Advanced Practice Providers
Welcome to the ACG Advanced Practice Providers Resource Center providing you access to the tools and services you need in the field of gastroenterology.
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Catherine O. Brady, PA
Catherine “Cate” Brady, PA, is a senior instructor and Physician Assistant at Colorado University at Anschutz Medical Center in Denver. Cate has over seven years of combined pediatric and adult gastroenterology and currently works in outpatient…
Catherine “Cate” Brady, PA, is a senior instructor and Physician Assistant at Colorado University at Anschutz Medical Center in Denver. Cate has over seven years of combined pediatric and adult gastroenterology and currently works in outpatient digestive health. She is the Program Director of the robust and successful Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Program among the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division. She is involved in her institution’s Teaching Scholars Program and interested in advancing her career in education and faculty development.
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ACG thanks Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for its unrestricted sponsorship support
of ACG Advanced Practice Providers activities.
Educational Resources
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PatientsProfessional Development Resources
Practice Management Toolbox
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ACG GI CircleAnnual APP Awards
NEW in 2024: Distinguished NP/PA Teaching Award
The Distinguished NP/PA Teaching Award recognizes a distinguished nurse practitioner or physician assistant who has shown long-standing contributions to educating and mentoring NPs/PAs in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology (GIH). The candidate has made meaningful contributions in teaching by demonstrating mentorship, preceptorship, curricula development and/or other activities that have an impact in educating and developing future NPs/PAs in the field of GIH. This award was given for the first time in 2024.
2024 Recipients
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NP/PA Award for Clinical Excellence
The NP/PA Award for Clinical Excellence recognizes a distinguished nurse practitioner or physician assistant who is an ACG APP Member and has shown long-standing contributions to advancing clinical practice in the field of gastroenterology (GI) and hepatology. These efforts are demonstrated by the awardee’s substantial contributions in GI in the areas of practice expertise, leadership, mentoring, and collaborative activities that have an impact at the state, regional, national or international level.
2024 Recipients
APP Abstract Award
A new abstract award was approved for launch with the ACG 2024 abstract selection process. The Outstanding Research Award by an APP offers up to one stipend in the amount of $1,000 to the primary author of the best abstract submitted by a certified nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
Advanced Practice Providers Committee
Chair: Sarah M. Enslin, PA-C
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Vice Chair: Amy L. Stewart, FNP-C
Capital Digestive Care
Washington, DC
Mikhail A. Alper, PA
California Gastroenterology Associates
Madera, CA
Carol M. Antequera, PA-C
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Catherine O. Brady, PA
Gastroenterology of the Rockies
Louiseville, CO
Amanda W. Charlton, APRN, NP-C
Consultants in Gastroenterology
Columbia, SC
Ricketta Clark, DNPThe University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Taylor L. Compton, DNP, APRN-FNPVA Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Allison J. D’Angelo, PAUniversity of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Anthony Derencius, PA-CMethodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Kathleen A. Ferrell, PA
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Raleigh, NC
Timothy Gebhart, FNP-C
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Janet L. Gripshover, CRNP
Geisinger Health System
Scranton, PA
Candice Hallmon, NP
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Victoria M.B. Howard, PA
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Lenore Lamanna, Ed.D, RN, ANP-BC
Gastroenterology Associates Of Suffolk
Long Island, NY
Sophia Lichenstein-Hill, FNP
OHSU Digestive Health Center
Portland, OR
Victoria Louwagie, PA
Mayo Clinic Health System
Mankato, MN
Karen K. Luken, NP
Iowa Digestive Disease Center
Clive, IA
Jessie C. Matus, NPGastro Health
Miami, FL
Gabriella McCarty, NPNorth Shore Gastoenterology
Westlake, OH
Andrew A. McDowell, PA-CINTEGRIS Health
Oklahoma City, OK
Nicole Mitchell, NP
Capital Digestive Care
Rockville, MD
Rebecca S. Mooney, CRNP
GBMC Gastroenterology Health Partners
Baltimore, MD
Monica R. Nandwani, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Standford Health Care
Redwood City, CA
Polly A. Nesset, CNPMNGI Digestive Health
Minneapolis, MN
Sarah F. Osorio, NP
AdventHealth
Winter Park, FL
Sarah C. Patel, PA
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
Karen P. Perls, PA
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Mountain View, CA
Jannine A. Purcell, CNP
Christus Trinity Clinic
Tyler, TX
Alfred T. Reyno, PA
Los Alamitos Gastroenterology Medical Associates
La Habra, CA
Heidi Rezendes, NPPrima Care
Fall River, MA
Meggin Sabatino, DNP, FNP
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Alice Saji, NPMD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Jamie D. Sanchez, RN, MSN, FNP-C
Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, NH
Amy K. Seale, FNP
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Bogalusa, LA
Inga V. Shvartsman, NPUHMP Gastroenterology Associates
Chagrin Falls, OH
Kristina F. Skarbinski, FNP
Massachusetts General Hospital
Quincy, MA
Heather L. Smith, NP
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Sarah A. Stainko, FNP-C
Indiana University Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
Hana Svejdora, NPAbdominal Specialists
Corpus Christi, TX
Jason J. Thomas, PA
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA
Hilary Ugras, NP
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Mary S. Vetter, ANPUniversity of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Lisa Zimmerman, PA-CKing’s College
Spring Brook Township, PA
