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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Heidi RezendesHeidi Rezendes, NP

Heidi Rezendes is a Gastroenterology Nurse Practitioner practicing at Prima CARE, PC Gastroenterology in Fall River, Massachusetts since 2020. She has been a nurse practitioner since 2017. Prior to gastroenterology, Heidi practiced…

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Heidi Rezendes

Heidi Rezendes, NP

Heidi Rezendes is a Gastroenterology Nurse Practitioner practicing at Prima CARE, PC Gastroenterology in Fall River, Massachusetts since 2020. She has been a nurse practitioner since 2017. Prior to gastroenterology, Heidi practiced as a nurse in different clinical care settings including acute care, long-term care, and community health. Heidi currently practices in a general GI practice but has clinical interest in inflammatory bowel disease. She also enjoys mentoring new nurses and nurse practitioners.

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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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Annual 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

Andrea Wagner
Andrea E. Wagner, CNP
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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

Christie Morrison
Christie L. Morrison, NP
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Mary Vetter
Mary S. Vetter, ANP-BC
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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

Photo Chair: Sarah M. Enslin, PA-C
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Photo Vice Chair: Amy L. Stewart, FNP-C
Capital Digestive Care
Washington, DC
Photo Mikhail A. Alper, PA
California Gastroenterology Associates
Madera, CA
Photo Carol M. Antequera, PA-C
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Photo Catherine O. Brady, PA
Gastroenterology of the Rockies
Louiseville, CO
Photo Amanda W. Charlton, APRN, NP-C
Consultants in Gastroenterology
Columbia, SC
Photo Ricketta Clark, DNP
The University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Photo Taylor L. Compton, DNP, APRN-FNP
VA Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Photo Allison J. D’Angelo, PA
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Photo Anthony Derencius, PA-C
Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Photo Kathleen A. Ferrell, PA
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Raleigh, NC
Photo Timothy Gebhart, FNP-C
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Photo Janet L. Gripshover, CRNP
Geisinger Health System
Scranton, PA
Photo Candice Hallmon, NP
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Photo Victoria M.B. Howard, PA
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Photo Lenore Lamanna, Ed.D, RN, ANP-BC
Gastroenterology Associates Of Suffolk
Long Island, NY
Photo Sophia Lichenstein-Hill, FNP
OHSU Digestive Health Center
Portland, OR
Photo Victoria Louwagie, PA
Mayo Clinic Health System
Mankato, MN
Photo Karen K. Luken, NP
Iowa Digestive Disease Center
Clive, IA
Photo Jessie C. Matus, NP
Gastro Health
Miami, FL
Photo Gabriella McCarty, NP
North Shore Gastoenterology
Westlake, OH
Photo Andrew A. McDowell, PA-C
INTEGRIS Health
Oklahoma City, OK
Photo Nicole Mitchell, NP
Capital Digestive Care
Rockville, MD
Photo Rebecca S. Mooney, CRNP
GBMC Gastroenterology Health Partners
Baltimore, MD
Photo Monica R. Nandwani, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Standford Health Care
Redwood City, CA
Photo Polly A. Nesset, CNP
MNGI Digestive Health
Minneapolis, MN
Photo Sarah F. Osorio, NP
AdventHealth
Winter Park, FL
Photo Sarah C. Patel, PA
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
Photo Karen P. Perls, PA
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Mountain View, CA
Photo Jannine A. Purcell, CNP
Christus Trinity Clinic
Tyler, TX
Photo Alfred T. Reyno, PA
Los Alamitos Gastroenterology Medical Associates
La Habra, CA
Photo Heidi Rezendes, NP
Prima Care
Fall River, MA
Photo Meggin Sabatino, DNP, FNP
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Photo Alice Saji, NP
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Photo Jamie D. Sanchez, RN, MSN, FNP-C
Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, NH
Photo Amy K. Seale, FNP
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Bogalusa, LA
Photo Inga V. Shvartsman, NP
UHMP Gastroenterology Associates
Chagrin Falls, OH
Photo Kristina F. Skarbinski, FNP
Massachusetts General Hospital
Quincy, MA
Photo Heather L. Smith, NP
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Photo Sarah A. Stainko, FNP-C
Indiana University Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
Photo Hana Svejdora, NP
Abdominal Specialists
Corpus Christi, TX
Photo Jason J. Thomas, PA
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA
Photo Hilary Ugras, NP
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Photo Mary S. Vetter, ANP
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Photo Lisa Zimmerman, PA-C
King’s College
Spring Brook Township, PA
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