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.
Emilee M. Harvey, PA
Emilee Harvey, PA is a Gastroenterology Physician Assistant working in a large GI private practice in the suburbs of Buffalo, NY since 2023. She has been a physician assistant since 2019 with prior experience in Primary Care. She practices …
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ACG thanks Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for its unrestricted sponsorship support
of ACG Advanced Practice Providers activities.
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Annual APP Awards
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.
2025 Recipients
Past Recipients:
| 2024 | Andrea E. Wagner, CNP |
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.
2025 Recipient
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Past Recipients:
| 2024 | Christie L. Morrison, NP Mary S. Vetter, ANP-BC |
APP Abstract Award
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. Salem, DNP, APRN-FNPVA Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Allison J. D’Angelo, PAUniversity of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Kathleen A. Ferrell, PA
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Raleigh, NC
Sonia T. George, DNPSSM Health St. Anthony Digestive Care
Oklahoma City, OK
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
Kevin M. Knoblock, NPMassachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
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
Kristin Marcous, PA-CConnecticut GI
Enfield, CT
Jessica D. McCreight, NPUAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
Andrew A. McDowell, PA-CINTEGRIS Health
Oklahoma City, OK
Bonnie L. Mohler, NPAkron Digestive Health
Akron, OH
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
MaryKate O’Brien, PAYale Digestive Health
North Haven, CT
Sarah C. Patel, PA
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
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, MSN, FNP-BC
Massachusetts General Hospital
Quincy, MA
Sarah A. Stainko, FNP-C
Indiana University Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
Annjanette Sommers, PAHillsboro Medical Center Gastroenterology Clinic
Hillsboro, OR
Hana Svejdova, NPAbdominal Specialists
Corpus Christi, TX
Hilary Ugras, NP
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
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