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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s nursing excellence begins with our transformational leadership team.

Jo Ellen Carpenter, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer

Lisa Cusaac, MSN, RN, OCN

Vice President, Nursing and Inpatient Operations

Anita Abdeen MSN, RN, NE-BC

Senior Director, Pediatrics and Perinatal Services

Kate Avery, BSN, BA, RN, CCTN

Senior Director, Critical Care and Neurosciences

Ernestine Dorsey, RN BSN

Director of Case Management

Colleen Dudley, MSN, RN

Senior Director, Surgery, Oncology, Dialysis & Apheresis

Lauren Flynn, MS, BSN, RN, CMSRN, NE-BC

Senior Director, Intermediate Care Services

Hanan Foley, MSN, RN, CPHQ

Director, Quality and Safety

Sharon Galdos, BSN, RN

Senior Director, Patient Placement, Flow, Throughput and Nursing Support Services

Kerstin Magee, BSN, MS, RN, CPAN

Senior Director, Pre and Postoperative Services

Michael Manning, MSN, RN, NE-BC

Senior Director, Medicine, Emergency, and Behavioral Health Services

Hannah McLaughlin, MSN, RN, PCCN

Director, Nursing Practice Innovation

Tara Millson, DNP, RN, CIC, FAPIC

Director, Infection Prevention

Kathy Ann Mucci, MBA, RN, NEA-BC

Assistant Vice President, Perioperative Services

Janice Oppenheim, MHA, BSN, RN, OCN

Administrative Director, Nursing and Clinical Services at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Christina Smith, MSN, RN

Senior Director, Operating Room

Patricia Woon, MSN, RN, CV-BC

Director, Nursing Professional Development

Amber Pennel, MHA, BSN, RN

Director, Case Management

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