Neonatal Clinical Staff
Fernando Moya, MD
President & CEO of CCNEO/CCS
Neonatologist
Sheri Carroll, MD
Secretary and Treasurer CCS
Neonatologist
Robert DiGiuseppe, MD
Medical Director, NICU Follow-up Clinic
Neonatologist
Neonatal Nurse Practitioners New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Emily Baldwin,
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
Florida State University
BS in Nursing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Masters of Science in Nursing, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
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Clinical Interests
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Stable instructor
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Clinical Staff Education​
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Quality Improvement Initiatives in the NICU
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Coverage at
NHRMC
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Ashley Batten,
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
East Carolina University
Bachelors of Science in Biology
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East Carolina University
Masters of Science in Nursing,
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
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Clinical Interests
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Education
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Transport Outreach
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Clinical research
Coverage at
NHRMC
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Christen Ferguson
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
Medical University of South Carolina
BS in Science
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Duke University
Masters of Science in Nursing
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Clinical Interests
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Providing family centered care
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improve/enhance interdisciplinary collaboration in the NICU
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Quality improvement
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Coverage at
NHRMC
Susan Hall,
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
UNC-Wilmington
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
East Carolina University
Masters of Science in Nursing
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
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Clinical Interests
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​Transport
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S.T.A.B.L.E. Instructor
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Coverage at
NHRMC
Julie Heinz
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
University of Georgia, Athens
BS in Nursing
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East Carolina University
Masters of Science in Nursing
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Clinical Interests
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Certified NRP instructor
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S.T.A.B.L.E. instructor
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Coverage at
NHRMC
Pam Kasten,
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
MSN, NNP-BC; State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY Clinical
Training at Levine Children’s Hospital, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.
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Clinical Interests
clinical nursing staff education
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Coverage
NHRMC
NHCLJ
Kristin Leahy
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
BSN, George Mason University
MSN, University of Alabama
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Clinical Interests
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S.T.A.B.L.E instructor
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Clinical Research
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NNP Transport team coordinator
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Reach out and Read program
Coverage
NHRMC
NHCLJ
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Natalie Lynch
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
Wofford College
Bachelors in Biology
East Carolina University
Masters of Science in Nursing,
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
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Clinical Interests
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Clinical research
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Quality Improvement
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Education
Coverage
NHRMC
Brook Nowak
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
East Tennessee State University
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Master of Science in Nursing: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Clinical Interests
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Family centered care
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Complex problems facing neonates
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Coverage
NHRMC, SRMC
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Julie Oliver
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
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MSN from the University of Maryland in Baltimore
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Clinical Interests
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Vermont Oxford Network
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Quality Improvement initiatives in the NICU
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Coverage
NHRMC
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Sarah Pelinka,
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and Psychology
St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Masters in Nursing
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Clinical Interests
Research, quality improvement & infants with neonatal withdrawal
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Coverage
NHRMC
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Sarah Williamson,
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
MSN East Carolina University, 2008
BSN East Carolina University, 2004
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Clinical Interests
Hypoxic ischemic injury in the neonate
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Coverage
NHRMC
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Neonatal Nurse Practitioners Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Deb Parker
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
Watts School of Nursing and her BSN from UNC-Chapel Hill
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Georgetown University NNP
State University of New York MSN program
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Clinical Interests
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NRP and STABLE instructor
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Perinatal/Neonatal palliative care
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
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Coverage at
SRMC
NHRMC
Paula Roach
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
University of South Carolina- Associate Degree Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro - BSN
University Medical Center , Jacksonville Fl- certificate Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
State University of New York- Stony Brook School of Nursing- Masters Degree- NNP
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Clinical Interests
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Teaching
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STABLE instructor
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NRP instructor
Coverage at
SRMC
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Neonatal Nurse Practitioners Naval Hospital at Camp LeJeune
Heidi Cawman
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
AA-RN from Harford Community College
Masters in Pediatrics from the University of MD
Air Force Nurse Corps
Georgetown University NNP program
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Coverage
NHCLJ
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Becky DeMars
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
BSN University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Master’s in Nursing from the University of Kentucky
Certification in the NNP program from East Carolina University/Pitt County Memorial Hospital
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Clinical Interests
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NRP instructor
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Neonatal simulation and transport training
Coverage
NHCLJ
Janet Robnett
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
Degree in nursing
from Presbyterian
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MSN from the University of Maryland in Baltimore
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Clinical Interests
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Vermont Oxford Network and different Quality Improvement initiatives in the NICU
Coverage
NHCLJ
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Jeff Siebert
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
MSN from University of South Alabama
BSN from NOVA University in Florida
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Clinical Interests
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Vermont Oxford Network and different Quality Improvement initiatives in the NICU
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Coverage
NHCLJ
Neonatal Nurse Practitioners Part-Time
Britney Cherry
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
xxxcs from the University of MD
Air Force Nurse Corps
Georgetown University NNP program
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Clinical Interests
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Coverage
NHCLJ
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Carolyn Jones
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
BSN from Lenoir-Rhyne College
MSN Medical University of South Carolina
PhD in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Clinical Interests
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Obstetrics/gynecology
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Neurological intensive care
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Home health and neonatal intensive care
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Coverage
NHRMC
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Sue Hartman
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
Air Force Nurse Corps
Georgetown University NNP program
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Clinical Interests
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Coverage
NHCLJ
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Julie Daniels
MSN-NNP-BC
Education & Training
BSN University of NC at Charlotte
MSN University of Alabama at Birmingham
Certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)
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Clinical Interests
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Coverage
NHCLJ
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CCS NICU Support Staff
Donna Vaught, PhD
Developmental Psychologist
Education & Training
BS Psychology
MS Developmental Psychology
PhD Developmental Psychology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
PHD fellowship at Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Clinical Interests
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NIDCAP trained in the NICU
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Family-centered care
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Developmentally supportive care
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
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Clinical Research
Alison Martin
NICU Family Support Coordinator
Education & Training
BS in Business Administration, Marketing, University of Northern Colorado
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Clinical Interests
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Two-time NICU graduate parent
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Represents the family voice on the VON Quality Improvement Team
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Co-Chair of the Betty H. Cameron Women’s & Children’s Hospital Neonatal Family Advisory Council
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Advocate for Family Centered Care
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