Advanced Practice Providers
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Taylor Compton, DNP, FNP
Taylor Compton is a nurse practitioner at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. She practices General GI and has a primary interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Taylor was selected for the Crohn’s and…
Taylor Compton is a nurse practitioner at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. She practices General GI and has a primary interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Taylor was selected for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation IBD Preceptorship program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, to enhance her knowledge in taking care of patients with complex IBD. Her aim has been to improve IBD care at the VAMC through quality improvement projects. She is an active member of the ACG and is motivated to improve education for NPs with an interest in GI.
She is Native American and takes pride in her home state, Oklahoma. Boomer Sooner!
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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 will be given for the first time in 2024.
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.
2023 Recipients
APP Abstract Award
A new abstract award has been 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: Monica R. Nandwani, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Standford Health Care
Redwood City, CA
Vice Chair: Sarah M. Enslin, PA-C
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Mikhail A. Alper, PA
California Gastroenterology Associates
Madera, CA
Mallory Anderson, FNP
Consultants in Gastroenterology
West Columbia, SC
Carol M. Antequera, PA-C
University of Miami
Miami, FL
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
Liza Hillel, MSN, CRNP
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Victoria M.B. Howard, PA
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Rhonda D. Jankovich, NP
VA ME HCS
Augusta, ME
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
Keisa M. Lynch, DNP, APRN, FNP
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Sharon R. Magalona, NPReddy GI Associates
Mesa, AZ
Gabriella McCarty, NPNorth Shore Gastoenterology
Westlake, OH
Nicole Mitchell, NP
Capital Digestive Care
Rockville, MD
Rebecca S. Mooney, CRNP
GBMC Gastroenterology Health Partners
Baltimore, MD
Kimberly D. Orleck, PA-C
Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates
Atlanta, GA
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
Meggin Sabatino, FNP
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Jamie D. Sanchez, RN, MSN, FNP-C
Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, NH
Shayla A. Schoenoff, PA
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Amy K. Seale, FNP
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Bogalusa, LA
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
Amy L. Stewart, FNP-C
Capital Digestive Care
Washington, DC
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
