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Kathleen Marie Balizan, ACNP
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UCSF - Master of Science in Nursing, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
CSU, Chico - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Biography
Kathleen Balizan, ACNP was the first graduate of the UCSF Surgical and Critical Care NP Fellowship program. There she gained experience in critical care, liver transplant, kidney transplant, neurosurgery, interventional radiology and vascular surgery. She graduated from UCSF with an MSN, AG-ACNP in June 2014. Prior to her career as a NP, Kathleen worked as an RN in San Jose, CA and has experience in telemetry and ICU. Kathleen's professional interests include critical care and transplant surgery.
Upon graduation from the program, Balizan joined the UCSF Medical Center Kidney Transplant Service.
In the News
- UCSF Surgical and Critical Care NP Fellowship Program - - July 01, 2016Kerry Decker, MSN, RN, NP, co-Director of the UCSF Surgical and Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Fellowship, recently discussed the challenges NPs face in assimilating into high-acuity environments such as neurosurgery, intensive care units (ICUs) and transplant service in "Science of Caring", a UCSF School of Nursing's publication. Also interviewed for the article was Sheila Antrum, RN, BSN, MHSA, President UCSF Medical Center, Senior Vice President, Adult Services UCSF Health, and Chief [...]
