowan PT, DSc, OCS

Associate Professor, Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences, MUSC
Area of Expertise: Board certified in orthopedics
Role in AFN: Human Anatomy Dissection Faculty

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Dennis McKenna, DNAP, CRNA

Director of Anesthesia Services, Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA); Charleston, SC
Area of Expertise: CRNA practice and education
Role in AFN: Director of main clinical education sites at MUHA

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Trudie F. Milner, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President and COO, Yuma Regional Medical Center
Area of Expertise: Leadership, change management theoretical constructs
Role in AFN: Management of Change Faculty

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Jonathan Notelle, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

FNP, Arthrex Medical Practice; Anderson, SC
Courtesy Faculty for Florida Guld Coast University
Areas of Expertise: Chronic & Interventional Pain Management and Family Practice
Role in AFN: Principles of Pain Management Faculty

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Heather Rankin, DNP, MBA, CRNA

Clinical Anesthetist, Children’s of Alabama
Areas of Expertise: nurse anesthesiology, pediatric anesthesia, and business management
Role in AFN: Anesthesia principles didactic instruction, healthcare management, and advisor for doctoral scholarly work.

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Titus Reaves, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, COM
Area of Expertise: Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
Role in AFN: Human Anatomy Didactic Faculty

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Christine Sisk, DNP, CRNA

Clinical Anesthetist – Atrium Health Main
Area of Expertise: nurse anesthesiology; cardiovascular, trauma, vascular, and management services
Role in AFN: Pharmacology and anesthesia principles didactic instruction and advisor for doctoral scholarly work

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Benjamin “Eddie” Thomas, MSNA, CRNA

Clinical Anesthetist, rural Georgia
Areas of Expertise: Regional anesthesia, POCUS, ultrasound use
Role in AFN: Principles of Pain Management Faculty

Ewan Williams 

Benjamin “Eddie” Thomas, MSNA, CRNA

Clinical Anesthetist, rural Georgia
Areas of Expertise: Regional anesthesia, POCUS, ultrasound use
Role in AFN: Principles of Pain Management Faculty

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Mario Tomei, MD, MBA, MHA, CPH

Research Associate and Adjunct Instructor CHP
Expertise: Kinesiology, Physiology, Research
Role in AFN: Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology