Adult Clinical Nurse Specialists and Advanced Practice Specialists
Marilyn Bazinski, DNP, RN-BC, AGCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pain
Sarah Berger, MS, RN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Critical Care
Sarah acts as the clinical expertise for adult medical/surgical ICUs at Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses, including coordination of complex patient care and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and bedside nurses.
Sasha S. Binford, PhD, MS, RN, PHN, AGCNS-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Geriatric
Sasha provides advanced clinical practice/leadership and patient/family/staff education, consultation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary team regarding best practices in care of older adults. She co-leads the UCSF Age-Friendly Health System Program, supports delirium reduction, physical/cognitive functional status, and successful transitions in care across the continuum.
Skyler Bivens, BSN, RN-BC, CWOCN
Wound Ostomy Care Nurse
Skyler assesses patients with wound and ostomy, develops care plans, implements and evaluates wound and ostomy care solutions, provides patient/family/staff education, and focuses on practice improvement regarding wound and ostomy care.
Laura Griffith, MSN, RN, AOCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Oncology/BMT
Sarah Hartrick, BSN, RN, CCRN
Wound Ostomy Clinical Nurse
Sarah assesses patients with wound and ostomy, develops care plans, implements and evaluates wound and ostomy care solutions, provides patient/family/staff education, and focuses on practice improvement regarding wound and ostomy care.
Amy Larsen
MS, RN, CCRN, SCRN, ACCNS-AG
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Critical Care
Amy provides advanced clinical practice/leadership, patient/family/staff education, and collaborates with multidisciplinary team regarding critical care monitoring, complex therapy/device management, and systems issues in the adult critical care areas.
Melissa Lee, MS, RN, PCCN, GCNS-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Acute and Transitional Care
Melissa collaborates with the interprofessional team to produce quality care in the acute and transitional care areas. Clinical resource for high risk/low volume therapies in acute and transitional care with focus on elevating nursing practice to improve patient outcomes at the individual, unit, and systems level.
Michelle Macal, MSN, RN, CNS, PCCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Acute Care
Michelle provides advanced clinical practice/leadership, patient/family/staff education, and collaboration with multidisciplinary team regarding complex patients, therapies, and systems issues in the adult acute and transitional care areas.
Esther Rov-Ikpah, MS, RN-BC, CDCES
Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Esther provides clinical practice leadership for inpatient nurses in relation to diabetes care and education. She also delivers patient, family and staff education on diabetes management in acute care and critical care areas.
Cass Sandoval, MSN, RN, CCRN, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Critical Care
Cass provides advanced clinical practice/leadership, patient/family/staff education, and collaboration with multidisciplinary team regarding critical care monitoring, complex therapy/device management, and systems issues in the adult critical care areas.
Diane Sandman, MSN, RN, CWOC, FNP
Wound Ostomy Clinical Nurse
Diane administers wound, ostomy, continence patient/family/staff education, consults on wounds, ostomies, and incontinence issues, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams on wound, ostomy and incontinence issues and delivers education to improve care in each inpatient areas. She provides advance wound care products/devices etc.
Benjamin Tanner, MSN, RN, CNS, FNP-BC, CEN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Emergency Department
Ben provides advanced clinical practice/leadership, patient/family/staff education, and collaboration with multidisciplinary team regarding emergency interventions, complex therapy/device management, and systems issues in the Emergency Department.
Vickie Thun, MS, RN, FNP-BC
Wound Ostomy Clinical Nurse
Vickie conduct consultations for wound, ostomy and skin care. She also provides education for patient/family and staff regarding ostomy care, wound care and skin care.
Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialists
Jeannie Chan, MS, RN, NNP-BC, CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Intensive Care Nursery
Shelley Diane, MS, RN, CCNS, CWCN-AP, PNP, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Critical Care
Lori Fineman, MS, RN, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Surgical Intensive Care
Mary Nottingham, MS, RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Medical/Surgical & Transitional Care
Elizabeth Papp, MSN, RNC, CNS, FNP
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Intensive Care Nursery
Chrissie Smith, MSN, RN, CNS, CWOCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Wound Care
Lisa Tsang, MN, RN, CNS, CPHON
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant