Neonatal Clinical Staff

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Fernando Moya, MD
President & CEO of CCNEO/CCS
Neonatologist
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Mohamed W. H. Sharaf, MD
Director of Neonatal Transport
Neonatologist
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Sheri Carroll, MD
Secretary and Treasurer CCS
Neonatologist
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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

  • Stable instructor

  • Clinical Staff Education​

  • 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

  • Education

  • Transport Outreach 

  • 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

  • Providing family centered care

  • improve/enhance interdisciplinary collaboration in the NICU

  • 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

  • ​Transport 

  • 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

  • Certified NRP instructor

  • 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

  • S.T.A.B.L.E instructor

  • Clinical Research

  • NNP Transport team coordinator

  • 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

  • Clinical research

  • Quality Improvement

  • 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

  • Family centered care

  • 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

  • Vermont Oxford Network

  • 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

  • NRP and STABLE instructor

  • Perinatal/Neonatal palliative care

  • 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

  • Teaching

  • STABLE instructor

  • 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

  • NRP instructor

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Obstetrics/gynecology

  • Neurological intensive care

  • 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

  • NIDCAP trained in the NICU

  • Family-centered care

  • Developmentally supportive care

  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

  • 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

  • Two-time NICU graduate parent

  • Represents the family voice on the VON Quality Improvement Team

  • Co-Chair of the Betty H. Cameron Women’s & Children’s Hospital Neonatal Family Advisory Council

  • Advocate for Family Centered Care

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